Troops back at friendly fire site

[Canadian Socialist]

Aug. 14, 2005. 02:54 PM
Troops back at friendly fire site
TERRY PEDWELL
CANADIAN PRESS
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers returned today to the Afghanistan farm where four of their comrades were killed in a friendly fire tragedy three years ago and for some — veterans of that earlier time — it was an emotional moment they found difficult to talk about.

"It's humbling to be back here," said Sgt. Chuck Cote, struggling to find just the right words to describe the moment. ``It's almost like going back to the scene of the crime."

Pte. Richard Green, Pte. Nathan Smith, Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer and Sgt. Marc Leger were killed on April 18, 2002, when a U.S. fighter pilot mistakenly bombed them and other members of the Edmonton-based 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
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And the American pilot that did this got a slap on the wrist.

[ConcernedCanuk]

1. like going back to the scene of the crime" well that's what it was, no??

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Should be a crime to kill ur neighbors

It's called manslaughter up here if ya do it with ur car,

YEAH - even if it's a "mistake"

But I guess bombs and jets don fit into our "Vehicular manslaughter" law

From the posted Article:

They were the first Canadians to die in combat since the Korean War.

The U.S. fighter pilot who dropped the bomb, Maj. Harry Schmidt, was found guilty in July, 2004 of dereliction of duty. He was reprimanded, lost a month's pay and barred from flying U.S. air force jets again.
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WOW

That'll just scare the pantie-hose offa the rest of them nintendo pilots