I talked with Carlos a couple of times at gun shows. Very nice man. I bought two tickets for a gun raffle to raise money to help Carlos. He sign both ticket stubs which I still have. later. I was corresponding with his son. Then early one morning his son told me Carlos had died that very morning. I always treasured the moments I spent with Carlos

An interesting side note. When his fellow Marines in theater, heard about the bounty on Hathcock’s head, they started wearing white feathers in their headgear to protect him. Semper Fi

As the Gunny and Drill Sergents always said, "The most dangerous weapon is the single soldier with his weapon". God bless Hathcock, he saved many a soldier.

I knew him in his final years. He was still training Marines of the Marine Corps Security Force Battalion. I was the Piper at his Funeral. A Great Marine....

I retired from the Navy with 27 years in 1994, with a tour in Vietnam (Danang Port Security) , and combat duty in Panama and Desert Storm. For the last 8 years of his life Carlos (I called him Gunny and he called me Chief) was my neighbor and occasional morning coffee companion. The tragic irony of a fit and tough retired Marine sniper who had learned to live in constant pain from war time burns, only to be struck down by MS was not lost on him. We were only about 5 years apart, but even though I thought of myself as a grown-ass mature guy, he was on a whole different level. I moved out of the area and didn't find out about his passing until the day of his funeral at Woodlawn- I had to park nearly a mile away, and felt like a total outsider (dressed in khaki pants and a blue blazer with my barely noticeable gold retirement lapel button) while half the US Marine Corps showed up in dress blues and medals, . It was undeniable that he was a Marine's Marine.

I was in Vietnam in 1969 with Carlos and back when I came home I visited him in his home in Virginia Beach , Va. he was a special man and spreader his knowledge to Va,Beach Police along with the Norfolk Police and many new snipers in training. I could sit and talk with him for hours.

What a lovely chap he was, I adored his dry and black sense of humour. He is missed.

I shook his hand once at a book signing. It was one of my greatest moments. RIP Sir.

I was taught sharp shooting by a SSG in the Army who was taught by Carlos and also wrote our Sniper manual. He was loony as they come but his aim was on point. I’m glad for all I learn and that it saved my life many of times. Thanks to all that served.

Served with him in 69 on operation oklahoma hills in Arizona ....he was a very patient sniper....he was good friends with my company commander Capt James Huffman...both are great Marines and will be missed by all Marines

Hathcock’s spotter, Corporal John Roland Burke was a hero in his own right and was killed in action saving his fellow Marines.

i was in Viet Nam when he made this famous shot in 1967. the rumor mill was very fast and we heard about it soon after he was rescued. it was quite a story and actually had a very positive effect on all of us. i was stationed at Natrang airbase at the time and when i was moved to Pleiku the story was already there. well done carlos.

I read "Marine Sniper" when I was in high school and have admired Sgt. Hathcock ever since. The story is incredible. I'm 50 now.

This man should have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for all that he accomplished. When we throw around the word hero like a worn penny today, he certainly was a hero to his fellow Marines and nation.

I love Calos's story in that with every shot he took his legend as a sniper grew and wasn't exaggerated.

I met Carlos Hathcock in his last year of active duty. FTR Gunny Hathcock started wearing a white feather to distinguish himself from other Marines when the VC put the 1st contract on him. It wasn't the last. He was a Great Outdoorsman to live on the land for days, crawling!

My father was shot in Okinawa, during WW 2, and survived. His company killed the sniper, and he brought the rifle he was shot with, home. I still have it today.

I visited Carlos at his Virginia Beach home in 1988. It wasn't hard pole flying to spot, it was the one on the bend in the street with a tall steel pole flying the USMC flag in the yard :-) His trophy room was awesome. I hope his widow donated it to museums.

I was honored to serve with Carlos back in day. He was as quiet humble as others have said about him.

Carlos Hathcock is a Marine Legend and a great American. Ohhh Rahhhh !!!