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The Air Force dropped manslaughter and assault charges against a U.S. pilot Monday and said he will face trial on dereliction-of-duty charges for mistakenly bombing Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan last year, killing four.Maj. Harry Schmidt, 37, could get six months in prison if convicted of the offense.A date for the court-martial was not immediately set.The dereliction count alleges that Schmidt failed to comply with the applicable rules of engagement and willfully failed to exercise appropriate flight discipline over his aircraft. Schmidt and fellow National G
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stanley cup commander, attacked the Canadians position on April 17, 2002, from their F-16s, claiming they thought they were under attack from Taliban forces. Schmidt has maintained that the Air Force gave no warning that allies would be performing live-fire exercises when he dropped the laser-guided bomb.Lt. Gen. Bruce Carlson, commander of the Barksdale-based 8th Air Force, recommended last week that Schmidt face possible administrative punishment instead of court-martial on homicide charges. But Schmidt rejected that course, saying he would try to clear his name at a court-martial instead.Schmidt s lawyer, Charles W. Gittins, said the A
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