Alan Carrol at training in Fort Hood (courtesy of Alan Carrol).

by Jeneen Interlandi

In the wake of the Fort Hood shootings, many soldiers—including Alan Carrol, who I profiled earlier this week—are still struggling to reunite with loved ones. According to some of the soldiers I've spoken with, the U.S. Army has done an incredible job of flying parents and siblings to Fort Hood from all over the country to visit the wounded, attend memorial services, and comfort one another. But for one reason or another, some family members have slipped through the cracks.

Alan's sister, for one, needs a plane ticket from Colorado to visit her brother, who took four bullets and lost three close friends in the tragedy. A fund has been established to cover the $900 in travel expenses. I never knew Alan personally, but we grew up in the same town: Bridgewater, N.J. Members of the community will be chipping in to help pay these expenses. Anyone else who feels motivated to do so can visit the site.

More information about how to help the victims of Fort Hood is detailed in our gallery on the shooting's aftermath.

Jeneen Interlandi is a NEWSWEEK staff writer.