Death from a Distance
July 29th, 2006
This is an interesting article about a 21-year-old Marine Corps sniper in Iraq. His accuracy is apparently amazing.
During a large-scale attack on Easter Sunday, Wilson says, 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. The sixth man dived off a 3-story building just as Wilson got him in his sights, and counts as a probable death.
He has 20 confirmed kills and 40 probables.