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“There have been many marines. And there have been many Marine Marksmen. But there is only one Marine Sniper-Gunnery Sgt. Carlos N. Hathcock II. One Shot-One Kill.” This is the wording inscribed on the plaque Carlos Hathcock received from his commanding officer during his retirement ceremony. This shows the great respect for Hathcock who, to this day, is the most famous scout sniper to come out of the Vietnam War. Hathcock is not famous like General Westmoreland, planning the war and sending men into battle. Hathcock was a grunt, a foot soldier that made a living killing the enemy, for that he gained immense respect. Hathcock’s method for killing was much different than that of other soldiers; he was a sniper, the bearer of sudden death for the enemy. The sniper’s victims never knew what hit them when his brand of whispering death struck – they only heard the heavy bullet’s impact if it missed. (Henderson, Marine Sniper Pg.7) Hathcock has become famous for being credited with ninety-three confirmed kills in Vietnam; however, it is believed the true number of kills far exceeds one hundred. Hathcock even became famous among the Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army who developed a great fear of his deadly marksma
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September 1969, would change the life of Hathcock forever. Carlos had the opportunity to join his fellow Marines on a patrol, which he chose to do. Carlos hated to sit around doing nothing. The patrol was a string of armored personnel carriers, which Carlos rode in along with several other Marines. As they pulled off a main trail Hathcock had an uneasy feeling in his stomach. Hathcock’s entire world disappeared in a booming, ringing, earth-shattering explosion. (Henderson, Marine Sniper Pg. 251) The amtrac they were riding in had run over a five hundred pound mine, which seriously burned and injured all eight Marines on board. Although seriously burned Hathcock helped save all seven Marines he had been riding with. Hathcock was burned over his entire body; He would never again go on another sniper operation. Hathcock was transported to the USS Repose where his treatment for burns started. He then went to Brooke Medical Center in Texas for long-term treatments for his burns. Carlos would eventually leave the hospital but could never shoot the way he used to due to the burns he had sustained. In 1970 Carlos would hear more bad news from doctors who told him he had Multiple Sclerosis, more for the battler to battle. Carlos would continue his career in the Marines teaching others the ins and outs of shooting until 1979. At that time he was retired from active duty with nineteen years, ten months, and five days service. (Chandler Pg.19) The injuries and illness had affected him to the extreme the Marines felt he could no longer physically perform his duties.
Carlos received word in 1966 that he was going to Vietnam. The skills of scout snipers were not in use yet so Carlos was assigned to be a Military Policeman in Da Nang. While working as an MP Carlos would score his first kill. A flash of movement caught the eye of a young Marine Military Policeman who was keeping watch for possible enemy action. As he observed, he could make out a figure crouched in the distance, working busily with something he couldn’t quite see. The man was in civilian clothes…but…there was a rifle slung over his back- the telltale mark of a Vietcong guerilla. (Feamster Pg.1) Carlos had discovered a VC planting explosives as a booby trap that could kill his fellow soldiers as they went out on patrol. He was in his “bubble” now a zone of total concentration. (Feamster Pg.1, 2) Carlos worked his rifle just like he did on the range securing a bulls eye with a deadly shot of the VC soldier. Hathcock now went from a target shooter to a true marine soldier with his first kill. Officially, it was unconfirmed – one of fourteen unconfirmed kills he was able to make before his assignment as a Marine sniper. (Feamster Pg.2)
Carlos Hathcock was born on May 20, 1942, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of a welder. Carlos would eventually live with his grandmother just outside Little Rock in Geyer, Arkansas after his parents were divorced. When Carlos was eight years old he saw his first Marine in uniform while on a trip with his family. It was then that Carlos knew what he wanted to do, become a marine. When he was ten years old he received a .22 caliber single shot rifle from his grandmother as a present. This would be the rifle that started Hathcock toward his life as a marksman. Soon Carlos would be supplying the family with food after spending the day hunting with his dog Sassy. Carlos quick
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