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DATE: FRIDAY, February 22, 1991                   TAG: 9102220314
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-4   EDITION: METRO 
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COMMANDER RELIEVED FOR FIRING ON AMERICANS

The commander of a battalion of Apache helicopters in Saudi Arabia has been relieved of his post after he mistakenly fired on two U.S. armored vehicles, killing two American soldiers, it was reported Thursday.

Officers in the division said Army Lt. Col. Ralph Hayles, of Corpus Christi, Texas, had violated division guidelines that commanding officers were not to personally engage enemy forces. - Associated Press

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