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CBC News Online | Updated October 22, 2003

IN THEIR WORDS

Sgt. Lorne Ford, who lost sight in his right eye and seriously damaged his left leg, recalls what happened.
VIDEO Part 1 (Runs 10:17) | VIDEO Part 2 (Runs 13:06)

Cpls. Brett Perry, Brian Decaire and René Paquette answer questions about the night they were bombed by an American plane during training exercises in Afghanistan. VIDEO (Runs 13:30)


THE WOUNDED SOLDIERS

CBC TV's Patrick Brown talks to the soldiers who were at the training exercise when disaster struck.
VIDEO (Runs 3:33)

CBC TV's Patrick Brown talks about the morale among the Canadian troops in Kandahar.
VIDEO


REACTION TO THE SOLDIERS' DEATHS

CBC TV's David Halton reports from the home base of the F-16 pilot who dropped the bomb on Canadian soldiers
VIDEO (Runs: 2:41)

Canadians shocked, saddened, outraged by deaths
FULL STORY

"...we grasp for words of comfort and consolation, but they are just words..."
– House of Commons tribute from Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
VIDEO (Runs 4:00)

Newsworld's Mark Kelley talks to Defence Minister Art Eggleton about the military accident.
VIDEO (Runs 4:07)






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MAIN PAGE FRIENDLY FIRE 2006
THE VERDICT: Text of USAF decision Harry Schmidt
THE HEARING: The friendly fire hearing Statements issued by Majors William Umbach and Harry Schmidt Transcripts of the friendly fire incident radio communications (pdf)
THE SOLDIERS: Who they were The Fog of War: Casualties of friendly fire
THE INVESTIGATION: Final reports from the Canadian and U.S. board of inquiries Go-pills, bombs & friendly fire The Board of Inquiry Maurice Baril
KEY RESOURCES: Media CBC News Archive Links Photogallery: Send-off for Canadian forces
VIEWPOINT: Reaction Military wife diary
RELATED: Witness: Friendly Fire

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