Fragging - Wikipedia Fragging is distinct from the unintentional killing and or wounding of comrades and or allied personnel; such incidents are referred to as friendly fire Soldiers have killed colleagues since the beginning of armed conflict, with many documented instances throughout history
Fragging: When American Soldiers In Vietnam Murdered Their Officers As the Vietnam War dragged on, soldiers began to see the war as unjust and unwinnable, leading to openly mutinous behavior By way of a “fragmentation grenade,” from which the term “fragging” was derived, a soldier could effectively do away with an officer without leaving any evidence
The Hard Truth About Fragging - HistoryNet While the term “fragging” may have been coined during the Vietnam War, there were reported instances of American soldiers assaulting their superiors using grenades in World War I, World War II and the Korean War, although the number of occurrences were miniscule when compared to the Vietnam War
Fragging and fracking, two dangerous American fads During the Vietnam War, between 1964 and 1975, a curious and dangerous phenomenon occurred within the US Army:the so-called fragging (act of attacking a superior in the chain of command with the intention of frightening or killing him, usually using fragmentation grenades; hence its name)
Disciplined With Death: The Disturbing History of Military Fragging Fragging is when someone in the armed forces kills another person on their own side The term was coined due to the use of frag grenades to commit murders against friendly forces in Vietnam For example, the most popular method was to throw a grenade inside a target’s tent and have it explode
Fragging by George LePre - Vietnam Veterans of America Lepre notes that seriously deteriorating morale beginning in 1968 was the main motivating factor in Vietnam War fragging incidents That led to a divisive “us-versus-them” attitude among career officers and NCOs (does the word “lifer” ring a bell?) and junior enlisted personnel