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   On 2/18/24 17:05, Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:   
   > https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/16/marine-corps-deadliest-sniper-charles-   
   > chuck-benjamin-mawhinney/   
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   > Charles Benjamin “Chuck” Mawhinney, the deadliest sniper ever for the   
   > Marine Corps, died Monday at the age of 75, according to multiple reports.   
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   > Mawhinney had 103 confirmed kills during his deployment to Vietnam, making   
   > him both the deadliest sniper for the Marine Corps as well as the   
   > deadliest sniper of the Vietnam War, according to Military.com.   
   >   
   > Mawhinney grew up in Oregon and began hunting rabbits and deer. But   
   > Mawhinney’s troubled youth led him to some issues, until the Marine Corps   
   > gave him a way out, according to Military.com. Mawhinney deployed to   
   > Vietnam for a 16-month tour between 1967-1969 but never spoke of his   
   > record-setting kills. It wasn’t until fellow veteran Joseph T. Ward, who   
   > was a spotter, wrote in his 1991 book, “Dear Mom: A Sniper’s Vietnam,”   
   > that Mawhinney’s 103 kills were brought to light.   
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   > A legend has passed   
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   > Charles Benjamin "Chuck" Mawhinney   
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   > USMC Scout Sniper   
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   > Vietnam   
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   > Valentine’s Day 1969   
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   > M40 sniper rifle / Redfield 3x9x40 scope   
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   > “I’m just a simple person and in Vietnam I was just doing my job.”   
   > – Chuck Mawhinney   
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   > Chuck’s M40 is on display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps   
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   > For more on Chuck’s life, read THE SNIPER: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE MARINE   
   > CORPS' GREATEST MARKSMAN OF ALL TIME by Jim Lindsay with a forward by   
   > Chuck Mawhinney   
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   > https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GGQYz8aaQAAXULj?format=jpg&name=small   
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   > A fellow author checked Marine Corps archives to confirm Mawhinney’s total   
   > number of kills, and 103 was correct, Military.com reported.   
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   > Mawhinney left the service in 1970 and began working for the U.S. Forest   
   > Service.   
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   > During a 1996 interview with Bay City Herald, Mawhinney talked about the   
   > heroic work of his fellow veterans.   
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   > “It’s an opportunity for me to get some recognition for a lot of the   
   > Vietnam vets that didn’t receive any recognition,” Mawhinney told the   
   > outlet. “We were all there together. If I have to take recognition for it,   
   > that’s OK, because every time I talk to someone, I can talk about the   
   > vets. It gives me an opportunity to talk about what a great job they did.”   
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   > Mawhinney later worked on a book with his friend Jim Lindsay, which was   
   > published in March of 2023, “The Sniper: The Untold Story of the Marine   
   > Corps’ Greatest Marksman of All Time.”   
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   > Mawhinney leaves behind a wife and three children, according to   
   > Military.com.   
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   Thank you Leroy for posting this.   
   In 1970 and 1971 I was quite involved with the   
   Marksmanship Training Units.  Serious work.   
      
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