this technology sounds good until the enemy gets their hands on it then they can use it against us by knowing where our men/women are located the same way we would know. unless they can develop a way to destroy this thing should it fall into the wrong hands. people die in war time. be it by the enemy or friendly fire. it's sad but true. All of our Men and Women who have died honorably during any war is a hero in my book. GOD BLESS THEM! Sgt. A.A.R

Posted by: a.a.r. at April 5, 2007 01:12 PM

RFID

Posted by: pedestrian at April 4, 2007 02:15 AM

American soldiers often have a shoot fire ask questions later type of combat attitude, fire disclipine is taught in combat school but is easily forgetten once the shooting starts or U.S. Air Force pilots will fire first without even attempting to confirm if it is an enemy force, twice Canadian soliders in Afghanistan have come under U.S. Air Force fie, resulting in a large number of KIA and wounded all because U.S. pilots disregarded their training and failed to reognie their targets

Posted by: wei arthur at April 3, 2007 11:18 PM

American soldiers often have a shoot fire ask questions later type of combat attitude, fire disclipine is taught in combat school but is easily forgetten once the shooting starts or U.S. Air Force pilots will fire first without even attempting to confirm if it is an enemy force, twice Canadian soliders in Afghanistan have come under U.S. Air Force fie, resulting in a large number of KIA and wounded all because U.S. pilots disregarded their training and failed to reognie their targets

Posted by: wei arthur at April 3, 2007 11:17 PM

so because a football player dies it's a tragedy what about the 24 people the have died from march 06 to now with the 3rd BCT 1-32 inf 10th MT LI currently deployed in afghanistan and guess what we got extended weres the public outcry the relentless media attention the pages and pages of magazines naming my brothers in arms who have died? there aren't none becuase we are not football players or celebrities who gave up money to do our job which by the way only pays 25k a year to a deployed E-3 but civilian contractors are angry that only their first 80k are tax free see the bennefit of people back home is u can change the channel and walk away from the war, not us we live breathe and bleed and die for our country. Another thing why doesnt the media cover the good we do out here the humanitrian aid we hand out or medical treatment for free becuase to the media if it bleeds it read just so you know All Pat Tillman got as a memorial in afghanistan was a small building that houses the USA with a plastic plaque that reads PAT TILLMAN CENTER in Bagram afghanistan

Posted by: c at April 3, 2007 08:11 PM

Friendly Fire. Is that when your friends shot at you instead of the enemy. I served in V.Nam 65-66 with 1st Cav,C Co 2/8. We were never sure were the enemy was, they were usualy above us below us around us. When we opened up we hoped we were shooting at the enemy. Now when we called in air strikes, which was supposed to keep the enemy at bay,I can tell you those bombs and 20 caliber bullets that came down sure got all full close some times, close enough that ricocheys set our amo belts off from hitting the magazines in the amo belts. I had to cut one guys gear off it was so bad. I cussed and moaned but we walked out of there no casualties. Friendly fire is an annomaly, like being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It can not be stopped. Fate has alot to do with it too. My heart goes out to the familys that have lost loved ones this way. But you also have to look at it realisticly it does happen. There is so much hype on this now because a football player I never heard of was killed by FRIENDLY FIRE. If you really want to stop this then stop the wars and lets have a good time by all.

Posted by: Joseph L Keller Sr at April 3, 2007 04:32 PM

Army Acting Quickly to Resolve Remaining Concerns in Cpl. Tillman's Death

Army Ranger Cpl. Pat Tillman died a hero April 22, 2004, in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. At great personal risk, he acted immediately to save others by attempting to identify his position when he, another Soldier and an Afghan Military Forces member came under “friendly fire.” “On that tragic day, the Tillman family lost a loved one, a son, a brother, a husband,” Acting Army Secretary Pete Geren reminded the American public March 26 during a nationally televised press conference. On that April day three years ago, “Cpl. Tillman joined the hallowed ranks of the now more than 3,000 men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the war on terror,” Geren said. “Our Army grieves the death of every one of those Soldiers and shares the grief of every bereaved family.”

On March 26, the Defense Department Inspector General recommended the Army consider appropriate corrective action with respect to those Army officials identified in the report. Mr. Geren immediately directed Gen. William S. Wallace, commanding general of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, to review the DoD IG report and take appropriate action with regard to the Army officers identified. Gen. Wallace, a four-star general officer and combat veteran, has at his disposal a full range of investigative and disciplinary options. An initial progress report should reach the Army leadership later this month.

“We have investigated, taken corrective action and will continue to hold ourselves as an Army accountable not only to the Tillman family, but to every Army family,” Army Vice Chief of Staff Richard Cody said during the same Pentagon press conference.

“We as an Army failed in our duty to the Tillman family, the duty we owe to all families of our fallen Soldiers: give them the truth, the best we know it, as fast as we can," Mr. Geren explained. Timely and accurate family notification is a duty based on core Army values. As an Army, we already have incorporated lessons learned from this tragic event and from other casualties over the past three years. “Our failure in fulfilling this duty brought discredit to the Army and compounded the grief suffered by the Tillman family,” Geren said. “We pledge to do better.”

Very respectfully,
Paul Boyce
U.S. Army, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Posted by: Paul Boyce, U.S. Army at April 3, 2007 03:45 PM

no. just american soldiers

Posted by: Terrance Deady at April 3, 2007 03:34 PM

But will this really stop the Americans from Shooting, shelling and bombing British soldiers?

Posted by: K at April 3, 2007 09:16 AM