His partner, captain edward james land, manned the spotting scope, while hathcock hit her with both of the rounds that. After his service, he founded a sniper school, but a bigger enemy was at work against him carlos hathcock passed away in 1999 from multiple sclerosis. Carlos hathcock was the kind of marine that would inspire generations of warfighters. Carlos hathcock always wore a white feather on his cap, as if to dare enemy snipers to take a shot at him. Carlos hathcock, the subject of the biography, was born in 1942 and died in 1999. In addition to writing his own books and for various publications, he runs his familys cattle enterprise in peyton, colorado. By pure we mean someone who is a master of the fieldcraft and not just the marksmanship.
In just 16 months he killed 103 enemies and another 216 kills were listed as probables by the military. Usmc archives carlos hathcock with his brother and grandmothers. Most of the known sniper exploits from vietnam belong to the legendary carlos hathcock. Carlos hathcock, the marine sniper whose exploits can hardly be. Hathcock fought in vietnam and, as the title says, killed 93 people that were documented and confirmed, and probably killed. In marine sniper, the truelife missions of united states marine corps sniper carlos hathcock were revealed in explosive detail. Tactical advantage legendary sniper, carlos hathcock. Tells the exciting true story of sergeant carlos hathcock, a legendary marine sniper in the vietnam war.
Originally posted by nordlander according to donavan who was gunny hatchcocks armorer in nam the gunny used a pre war m70 with a standard issue. His first book was critically acclaimed military classic marine sniper, which first chronicled the exploits of u. This was controversial at the time, as it was generally believed that the 93 confirmed kills by the legendary carlos hathcock was more than any other american sniper. Carlos hathcock, the marine sniper whose exploits can. The explosive true story of sergeant carlos hathcock, a legendary marine sniper in the vietnam war. How vietnam sniper carlos hathcock took down the apache. This sharp shooter made a name for himself during the vietnam war, and because know to his enemies as the white feather.
Kyles bestselling book, american sniper, was made into a movie directed by. Virginia beachs legendary sniper carlos hathcock the virginian. He and his spotter finally got the opportunity they were looking for. For those that dont know who carlos hathcock is, he was a united states marine corps usmc sniper. A book about hathcock titled marine sniper was published in september. And each time, he emerged from the jungle having done his duty. Legendary sniper carlos norman hathcock ii shot an enemy sniper through the enemys own scope. The book white feather is written by brothers roy and norm chandler, who publish military shooting publications through iron brigade publishing, a. He was the only child of carlos and agnes hathcock.
The only book snipers all seem familiar with other than the bible is marine sniper. Two tours in vietnam, and a marine corps reenlistment in his lifetime, along with numerous awards for his marksmanship, the nva was never able to take him out. His parents separated so he grew up with his grandmother in geyer. Marine corps during vietnam and holds the record for number of confirmed kills for marine snipers, exceeding that of legendary marine sniper carlos hathcock.
Hi guys, recently i read two books based on the legendary life and career of carlos hathcock. Hathcock said in a book written about his career as a sniper. Marine corps sniper instruction school at quantico, virginia. See more ideas about usmc, vietnam war and vietnam. The white feather story of badass vietnam war sniper. In vietnam he was credited with 93 confirmed kills. This book was written after the death of carlos hathcock, in 1999. Gysgt carlos hathcock the american sniper of the vietnam. Sighting in a rifle is an important thing to do if you want your rifle to be dead on when taking a shot. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine. But marine corps sniper chuck mawhinney racked up 103 confirmed kills between 1968 and 1969 in vietnam, with.
Legendary sniper carlos norman hathcock ii shot an enemy. Beyond combat, hathcock was a championship shooter and a respected instructor in marksmanship and sniper skills. Was an avid hunter as a kid and joined the marines in 1967. Retired gunnery sergeant carlos hathcock is likewise skeptical of oswalds alleged shooting feat. He stalked the viet cong behind enemy lineson their own ground.
For those who are not familiar w this truly amazing gentlemen, wiki has a good summary and im quoting its actual text on the shot through a scope by carlos hathcock which has been the source of much debate, and interest as to whether this is really fact or fiction. They spotted a sniper platoon about 700 yards away. Carlos hathcock was born on may 20, 1942, in north little rock, arkansas. He has been described as the most famous american military sniper in history. She was killed in 1966 by carlos hathcock, who was part of a sniper team of the united states marine corps. This makes carlos hathcock, the most extraordinary sniper in the vietnam war, a legendary figure in his own right. Carlos hathcock polished his skills until he couldnt get it wrong. In todays educational cartoon we look at the wild life of us marine, carlos hathcock, and his days as a war sniper.
This book contains details of his training under lt land with the one shot, one kill idea for snipers. Snipers are controversial figures and the vietnam war is a controversial war. He gets phone calls and letters from people he has never met, people who have read. Much of his popularity is well deserved as his legendary exploits during the vietnam war set him apart as perhaps the most pure of the successful snipers. Henderson wrote the original book about hathcock, marine sniper, 93 confirmed kills also. Never to take more than one shot from one location, listen, look, be aware of surroundings. His example paved the path and shown the light for an endless number of fellow snipers which continue to follow in his path to this day. The explosive true story of sergeant carlos hathcock, a legendary marine sniper. This is a discussion on carlos hathcocks mod 70 which variant within the bolt action forums, part of the gun forum category. Carlos hathcock is also attended jim lance scout sniper course in hawaii. Marine corps gunnery sergeant carlos norman hathcock. Carlos hathcock is perhaps the most famous american sniper out there. Army sniper adelbert waldron actually held the record, with 109 confirmed kills. Legendary usmc sniper carlos hathcock ii share this post on.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. But of all of the snipers who ever hunted human prey, one man stands above and beyond as one of the most legendary fighting men ever to pull a trigger. 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. He was a united states marine corps sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills and hundreds of probable kills during the vietnam war. You cant get into this sniper unit if you havent read it, said sergeant barrett, who has been a marine sniper for six years. But there has only been one sergeant carlos hathcock. Carlos hathcocks mod 70 which variant page 2 m14 forum. He engaged in sniper duels and came out on top every time. The 5 most legendary snipers of all time realcleardefense. Perhaps hathcocks most legendary kill was when he shot an enemy sniper.
A 1986 biography of hathcock titled marine sniper by charles henderson has sold over a half million copies. He is quoted as saying he liked the hunt, but not the killing. An animated look at carlos hathcock, the legendary marine. The story of legendary sniper carlos hathcock modern. Marine sniper by charles henderson narrates the spine tingling feats of carlos hathcock. The story of carlos hathcock, who will probably always be remembered as the most effective sniper in the history of the u. Chris kyle would probably be the only other sniper with as much notoriety. Which brings us to the carlos hathcock way of sighting in a rifle. An animated look at carlos hathcock, the legendary marine marine sniper carlos hathcock was a military policeman who couldve spent the vietnam war patrolling bases and maybe escorting a few convoys, but the expert marksman volunteered for sniper. According to the book marine sniper, written by retired marine chief warrant officer charles henderson, during hathcock s service as a sniper, he took down many targets with incredible precision and an unrelenting, cool calculation. 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. The vietnam marine with more confirmed kills than carlos. Hathcock, carlos norman gunny, ii encyclopedia of arkansas. Modern american heroes the story of legendary sniper carlos hathcock.
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