Grieving soldiers, family members and friends gathered for a vigil late Friday to remember the victims of a horrific shooting Thursday at Ft. Hood.

Mourners held lights, paying tribute to their fallen comrades and the scores of others who remain hospitalized.

Among those in attendance was Private 1st Class James Armstrong of Milledgeville, Georgia on crutches and in bandages. Armstrong pulled others out of harm's way despite being shot twice himself the day of the shooting.

Maj. Gen Charles A. Anderson, commander of First Army Division West, spoke at the event. Anderson highlighted acts of heroism that emerged from the violence, and commended the acts of Armstrong, who helped get people out of harm's way.

Armstrong, a mental health specialist with the 1908th Medical Detachment, Combat Stress Control, was training and processing at Fort Hood for deployment with his unit.

Before deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, many reserve component Soldiers train at North Fort Hood under guidance and direction of First Army Division West.

Division West was training for deployment, some of the reservists were in the Soldier Readiness Center when the shooting occurred.

Fort Hood is the largest active duty armored post in the United States, and is the only post in the United States that is capable of supporting two full armored divisions.