Are Military Snipers And Confirmed Kills Becoming A Pop-Culture Hit?

Confirmed Kills: A Solemn Secret For Military Snipers Is Becoming A Pop-Culture Hit -- NBC

Inside one of America’s most select clubs, the tally known as "confirmed kills" is revered yet rarely discussed — meant to be carried silently, worn proudly and certainly never hyped.

“It’s an intimate kill,” said Brandon Webb, an ex-sniper and former Navy SEAL who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. “I’ve dropped plenty of bombs on people in Afghanistan. I don’t count that as a confirmed kill. It’s a very personal thing to pull a trigger and take someone’s life."

But to a growing audience of civilian consumers, the stat is pure mystique, darkly enticing, packed with alpha swagger. And to publisher HarperCollins, director Steven Spielberg, and an Iraq veteran-turned-author who bills himself as “one of the deadliest American soldiers of all time,” the grisly total also equates to money.

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My Comment: For now .... there is a cultural/social fascination with these type of soldiers .... will that be the case a year or two from now .... probably not.