In January 2005, two parents were shot dead in Tal Afar, Iraq, as they were driving from a hospital, by the US army. They had been mistaken for suicide bombers.
Chain of command For this incident, the chain of command appears to have been-
George W. Bush, Commander-in-Chief
Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
Commanding General George W. Casey Jr.
Lieut. Gen. David Petraeus, Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq [North]
Brig. Gen. Carter Ham
Col. Robert Mark Brown (1st Brigade)
Lt. Col. Mark Davis
Command Maj. Brent Clemmer
Capt. Thomas Siebold (Alpha Company).
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