Dennis G
08-06-2003, 01:33 AM
I Added some New photos today.
"Gentelemen, you have been selected... not because you are the meanest sons-of-a-bitches in the valley, nor was it for showin' off what a tough guy you are to the gang back on the block... not because you have muscles in your do-do, and not because you have the potential to become some sort of cold-blooded killer who would just as soon blow the eyes out of a baby as step on a bug.
"Your units selected each of you... because you are good Marines - men who are well disciplined... courageous...duty-bound...and loyal to your country and you Corps... in top physical condition, mentally sound and very patient. Each man here... has good moral character and a strong sense of values, among which he holds life sacred.
"When you go on a mission, there is no crowd to applaud you - no one for whom you can flex your muscles or show how tough you are... You have to be strong enough to physically endure lying in the weeds day after day, letting the bugs crawl over you and bite you, letting the sun cook you and the rain boil you, ****ting and pissing in your pants... because you know that Charlie's coming, and you're gonna kill him."
Cpt. E. J. Land,
co-founder 1st Marine Division Scout/Sniper School
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/AussieSniper.jpg
SNIPER
You watch you wait, you take a breath, Steady your gun, You take aim, Your heart stops, You squeeze the trigger, One shot One kill.
Bill P. 2,23,02
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/sspic.jpg
"I was that which others did not want to be. I went where others feared to go, and did what others failed to do. I asked nothing from those who gave nothing and reluctantly accepted the thought of eternal loneliness should I fail. I have seen the face of terror, felt the stinging cold of fear, and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moments love. But most of all I have lived times others would say were best forgotten. At least some day I will be able to say, I was proud of what I was and always will be............... A United States Marine Scout/Sniper"
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/patrol.jpg
"....consider that Marine Scout/Snipers are required to do the same thing at almost twice the distance (hitting a target at over a quarter mile away), with only one shot and no chance to make adjustments. All this on a mission that may last for days, in any weather, against an enemy trying to kill you like a pesky varmint. It is a bizarre way to make a living, and the men who do it are strange birds. But to an enemy, the M40A1 in the hands of a skilled Marine Scout/Sniper is a hellish weapon, more feared than even a bomber loaded with napalm! It is scary to know that you might be hunted by another man; and this makes it tough to do your job. The overwhelming psychological impact of the sniper helps to explain why the Corps invests so much in maintaining this capability."
Tom Clancy
Author"
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/images/sniper%20logos/snipatch1.gifhttp://www.marinescoutsniper.com/rmsnipqual.gif
"Sniping is a mysterious art most people ignore because, as Jack Nicholson said in the movie, "they can't handle the truth." But the truth lies in the crosshairs. Snipers are a breed apart. They possess a primordial stalking and killing instinct, one couched in a true loner's diposition. They are the solitary killers of Man's oldest and most intense obsession -- war. It is the sniper team that strikes out alone, depending only on itself, employing its imagination and hard-earned skills to the ominous task of taking out key individual targets in a sea of enemy troops. Snipers observe war from afar through their binos, studying it on their maps, sneaking around it on the fringes, penetrating it silently along a straight-razor; only when ready, do they selectively participate, striking without warning, dumping their unaware prey in the dirt with pinpoint precision, disappearing without a trace. They are as close as good guys can get to being half human, half animal. For all these reasons and more, I am one. Happy shooting".
"Major M. 6/23/98"
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/sniperteam.jpg
Scout/Snipers are unique as a specialty among the world's armed forces. They serve as a combination of things - as a scout, and, within that function, as a sniper. In effect, they find where the enemy are, and then, ideally, kill off the most important of the enemy's soldiers, their leaders, before slipping (hopefully) away. The training is difficult, and the psychological makeup of these troops is hard to comprehend - although the infantryman's job is killing, Scout/Snipers seek and destroy individuals, personally. It takes a very unique personality to survive the job, both tactically and emotionally.
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/images/snipers/ww2snipers.jpg
If I were King, I'd close Army entry training and send all future Infantry grunts to the Marines. The Corps still produces trained and disciplined soldiers who know how to make it on a killing field.
--Col. Hackworth, WND 11Nov98
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/sniper1.jpghttp://www.marinescoutsniper.com/sniper2.jpg
US Marines are the most peculiar breed of human beings I have ever witnessed. They treat service as if it was some kind of cult, plastering their emblem on almost everything they own, making themselves look like insane fanatics with haircuts to ungentlemanly lengths, worshipping their Commandant almost as if he was a god, and making wierd animal noises like a gang of savages. They'll fight like rabid dogs at the drop of a hat just for the sake of a little action, and are the cockiest sons of bitches I have ever known. Most have the foulest mouths and drink well beyond man's normal limits, but their high spirits and sense of brotherhood set them apart and, generally speaking, the United States Marines I've come in contact with are the most professional soldiers and the finest men and women I have ever had the pleasure to meet...
