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Another good one gone - So long Sir & Semper Fi
Being human is not for sissies.
Rest in peace…
...Speak softly & carry a big stick...
Sorry to hear of another member passing.
Rest in peace sir.
Last edited by littlejack; 02-14-2024 at 01:55 PM.
If a 41 won't stop it, I wouldn't bet my life on a 44.
Truly one of the great ones! He never told his family, or anyone, what he did for decade’s. until he’s name was mentioned in a book and the press got wind of it.
Long, Wide, Deep, and Without Hesitation!
Never heard of him, tell us more.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_MawhinneyOriginally Posted by augercreek
2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. - "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
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- Wayne Dyer
Marine Corps scout sniper from Vietnam. He had 103 confirmed kills. Incidentally confirmed kills really doesn’t mean much because in order for a kilo be confirmed it had to be witnessed by a superior officer which wasn’t always the case so they probably had a lot more than that. In the case of Carlos Hathcock he was listed as having I believe 98 confirmed kills but his commanding officer, EJ land, said the count was probably closer to 400! When he left the core, In 1970, if I remember correctly, he went home to Oregon and worked for forestry service. Never told anybody what he did for like 20 something years until somebody else wrote a book about snipers in Vietnam and it had his name and the actual count in it. Lot more info on Carlos Hathcock because of some of the shots that he did make. Like shooting an enemy sniper through the scope, Or designing a mount for a models to put his universal scope on it and make a Killshot at something like a mile and a quarter in 1967! There was one other marine that had the most confirmed kills at 108. Can’t for the life of me remember his first name but his last name was England I think. Those guys saved an awful lot of American lives by doing what they did! Anyway that’s about all I can remember off the top of my head but plenty of stuff on them online if you wanna look it up.
Well as usual my memory was off a little bit and I want to add a couple of corrections Hathcock had 93 confirmed kills Eric England had 98, and Chuck was the highest Marine Corps scout sniper with 108 confirmed kills! my sincere apologies but like I said my memory ain’t what it used to be
Last edited by poppy42; 02-14-2024 at 06:08 PM. Reason: Bad memory
Long, Wide, Deep, and Without Hesitation!
R.I.P. Sir and thanks.
Mawhinney was one of the guys with a rifle that allowed others to sleep in their beds at night. He is prominently noted in the books, One Shot One Kill and Sniper. The odd part of being a sniper is the Corps kept their school, the Army closed their sniper school after Korea, then they had to reinvent the wheel during Vietnam in the 60s. The Army wanted Rangers and Airborne, required training for officers, but, they were behind the curve, for training and placing the actual sharpe point of the spear in the field, the snipers. The Army did this several times over decades, multiple ideas about why, but I personally prefer the training for and teaching of massed frontal assaults VS small unit tactics.
RIP Chuck.
“There is a remedy for all things, save death.“
Cervantes
“Never give up, never quit.”
Robert Rogers
Roger’s Rangers
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
Will Rogers
Amazing man, glad he was on our side!
Chuck was raised in Lakeview Oregon.
I was on a Sage Rat {AKA Belding Ground Squirrel} hunting trip to the Lakeview area some years ago.
While shooting a in a hay field, an older local shooter came up to me and started a conversation.
We became friends and we shot together a few times.
He asked me if I had ever heard of a guy named Chuck Mawhinney?
I said ,sure that he was a sniper in Viet Nam.
Well, he and Chuck grew up together and shot Sage Rats together.
Shooting squirrels helped make Chuck the sharpshooter that he was.
I've shot "sage rats" in Central and Eastern Oregon. They can certainly improve on a person's shooting skills. They are elusive little creatures, once you start shooting.
If a 41 won't stop it, I wouldn't bet my life on a 44.
RIP Mr. Mawhinney ! All through history there are stories of American country boys that honed their skills hunting the woods and fields of our great land. Sgt. York is one that comes to mind.
The streets of Heaven are a bit safer today, Semper Fi.
“Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.”
― Mark Twain
W8SOB
He was a Great one! May he RIP!
Great man and legend
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