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Another IL Soldier Among Ft. Hood Dead
CHICAGO (AP) -- A second soldier from Illinois has been identified as a victim of the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.

Relatives say 21-year-old Francheska Velez of Chicago is among the 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire.

Her father, Juan Guillermo Velez, says she only recently returned from deployment in Iraq. She was preparing to come home because she was pregnant.

He likens her death on U.S. soil after serving her country to a slap in the face. He clutched pictures of his daughter as he spoke on a family porch.

A friend of Velez, Sasha Ramos, describes her as a fun-loving person who wrote poetry and loved dancing.

Earlier, relatives of a 21-year-old Bolingbrook man confirmed he'd also died in the attack.

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