There is a contingency plan for sniper billets at the regimental level as well. The gomorrah principle a vietnam sniper story rick destefanis. White feather is the only authorized biography of gunnery sergeant carlos hathcock ii, who was recognized as the most successful sniper in the vietnam war with more than 93 confirmed kills. Precisionsniper log book notes these sheets are designed to be printed double sided, using the flip up orientation i. His partner, captain edward james land, manned the spotting scope, while hathcock hit her with both of the rounds that. But there has only been one sergeant carlos hathcock. A vietnam war sniper crawled for 3 days across 2000m of open. This book isnt the first sniper based book ive bought and read but is certainly the one which i love the most. The list of war time snipers contained on 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 mission assigned to them in a time of war. Oklahoma man recalls experience as sniper in vietnam. This marine sniper left vietnam with 103 confirmed kills. He taught himself to shoot as a boy, just like alvin york and audie murphy before him. Objective 2 oreanionand doctrin determine sniper organizational and doctrinal concepts for. Unofficially and by his own estimates, hathcock believed he killed between 300 and 400.
She was killed in 1966 by carlos hathcock, who was part of a sniper team of the united states marine corps. One, i love war books and two, i love history books marine sniper is set in the vietnam war. Marine sniper by charles henderson penguin random house. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Evaluate current employment of sniper personnel and equipment in vietnam.
These include winners of national book awards and pulitzer prizes, both fiction and nonfiction. There was a time when all i knew of vietnam war books was tim obriens, the things they carried, a book that prompted the laconic entry in my book journal, this book destroyed me. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Born in virginia in march of 1933, adelbert waldron iii served in the vietnam war as a staff sergeant for the 9th infantry division. In one of his more renowned stories, hathcock killed an enemy sniper through the. Carlos hathcock always wore a white feather on his cap, as if to dare enemy snipers to take a shot at him. The list of war time snipers contained on 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 mission assigned to them in a. That all changed when a friend and fellow marine sniper, joseph ward, published a book in 1991 that briefly mentioned the surgical. Apache was a female viet cong sniper and interrogator known as apache, because of her methods of torturing us marines and arvn troops and letting them bleed to death. Colonel ryan tells sniper sergeant harry landon that there is a huge enemy bounty out for whoever killed ma. One of the things i loved so muchand that broke my heart so cleanlyabout the things they carried was that it reminded me of another beloved war book.
Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Other sniper activity had been unofficially conducted by captain jim land and a group of former marine corps rifle team members. The retired sergeant, who has lived on a mountainside south of big arm since 2000, has written several books about his war experiences, starting with dead center in 1999, in which he intimately shares his twoyear. 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. This sniper program was initiated in the states and was set in motion as result of a visit to fort benning in january 1968. Ed kugler is the author of dead center a marine sniper s two year odyssey in the vietnam war. The rifle was already being used by marines snipers in vietnam. The gomorrah principle a vietnam sniper story rick. Mawhinney, the son of a world war ii marine corps veteran, was born in 1949 in lakeview, oregon, and was. After his death, a variant of the m25 rifle was named after him. Marine corps during the vietnam war in the 1960s are still never far from his mind. Carlos norman hathcock ii 20 may 1942 23 february 23 1999 was a united states marine corps sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Usmc archives long before chris kyle penned american sniper, carlos hathcock was already a legend.
During two tours of duty, hathcock racked up almost 100 confirmed kills and numerous other. You cant get into this sniper unit if you havent read it, said sergeant barrett, who has been a marine sniper for six years. The book was originally written before dead center in 1993. Be the first to ask a question about marine sniper. Tells the exciting true story of sergeant carlos hathcock, a legendary marine sniper in the vietnam. Firefights of the mind when the demons of war follow you home ed kugler is the author of dead center a marine snipers two year odyssey in the vietnam war. 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. Licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of atlantic 0191. Carlos hathcock the original american sniper from deadly.
The amount of melodramatic fictionalization of everything charles hendersons marine sniper is a dramatized account of the life of a vietnam war sniper. In his book, ward listed his close friends confirmed kill count as 101, a number that. Vietnam sniper shot an enemy sniper through the enemys own scope, hitting him in the eye. It documents the circumstances behind training and employment, the equipment chosen for use, the transition from the m700 sniping rifle to the m40a1 and the extreme effectiveness of the vietnam era sniping effort overall. Marine sniper pens books, is still dealing with vietnam. Carlos hathcock, the marine sniper whose exploits can hardly. This marine was the american sniper of the vietnam war. The sniper initially started his deployment in vietnam as a military policeman before carrying out feats of stamina, skill, and endurance that wouldnt sound out of place in a historical fiction novel. The book covers hathcocks legendary career as a sniper. Waldron of the 31 infantry regiment, infantry division, vietnama sniper, waldron holds the record of confirmed kills among us troops in vietnam at a tribute to the vietnam war. Virginia beachs legendary sniper carlos hathcock the. Jun 14, 2018 there was a time when all i knew of vietnam war books was tim obriens, the things they carried, a book that prompted the laconic entry in my book journal, this book destroyed me. Audio book eds films contact supporters about brothers of the wall american snipers org.
Carlos hathcock was born on may 20, 1942, in north little rock, arkansas. An off the shelf rifle was chosen for the platform base. Eventually these were mounted with scopes and used. He was the only child of carlos and agnes hathcock. The book details carlos hathcocks multiple tours of vietnam and his eventual life in retirement after his injuries in the field. This marine was the american sniper of the vietnam war cherrieswriter vietnam war website meet americas greatest vietnam war sniper long before chris kyle penned american sniper, carlos hathcock was already a legend. Anyway, i had the opportunity to sit next to charles henderson author of marine sniper at a birthday ball some years back. Book excerpt about a woman in vietnam nicknamed apache. Author adrian gilbert detailed some of suttles vietnam exploits in his 1998 book, stalk and kill. Officially, carlos hathcock had 93 confirmed kills.
