Maj. Harry Schmidt

Air Force Pilot Fights to Clear His Name in Friendly Fire Case

by Joseph A. D'Agostino
Posted Mar 26, 2004

Lisa Schmidt believes the Air Force began the prosecution of her husband to mollify Canada. "We were trying to get Canada to be our allies at the time," she said. Since then, she said, the prosecution may be trying to distract from "a command and control failure. The generals don't want to take responsibility." Why didn't people know about the live-fire exercise? she asks.