Drone Attack Accidentally Kills Two U.S. Soldiers In Afghanistan

Hospitalman Benjamin Rast, left, and Marine Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith, right, were killed after a Predator fired a Hellfire missile. Defense Department

Two US Soldiers Killed In Friendly-Fire Drone Attack In Afghanistan -- The Guardian

American soldiers killed in Helmand province by Predator drone after being mistaken for Taliban fighters by US troops

Two members of the US military were accidentally killed last week in a drone attack, the first American victims of the unmanned aircraft, NBC has reported.

The two had been on foot and were approaching Helmand province's Sangin base, centre of some of the fiercest fighting in Afghanistan over the last decade. They were mistaken for the Taliban by marines, who were under fire at the time and who called in a missile strike from a Predator drone, NBC said.

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More News On A Drone Attack That Killed Two American Soldiers

Did a Predator Just Kill Two U.S. Troops? -- The Danger Room
Drone 'friendly fire' kills two US troops: officials -- AFP
2 US servicemen mistakenly killed by drone attack in Afghanistan -- MSNBC
Two US troops die in suspected Afghan drone strike -- Alertnet
Drone Strike Suspected in Friendly Fire Deaths -- FOX News
Report: Drone missile killed Marine, sailor -- Marine Times

My Comment: I am not sure, but I believe that this is the first time that US servicemen have been killed by friendly fire from a drone. Our prayers are with the families and their loved ones.