Re: Perspective
We averaged over 5000 U.S. friendly fire casualties per year 1966-1971 in SE Asia. It is the fact that we have curtailed battle casualties that has put the accidental casualties under a microscope.
friendly fire
Before you accuse me of being callous about friendly fire let me assure you I think it sucks, then and now.
I think I recall reading that they did not keep stats on this in WWII