Snipers in Vietnam: From the Archive

Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories by Robert Kirk

Mar 26, 202649:15Society & Culture

Military snipers were trained sharpshooters assigned to kill a man with one perfect shot. These highly disciplined marksman often stalked a target for days waiting for just the right moment to squeeze the trigger. Lurkin...

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