He taught himself to shoot as a boy, as did alvin york and audie murphy before him. Sniper school was mostly the latter as kids that got slots to go were shooting expert on the range. This marine sniper left vietnam with 103 confirmed kills military times. He tells about his chronological experiences in the jungles of vietnam where he was deployed for a year. The book white feather is written by brothers roy and norm chandler, who publish military shooting publications through iron brigade publishing, a. Swafford was a marine that is not to be looked upon with admiration. The explosive true story of sergeant carlos hathcock, a legendary marine sniper in the vietnam war.
Home pictures signed book eds art store audio book eds films contact supporters about brothers of the wall american snipers org. There is some gritty reading in the book and an insight to a snipers life in combat. Charles benjamin chuck mawhinney born 1949 is a former united states marine who holds the corps record for the most confirmed sniper kills, having recorded 103 confirmed kills and 216 probable kills in 16 months during the vietnam war. Precisionsniper log book notes chebucto community net. 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. Im reading the book marine sniper, its about carlos hathcock in vietnam.
Hathcocks record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the u. Determine which of the sniper equipment evaluated is most suitable. His fame as a sniper and his dedication to longdistance shooting led him to become a major developer of the united states marine. Carlos hathcock, the marine sniper whose exploits can hardly be. 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. The young soldier is holding his rifle in a casual manner, a sign of very little time allocated to training due to the demands of this. Us army sniper program charlie company vietnam 19661972. The armys designation for an m14 sniper rifle was m21. In his latest book firefights of the mind he reveals for the first time his lifelong struggle with ptsd. A slew of war memoirs stand with the best writing of that genre. This book is a longoverdue account of, and a welldeserved tribute to, the marine corps sniper program in vietnam. Dec 11, 2010 carlos hathcock always wore a white feather on his cap, as if to dare enemy snipers to take a shot at him. Annmargret entertained american servicemen in vietnam as part of bob hopes traveling troupe in the 1960s, and she participated in a number of signings at book stores when her autobiography.
The suicide mission, vietnam war miles behind enemy lines, hathcock ii takes the mission on and knows he has little chance of returning. He had a bad attitude, some much disregard for his fellow marine and simply could not make the marine corps a career. The seventh bob swagger book is dead zero and was released in december 28th 2010 and the setting is the global war that is ongoing on terrorism. In the book it says that he uses a winchester 70 in 3006 during his first deployment, but later in the book it said that the marines were switching over to the remington 700 in. He was honorably discharged from the united states marine corps in 1970.
A snipers vietnam, released in 1991 by marine sniper joseph ward, marine sniper and vietnam war veteran charles b. After a platoon of vietnamese snipers was sent to hunt down white feather, many marines in the same area donned white. In the intervening years he has worked in numerous jobs from gravedigger to engineer in the oil business. That is the snipers creed and no man in any war embodied it more than gunnery sgt. That guy was a tool so i really didnt have any desire to pick his brain on the book. My printer does this automatically but you may have to run your paper through your printer twice to accomplish the same. No event in american history is more misunderstood than the vietnam. These 3 snipers had more kills than carlos hathcock in vietnam. There is however a few aspects of the book which i thought detracted from what was an enjoyable read. Sniper teams are currently maintained on an additionalcollateral duty basis within the infantry battalions. Warner chappell, latinautor warner chappell, latinautor, cmrra, bmi broadcast music inc. Jul, 2019 a detailed accounting of some of the most significant events in the life and work of marine sniper gunnery sergeant carlos hathcock during the vietnam war.
Anthony swoffords experiences as an sta sniper are recounted in his book, jarhead, and the 2005 film of the same name. This regimental sniper platoon became the foundation of the first divisional sniper school officially established in vietnam. Carlos hathcock vietnam sniper charlie company vietnam. Suttles deployed to vietnam in december 1968 and served with the 5th marine regiment based at an hoa. Among the most positive is an abundance of topnotch books, many written by veterans of the conflict. Known as the vietnam wars deadliest sniper, carlos hathcock once killed an enemy sniper through their own rifle scope from 500 yards away. Vietnam sniper shot an enemy sniper through the enemys.
It was written as a diary covering the year after one of his snipers from vietnam died. His parents separated so he grew up with his grandmother in geyer springs, pulaski. Hathcock said in a book written about his career as a sniper. This marine was the american sniper of the vietnam war carlos hathcock taking aim in vietnam. The vietnam sniper who shot an enemy sniper through the enemys own scope, hitting him in the eye and killing him retro pin pictured above is a two man sniper team during the vietnam war. In the sixth book, i, sniper which was published in the year 2009, the fbi enlists bobs assistance in the investigation of a number of prominent vietnam war protesters in the 1960s. Hathcocks record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the marine corps. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine corps usmc sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. The only book snipers all seem familiar with other than the bible is marine sniper. Vietnam 1966the sniper training camp on hill 55 is losing officers and noncoms to an increased series of enemy sniper attacks. May 04, 2018 kills during the vietnam war had to be accounted for by a third party in addition to the sniper and the snipers spotter. Reports regarding the longest recorded sniper kills that contain information regarding the shooting distance and the identity of the sniper have been presented to the general public since 1967.