>All the article mentions is "Non-judicial punishment" > >Unfortunately there were almost as many friendly fire deaths as there were >combat related killings. > >I still would prefer the place the blame in this case on the coordination >between commands rather than some intentional act by the two pilots.
It wasn't a problem with the coordination, although the CAF report strongly faulted the US command in the area for its incompetence. The pilot who dropped the bomb was told twice to hold fire. He acknowledged the order then went ahead anyhow. This was a direct disobedience of an order in combat conditions. larry > >This does not minimize the tragedy of Canadians who were lost. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kevin Graeme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 8:43 AM >Subject: RE: No charges for 'friendly fire' pilots > > >| Anybody know if they at least had their wings revoked? >| >| -Kevin >| >| > -----Original Message----- >| > From: Philip Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >| > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 8:35 AM >| > To: CF-Community >| > Subject: RE: No charges for 'friendly fire' pilots >| > >| > >| > > http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/06/19/friendly_fire030619 >| > > >| > > WASHINGTON - Two U.S. military pilots who bombed Canadian >| > soldiers in >| > > Afghanistan won't be prosecuted. >| > > >| > > The decision on whether Majors Harry Schmidt and William >| > Umbach will >| > > face criminal charges won't be officially announced until late >| > > Thursday afternoon >| > > >| > > -- >| > > >| > > This sucks. They should have been up on a full courts marshal. >| > >| > Or maybe at least have been sent for eye exams >| > >| > >| > Big Orange Cicle means "Friend" >| > >| > >| > >| > >| > >| > >| > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
