ese ▁marks man ▁who ▁sought ▁him ▁to ▁collect ▁it . ▁The ▁V iet ▁Cong ▁and ▁P AV N ▁called ▁H ath cock ▁L ô ng ▁Tr ắ ng , ▁translated ▁as ▁" White ▁Fe ather ▁S ni per ", ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁fe ather ▁he ▁kept ▁in ▁a ▁band ▁on ▁his ▁bush ▁hat . ▁After ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁of ▁Vietnam ese ▁sn ip ers ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁h unt ▁down ▁" White ▁Fe ather ", ▁many ▁Mar ines ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁area ▁don ned ▁white ▁fe athers ▁to ▁dece ive ▁the ▁enemy . ▁These ▁Mar ines ▁were ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁impact ▁H ath cock ' s ▁death ▁would ▁have ▁and ▁took ▁it ▁upon ▁themselves ▁to ▁make ▁themselves ▁targets ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁conf use ▁the ▁counter - sn ip ers . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁H ath cock ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁accomplish ments ▁was ▁shooting ▁an ▁enemy ▁sni per ▁through ▁the ▁enemy ' s ▁own ▁rif le ▁scope , ▁hitting ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁eye ▁and ▁killing ▁him . ▁H ath cock ▁and ▁John ▁Roland ▁Bur ke , ▁his ▁spot ter , ▁were ▁st alk ing ▁the ▁enemy ▁sni per ▁in ▁the ▁j ung le ▁near ▁Hill ▁ 5 5 , ▁the ▁firebase ▁from ▁which ▁H ath cock ▁was ▁operating , ▁south west ▁of ▁Da ▁N ang . ▁The ▁sni per , ▁known ▁only ▁as ▁the ▁" C ob ra ," ▁had ▁already ▁killed ▁several ▁Mar ines ▁and ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁sent ▁specifically ▁to ▁kill ▁H ath cock . ▁When ▁H