Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carlos N. Hathcock II Patch

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carlos N. Hathcock II Patch
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Marine CORPS Legend Gunnery Sgt. Carlos N. Hathcock II Patch

 No Marine sniper was more effective than Hathcock at killing North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. The number 93 reflects his confirmed kills, but his actual total is believed to be well over 100. As a testament to his effectiveness, North Vietnam once put a bounty of $30,000 on his head.

The Viet Cong knew him as well and called him "Long Trang," the White Feather, because he often wore one in his bush hat. Hathcock remains a legend in the Marines. The Carlos Hathcock Award is presented annually to the Marine who does the most to promote marksmanship. And there is a sniper range named for Hathcock at Camp Lejeune, NC.

Late in his life, he was awarded a Silver Star, the third-highest military honor, for an incident that happened nearly 30 years earlier, when he pulled seven comrades off a burning armored personnel carrier that had struck a mine. That act of bravery left Hathcock badly burned and effectively ended his career as a rifleman.

Approx: 4"

 

 

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