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DAILY SIEDNESDAY*44I■■Mil—.*■—*Canadian Snipers. .■ft*- ..-4i-j-i.s m^ssens*traxe \V runb»ih k»%Aurif *•*: h• ia i. «* * ?***4**«re Glamor Boysun*-lui' a:iproeeti«« aller*iffs t*'dit- vlor*’Of the Armywho com*■rot tow ia§ c\rrt*-.'i• • ►b** ifivaniibhwith. Wr**n blockw1? was ** strong mind’d sailor 'strain from name punningSlit*They Make TheirOwn Decisions, Usually^i om:nlt; ‘if lt;was j Itii«*I T aimi.g (Vr.tr*:f ha: one of herPrecious.i d t » l*i#'■ *■wht-t s!o t undi*W « r M * * %% XmmtNt1i M KFinal—For Somebody* *\n uunu« n ' rr.o. u *dHofiov t S: ?h1 C f‘r chn 1 Precious! t haBvStaff1 hi VCp* Jot’Writer. Theand meht • *pr**\ Regardlesssit ion or theelementTheirsMaple l***aithev j♦T* » *i 0i *t* - aV- «■ *:e»i ir? ! ii :X5 \, i * *•:% 1 *v * jnu io . nain*»* *■**x i1iff Ii «mvS'Sr% f-* i* *h* *talk their spong*Iof enemv fire.point sery of natures........*f hevis toep.-ear*, hr lone \Britain haill awav -o go*out the fiienivt* port pockets of itanlt;Ie ah w art t i« »n s ha vlaxatHMo* ine emergency restrnheena] readvw hen the time comes, cut Huns»restrict soni i tI114 Mmmadexist1*» xrvp 11 epM H M *lown with well-placed shots from a-uip»n fie.ThuTwo Sectionstheh.scout and sniper of •very infantry regiment in the CaItalian Corps has added to his laurelsituple adjcctiv*. “.nvalua V.The -tout and sniper platoon, di-ided into two sections, as the naiu mplit . usually work as lone wohe: doving ahead ofll«eadvance units.huh hands f model n Tecum-ehs must have varied qualities thatnciude alertness, ne»tment ami my unit’so endure.oia1 ll'ISft. «.•' .. *sixthileslee],sense not onmust be ablein order toWorming hisilledsurvivewayu e m yno-man s linesthrough m i ne-through thethem, thecomor neis alone. Tilt* snipei lies for ours, hidden from prying Germanyes. He, too. is withoutie makes his hev’re usuallyT h e i roinaturecompany, own decisions and final—for somebodydress consists mostly amoufiage. According to the f the surrounding copntry, so they djust their dress. Invariably they refer nets in the way of headgeara helmet. Camouflagedoveralls, especially designed tolend with any background are worny many although some of the lone olves prefer their own version. Although they pri/e then ifies with the telescopic sight toonull to carve 'notches” in the utt, the boysi) stead ofinn*c*UMsills. keep a score of their j Probables andnear missesnot counted.Scores 27fear of God into Welir-When it comes to weakening the lemy’s morale, it is the sniper whoits theM. Pelletier, out real, one of the best marksmen his regiment, has done his share staggering the Jerry nerves, wenty-seven times, since he si art-acht Willie. L-Cpl.I stalking Germans during the Hit-r Line show. Pelletier has laid hisleek along the butt of his “Marytin,* *gently squeezed the triggerid seen the “target” crumbling inPte. R. J. Forsythe. Port Alberni,(\, learned the secrets of stalking ‘«rs ago. Hunting in the forests oflitish Columbia taughtFor-h i m h o wcreepthemup on unwary game, first joined his elite platoon a scout but the intriguing nature a sniper’s job got the better of and he transferred to theWhen he refers toa fewsection 1iper’scredits.»•heother members ofs«•section.claims onlyhisII of at least a dozen “kill An old liami at the sniping gameTom Evenden, Weston, Ont..io% could cut lh notches if he want- jAlan Darling. •\c.xl •to. while L-Cpl.Pte. T.lie quite alittleawatching duringhack to his unitlighttin r-iockvPle, Ont.. anduicette. New Waterford. N.S.. havepot-shooting of ?ir own. During the Rimini show,uicette sat in a hideout for a daynight.report in t the night.Glamor BoysThese snipers are the glamor boysthe army. They come and godtv much as they please in some-commandos atge With all this coming andthey have gained a considerableas scroungers and it isthe best of infantiyeven 1n gof the rob* ofgo-mtationlispered iniclesthathave beenown to liftsomerationshadwhen the“Friday*«his headriuwill tell you*sniping had itsa s a w a rk’s man a vino barrel.military expertprofession the FarPacific. The Japs intro-absolutely new' wrinklesuniQue methods to the extentplay inst andced somethe jungle, usedcamouflage, evenlike the snakes thedotobe-making up» When asked if be ilke stint with his telo-rifle in Burma, Canadian lad came out fiom his camouflage and said:that one out”that effect.“Ink I’ll sitor un-ntahle words to. *.. ..A• .*. . .» H.* ■■i.» w ■■* •* ** .* *- *L *1 ■'BE*. W *A»».......* .« .■»• ft . . . .... ft.* c*:* * *W-* •. *ft. ...... * * *- - V•»... * •■ *. *...■ * ft.T*e 2SS W«*o,Woo,ci. j,IS2-gi.T:Ilt;S.BIN S M I h*i c. a ^S M I HO) rg(TA
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Brandon Daily Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Wed, Oct 25, 1944
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