".............When Romeo stopped and brought his scope to his face, he could see the man, now lying on his stomach, beginning to pull his rifle into his shoulder to aim at him. Immediately Romeo rested his sights on the man's chest and squeezed the trigger. His heavy breathing threw the shot off, but he watched the man flinch in pain as the bullet entered his hip. Part of the robe around his waist sprang up, revealing to Romeo where the bullet had impacted.
Standing between the palm trees and with no cover, Romeo knew that one bullet wasn't going to kill the gunman; at best it would only temporarily disable him. With his sights higher on the man's chest he squeezed the trigger again, sending another bullet into his stomach. The man flinched and his robe sprang up again, but he was still moving. Romeo used Kentucky windage and estimated his sights to where they needed to be to shoot the man in his chest. He squeezed off one last bullet and hit the man in the chest. The man collapsed to the ground as the sniper rifle slipped out of his hands. He was dead." -Hogs in the Shadows
Hogs in the Shadows is a book of journal entries from Marines during Operation: Iraqi Freedom. I have not read this whole book myself, but my boyfriend, who is in the process of joining the Army, and my Government teacher from Senior year has. They both loved the book. I have read some entries from it, but not all of them. What these men and women go through to keep our country free is amazing. I have nothing but respect for the men and women of our military.
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