“Only those who are willing to risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” ~ T.S Elliot
Okay guys- this one’s for you!! Well, maybe for the girls too. I know some of you women just love a man in uniform!
This being the 225th anniversary of Constitution Day of the United States of America, I decided to go dig into my military fascination with a story to post.
This is Craig Harrison. A member of the British Military. This 37 year old Canadian is note worthy because of his actions that occurred during war.
Using an Accuracy International L115A3, he killed two Taliban members with consecutive shots at a distance of 2.47 km (8,120 ft or about 1.54 miles) in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in November of 2009. He then fired a third shot and hit the Taliban’s PKM machinegun in perhaps the most prodigious feat of marksmanship in military history.
It is the longest recorded kill in history, and he did it TWICE consecutively!!
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This action found its way also into the Guinness Book of World Records.
There are many military records noted in the world. A lot of them dealing with a sniper’s kill count. But this is the longest shot made for a kill. I do not know what Harrison’s kill count is, but this really is an amazing accomplishment.
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