
Even if an investigation determines his death was the result of “friendly fire,” Todd J. Robbins would never want anyone to blame fellow U.S. soldiers, his mother said.
“If my son were here, he’d say, ‘Everyone, hold on. That was my Army buddy,’ ” said Anne Robbins of Pentwater, Mich.
She said her son understood that mistakes happen in war.
Robbins, 33, was one of three soldiers who died Thursday when their Bradley fighting vehicle was bombed. The Defense Department is investigating the possibility they were victims of friendly fire.
Robbins had served in the Navy during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. He joined the Army when he was 29.
“He lived, ate and slept the Army. He just loved it,” said his father, Dale Robbins.
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