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Fifth marine sniper was the most decorated platoon in the vietnam war. Usmc gunnery sergeant carlos hathcock became a legend through two tours of duty in vietnam, delivering 93 confirmed sniper kills. In april 1970, 22yearold james speed hensinger, an enlisted man in the u. A story about a young vietnam sniper, the gomorrah principle has the ingredients to become an instant classic among war novels.

Legendary vietnamera sniper was called the best, his story. See more ideas about vietnam, vietnam war photos and vietnam war. With a radio those two snipers could lay waste to an entire division by calling in artillery, close air support, mortars, ect. Ward was born in 1949 and grew up in new raymer, colorado, population 100, in the heart of the pawnee national grassland. Ward was a marine scout sniper in vietnam from 1969 to 1970. If stephen king and oliver stone had a baby theyd name it. Who is the most decorated sniper in the american military.

The radio, not the sniper rifle, is the most dangerous weapon they have. Trained as an elite sniper, ivan is special, but, predictably, his experience in vietnam doesnt match the stories of heroism he grew up on. There is no evidence that john denver ever served in the military. As an account of sniper operations, and the development of the sniper concept its ok. Jul 01, 2004 meet adelbert waldron ii, whose 109 confirmed kills in vietnam made him the most successful sniper in american military history, and tom moose ferran, who coined the term fetch. On march 9, 2007, the rifle and pistol complex at marine corps air station miramar was officially renamed the carlos hathcock range complex. Time to hunt by stephen hunter, point of impact by stephen hunter, sniper one. In the book she was describe as attractive but i doubt if she is or she must be aged by the war and hostile environment. From there he received orders to vietnam where upon arrival he was assigned as a rifleman to 1st marine division, 5th marine regiment, 1st battalion lima company. Childrens and middle grade year of the jungle by suzanne collins. He was very successful in vietnam where he served and one of the highlights of the book and his career was when he pinned down a entire platoon of soldiers from a cliff. Apr 02, 2009 ken went to vietnam the way many did involuntarily. One of the scout snipers greatest engagements came when an enemy platoon was attempting to cross a river at night on valentines day to attack an american base.

Some who read his story and poetry believe he should be silent about his exploits as a sniper. Evaluate current employment of sniper personnel and equipment in vietnam. An accomplished sniper, waldrons record of 109 confirmed kills stood as the most by an american sniper until it was broken by navy seal chris kyle. Vietnam us marine sniper fired 16 headshots in 30 seconds in pitch. Acclimating to their strange new surroundings occupied the marines first few weeks in south. Armys 173rd airborne brigade, was stationed at a compound in phu tai, west of the coastal city of qui nhon, vietnam. When brady nash receives a cryptic letter, he realizes that his foster brother may have been murdered in vietnam and is compelled him to join the military in order to find the truth. His extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the united states army. One, i love war books and two, i love history books marine sniper is set in the vietnam war. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine. You can try sniper on the easter front by albrecht wacker about sepp alleberger, a crack german sniper on ww2 credited with 257 kills and possibly responsible for 5x more.

There he worked as a scout sniper for different companies with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions. This page is in no way intended to glorify the amount of people these soldiers have killed, it is intended to recognize the manner in which these soldiers excelled at accomplishing the misson assigned to them in a time of war. In the dense and steamy jungle warfare present in the vietnam war, the uses for a highly trained sniper were many. Objective 2 oreanionand doctrin determine sniper organizational and doctrinal concepts for.

The great sniper ever told in world history vietnam war. For a large part of the year and a half he was there, the u. Gunnery sergeant carlos norman hathcock ii had 93 confirmed kills as a sniper during the vietnam war, but his actual total is estimated to be more than 300. Hathcock is the subject of a number of books including. I sometimes feel that part calling me back, back to the rain and the blood.

Yes, that, suzanne collins, author of the hunger games trio, has written one of the most affecting vietnam war books. The author examines the vietnamese struggle against the japanese during world war ii and subsequently against the french. Charles chuck mawhinney was one of the most lethal snipers of the vietnam war with 103 confirmed kills. He was, and still is, the worlds most decorated sniper and has the most confirmed kills in history. There are various versions that say he was a sniper in vietnam and decorated for his service. Mawhinneys work in the vietnam war wasalmost forgotten until a book, dear mom. Unnamed royal marine corporal reputedly the deadliest sniper alive as of 2015 with 173 confirmed kills, mostly with the l115a3 on one tour of afghanistan in 20062007, including over 90 taliban in one day. His books were written at the behest of his fellow marine snipers to tell it like it really was and perhaps put to bed some of the misconceptions and baloney of other vietnam sniper books. During the vietnam war, kills had to be confirmed by a third person who had to be an officer. Extensive photo gallery with comments by the photographer. The vietnam sniper who shot an enemy sniper through the enemy. Perhaps more of a memoir than straight fictionthought not fully on either sidethe story is that of young suzy, whose father goes away to the vietnam war. A vietnam war sniper crawled for 3 days across 2000m of open. Since then, vietnam vets have become motion picture shorthand.

