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Should one profit from their military service?
Rembrandt
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I remember watching the movie "Sargeant York" where Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Alvin York was offered fabulous money making opportunities for the use of his name and endorsements. His comment was that a lot of men didn't come back and to honor their memory he declined the offers. Now I see where Springfield Armory is offering the Carlos Hathcock M1. Perhaps some royality will go to his family, but someone is no doubt going to profit from this man's military service to his country....what are you thoughts?
http://www.springfieldarmory.com/whatsnew.shtml
Carlos Hathcock Signature Model M25 Now Available From Springfield Armory
(Geneseo, IL)- Springfield, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of an all-new M1A rifle which is designed and built to honor the accomplishments of perhaps the greatest tactical rifleman of modern times, the late Carlos Hathcock.
The White Feather / Carlos Hathcock model M25 / M1A utilizes the Springfield Armory rear-lugged receiver, M-14 magazine and a Krieger carbon heavy match barrel with a 1:10 twist. Other features include the SA M25 adjustable match trigger and McMillan fiberglass stock.
No sniper was more effective than Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carlos N. Hathcock II. As a testament of his effectiveness, North Vietnam once put a bounty of $30,000 on his head. The Viet Cong referred to Hathcock as "Long Trang" (The White Feather), because he often wore one in his bush hat.
But when Hathcock died in February, 1999 at the age of 57, the enemy which ultimately claimed him was the slow, unrelenting progression of multiple sclerosis.
Hathcock remains a legend in the Marines and among modern tactical shooters. The Carlos Hathcock Award is presented annually to the Marine who does the most to promote marksmanship. In addition, the sniper range at Camp Lejeune, N.C. bears his name.
Late in his life, Hathcock was awarded a Silver Star for an incident that happened nearly 30 years earlier, when he pulled seven comrades from a burning armored personnel carrier that had struck a mine. That act of bravery left him badly injured and effectively ended his career as a rifleman.
In a special arrangement with the estate and family of Hathcock, each Springfield Armory White Feather / Carlos Hathcock M25 will bear the likeness of Hathcock's signature and the White Feather logo.
"This is a very special rifle to honor a Marine and a marksman who defined modern tactical sniping," said Springfield Armory Co-Chairman of the Board, Dennis Reese. "we at Springfield are very proud and humbled to help preserve the memory of a true American hero, Sgt. Carlos N. Hathcock."
http://www.springfieldarmory.com/whatsnew.shtml
Carlos Hathcock Signature Model M25 Now Available From Springfield Armory
(Geneseo, IL)- Springfield, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of an all-new M1A rifle which is designed and built to honor the accomplishments of perhaps the greatest tactical rifleman of modern times, the late Carlos Hathcock.
The White Feather / Carlos Hathcock model M25 / M1A utilizes the Springfield Armory rear-lugged receiver, M-14 magazine and a Krieger carbon heavy match barrel with a 1:10 twist. Other features include the SA M25 adjustable match trigger and McMillan fiberglass stock.
No sniper was more effective than Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carlos N. Hathcock II. As a testament of his effectiveness, North Vietnam once put a bounty of $30,000 on his head. The Viet Cong referred to Hathcock as "Long Trang" (The White Feather), because he often wore one in his bush hat.
But when Hathcock died in February, 1999 at the age of 57, the enemy which ultimately claimed him was the slow, unrelenting progression of multiple sclerosis.
Hathcock remains a legend in the Marines and among modern tactical shooters. The Carlos Hathcock Award is presented annually to the Marine who does the most to promote marksmanship. In addition, the sniper range at Camp Lejeune, N.C. bears his name.
Late in his life, Hathcock was awarded a Silver Star for an incident that happened nearly 30 years earlier, when he pulled seven comrades from a burning armored personnel carrier that had struck a mine. That act of bravery left him badly injured and effectively ended his career as a rifleman.
In a special arrangement with the estate and family of Hathcock, each Springfield Armory White Feather / Carlos Hathcock M25 will bear the likeness of Hathcock's signature and the White Feather logo.
"This is a very special rifle to honor a Marine and a marksman who defined modern tactical sniping," said Springfield Armory Co-Chairman of the Board, Dennis Reese. "we at Springfield are very proud and humbled to help preserve the memory of a true American hero, Sgt. Carlos N. Hathcock."
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God bless Gunny Hathcock! I remember that sad day when we found out we lost one of our heroes.
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I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to look him in the eye, shake his hand and express my personal thanks for all he had done. He ranks right up there at the top on my list of people I'm most proud of having met.
He was the real deal.
I dont think this country does enough for the Military people, except cut their benifits, and figure ways to save money by screwing the VET.
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I would rather see a person of this caliber receive monetary compensation for the use of his name, or the family of that person, rather than the Sport Stars that rakes in millions for the use of their name, and they havent done a damn thing as far as I am concerned
"A wise man is a man that realizes just how little he knows"
I agree that they are more deserving of some compensation than sports "heroes." But kids need role models of all kinds. Let this be one of them. We should take better care of our vets in more ways than this. As for Mr. York, the guy was practically a saint from what I know of him, and God bless him. Still, I don't think the guys who "didn't come home" would begrudge those who did the right to their notoriety for their heroism. Just my 2 cents.
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Rugster
When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
I saw nothing wrong with it and would have bought one of the rifles if I could've afforded it.
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On the comment about officers profiting from their service; I would point out that an O-6 commanding an aircraft carrier and 7,000 men with a $7 billion dollar value receives around $85,000 per year in annual income. What do you think a President or CEO of a commercial company with 7,000 employees and $7 billion dollars in assets would receive? Those officers voluntarily have taken a tremendous paycut over their actual value to serve their country. If they make more when they are retired it is because they are worth it. Oh and I don't have a problem with retired enlisted military personnel making big money either. I too actually like to see it. Beach
If they can make some honest profit , well, good for them!
I seem to recall Hathcock using a Winchester Model 70 or was it a Remington 700? Be nice if they came out with a replica of what he used.
It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it...
Actually, not to start a bladder battle but this question irritated the he77 out of me. I read it earlier and decided to calm down before I answered it (and believe it or not this is calmer). I cannot think of ANY other profession where this question would even be asked. Do you ask when an athlete cashes in on his fame and endorses Tampons or some other stupid product? Do you question it when some politician writes a book (other than the content)? Why the hel l would you question a famous military man's family (or the man himself) attempting to capitalize on that fame?
We ask our service men to sacrifice a tremendous amount. During Gunny Hathcock's time in service he was paid LESS than minimum wage for his efforts while being asked to risk life and limb for his country. He was a mercenary, a professional Marine, paid (poorly) to do a job. If his family can find a way to make it pay, I say God bless them and good luck!!
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The most important things, Are not things.
If Hathcocks family can make some money at it ... more power to them.
Fact of the matter is very few vets have that opportunity. Look at Jesse Ventura, a tireless self promoter. He pushed his SEAL training into wrestling, then Hollywood, then Government. He has made his pile. It bothers me not at all to see him profit from it.
Personally I favor Sgt. York's philosophy, but I am not a Medal of Honor winner and will never have to look that opportunity in the face. Things look a lot different when you have a family to support. swede
WyomingSwede
Edited by - WyomingSwede on 07/20/2002 09:29:53
Definitely with an earn today a dollar and is worth 1 cent in ten years economy ,profesionals like us have our "alternate" retirements funds, My favorites are weapons,tools and technology,(they never devaluate).
JD
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