Can you name the top USMC snipers during Vietnam war?

Answer 1

During the 1970's, the word "Vietnam" was taboo in the US; until the "ice was broken" by movies (films) like "The Deer Hunter" and "Apocalypse Now" which came out in the late 70's. Prior to that time, films that Hollywood DID MARKET about the Vietnam War were disguised as WW2 or Korea movies, like Clint Eastwood's WW2 in Europe film called "Kelly's Heros", and the Korean War film (later TV series) "MASH." As well as actor Jimmy Stewarts Civil War epic "Shenandoah", or the Civil War film "Journey to Shiloh." By the 80's, the market began to get flooded with Viet War films. In the late 80's a book was marketed, titled "One Shot, One Kill" (93 confirmed kills) about the highest scoring US Shooter named Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, USMC (now deceased). This story, also broke "the ice" about US Snipers during the Vietnam War...and also, to a certain point it "broke the ice" about military snipers in general; as not even the military enjoyed discussing this aspect of military operations. US Military sniping was an "Art" that was ONLY ACTIVIVATED DURING WARTIME, and then "SHELVED!" When the war was over. This particular duty was shelved after WW1, WW2, the Korean War...but during the Vietnam War and after, US military sniper schools became PERMANENT. By the 1970's/1980's US Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies (Federal, State, County, City) began to establish "Police Sniper Training" OPENLY (not hidden). Today, in the 21st Century, both "Vietnam" and "Snipers" are popular subjects. So popular, that they have inherited the negative aspects that come with popularity: IMITATORS! Which is abit ironic, when you consider that there were 13,853,027 FAKE Vietnam Veterans (men claiming to be Viet War veterans, when they were not) of a war in which approximately 22,500 men where indicted for draft dodging, of which 8,800 men were convicted, and 4,000 imprisoned; strange to have so many men wanting to be veterans of such an unpopular war!? The same effect has happened to US Military Snipers...a formerly "unspoken taboo", is now as popular as beer and environmentally correct drinking water. Carlos Hathcock came about when no one wanted to talk about the formerly covert art of US military snipers during the Viet War; with approximately 13 million fake Viet War veterans out there...it would be wise to question a long list of names of covert operators.

Answer 2

USMC Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock.