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Empty Combat Boots Memorialize Fort Hood Victims

Thirteen sets of military boots cradling rifles and helmets were on display at Foot Hood this week to pay respect to the 13 who were murdered on Nov. 5.

President Barack Obama and the first lady participated in the somber memorial service on Tuesday, which was an emotional event — especially for those directly involved.

“This is a time of war. And yet these Americans did not die on a foreign field of battle,” Obama said, according to ABC News. “They were killed here, on American soil, in the heart of this great American community. It is this fact that makes the tragedy even more painful and even more incomprehensible.”

With every moment of the service captured by the media, powerful videos and images quickly surfaced. You can view moving photographs at ABC News, KHOU and Fox News. Watch coverage from the Associated Press in the video below, or click here to view an interview with wife at Fort Hood.