Russell Seager, 51
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Russell Seager, 51, a nurse practitioner from Mount Pleasant, Wis., was among those killed in Thursday's violence.
Seager, like others at Fort Hood, was preparing to deploy to Iraq, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. His uncle, Larry Seager, told the paper that he was eager to go abroad and had "pushed officials for deployment."
"He wanted to get in there and help the soldiers coming home and leaving," Larry Seager told the paper.
Larry Seager learned of his nephew's death Friday morning when he received a call from his sister, the paper said.
In August, the soldier was profiled by WUWM-Milwaukee Public Radio.
"I've always had a great deal of respect for the military and for service, and I just felt it was time that I stepped up and did it, actually," he said. "I mean, it sounds corny and patriotic, but when you talk to people that decide to do this, the feelings are similar."
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