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Alexander
Heavy Horse Merc Brigade
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 Posted: 18-Apr-2002 19:23 Post subject: A Bad Day for Canada |
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In case no one has heard it yet, four Canadian soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in Afghanistan last night. It took place during a live fire exercise in a training area outside Kandahar.
An American F-16 pilot on a routine patrol saw the muzzle flashes and assumed that he was under attack. He dropped a 500lb bomb on the training area, without permission I might add.
I lost three friends with that bomb.
And, to that I have to ask: Can your pilots read a map? Can they follow directions? Can they ID friend from foe?
Almost every Blue on Blue casualty in every conflict in the last decade has been because of American pilots.
Alexander (I apologize for anyone who finds my remarks hurtful, but, tough!)
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Cadet
ComStar
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| Posted: 18-Apr-2002 22:15 Post subject: A Bad Day for Canada |
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Bummer dude. Sorry about that.
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Cadet
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| Posted: 18-Apr-2002 22:20 Post subject: A Bad Day for Canada |
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Typical Air Force f*!k up I might add.
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Alexander
Heavy Horse Merc Brigade
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: 18-Apr-2002 23:20 Post subject: A Bad Day for Canada |
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Yeah, I know. That's what happens when you let officers go off to war without any NCOs around to show them what to do!
Really crappy thing about it is, they weren't killed taking out Osama, or capturing a group of terrorists, they were zapped while in a friendly area by friendlies.
Crappy friggin war, eh?
Alexander
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ICER
Clan Hell's Horses
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Joined: 04-Feb-2002 00:00
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Location: United States
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| Posted: 18-Apr-2002 23:29 Post subject: A Bad Day for Canada |
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For your loss I grief. And can only offer a pitfull "Sorry"
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Sir Henry
Team Bansai
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Location: United States
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| Posted: 19-Apr-2002 07:49 Post subject: A Bad Day for Canada |
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I add my sediments to ICER's....
I agree with your assessment. There were obviously no NCO's around when the accident occured, if there had been, they would have kicked some Officer *SS and made them read....It's amazing what a motivated NCO can do....
Sir HEnry
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