Carlos Hathcock, a legendary American sniper, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and enlisted in the Marines at 17. He became a world-class sharpshooter, winning the Wimbledon Cup Shooting Championship in 1965, and deployed to Vietnam, where he changed the face of American warfare forever. Hathcock's talents for tracking and hunting made him a formidable opponent, and he held the record for the highest bounty ever placed on a Marine. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Silver Star for his actions, and his legend still stands today.
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