Toronto — The U.S. Army has approved awarding the Bronze Star medal to the four Canadians killed by a U.S. bomb last year in Afghanistan, CBC-TV's The National reported Monday.
The Bronze Star is normally awarded for heroism or meritorious service.
The CBC reported Pentagon officials said the medals were sent to the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa last month, but Foreign Affairs said it has not been formally contacted.
The soldiers from the Edmonton-based Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry were killed in an April 17, 2002, incident in Afghanistan after being bombed by a U.S. military pilot who thought he was under fire from enemy forces.
Killed in the incident were Sgt. Marc Leger of Lancaster, Ont., and Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer of Montreal, Pte. Nathan Smith of Ostrea Lake, N.S., and Pte. Ricky Green of Mill Cove, N.S.
