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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Persons: Charles Mawhinney, Eric England, Carlos Hathcock, —, Charles, Chuck, Mawhinney, Joshua Coulter, Coulter, Carlos N, Hathcock, Edward James Land, Cobra, Charles Henderson's, Sgt, Eric R, Eric, Corps Mawhinney, Joseph Ward, Adelbert Waldron Organizations: Marine Corps, Marine, Service, Marines, Staff, Corps, In Vietnam, Arkansas, 3rd Marine Division, Union, Historical Society, Los Angeles Times, National Museum of, Army, Scout Locations: Vietnam, England, Vietnamese, Georgia, Oregon