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/snip1.jpg
"man or woman, young or old, my sights are steady, and my trigger cold. walk
or run, laugh or cry your in my A.O., now you die!"
The Silent Sniper
By G.A.Codling
A Sniper crawls along a forest floor
A match grade barrel to do his chore
Blending with the woodland scene
He leaves no trace of where he's been
A single task occupies his mind
To the outside world he is blind
One single task, one single goal
Only his mission occupies his soul
He moves into the open grass
The enemy patrol makes a searching pass
although they look, they can not see
the man moving out from a distant tree
One hour, two , three then four
He only moves a few feet more
Zero hour is getting near
He knows his target will soon appear
A single man he has been sent to kill
and on his hands this man's blood will spill
The moment is now, the target's in site
Taking up the first pressure the shoot feels right
One ounce more on the trigger sear
The bullet races away like a high speed spear
It races throw the air with a thunderous crack
There's a fountain of blood as it exits the man's back
The silence is deafening theirs not a single sound
as the shooter removes the case of the single spent round
His task now done he fades back in to the wood
His only trace is a body wear a man once stood.
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/images/weapons/m40d.jpg
While invisible, I see and destroy.
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/images/weapons/win70.jpg
The sniper is a "work in progress" as are all true professionals in the art of warfare. He is an artist of the highest order in this most demanding of arts. Constantly honing his edge and perfecting his skills to the point of obsession. His profession demands a dedication to excellence that few others ever even consider...some say he is obsessive..almost cultish. Sniping IS a cult, it's a lifestyle, it's our religion. We are what few other people in the world would want to be, and even fewer are capable of. We live in a world of macho ideals and chauvanistic brotherhood. Outsiders are not welcome and those who betray our way of life become outcast. A hard life of extraordinarily high expectations with no allowance or tolerance for failure. Like the wolfpack, snipers are a tight community with a strict pecking order, the pack mentality prevails. It's what keeps us sharp, the knowledge that if we show weakness or incompetence we will suffer the worst fate possible by unwritten but universally understood "pack law." Shame. To shame or dishonor yourself in front of a brother sniper is to suffer vocal ridicule, or much worse...silent rebuke. To lose the respect of your brothers is damnation. That is why we are the best at what we do. Why we will sit for days at a time in the most punishing cold, the sweltering heat, or the pounding rain, fighting the elements and our own fatigue and biting hunger...to take that one shot...the shot that might save the life of one of our brothers. And despite the impossible conditions and handicaps placed on us by circumstance, we WILL put the target down....because that is what we do. That is who we are. Marine Scout Snipers
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/snipers1.jpg
Something wicked this way comes. His approach in neither seen nor heard, his way is the path less travelled, and lonely is his life. Mention of his name runs a chill through the enemy, they fear merely falling under his watchful eye, for when they do their life is in check, pawn to an invisible foe. He may hunt and stalk his prey for days, in stifling heat or the bitterest cold, his goal in life is the end of another, and he doesn't accept failure. He has been called many things by many people, a lone wolf, long rifle, snake, assassin,... and many names less complimentary, but to those who learn to love and respect him, simply Scout Sniper.
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/images/weapons/m40a1bw.jpg
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/swiss.jpg
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/images/weapons/m14ian.gif
****: Through the eyes of the Military
*An Army grunt stands in the rain with a 35 pound pack on his back, 15 lb. weapon in hand, after having marched 12 miles, and says, "This is ****!"
*An Army Airborne Ranger stands in the rain with a 45 lb. pack on his back, weapon in hand, after having jumped from an airplane and marched 18 miles, and says with a smile, "This is good ****!"
*A Navy SEAL lies in the mud, 55 LB pack on his back, weapon in hand, after swimming 10 miles to shore, crawling through a swamp and marching 25 miles at night past the enemy positions, says with a grin, "This really is great ****."
*A Marine Scout/Sniper, up to his nose in the stinking, bug-infested mud of a swamp with a 65 LB pack on his back and a weapon in both hands after jumping from an aircraft at high altitude, into the ocean, swimming 12 miles to the shore, killing several alligators to enter the swamp, then stalking 30 miles through the brush to an FFP, says, "I love this ****."
*The Air Force NCO sits in an easy chair in an air conditioned, carpeted office and says, "My e-mail's out? What kind of **** is this?"
