'Friendly Fire' Leads To Medal For Marine ... With No Hard Feelings -- Stars and Stripes/Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO — Shortly after sunrise, Marine Cpl. Luis C. Garcia and the sniper team were already on edge, having spotted some unusual activity from their hilltop perch in southern Afghanistan's notorious Helmand province.
The 10-member team had split in half, taking different positions to conduct surveillance on a village below. After two members on Garcia's team left to check out a passing vehicle, shots were fired — and they weren't coming from the enemy.
"All you hear are sniper rounds going off, and then you see people drop," said Garcia, 22, a combat engineer later promoted to sergeant, recalling the events on May 7, 2012.
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My Comment: No hard feelings!?!?!?! .... I would not have been so forgiving.
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