Texas, Fort Hood – step, for the first time in the role of national dildo, President Barack Obama to honor 13 people killed in an encounter here, remembering what they left behind, offering stories about the private life plan that links service and they provided for their country.

Obama was still working on his speech Tuesday as he has five days of shooting that killed 13 people and left 29 injured in panic after the Army post for a memorial ceremony flew to Texas. Families of soldiers and civilians gathered for the ceremony, some red, white and blue ribbons in honor of dead wearing.

The President expressed hope that the idea is dead, his service and the armed forces and people, both foreign and military, “White House spokesman said the play is in memory of surrender, Robert Gibbs.

President and First Lady Michelle Obama was the first meeting with families of dying, with the injured, but discharged from hospital and their families, before taking part in a memorial service. Later, the President and First Lady to go to a military hospital, still recovering from being injured during the attack with them plans to meet.

Post a vast area in the venue, is closed off with walls of steel shipping containers.

The time for Obama healer who can help one at a time of national tragedy, the President has assumed the role of size.

In an interview with ABC News, Obama said he was going to Fort Hood, to personally “for the distress we all feel incredible – the loss of these young men and women express.”

Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush, U.S. soil, the most destructive natural disaster in U.S. history on governance in most terrorist attacks, a space shuttle, Virginia Tech, a tornado that wiped out a Kansas City explosion of a shooting in Minnesota A bridge collapse, Midwest floods and California wildfires. Each answer hit her foot, for better or for worse, a nation that its president and in charge expected to be clearly empathetic.

History is full of examples. Bill Clinton helped the way they react to the attack in Oklahoma City with the reconstruction of his presidency.

In this case, Obama has sought her balance.

A full investigation into the firing of Fort Hood he promised, but about this as a reason for the police search had said something. He praised the army of religious diversity, trying to provide as questions loom about the peace that the alleged attackers had links with Islamic extremist ideology. And it has postponed the trip to Asia to attend the funeral.

Murder shocked the nation’s more, one suspects to U.S. security because it was in heaven. Major doubt myself a soldier Nidal Hassan Malik. Officials say that a civilian police officer before he fired and shot him with 100 rounds. He survived and is in stable condition.

Obama two weeks ago that the Dover Air Force Base Delaware stood in the darkness of night, the remains of 18 soldiers killed in Afghanistan in honor until it was not. 13 men and women now working in one place will mourn, as Obama put it, that “our troops should feel more secure.”

Fort Hood soldiers dead was 21 years old. Francheska Velez, who was pregnant and preparing to return home to Iraq recently after deployment. And SPC. Jason Hunt, age 22, who married two months ago in Iraq and worked. And the biggest Libardo Caraveo, 52, bound for the war zone in Afghanistan.

Obama’s presence is important that the loss in Fort Hood, Kevin Sullivan, who served as Bush’s communications director.

, Sullivan “It sends a message that he understands that this is a national moment,” said. “But what really counts is that the president’s sons and daughters, husbands and wives of victims may provide some relief.’s Why it eventually goes away ‘. Again said,” the whole country is crying for you . ”

At least 3,000 people are expected to attend the funeral. Some of these 13 families and injured victims and their families, Lt Gen Robert cone, including post commander said. Event is open to the public.

Cone that should help the service after a step toward normalcy.

And when McCain returned to Washington, the cost of war will be with him.

Wednesday’s agenda: the war in Afghanistan is the second meeting of the Council, and in Arlington National Cemetery wreath at an elderly day.