Sniper Carlos Hathcock And The White Feather. Carlos Hathcock simply tucking a single white feather into his hat as he walked into battle . His job literally required him to be as hard to spot as possible, and he still chose to tuck a white feather into his hat. Hathcock is known as one of the best snipers in US military history—so good that he was the sniper they called in to shoot other snipers during the Vietnam War. Perhaps the most amazing part of this entire story is that the enemy knew all about the feather. When Hathcock started taking down Vietnamese snipers like poorly hung paintings, they actually sent counter-snipers into the jungle just to kill him. When Hathcock’s men heard about this, they all started wearing feathers in their hats too, effectively drawing a bullseye on their backs, just so that the enemy couldn’t recognize him. Literally the only thing the Vietnamese knew about Hathcock, other than that he was a crack shot, was that was he always wore a white feather in his hat. In other words, Hathcock was so fabulous, he actually inspired a fashion trend during active combat. How’s that for a legacy?
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:11:42 +0000
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