[muir_redwoods]

"He saw the face wobble with the impact. Half of it blew away. The grenade launcher fell back over the wall and disappeared... but only briefly.

Seconds later it was back up, bobbing along the wall. Steve watched it until it stopped, and fired again as a second Taliban face appeared. "Looked like someone bounced a football off his head, the way it snapped backwards,"

What we call here, "slow learners"

[21twelve]

Thanks for the article. There was a show on the History channel the other week on snipers. Some famous sniper from Vietnam had this same attitude. He said he’s asked once-in-awhile if any of the enemy faces come back to haunt him at night.

He replies “Only one. And I do have nightmares of him. I took a shot - but missed. After it missed he looked right at me through the crosshairs - then jumped into the jungle. I have always wondered how many of our boys he went on to kill or what kind of damage he did.”

[smokingfrog]

Those Taliban are suckers for blow-sex.

[mamelukesabre]

What’s that british assault rifle called that’s basically a bullpup version of the m16 shooting about a 20 caliber bullet? Maybe a 19 caliber.

[bitterohiogunclinger]

Great story, but I hope the identity of these snipers is being protected by the press.

[Crapgame]

sniff....I love a happy ending...but I also note the author couldn’t avoid getting in a political dig at the end...God Bless the Brits...and save the Queen...

[SoldierDad]

It’s great when you love your job.

[Red Steel]

Steve and Frank used a bizarre decoy to draw the Taliban from cover... a blow-sex doll in uniform.

No doubt hoping it's one of their 72 virgins.

[Uncle Miltie]

He says: “They were getting to play the most dangerous and exhilarating game man has ever invented. And their determination “has meant that they have managed to survive the poor political decisions that have taken them to Helmand under- equipped and under-manned.

“This has been their desperate glory.”

[Candor7]

Ah the blow up sex doll decoy trick. There just HAVE to be some Scottish soldiers in the mix here. Its so typical of them to use this ploy, the Scottish style and humour is so evident.

And if it takes a round, a patch will suffice.LOL.

[RichInOC]

Ex-garbage guy. Or maybe I shouldn’t say “ex”. Outstanding.

I’d like to suggest a vendor if the boys want to change up decoys:

http://www.muttonbone.com/

[RichardW]

This is a story that warms the cockles of my heart!

[El Gato]

I shot 7 Taliban fighters in a day

I'd call that a Jolly Good start. :)

[Harley]

Most snipers when asked what they feel when they shoot someone from thousands of yards away reply, “Recoil.”

[caww]

Grateful to these guys..imagine how many lifes are saved for taking these down...

[Little Ray]

Its always a pleasure to hear about somebody who loves his work and is so good at it.

[ottbmare]

Could someone kindly explain this to me? I thought snipers use a laser for targeting. And that this laser can be used by the bad guys to identify the location of the sniper, which makes being a sniper a far more dangerous job than it would appear. Is this still true? I’m wondering why these guys are able to keep doing what they do without getting knocked off themselves.

(I ask partly because I have a teenage son who spends a lot of time in target practice and wants to become a sniper.)

[steel_resolve]

"Looked like someone bounced a football off his head, the way it snapped backwards," says the L Cpl.

Now that's my kind of football!!

[Bob Eimiller]

Damn... that was so enjoyable I wanted to read about all 7 episodes.... damn... damn

2 is like discovering there are only 2 potato chips left in the bag. You enjoy them of course but... you ALWAYS crave more.

[Travis McGee]

In their snipers' nest on the roof of forward operating base Gibraltar, Steve and Frank used a bizarre decoy to draw the Taliban from cover... a blow-sex doll in uniform.

You gotta love it!