Although there are quite a few achievements to his credit, but he is best known for preserving the achievements of his fellow snipers. In recognition of his service and valor, there was a rifle named after him, the springfield armory m25 white feather. Dec 18, 2007 from their early days in 1965 when the order of the day was to drive the insurgent viet cong from the villages around da nang to the final, dramatic evacuation of saigon ten years later, semper fivietnam relates the whole gutsy, glorious saga of the marines in vietnam in stark, riveting detail. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read dear mom. He had figured this war would be like the american civil war, with a clear north and south, but in vietnam the enemy is all around and impossible to identify. Born in virginia in march of 1933, adelbert waldron iii served in the vietnam war as a staff sergeant for the 9th infantry division. He attended scout sniper school at camp pendleton and graduated in april 1968.

During the vietnam war, marine corps veteran carlos hathcock had 93 confirmed kills of north vietnamese army and viet cong personnel. Was there ever a picture of the female sniper apache, the. Zaytsev is credited with 242 kills including 11 snipers. This title charts vietnam s history from the start of world war ii to the end of the vietnam war in 1975.

An army grunts astonishing 1970 photos capture a hellish. A snipers vietnam revealed that he had the most confirmed kills in marine corps history. As a result, the snipers spotter wasnt allowed to be this acting third party and as a sniper often carried out work away from a third party this confirmed number was often lower than in reality. A true cent killer enjoys hunting the enemy so much that killing the prey is incidental to the stalk. Home vietnam snipers the sniper s task usually include, but are not limited to, countersniping operations, killing enemy commanders, and demoralizing the enemy, killing their ability to wage war. The book is well written and outlines hathcocks shooting career and then his subsequent deployment to vietnam where he carries out the most audacious sniper. But the warriors pride turned into the warriors guilt, he said. Sep 11, 2004 specialist james wilks, 25, from fort worth, texas, sits in the searing sun outside his barrack block in camp eagle, smoking a menthol cigarette. Dec 15, 2008 who is the most decorated sniper in the american military forces.

Howard kramer, former sniper with the us armys 9th division in the mekong delta provides a picture perspective of his view of the vietnam war. Charles benjamin chuck mawhinney born 1949 is a former united states marine who holds. One day orders came down that there was an opportunity to go to long range firing training for those who were classified as an expert rifleman. The gomorrah principle a vietnam sniper story rick destefanis.

Apr 23, 2016 the vietnam sniper who shot an enemy sniper through the enemys own scope, hitting him in the eye and killing him apr 23, 2016 nick knight carlos hathcock was born on may 20, 1942, in north little rock, arkansas. A soviet sniper who fought at the battle of stalingrad. The amount of melodramatic fictionalization of everything hathcoc charles hendersons marine sniper is a dramatized account of the life of a vietnam war sniper. Jun 16, 2017 if stephen king and oliver stone had a baby they. Determine which of the sniper equipment evaluated is most suitable. He began target shooting with a remington singleshot. Vietnam sniper shot an enemy sniper through the enemys own. The 5th marine snipers in vietnam culbertson, john on. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more.

The sniper story during our humping through the boonies the nva could hear us a mile away and we would sometimes be caught in an ambush. After a platoon of vietnamese snipers was sent to hunt down white feather. Filled with gripping espionage and rigid tension, this enthralling story will have readers hooked from the opening pages. He tried attending college, but it wasnt the best thing for him. The gomorrah principle the vietnam war series volume 2. He tells about his chronological experiences in the jungles of vietnam where he was deployed for a year. Feb 14, 2009 after watch a copy of ultimate sniper by maj. The marine snipers vietnam story continues 9780425188644. Someone whose sole job was to psychologically dismantle the enemy, to play mind games with them, to instill fear in them not by killing them in mass but to select a few within the. He said as a young marine sniper in vietnam in 1965 that he was proud of his record of 12 positive and 12 probable kills. During the vietnam war, he was known to his fellow soldiers as gunny.