Air Force is scapegoating Guard pilot in Afghanistan bombing, lawyer says

Air Force is scapegoating Guard pilot in Afghanistan bombing, lawyer
says

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/new...nistan+bombing

{EXCERPT} By Harry Levins Post-Dispatch Senior Writer 07/14/2004

The Air Force has made Maj. Harry Schmidt both a scapegoat and the
victim of a public relations ploy, his lawyer says in an appeal
scheduled to be filed today.

The Post-Dispatch got a copy of the appeal Wednesday. The appeal seeks
to overturn a finding of fault handed down July 6 by Air Force Lt.
Gen. Bruce Carlson.

After a noncourtroom hearing, Carlson issued Schmidt a severely worded
letter of reprimand and fined him. The letter castigates Schmidt for a
friendly-fire bombing that killed four Canadian soldiers and wounded
eight in Afghanistan on the night of April 17, 2002.

Schmidt is...

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