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It is the early morning of April 18, 2002, following the mayhem of a bomb attack on a section of the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry, outside Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Edmonton-based soldiers were conducting a live-fire training exercise at a former al-Qaeda compound when a U.S. fighter pilot mistook them for the enemy. At Tarnak Farm, A Company begins to board the trucks that will take them back to camp. Out of habit , Lt. Luft conducts a roll call of his platoon. 1 Section. Here. 2 Section. Here 3 Section. Alastair stops himself. There is no 3 section. Except for Cpl. Chris Oliver, the troops are either dead or in the medical tent. The guys left behind watch the trucks drive away. For nearly two hours, everyone has been operating on instinct, on training. but now, all the noise, all the adrenaline, are gone. Its suddenly real. Four men are dead. Outside the ambulance, Wilson and Speirs are chain-smoking Korea 88s, replaying the chaos and confusion of those first few minutes. Could we have been faster? Did we save everyone who could be saved? There will always be doubts... By now, there is little doubt about what happened. Some of the guys heard the jet. Some even saw it. They dont know the details yet. Nobody really does. But the Taliban doesnt have any F-16s. That was a U.S. bomb. How could this happen to us? Sgt. Favasoli asks Cpl. Filis. How could this happen to coalition forces?

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Friendly Fire
The Untold Story of the U.S. Bombing that Killed Four Canadian Soldiers in Afghanistan
Michael Friscolanti
On April 17 2002 an American F-16 pilot flying over Afghanistan dropped a - photo 2
On April 17, 2002, an American F-16 pilot flying over Afghanistan dropped a bomb on what he thought was the enemy. He was wrong. Four Canadian soldiers died. Eight others were wounded. This book is the story of that mistake.
I began this project with what seemed like a simple goal: recreate the events of that night and the years since through the eyes and opinions of those who lived it. Tell the story, and let the readers draw their own conclusions. At the time, I figured I knew the saga as well as anybody. As a journalist at the National Post, I was among the many reporters who covered this case from day one, sifting through the spin and the sensation in search of the next days headline. Only years later, when I started to piece together this book, did I realize just how much of this story has yet to be told.
As part of my research, I met and interviewed dozens of the people most closely connected to this incident. Soldiers. Pilots. Relatives. Lawyers. Investigators. I also reviewed thousands of pages of sworn testimony and exhibits, much of it classified until now. The end result is a complex story, as technical as it is emotional. Readers looking for an academic study on the phenomenon of friendly fire will not find it here. This book offers no simple answers, no solutions. It is a narrative, the most complete account yet of what happened at Tarnak Farm, and what happened after.
For claritys sake, the book unfolds in chronological order, split into four distinct sections. Section I recalls the night of the attack and the horror and heroics that followed. Section II takes readers inside the official investigations, including access to closed-door conversations that, to this day, are still considered secret by the United States Air Force and the Canadian Department of National Defence. Section III chronicles the pre-trial hearing of Major Harry Schmidt and Major Bill Umbach, the Illinois pilots who were criminally charged in connection with the bombing. The final section provides a glimpse into the current lives of many of the main characters, and what some continue to endure.
Much of the dialogue in this book is taken directly from official transcripts, logbooks and tape-recorded radio calls.The symbol indicates a break in ongoing interviews or testimony of an individual. Some of the conversations were recreated based on the memories of those who did the talking. Though nobodys memory is perfect, I did my best to avoid embellishment. Not a single line in this book is fiction.
What follows is not a thesis. It is not an indictmentnor a defenseof anybodys actions. I draw no conclusions, nor do I pass any judgment. As you will see, there are more than enough peoplepeople whose lives were forever changed by that bombwith strong opinions to voice. Better to hear them than me.
To all those who agreed to share their thoughts and recollections with a complete stranger, I am forever grateful. Everyone I spoke to was both candid and sincere. I would especially like to thank the families of Marc Lger, Ainsworth Dyer, Nathan Smith, and Richard Green. Regardless of who is to blame for their deaths, it will never change who they were. By all accounts, all four were excellent soldiers, and even finer men.

Michael Friscolanti
September 2005
Many people contributed, directly or indirectly, to the completion of this book. I would like to thank my former employer, CanWest Global, and all my editors at the National Postpast and presentwho trusted a young reporter to work on this important story, including Doug Kelly, Stephen Meurice, Martin Newland, John Racovali, Mark Stevenson, Dianna Symonds, Alison Uncles, Paul Waldie and Kenneth Whyte. Thanks also to Scott Maniquet and Jeff Wasserman, who helped me when they didnt have to. I am especially grateful to Post colleagues Adrian Humphreys and Stewart Bell, both of whom strongly encouraged me to write this book and were more than supportive throughout the entire process.
Many fellow journalists followed this story just as closely as I did, and some of their work is cited in this book. Thanks to Alison Auld, David Common and especially Glen McGregor of The Ottawa Citizen, whose tenacity kept me awake more nights than I care to remember.
On the military side, I am grateful for the co-operation and assistance of Colonel Wayne Eyre, Major Michael Taylor, Major Scott Lundy, Captain Denise Kerr, Captain Holly Apostoliuk and Captain Geoff Mundy.They were always accommodating, and always had answers to my questions.
I want to thank Don Loney, my editor at John Wiley & Sons inToronto. Thanks also to Nicole Langlois, who copyedited the book, Mike Chan, Meghan Brousseau, Pamela Vokey and the rest of the team at Wiley Canada.
To the many, many people who agreed to speak to me for this book, thank you. I appreciate your honesty and your time.
Finally, I would like to thank all of my family and friends in Hamilton, Toronto and Sault Ste. Marie who stood behind me for nine long months as I devoted every waking second to this project. I am blessed to have you all in my life.
21/C - Second in Command
332 AEG - 332nd Air Expeditionary Group

AAA - Anti-Aircraft Artillery
ABCCC - Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center
ACC - Air Component Command
ACO - Airspace Control Order
AGL - Above Ground Level
AOs - Areas of Operation
AOR - Area of Responsibility
ASOC - Air Support Operations Center
ATO - Air Tasking Order
AWACS - Airborne Warning & Control System
BOI - Board of Inquiry
BOSSMAN - The call sign of AWACS
CAOC - Coalition Air Operations Center (pronounced Kay-ock)
CCO - Chief of Combat Operations
CFACC - Coalition Forces Air Component Commander
CFLCC - Coalition Forces Land Component Commander
CIB - Coalition Investigation Board
CINC - Commander-in-Chief
CQB - Close-Quarter Battle
DCO - Director of Combat Operations
FAC - Forward Air Controller
FEB - Flying Evaluation Board
FEBA - Forward Edge of Battle Area
FLOT - Forward Line of Troops
FSCL - Forward Support Coordination Line
GLO - Ground Liaison Officer
GOB - Ground Order of Battle
JAG - Judge Advocate General
JTF-SWA - Joint Task Force Southwest Asia
MANPADS - Man-Portable Air Defense System
MLRS - Multiple Launch Rocket System
MPC - Mission Planning Cell
NFAs - No-Fly Areas
NOTAM - Notice to Airmen
NVGs - Night Vision Goggles
OEF - Operation Enduring Freedom
ROE - Rules of Engagement
ROZ - Restricted Operating Zone
RPG - Rocket-Propelled Grenade
SAFIRE - Surface-to-Air Fire
SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
SPI - Sensor Point of Interest
SPINS - Special Instructions (theater-specific ROE)
TCA - Terminal Control Area
TMA - Terminal Movement Area
TOC - Tactical Operations Center
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