Fort Hood victim former Havre resident

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com

The tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas, has impacted even Havre, with the only civilian victim of Thursday's shooting at the U.S. Army base. Mike Cahill, a physician assistant, was a former student at Northern Montana College, now Montana State University-Northern, in the 1970s. “He was sure dedicated,” said Gerard Vandeberg, who teaches at Stone Child College on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. “He had, I think, an exceptional interest in helping the young soldiers.” Cahill, 62, suffered a heart attack two weeks ago and ret...