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The Mind Blowing True Story of One of America’s Greatest Snipers

He may be the most famous sniper of all time, but American Sniper Chris Kyle didn’t believe he was the best of all time. As Kyle told Conan O’Brien, there’s one Vietnam era sniper who stands out as “the best”.

“Our optics and such are so much more advanced than even the guys in Vietnam. You’ve got Carlos Hathcock, who I think is the greatest sniper of all time. I have more kills than he does, that doesn’t mean I’m better than he is,” said Kyle. “I was just put in a position where I had more opportunities.”

Just how badass was Carlos Hathcock? We’ll let the guys from Sgt. Grit explain:

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I love stories like this. It is great!

Gunny hathcock was a bad mamma jamma,semper fi gunny

And people like him aren't held out to younger generations as heros.

I saw a great 1 hour long show about Carlos Hathcock on the Military Channel. It was a great show and to hear of some of the things he accomplished and with the equipment he had available at the time... just incredible. He saved a lot of American troops.

Didn't he live in va beach?