"Gentelemen, you have been selected... not because you are the meanest sons-of-a-bitches in the valley, nor was it for showin' off what a tough guy you are to the gang back on the block... not because you have muscles in your do-do, and not because you have the potential to become some sort of cold-blooded killer who would just as soon blow the eyes out of a baby as step on a bug.
"Your units selected each of you... because you are good Marines - men who are well disciplined... courageous...duty-bound...and loyal to your country and you Corps... in top physical condition, mentally sound and very patient. Each man here... has good moral character and a strong sense of values, among which he holds life sacred.
"When you go on a mission, there is no crowd to applaud you - no one for whom you can flex your muscles or show how tough you are... You have to be strong enough to physically endure lying in the weeds day after day, letting the bugs crawl over you and bite you, letting the sun cook you and the rain boil you, ****ting and pissing in your pants... because you know that Charlie's coming, and you're gonna kill him."
Cpt. E. J. Land,
co-founder 1st Marine Division Scout/Sniper School
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/AussieSniper.jpg
SNIPER
You watch you wait, you take a breath, Steady your gun, You take aim, Your heart stops, You squeeze the trigger, One shot One kill.
Bill P. 2,23,02
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/sspic.jpg
"I was that which others did not want to be. I went where others feared to go, and did what others failed to do. I asked nothing from those who gave nothing and reluctantly accepted the thought of eternal loneliness should I fail. I have seen the face of terror, felt the stinging cold of fear, and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moments love. But most of all I have lived times others would say were best forgotten. At least some day I will be able to say, I was proud of what I was and always will be............... A United States Marine Scout/Sniper"
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/patrol.jpg
"....consider that Marine Scout/Snipers are required to do the same thing at almost twice the distance (hitting a target at over a quarter mile away), with only one shot and no chance to make adjustments. All this on a mission that may last for days, in any weather, against an enemy trying to kill you like a pesky varmint. It is a bizarre way to make a living, and the men who do it are strange birds. But to an enemy, the M40A1 in the hands of a skilled Marine Scout/Sniper is a hellish weapon, more feared than even a bomber loaded with napalm! It is scary to know that you might be hunted by another man; and this makes it tough to do your job. The overwhelming psychological impact of the sniper helps to explain why the Corps invests so much in maintaining this capability."
Tom Clancy
Author"
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/images/sniper%20logos/snipatch1.gifhttp://www.marinescoutsniper.com/rmsnipqual.gif
"Sniping is a mysterious art most people ignore because, as Jack Nicholson said in the movie, "they can't handle the truth." But the truth lies in the crosshairs. Snipers are a breed apart. They possess a primordial stalking and killing instinct, one couched in a true loner's diposition. They are the solitary killers of Man's oldest and most intense obsession -- war. It is the sniper team that strikes out alone, depending only on itself, employing its imagination and hard-earned skills to the ominous task of taking out key individual targets in a sea of enemy troops. Snipers observe war from afar through their binos, studying it on their maps, sneaking around it on the fringes, penetrating it silently along a straight-razor; only when ready, do they selectively participate, striking without warning, dumping their unaware prey in the dirt with pinpoint precision, disappearing without a trace. They are as close as good guys can get to being half human, half animal. For all these reasons and more, I am one. Happy shooting".
"Major M. 6/23/98"
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/sniperteam.jpg
Scout/Snipers are unique as a specialty among the world's armed forces. They serve as a combination of things - as a scout, and, within that function, as a sniper. In effect, they find where the enemy are, and then, ideally, kill off the most important of the enemy's soldiers, their leaders, before slipping (hopefully) away. The training is difficult, and the psychological makeup of these troops is hard to comprehend - although the infantryman's job is killing, Scout/Snipers seek and destroy individuals, personally. It takes a very unique personality to survive the job, both tactically and emotionally.
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/images/snipers/ww2snipers.jpg
If I were King, I'd close Army entry training and send all future Infantry grunts to the Marines. The Corps still produces trained and disciplined soldiers who know how to make it on a killing field.
--Col. Hackworth, WND 11Nov98
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/sniper1.jpghttp://www.marinescoutsniper.com/sniper2.jpg
US Marines are the most peculiar breed of human beings I have ever witnessed. They treat service as if it was some kind of cult, plastering their emblem on almost everything they own, making themselves look like insane fanatics with haircuts to ungentlemanly lengths, worshipping their Commandant almost as if he was a god, and making wierd animal noises like a gang of savages. They'll fight like rabid dogs at the drop of a hat just for the sake of a little action, and are the cockiest sons of bitches I have ever known. Most have the foulest mouths and drink well beyond man's normal limits, but their high spirits and sense of brotherhood set them apart and, generally speaking, the United States Marines I've come in contact with are the most professional soldiers and the finest men and women I have ever had the pleasure to meet...
