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Umm Hajul controversy : ウィキペディア英語版 | Umm Hajul controversy The Umm Hajul Controversy was one of many cases of fratricide committed during the Persian Gulf War. After U.S. forces accidentally opened fire on their own men, a cover-up was attempted. A plot element of the movie ''Courage Under Fire'' was based on this particular incident. ==Incident== In the predawn hours of February 27, 1991, an armored personnel carrier of the 1st Armored Division broke down near the airfield of Umm Hajul. The five operators of the vehicle, U.S. Army engineers, found themselves stranded in the desert when M1A1 tank and Bradley Fighting Vehicle units of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment approached from the north. Specialist Craig Walker tried signaling to the approaching forces by switching his night vision goggles on and off. The armored cavalry troop had been told the airfield was defended by 500+ Iraqi soldier, and to expect stiff resistance. The troop commander fired warning shots in the air after requesting permission to do so from his squadron commander. Some of the cavalry troopers saw returned fire, but it is doubtful this came from the engineers. The cavalry troop vehicles opened fire on the engineers with high explosive rounds, mistaking their vehicle for an enemy position. The result of the high explosive rounds set off demolition charges within the engineers' armored personnel carrier. The situation progressed for about seven minutes, with the troop commander calling cease fire after two volleys, thinking the "enemy forces" were contained and waiting for them to surrender. The squadron commander then arrived on the scene in his Bradley Fighting Vehicle and opened fire when he thought one of the engineers (still believed to be Iraqis) was trying to escape. When the shooting was over, one engineer was wounded and another, Corporal Lance Fielder of Tennessee, was dead from coaxial machinegun fire.
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