Normandy1944
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I like the new Vietnam Marine sniper. Unfortunately he is wearing a helmet and not a bush hat. then it could have been Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, he was the most deadly sniper in the Vietnam war. The North Vietnamese Army gave him the nickname "White Feather," for the feather he wore in his bush hat.
His most legendary kill was when he shot an enemy sniper named “Cobra” who was hunting him because of the $30,000 bounty that the Viet Cong had placed on “White Feather.” Hathcock found a suitable position and waited for his enemy to show
He saw a glint of light in the jungle foliage and squeezed the trigger of his Winchester Model 70 30-06 rifle. The kill was made without ever seeing his enemy and what is even more fascinating when he approached the fallen enemy he noticed that the bullet had passed through Cobra’s scope, traveled its length and entered into the enemy sniper’s eye.
Steven Spielberg used this in the movie Saving private Ryan.
But it is a beautiful KC figure and I would like to have him in my Hue diorama.
Carlos Hathcock
Harrie
His most legendary kill was when he shot an enemy sniper named “Cobra” who was hunting him because of the $30,000 bounty that the Viet Cong had placed on “White Feather.” Hathcock found a suitable position and waited for his enemy to show
He saw a glint of light in the jungle foliage and squeezed the trigger of his Winchester Model 70 30-06 rifle. The kill was made without ever seeing his enemy and what is even more fascinating when he approached the fallen enemy he noticed that the bullet had passed through Cobra’s scope, traveled its length and entered into the enemy sniper’s eye.
Steven Spielberg used this in the movie Saving private Ryan.
But it is a beautiful KC figure and I would like to have him in my Hue diorama.
Carlos Hathcock
Harrie
