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Deadliest Sniper In Marine History Dies At 75
State of the Union ^
| Feb 22, 2024
| Claire O'Hare
Posted on 02/22/2024 7:53:13 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
Chuck Mawhinney, a Marine Corps veteran who became the deadliest sniper in that branch’s history during the Vietnam War with 103 confirmed and 216 probable kills, has died at age 75.
Mawhinney attended sniper scout school and was deployed to Vietnam in 1968, where he primarily used a Remington M40 rifle from 300-1,000 yards away.
One legendary engagement saw Mawhinney kill 16 enemy soldiers crossing a river in a single volley of headshots on Valentine’s Day 1969, intimidating the rest to withdraw.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; marine; marinesniper; rip; sniper; usmcsniper
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
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posted on
02/22/2024 8:56:42 PM PST
by
laplata
(They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Many Vietnam vets came home, their children and grandchildren exist because Mawhinney killed their armed enemies before they were able to do any more harm. That is a great legacy for any man.
To: dfwgator
Showed what one motivated Marine and his rifle can do.
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posted on
02/22/2024 9:14:32 PM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
To: Responsibility2nd
“From that book suppository building, sir!”
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posted on
02/22/2024 9:16:43 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
From what I gather, he and Carlos Hathcock actively stalked and hunted their targets, as opposed to more recent sniper records where shots are taken from a fixed hide.
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posted on
02/22/2024 9:18:05 PM PST
by
doorgunner69
(When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty)
To: Responsibility2nd
That photo is sourced from:
https://academics.winona.edu/
What I hear from Winona, is that Somali’s are installed from Rochester all the way up to the south side of Minneapolis, and then into the city of Minneapolis at the near south and southwest sides of the downtown.
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posted on
02/22/2024 9:18:25 PM PST
by
linMcHlp
To: dfwgator
“I like you. I think I’ll take you home and let you...”
Uuhh. I forget....
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posted on
02/22/2024 9:19:26 PM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
To: Responsibility2nd
One of those movies I watch at least once every year.
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posted on
02/22/2024 9:29:29 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: where's_the_Outrage?; Paal Gulli
I’m glad that this was Reposted because I didn’t see the earlier Post. So, Thank You for this one.
Chuck Mawhinney, RIP Sir. Thank You for Your Service. And for thinning the commie herd.
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posted on
02/23/2024 12:37:27 AM PST
by
mabarker1
( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
To: Deaf Smith
I recall scanning with a AN/PVS-2 Starlight Scope in Vietnam, and I didn’t think clarity was that good. Mawhinney must have been some shot.
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Mawhinney attended sniper scout school and was deployed to Vietnam in 1968...at age 19. God bless his soul, in Jesus' name.
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posted on
02/23/2024 6:14:04 AM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Me, too. Having read the paperbook account of his exploits, it seems likely that suffering the rigors of his deployments probably led to his early death at 56.
For both of them, RIP.
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posted on
02/23/2024 6:45:10 AM PST
by
imardmd1
(To learn is to live; the joy of living: to teach. Fiat Lux!)
To: dfwgator
Thanks for your service to the Republic. R.I.P.
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posted on
02/23/2024 8:31:32 AM PST
by
exPBRrat
To: where's_the_Outrage?
The Marine Corps saw its last class graduate from the Scout Sniper Course in December. Sad day.
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posted on
02/23/2024 8:59:33 AM PST
by
FoxInSocks
("Hope is not a course of action." — M. O'Neal, USMC)
To: imardmd1
I'd say it was the burns that contributed to his early death: On September 16, 1969, Hathcock's career as a sniper came to a sudden end along Highway 1, north of Landing Zone Baldy, when the LVTP-5 he was riding on struck an anti-tank mine. Hathcock pulled seven Marines from the flame-engulfed vehicle, suffering severe burns (some third-degree) to his face, arms, and legs, before someone pulled him away and placed him in water because he was unaware of how badly he had been burnt.
I remember a story about Carlos in a shooting competition after his service and passed out from the heat because he could no sweat.
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Yeah, I read all this man years ago, and also the other day. What the bio said was that his death was from the complications of multiple sclerosis.
I have known a few people that were pretty badly burned, but lived a long life. And I gave also known some people, men and women, who died early from MS (causes unknown)(including a cousin)(painful). So one doesn't know what the explanation is.
But thanks for your reply.
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posted on
02/24/2024 1:46:09 PM PST
by
imardmd1
(To learn is to live; the joy of living: to teach. Fiat Lux!)
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