This Is What It’s Like To Have A 500-Pound Bomb Hit Your Position (VIDEO) -- Guns
While details are still sparse on how this unfortunate situation came to be, this U.S. Army infantry outpost in Paktika Provence, Afghanistan, was mistakenly hit by a not-so-friendly 500-pound bomb.
The air strike was called in to support the Army mortar team, equipped with 60mm mortars. Their First Sergeant made the decision to “stand do” before the air strike, which almost certainly lead to saved lives.
“If it hadn’t been for the decision of the First Sergeant to bring everyone to stand to, three of our guys would have died in that wood building. His decision saved three of our men,” explained one soldier in an interview with the Funker team.
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Update #1: So The U.S. Military Apparently Dropped A 500-Pound Bomb On Its Own Soldiers -- Huffington Post
Update #2: Video: 500-pound friendly bomb dropped too close to soldiers in Afghanistan -- Army Times
My Comment: A second video from a different outpost filmed the same strike (it is shown on the last few seconds of the above video) .... and these soldiers were more surprised than the soldiers at the FOB that was struck.
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