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Genre: Education
Date of upload: Jun 1, 2022 ^^
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Carlos always credited his skill as a bushman over his skill with a rifle. His biographical book, which I read several times in high school, talks about this. The part where he crawled on his belly mere inches at a time over three days across an open field deep in enemy territory just to get close enough to take a shot at an NVA General while dodging enemy patrols and lying perfectly still in the brush was a nail-biter. It would take him in excess of 10 minutes just to take a drink of water, because that's how slowly he moved. The human eye perceives quick motion more than anything, and Hathcock knew this well.
The man was one of a kind.
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as a young soldier his story inspired me. I went on to win a Cannaught gold medal, as one of the top shots in the Canadian Army. Tours overseas kept me from competing. I miss / and don't miss shooting anymore. He was a truly great man. Not for his shooting, for dragging out 7 brothers. There was a finn of the same caliber. Check that man out as well
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I read "Marine sniper 93 confirmed kills" in 1988. In December of 89 I was in marksmanship instructor school at Camp Lejeune. One day totally by surprise Gunny Hathcock showed up on the range. He spent the afternoon with us and it was awesome. He was an amazing Marine and ive always been thankful that i got to meet him.
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If I heard correctly, the narrator said: "It was with his Winchester Model 70, he made the .....2,500 yard shot." He actually made that shot with an M2 .50 caliber machine gun that had a scope mounted on it. The first shot cut the bicycle frame in half and when the VC soldier got up and started firing, Hatchcok sent the 2d round down range, killing him.
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I was at the rifle range at Lejeune back in 86, and while we were on our lunch break, GySgt Hathcock dropped in to greet everyone while we were eating chow. He is a man who was very humble about his work as a sniper, and told us that you have to meld the rifle with your body and mind. That year I shot a 230 out of 250. The best I ever scored in ten years as a Marine. Semper Fi Gunny.
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@derekmcdanold7108
1 year ago
Can't believe they left out the story of him spending 3-4 days behind enemy lines to kill a Vietnamese general. He was given no details of the mission, was simply told it was extremely risky and he accepted. He crawled something like 1500 yards inch by inch, moving only when the wind blew the grass in the right direction to avoid being seen. He was nearly stepped on by patrolling guards at one point. The most amazing part was not that he killed his target, but managed to escape.
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