U.S. F-15 fighter jets called in to provide close air support mistakenly bombed a British patrol, killing three soldiers and seriously wounding two others in southern Afghanistan, officials said Friday.
Of course this is not a unique case in our current Middle East wars. The most famous is perhaps Pat Tillman (and we're still not sure that was even an "accident"), but there have been others. One of our own, Nathan White. And who knows how many have not been reported because they neither involved a costly airplane or a famous name?
There are several other British and Canadian troops who have died at the wrong end of an American gun. Brit Matty Hull (plus four others wounded). Canadian Mark Anthony Graham (plus 30 wounded). Canadians Marc Leger, Ainsworth Dyer, Richard Green, and Nathan Smith. Brits David Williams and Kevin Main.
I didn't find any cases of "friendly fire" from any of our allies killing any American soldiers.
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