The sniper Russ Crane in action in Afghanistan in 2006. “There is good and evil in the world,” Crane says. “It gets so you yearn for a righteous fight.”Sharpshooters: The Distant Executioner -- Vanity Fair
During World War II, snipers were seen as a spooky, merciless “Murder Inc.” by other soldiers—the brutal intimacy of their kills made them a breed apart. But in Afghanistan, where avoiding civilian deaths is a top priority, U.S. military sharpshooters may have found the war that needs them most. Going inside the world of Texas Army National Guardsman “Russ Crane,” who has dropped a Taliban fighter at 806 meters, the author discovers the sniper’s special talents and torments, and why it helps, in Crane’s view, to have God on your side.
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My Comment: This is a fascinating look at the life of a U.S. sniper .... read it all.