Bill Wilson and Chris Kopp were two of the first Canadian soldiers deployed to Afghanistan.One night in April 2002, they were at a training exercise at Tarnak Farms, Osama Bin Laden's old hideout outside of Kandahar.All of a sudden, they see a blast, and chaos surrounds them. What happens next would change their lives — and the Canadian military — forever. Featured in this episode: Chris Kopp, Bill Wilson, Michael Friscolanti, Eugene Lang To learn more:Friendly Fire by Michael Friscolanti“Lest we forget: Each year, three Canadian medics who served in Afghanistan take stock of their war” by Ted Barris in Zoomer Additional music from Audio Network This episode is brought to you by Rotman's Risk Management Program, Oxio, Ground News, 22 Murders If you listen on Apple, subscribe to Canadaland Politics for $2.99/month for ad-free episodes of COMMONS, Wag the Doug and The BackBench.Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.