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☆ The US Marine Corps' deadliest sniper might never have become one if it weren't for a wild night of drinking and a fake toothache, new book reveals
  + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
The deadliest sniper in Marine Corps history is Charles "Chuck" Mawhinney. But even as a Marine, Mawhinney couldn't completely shake his reckless behavior, and a night of drinking cost him his chance to be an aviator. Charles Mawhinney Marine CorpsThe night before an 8 a.m. exam to qualify for aviation training, Mawhinney's friends invited him to get tattoos. Mawhinney qualified for entry into the Marine scout sniper course because he'd already earned distinction as an expert marksman. Mawhinney Courtesy photoIn the middle of this particular dilemma, Mawhinney learned that a Marine sniper with Lima 3/5 needed a spotter.
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☆ 'Quiet professionals': These are the legendary Vietnam War marksmen every Marine scout sniper trains to be
  + stars: | 2020-12-15 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
Modern Marine Corps scout snipers are required to study their history, to learn from the outstanding snipers that came before them. In many conflicts throughout US history, Marine Corps snipers have proven to be valuable assets on the battlefield. Carlos N. Hathcock:Carlos Hathcock USMC ArchivesIn Vietnam, Hathcock had 93 confirmed enemy kills and several hundred unconfirmed. That never mattered to him though, according to Charles Henderson's book, "Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills." The only US military sniper with more confirmed kills than Mawhinney in Vietnam was Army sharpshooter Adelbert Waldron with 109 confirmed kills.
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