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Maj Nidal, paralysed from police gunfire during the attack, has observed the hearing from a wheelchair
Soldiers who survived a deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood army base in Texas have begun giving testimony.
US Army psychiatrist Maj Nidal Hasan is accused of killing 13 comrades and wounding 32 in the 5 November attack.
In Texas, Specialist Alan Carroll told a preliminary hearing that he was shot but aided a comrade rather than flee.
The hearing is to determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence to try Maj Hasan. The shooting was the worst of its type at a US military base.
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Witnesses have described a scene of horror, with soldiers leaping out of windows and huddling under piles of bodies to escape the bullets.
Spc Carroll said he had been shot in the arm but concentrated on aiding a seriously wounded comrade.
"The only person I could see from ground was Pte First Class [Aaron Thomas] Nemelka," Spc Carroll told the hearing via a video link from Kandahar, Afghanistan. "I told him it was not training and to get down."
Spc Carroll said he was then shot in the back and leg and had a clear path to the exit, but his training precluded him from leaving Pte Nemelka behind.
"I'd been told never leave a fallen comrade," he said. "That's what was going through my mind. I needed to get out, but I needed to get him out with me."
Shot in the upper chest, Pte Nemelka was killed.
Maj Hasan, who was paralysed from the chest down when police returned fire during the attack, has watched the proceedings from a wheelchair. He has worn an army uniform and a knitted cap over his head.
Maj Hasan could face the death penalty if convicted at an eventual trial.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Maj Nidal, paralysed from police gunfire during the attack, has observed the hearing from a wheelchair Soldiers who survived a deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood army base in Texas have begun giving testimony.
US Army psychiatrist Maj Nidal Hasan is accused of killing 13 comrades and wounding 32 in the 5 November attack.
In Texas, Specialist Alan Carroll told a preliminary hearing that he was shot but aided a comrade rather than flee.
The hearing is to determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence to try Maj Hasan. The shooting was the worst of its type at a US military base.
Related stories
Witnesses have described a scene of horror, with soldiers leaping out of windows and huddling under piles of bodies to escape the bullets.
Spc Carroll said he had been shot in the arm but concentrated on aiding a seriously wounded comrade.
"The only person I could see from ground was Pte First Class [Aaron Thomas] Nemelka," Spc Carroll told the hearing via a video link from Kandahar, Afghanistan. "I told him it was not training and to get down."
Spc Carroll said he was then shot in the back and leg and had a clear path to the exit, but his training precluded him from leaving Pte Nemelka behind.
"I'd been told never leave a fallen comrade," he said. "That's what was going through my mind. I needed to get out, but I needed to get him out with me."
Shot in the upper chest, Pte Nemelka was killed.
Maj Hasan, who was paralysed from the chest down when police returned fire during the attack, has watched the proceedings from a wheelchair. He has worn an army uniform and a knitted cap over his head.
Maj Hasan could face the death penalty if convicted at an eventual trial.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.