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sPoOky! This soldier is going as Fort Hood for Halloween

By Duffel Blog Staff · Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 5 October 2022 · 1549

WASHINGTON – Everyone looks for the creepiest, spookiest, and most terrifying costumes for Halloween, but this soldier is taking it too far—by dressing up as Fort Hood!

“Yikes! I got a big scare when he turned the corner!” said Chief of Staff of the Army General James McConville. “Fort Hood haunts my dreams. Even when I think I can escape the terror, there are new and fresh reasons to dread Fort Hood.”

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