>>64064744I recall a documentary that had a story of marines hiking in some pacific island flanking japs at night on a jungle trail.
A guy stumbles shooting the guy in front of him in the back.
The guy shot spends hours moaning and dying while the rest try to sleep. One recalls wishing he would just shut up and die already and others also complaining similarly so they could get some sleep after some long days.
By morning he had died.
Turned out to have been the guy wishing he would die's best friend from back home before the war.
Accidents in war are quite common. They don't tell the public about most because it is demoralizing and hurts recruitment and prestige.