The death of a soldier is always tragic, but never more so than when he is mistakenly cut down by his own comrades. Last week the Pentagon confirmed that 35 of the 145 Americans killed in action during Operation Desert Storm, and 72 of the 467 wounded, were victims of "friendly fire." Moreover, U.S. fire destroyed seven M1A1 tanks and 20 of the 25 Bradley Fighting Vehicles lost in battle, and even raked the battleship Missouri. All told, the rate of so- called fratricidal casualties among U.S. troops was 10 times as high as in any other battle recorded during this...
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