Charles “Chuck” Mawhinney is a United States Marine who holds the Corps’ record for the most confirmed sniper kills (and the second most of any US service member in history), having recorded 103 confirmed kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War. For the first time ever, his story is being told in The Sniper by Jim Lindsay. Read on for an excerpt from The Sniper.
Captain Wiley turned to Chuck. “We’ve got a problem on our hands. I’d say half the NVA army is on its way to attack Da Nang. They need to be stopped or at least delayed.”
“I know right where they’ll cross the river,” said Chuck. There was only one place where the river was shallow enough. Chuck had been a permanent fixture for more than a year and knew the Arizona Territory better than anyone. He was like the sheriff of the whole An Hoa Basin.
“If you go down to the river,” said Wiley, “you’ll get yourself killed.”
“If I stay here,” said Chuck, “we’ll all get killed.”
“Okay.” Wiley sighed, shaking his head. “You see them and get back here on the double. Got it?”
“Got it, sir.”
