As to the Tillman case, it was probably a white lie to soothe the parents. I understand Tillman’s parents want someone to go to jail for his death, and have speculated that someone within his unit hated his guts and wanted him killed. The problem is that friendly fire deaths often involve really mundane things - mistakes made in the heat of battle - rather than larger conspiracies, and no amount of wishful thinking will change that. Bad things happen to good people in military service. And most of the time, no one is to blame.
i think you are exactly right...friendly fire under extreme stress. hindsight is a wonderful thing made when the bullets are not flying...
its so easy to happen in a shooting war. someone gets out of position or gets disorientated, is snatching views of where the attack is coming from, sees movement in that direction. all this in under a second...do u assume its someone out of position or is your foxhole about to be overrun..u assume the latter and unload on the threat...i know i would...mistakes happen in every war in every army. i wish it were not so...but it is...
You really believe that?