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2005-01-03 Iraq-Jordan

Marine sniper credited with longest confirmed kill in Iraq

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-01-03 11:02:43 AM|| || Front Page|| [11139 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 excellent. more cockroaches enter the roach motel.

Posted by anymouse 2005-01-03 11:13:56 AM|| 2005-01-03 11:13:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Not just good shooting but great shooting. Good job Marines. The snipers are very effective--instilling terror in the terrorists from afar.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-01-03 11:17:22 AM|| 2005-01-03 11:17:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Very cool. Made my day.

Posted by Mark Z. 2005-01-03 11:57:21 AM|| 2005-01-03 11:57:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 KeKilling from afar. Another great feat for Americans boys!
Keep sending them in boys!

Posted by Peregrine 2005-01-03 12:01:21 PM|| 2005-01-03 12:01:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Can't even hear the shot from that distance. Achmed's head just explodes. Gotta be spooky.

Posted by mojo 2005-01-03 12:41:21 PM|| 2005-01-03 12:41:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Actually, Achmed's fellow jihadi might be able to hear the shot just after Achmed's head explodes. Doubly spooky. {8^0

Posted by Parabellum 2005-01-03 4:57:19 PM|| 2005-01-03 4:57:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Oh, and Hooah!, Semper Fi, and Don't Mess With Texas too!

Posted by Parabellum 2005-01-03 5:00:00 PM|| 2005-01-03 5:00:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 You might go to Adoptasniper.org and make a contribution. I did.

Posted by Harry 2005-01-03 5:08:25 PM|| 2005-01-03 5:08:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 When I read, "...longest confirmed kill...", for a brief moment the thought crossed my mind of duration, not distance. Like the sniper had grabbed one of the buggers and taken his time in sending him to Allah. "It took the better part of a day..."

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-01-03 5:57:51 PM|| 2005-01-03 5:57:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Long Trang, a.k.a. Carlos Hathcock, is smiling.

Posted by .com 2005-01-03 6:59:41 PM|| 2005-01-03 6:59:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 A 1,000 yards away...I don't get it, how far would the bullet have to travel to just fall to the ground? Was Achmed one foot from safety or 100 yards from safety?

Posted by smn 2005-01-03 9:45:52 PM|| 2005-01-03 9:45:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Was Achmed one foot from safety or 100 yards from safety?

Achmed was dead from the moment he put on his curly-toed slippers.

Considering that a 50 calibre round took out an NVA officer at 2,500 yards, I'd wager a 7.62mm slug would still have some more life in it after a flyover of Achmed's cohorts.

Posted by Zenster 2005-01-03 11:26:57 PM|| 2005-01-03 11:26:57 PM|| Front Page Top

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