[Jacquerie]

I agree. Gone is his anonymity. It's terrific to know we have snipers dropping these a$$holes. However, I do not think it is in the best interest of the mission or of the individual snipers to disclose their names.

Didn't the north Vietnamese offer a reward for the head of Hathcock after his name appeared in a Stars & Stripes article?

[USNBandit]

However, I do not think it is in the best interest of the mission or of the individual snipers to disclose their names.

Disclose there names...Heck, this article diclosed their name, where they were shooting from, everything. Whoever cleared this story needs to do some time on the point.

[El Gato]

I agree. Gone is his anonymity. It's terrific to know we have snipers dropping these a$$holes. However, I do not think it is in the best interest of the mission or of the individual snipers to disclose their names. Didn't the north Vietnamese offer a reward for the head of Hathcock after his name appeared in a Stars & Stripes article?

But the situation is different now. The snipers aren't sent out on lone missions (lone meaning one team, not one person). They go out with the regular grunts, providing them with local fire support and over-watch. Read Shooter : The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper

As you can tell by the article, the change in employment tactics has really paid off.