85 year-old WWII Sniper shoots new Army Sniper Rifle

[.455_Hunter]

Great Story!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ves-lost-skills-picks-target-1-000-yards.html

 

[Cosmoline]

I wonder if they're going to stop loss him! 1,000 yards is seriously impressive.

 

[SteveW-II]

> But his modesty was greater than his skills and he managed with
> ease to pick off the target, with three impressive head shots all
> within five inches of each other.

Now that is impressive. 5 inches at 1000 yards. I wish I could do that at 500 yards. Good for him !

 

[Sam1911]

I believe this article is retelling the story as shown on TV here in the US a year ago: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=504216

 

[.455_Hunter]

I believe this article is retelling the story as shown on TV here in the US a year ago: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=504216

Interesting... Funny that it was listed on the Google News Spotlight this afternoon.

 

[NG VI]

That's an incredibly touching story.

That's so cool that they awarded him with a replica 03A4.

 

[j2crows]

A soldier through and through.

 

[Sam1911]

Funny that it was listed on the Google News Spotlight this afternoon.

Looks like they re-ran it and news outlets like UK's Daily Mail picked it up and ran with it. Must be a slow news day. I don't think last February was even the first air-date.

 

[McCall911]

I think the World War II generation was called the Greatest Generation. If not, that's what I would call them. I cherish the ones we have left because they are sadly disappearing quickly.

 

[BullfrogKen]

That was a pretty amazing story. Thanks for sharing it.

 

[kis2]

awesome

 

[nwilliams]

Just came across this article online, very awesome!.

 

[txhoghunter]

A great man, and he is one heck of a shot

 

[Quentin]

Great story, thanks!

 

[TXNOx]

Great man equals great story!