Carlos Hathcock Not the top sniper!!

[ProBusiness]

I was reading about these guys on wikepidia (sp)??

To me, when they left active duty and went on with their lives, there was not a lot said about their service. I am not sure if their guns were even saved.

I think what happend after their service probably defined how well the world knew them. Some of the top guys from WWII and Nam did not want to talk about it and didn't. Most went onto occupations that had nothing do to with their sniper service.

Carlos, (and I am going from memory here, could be off a little, but the point is valid) still was in the marines and trained snipers and developed sniper programs for the marines (or armed services). He did not give interviews but he was visible. After in military service he trained local police and I think swat. So he was visible and active - this equates to being known.

Anyway, there were A LOT of unconfirmed for all of these guys. So the actual confirmed is not that big of a deal to me. They all did their jobs in extreme pressure and risked their lives many times to save the lives of other service men.

So he got the attention. this is my opinion.

 

[mmcbeat]

Now go read "I, Sniper" by Stephen Hunter. Fiction but a good read.

 

[LightningCrash]

Hathcock just had a better marketing department.

Hayha was a beast, no doubt. And people think milsurp won't get the job done

 

[Ride Da Fire]

^^^ No Joke, Simo Hayha was a beast. Read "The White Dead" you'll like it.

http://www.snipercentral.com/snipers.htm#WWII

 

[cscokd]

No, Hathcock was a legend because he held the record for the longest kill shot for over 35 years. Wikipedia is a cool tool...

 

[LightningCrash]

^^^ No Joke, Simo Hayha was a beast. Read "The White Dead" you'll like it.

http://www.snipercentral.com/snipers.htm#WWII

Somebody sent me this a while back, you might chuckle:

 

[Ride Da Fire]

holy*&^%$$#

 

[Thorgrim]

I've got a C.H. autographed "White Feather" book. He was just doin' his job, he didn't need the glory.

 

[dennishoddy]

I thought that was Hathcock?????

It was Mawhinney. I saw the same show.

 

[Ride Da Fire]

I've got a C.H. autographed "White Feather" book. He was just doin' his job, he didn't need the glory.

True, there was a part in one of the book stated he refused to receive a medal for save his marines buddy lives. Lucky you, have the book with his autographed. I only have one book "Marine Sniper". I have 3 other books about sniper but all modern warfare sniper, British Sniper One Sgt. Dan Millsand and Trigger Men By Hans Halberstadt. For me, I think C.H went through so much compared to our modern snipers, well they're all trained hard, fought hard and I hat off for all of them.