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To: traumer
...he spotted six gunmen on a rooftop about 400 yards away. In about 8 seconds he squeezed off five rounds – hitting five gunmen in the head.

Great ghost of Gunnery Sgt. Carlos M. Hathock!

9 posted on 07/29/2006 1:09:10 PM PDT by ExcursionGuy84 ("Jesus, Your Love takes my breath away.")
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To: ExcursionGuy84
You wrote, "Great ghost of Gunnery Sgt. Carlos M. Hathock!"

Glad you brought up him up: a brave, cool, outstanding soldier. As an aside, my former platoon sergeant in the 82nd, Raleigh May, then assigned to the 173rd Airborne, had 120 confirmed kills as a sniper in Vietnam.

Reach out and touch someone long distance.

God Bless 'em all.
49 posted on 07/29/2006 2:24:30 PM PDT by Rembrandt_fan
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