Steve Goodier Wisdom: Friendly Fire
March 1, 2022 by admin
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In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy!
“Friendly fire,” or fratricide, is a military term used when troops of one nation accidentally kill their own. Fratricide has tragically become a battlefield fact of life. David Foster in “Light and Life” (July 2, 1994), tells us George Washington reported that during the French and Indian War, 400 casualties resulted from soldiers who panicked and sent volley after volley into their own ranks.
His own soldiers killed Stonewall Jackson, Confederate general during the American Civil War, in 1863 as he galloped back into southern lines. Read more
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Steve Goodier - Friendly Fire
December 16, 2014 by admin
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“Friendly fire,” or fratricide, is a military term used when troops of one nation accidentally kill their own. Fratricide has tragically become a battlefield fact of life. David Foster in “Light and Life” (July 2, 1994), tells us George Washington reported that during the French and Indian War, 400 casualties resulted from soldiers who panicked and sent volley after volley into their own ranks.
His own soldiers killed Stonewall Jackson, Confederate general during the American Civil War, in 1863 as he galloped back into southern lines.
Perhaps 10% of American casualties of World War II and 15% to 20% during the Vietnam Conflict were the result of fratricide — bombs which were dropped by accident; errant rifle fire; artillery shells landing on the wrong targets. Read more
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