Fort Hood Victims List: Should Public Know?

On November, the U.S. had to come to terms with the death of a number of soldiers who had sadly lost their lives at Fort Hood. These soldiers stare death in the face each time they go oversees to fight to protect their country, so who would have thought that they would lose their lives on home soil.
The public are now asking to see the official shooting victims list from Fort Hood, but this is yet to be released. According to an article in the Examiner, the families of those who had lost their lives may not want the names of their loved ones splashed around in public.
There are those who say that it is going too far when the media decide to try to dig up all the information that they can, regardless of those who suffer, such as the Fort Hood victims families. When we first broke the news, the wounded was at 31, that figure has now increased to 38.
There is still no clue as to why the shootings took place; an investigation is now well under way. This is not the right time for the victim list to be made public, the families should be allowed to grieve first and also learn what prompted the killer to take such action.
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I am a pastor in the Ft. Hood area, and teach on post. Allowing the names to be made public allows me to prepare myself to help those I will come in contact with who have suffered loss.
I know 2 people who live and work at Ft Hood. I do not know how to contact their family, but I would like to know if my friends are still amongst the living or if they have passed.