Word: steinweg
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...today's conflicts, friendly fire is a growing risk. In the last Gulf War, 35 of the 146 Americans killed in action, or 24%, died at the hands of their allies. In previous wars, the percentage was much lower. Although precise data are hard to come by, Kenneth Steinweg, a U.S. colonel who studied U.S. Army War College records, estimated in 1995 that comparable rates, based on the best-documented battles, were 16% in World War II, 11% to 14% in Vietnam and 13% in Panama...