What goes through the mind of a snipers’ target?
The story of the woman with the grenade reminded me of the scene in Apocalypse Now, where a Vietnamese woman throws a hat with a grenade in it into am american chopper taking off.
I’m glad to see we are taking precautions in countries where friends and enemies look exactly alike.
Thank God there are men like Chris Kyle who will do the work and take the risks necessary to fight the wars of this nation.
Somehow, I think there was a little training involved before Chris was "handed a sniper rifle."
What goes on in the mind of a sniper?
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Bible Verses?
Parker: [firing machine gun] I’m out of .30 Caliber!
Private Jackson: [lining shots] Bleesed be the Lord my strength, which teaches my hands to the war, and my fingers to fight.
[fires rifle twice]
Private Jackson: My goodness and my fortress... my high tower and my Deliverer.
[fires rifle]
Private Jackson: My shield, and he in whom I trust
Private Jackson: [fires rifle, then to his rifle]
Private Jackson: Here you go baby.
[fires rifle few more times. Notices a tank has spotted them]
Private Jackson: Parker get down!
[the tank fires at the bell tower killing both Parker and Jackson]
Take a breath, aim, squeeeeze! It isn’t a time for deep philisophical considerations.
Actually, the Special Features section of the DVD “The Shooter” does a pretty good job of depicting what goes through the mind of a sniper. It contains interviews with the t0p-notch military men who train snipers. And it appears to me that what goes through their minds are pretty much technical calculations to make sure the bullet hits the target. Good for them!
There is a story going around that Kyle decked Jesse Ventura in bar in Coronado. I saw Kyle interviewed on Fox, I think it was on BOR. Kyle would not confirm the identity of the guy whom he decked. Other witnesses say it was Ventura. The bar probably is McP’s pub in Coronado, CA.
Chis Kyle will be in my town tomorrow for a book signing. I can’t wait to meet him.
Going to buy one for me, and some for gifts.
I saw this guy on O’Reilly. O’Reilly kept trying to get him to admit that killing people bothered him.
The guy kept telling Orly that what bothered him were the soldiers he didn’t get to save. He didn’t have one problem with killing enemy combatants.
It was great.
Are the lawyers going to come after me saying, 'You killed a woman, you're going to prison'?"
Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell is about the loss of SEAL Team 10 on Operation Redwing in 2005. His three comrades lost their life because they took a vote not to kill two men and a boy who were herding goats and discovered them. Mark gave the deciding vote to let them go but not before anguishing over whether they would eventually be tried in both the American Media as well as the courts. Even more relevant with the recent outcome of the last Marine of Haditha. The goat herders left and told the Al Queda combatants who came with an overwhelming force.
“You’re running everything through your mind. This is a woman, first of all. Second of all, am I clear to do this, is this right, is it justified? And after I do this, am I going to be fried back home? Are the lawyers going to come after me saying, ‘You killed a woman, you’re going to prison’?”.
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Too much irrelevant distraction. Compare and contrast snipers Carlos Hathcock, RVN (One shot, One Kill) and before him Alvin York, WWI Western Theater. Each generation is more conflicted, more reluctant, and more threatened by negative REMFs and civilians. This is not a criticism of this honorable marine, who faithfully performed his duties despite the cultural shackles. This IS a criticism of an increasingly confused and effete culture. If we are to survive, we need to be tougher minded. Our enemies certainly are.
“The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected”
- Sun Tzu, the Art of War
Is it really a good idea for him to use his real name? It could make him a target of the Islamofascists.
Snipers wear diapers.
just sayin
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Breathe, Breathe, sight picture breathe, breath SQEEEEEEEEZE BOOM, NEXT!
Love this one:
U.S. sniper, asked what he feels when he shoots an al-Qaeda member, replies: “Recoil.”