Inside the Crosshairs (21 page)

The U.S. Army’s most successful sniper in Vietnam: Sergeant First Class Adelbert F. Waldron of the 9th Infantry Division. (U.S. Army)

An army sniper in the 1st Infantry Division takes aim as his spotter provides security during operations south of Lai Khe in October 1969. (U.S. Army)

The M21 sniper rifle system as adopted by the U.S. Army in 1970. (U.S. Army)

The properly armed and equipped sniper as illustrated in U.S. Army Training Circular 23-14 published in October 1969. (U.S. Army)

A 9th Infantry Division sniper mounts an AN/PVS2 Starlight scope on his XM21 in preparation for a night mission. (U.S. Army)

The Hoa-Cam Training Center near Da Nang where the 1st and 3rd Marine Divisions trained their snipers. (U.S. Marine Corps)

Captain Robert A. Russell, founder of the 3rd Marine Division Sniper School, on the range on November 3, 1965. (U.S. Marine Corps)

A 9th Marine Regiment sniper team in action during Operation Harvest Moon in December 1965. (U.S. Marine Corps)

A 9th Marine Regiment sniper engages a target with his Winchester 70 and 8X Unertl telescope from Hill 251 in December 1965. (U.S. Marine Corps)

The basic U.S. Marine Corps sniper rifles early in the Vietnam War (from the top): M1D with 2.2X M86 scope; Model 70 Winchester with 3X-9X variable scope; Model 70 Winchester with 8X Unertl scope. (U.S. Marine Corps)

The M700 Remington sniper rifle system. (U.S. Marine Corps)

A 26th Marine Regiment sniper at Hill 557 near Khe Sanh on January 10, 1968. (U.S. Marine Corps)

A 7th Marine Regiment sniper team uses a .50-caliber machine gun as a sniper rifle. (U.S. Marine Corps)