ible ▁after ▁four ▁sh ots ▁by ▁a ▁modern ▁Marine ▁sni per . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Jack ▁C ough lin , ▁a ▁retired ▁Marine ▁sni per ▁with ▁over ▁ 6 0 ▁confirmed ▁k ills ▁whose ▁service ▁includes ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Som alia ▁ ▁Eric ▁R . ▁England , ▁holds ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁confirmed ▁k ills ▁( 9 8 ) ▁for ▁any ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁sni per ▁ ▁Chris ▁K yle , ▁a ▁Navy ▁SE AL ▁who ▁holds ▁the ▁current ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁confirmed ▁k ills ▁in ▁American ▁military ▁history , ▁with ▁ 1 6 0 ▁k ills ▁in ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War , ▁acknowled ges ▁H ath cock ▁on ▁page ▁ 2 0 0 ▁of ▁his ▁book ▁American ▁S ni per ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁histor ically ▁notable ▁United ▁States ▁Mar ines ▁ ▁Long est ▁recorded ▁sni per ▁k ills ▁ ▁Ch uck ▁Ma wh in ney , ▁who ▁holds ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁confirmed ▁k ills ▁( 1 0 3 ) ▁for ▁any ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁sni per ▁in ▁history ▁ ▁Adel bert ▁Wald ron , ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁confirmed ▁k ills ▁in ▁American ▁military ▁history , ▁with ▁ 1 0 9 ▁k ills ▁in ▁Vietnam ▁Edward ▁James ▁Land ▁- ▁established ▁first ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Sc out ▁S ni per ▁school ▁at ▁Quant ico , ▁V A ▁Richard ▁O . ▁C ul ver ▁Jr . ▁- ▁worked ▁with ▁Land ▁in ▁establish ing ▁the ▁first ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Sc out ▁S ni per ▁School ; ▁H ath