86 Year Old WWII Veteran Sniper Is Still Lethal

[Hostile]

Very cool story.

http://wimp.com/veteransniper/

 

[tomson75]

Yes it is...

 

[5Stars]

In sniper school, when you first get in, your are known as a P.I.G. (i cannot remember what that stands for so maybe Google is might tell us).

But, basically what it meant is, when you first get to school, they give you a necklace made of a single strand of leather (a little leather rope) with a plastic bullet with a hole drilled into it to put the leather strand through so you could wear it around your neck as a necklace. You are now a P.I.G.

One shot, one kill...

After sniper school...

When snipers get into combat, to become a H.O.G...they must kill a combatant, get to him, check him out for info, then take one REAL bullet from the combatants rifle...that bullet was meant for the sniper! Kill, or be killed...

He now takes that one bullet meant for him, takes it from the casing, drills a hole in it and replaces the plastic bullet from when he became a P.I.G.

You are now know as a H.O.G.

One shot, one kill.

This video was sooo cool! Thanks...

 

[Meat-O-Rama]

Glad to see gems like this are still here with us and to see them being honored.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Awesome!

 

[Hostile]

In sniper school, when you first get in, your are known as a P.I.G. (i cannot remember what that stands for so maybe Google is might tell us).

But, basically what it meant is, when you first get to school, they give you a necklace made of a single strand of leather (a little leather rope) with a plastic bullet with a hole drilled into it to put the leather strand through so you could wear it around your neck as a necklace. You are now a P.I.G.

One shot, one kill...

After sniper school...

When snipers get into combat, to become a H.O.G...they must kill a combatant, get to him, check him out for info, then take one REAL bullet from the combatants rifle...that bullet was meant for the sniper! Kill, or be killed...

He now takes that one bullet meant for him, takes it from the casing, drills a hole in it and replaces the plastic bullet from when he became a P.I.G.

You are now know as a H.O.G.

One shot, one kill.

This video was sooo cool! Thanks...

P.I.G.

Professionally Instructed Gunman



H.O.G.

Hunter of Gunmen



Really cool stuff. Thanks.

 

[tomson75]

H.O.G.

Hunter of Gunmen

That is friggin' bad ***.

 

[Hostile]

That is friggin' bad ***.

I so agree. The ultimate human chess with the highest stakes ever.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

That's one of the best things I've seen in a long time. Besides the shooting, the guy's reaction to the recognition is so great. He looks great for 86, too.

 

[Bigdog]

Thanks. What a story.

 

[WarC]

That is unbelievable! I don't want to ruin the end for anyone but wow, just wow!

 

[arglebargle]

Great story! Thanks!

And remember, if you are near Ft. Benning, Georgia, go check out the Infantry Museum. You will appreciate what they have done there.

 

[SaltwaterServr]

"Hunter Of Gunmen"

That's stone cold right there. Stone cold.

That is one helluva video. Wow.

 

[the kid 05]

Snipers are always the people i'd never want to be a ******** with, they just have always seemed like the ultimate soldier

 

[casmith07]

While I was at Fort Benning I got a chance to receive a block of instruction from the Army Marksmanship Unit and watch those guys do their thing.

You talk about some bad dudes...maximum range is classified, but I wouldn't be surprised if these guys could shoot someone from over a mile away.

 

[WV Cowboy]

I just watched a show about snipers on the history channel over the weekend.

One segment was about a kill in Iraq, and one was about a kill in Nam.

Both were unbelievable.

 

[Longboysfan]

Wow is right with the old rifle.....

 

[Hostile]

Since so many of us appreciate these guys I thought you folks might like this.

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And then, one of the most famous sniper shots ever.

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[the kid 05]

And then, one of the most famous sniper shots ever.

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my god id need a new pair of drawers

 

[YosemiteSam]

I prefer this snip. (the guy is a terrible shot though!)

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Here is another!

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...and another!

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