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/snip1.jpg
"man or woman, young or old, my sights are steady, and my trigger cold. walk
or run, laugh or cry your in my A.O., now you die!"
The Silent Sniper
By G.A.Codling
A Sniper crawls along a forest floor
A match grade barrel to do his chore
Blending with the woodland scene
He leaves no trace of where he's been
A single task occupies his mind
To the outside world he is blind
One single task, one single goal
Only his mission occupies his soul
He moves into the open grass
The enemy patrol makes a searching pass
although they look, they can not see
the man moving out from a distant tree
One hour, two , three then four
He only moves a few feet more
Zero hour is getting near
He knows his target will soon appear
A single man he has been sent to kill
and on his hands this man's blood will spill
The moment is now, the target's in site
Taking up the first pressure the shoot feels right
One ounce more on the trigger sear
The bullet races away like a high speed spear
It races throw the air with a thunderous crack
There's a fountain of blood as it exits the man's back
The silence is deafening theirs not a single sound
as the shooter removes the case of the single spent round
His task now done he fades back in to the wood
His only trace is a body wear a man once stood.
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/images/weapons/m40d.jpg
While invisible, I see and destroy.
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/images/weapons/win70.jpg
The sniper is a "work in progress" as are all true professionals in the art of warfare. He is an artist of the highest order in this most demanding of arts. Constantly honing his edge and perfecting his skills to the point of obsession. His profession demands a dedication to excellence that few others ever even consider...some say he is obsessive..almost cultish. Sniping IS a cult, it's a lifestyle, it's our religion. We are what few other people in the world would want to be, and even fewer are capable of. We live in a world of macho ideals and chauvanistic brotherhood. Outsiders are not welcome and those who betray our way of life become outcast. A hard life of extraordinarily high expectations with no allowance or tolerance for failure. Like the wolfpack, snipers are a tight community with a strict pecking order, the pack mentality prevails. It's what keeps us sharp, the knowledge that if we show weakness or incompetence we will suffer the worst fate possible by unwritten but universally understood "pack law." Shame. To shame or dishonor yourself in front of a brother sniper is to suffer vocal ridicule, or much worse...silent rebuke. To lose the respect of your brothers is damnation. That is why we are the best at what we do. Why we will sit for days at a time in the most punishing cold, the sweltering heat, or the pounding rain, fighting the elements and our own fatigue and biting hunger...to take that one shot...the shot that might save the life of one of our brothers. And despite the impossible conditions and handicaps placed on us by circumstance, we WILL put the target down....because that is what we do. That is who we are. Marine Scout Snipers
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/snipers1.jpg
Something wicked this way comes. His approach in neither seen nor heard, his way is the path less travelled, and lonely is his life. Mention of his name runs a chill through the enemy, they fear merely falling under his watchful eye, for when they do their life is in check, pawn to an invisible foe. He may hunt and stalk his prey for days, in stifling heat or the bitterest cold, his goal in life is the end of another, and he doesn't accept failure. He has been called many things by many people, a lone wolf, long rifle, snake, assassin,... and many names less complimentary, but to those who learn to love and respect him, simply Scout Sniper.
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/images/weapons/m40a1bw.jpg
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/swiss.jpg
http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/images/weapons/m14ian.gif
****: Through the eyes of the Military
*An Army grunt stands in the rain with a 35 pound pack on his back, 15 lb. weapon in hand, after having marched 12 miles, and says, "This is ****!"
*An Army Airborne Ranger stands in the rain with a 45 lb. pack on his back, weapon in hand, after having jumped from an airplane and marched 18 miles, and says with a smile, "This is good ****!"
*A Navy SEAL lies in the mud, 55 LB pack on his back, weapon in hand, after swimming 10 miles to shore, crawling through a swamp and marching 25 miles at night past the enemy positions, says with a grin, "This really is great ****."
*A Marine Scout/Sniper, up to his nose in the stinking, bug-infested mud of a swamp with a 65 LB pack on his back and a weapon in both hands after jumping from an aircraft at high altitude, into the ocean, swimming 12 miles to the shore, killing several alligators to enter the swamp, then stalking 30 miles through the brush to an FFP, says, "I love this ****."
*The Air Force NCO sits in an easy chair in an air conditioned, carpeted office and says, "My e-mail's out? What kind of **** is this?"