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i can tell you now off the top of my head american troops killed:
2 british tornado pilots on their landing run
several british troops (including one translator) on at least two different bombing runs on british convoys, one of which contained american units as well.
the crew of an armourd unit
and those are just off the top of my head. now, one of those incidents i could take as just a simple fact of war, mistakes happen. you'd think that US commanders would say 'oh, we've had a few mistaken ID's, check your targets for, you know, clearly marked coalition symbols before attacking' and it'd all be ok. but doesn't look like it does it?
and what really ticks me off, as far as i know, none of those attackers got any kind of disciplinery action beyond the standard slap on the wrist.
as for ages, most are under 25, and not proffesional troops (army regulars, not TA or national guards) in both british and american units. you can't dispute that.
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