President Donald Trump has approved execution by firing squad for Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 at Fort Hood in 2009. It marks the first military execution approved in more than six decades; the last one was carried out in 1961. Hasan is one of four men on the military’s death row at Fort Leavenworth.

The timing stands out. The approval came just days after a lethal injection in Tennessee didn’t go as planned, and it revives a national debate over how states and the military carry out executions. The Army secretary will set the time and place, but Hasan’s legal team can file a habeas corpus appeal in civilian federal court, a process that could delay the execution for years.

For Waxahachie and the surrounding communities, Fort Hood isn’t some distant story. It’s the post where neighbors, friends, and relatives served, and many locals still remember exactly where they were on November 5, 2009. As this case moves through the courts, we want to hear from you. Do you think the military should still carry out executions, or has the country moved past it?