Matty died for no reason except for two American pilots cowboying in the sky

L/Cpl Matty Hull, 25, was killed and four other British soldiers were injured in the incident, near Basra in southern Iraq on March 28 2003

It appears that the American pilots had no real idea where they were, and even though their controllers told them there were 'friendlies' in the vicinity, they still mistook the orange recognition flashes on the vehicles as rocket launchers. They also seemed to think that Scimitar armoured vehicles looked like flat-bed trucks.What I also heard was the shock and grief from the pilots when they realised what they had done. Sobbing could clearly be heard.

I know that in the heat of battle, things can get very confused and accidents will always happen - it is, after all, part of being human, but that being said, it was daylight and visibility was reasonable, - and at the end of the day, taking time to check once more could have meant the Corporal Matty Hull might still be alive today.Time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted, and in this case, can save lives

when exactly American president will understand that he has no rite to invade a country and cause so many deaths. his stubbornness has killed so many.

after the British soldier Hull Matty was killed in a so called friendly fire, the true facts were hidden for good 4 years and one of the two pilots involved in it even got promotions. it really makes me sick to know that they are refusing to let a tape be used in the inquest when its already all over the Internet.It is a simple matter and I simply fail to understand why it is proving so difficult to resolve.

At the heart of this matter is a grieving family who have already had to wait far too long for this inquest