'Exceedingly proud’: Rick Perry addresses Fort Hood soldiers headed to Africa on Ebola mission [photos]

Texas Gov. Rick Perry visited with U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Hood who are being deployed to West Africa to provide support for efforts to prevent the spread of Ebola:

.@GovernorPerry briefed on aid that US Ft. Hood troops will provide in W. Africa for support of #Ebola containment. pic.twitter.com/CDtxfAOzaZ

— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) October 9, 2014

.@GovernorPerry addressing troops from Ft. Hood, TX heading to W. Africa to provide engineering spt & assist. #Ebola pic.twitter.com/Q6tEooP0jn

— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) October 9, 2014

The efforts of US troops to end #Ebola outbreak in West Africa means safety for us back home. http://t.co/y5DRBwbbgC pic.twitter.com/mahWma9sLw

— Rick Perry (@GovernorPerry) October 9, 2014

.@GovernorPerry tells troops at Ft. Hood about to deploy to #Liberia that they're doing a service for the world. pic.twitter.com/8xIsvXB8DC

— Verónica Soledad Zaragovia (@verozaragovia) October 9, 2014

KXXV-TV reporter Grant Hermes had more details and photos:

https://twitter.com/GrantHermesTV/status/520233311474823168
https://twitter.com/GrantHermesTV/status/520235352695779329
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