▁and ▁h unt ▁imag inary ▁Japanese ▁with ▁the ▁old ▁M aus er ▁his ▁father ▁brought ▁back ▁from ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁h unted ▁at ▁that ▁early ▁age ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 2 - cal iber ▁J . ▁C . ▁H igg ins ▁single - shot ▁rif le . ▁H ath cock ▁dream ed ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁Marine ▁throughout ▁his ▁child hood , ▁and ▁so ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁H ath cock ▁married ▁Jo ▁( ne e ▁Br ought on ) ▁W inst ead ▁on ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁birth day , ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Jo ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁son , ▁whom ▁they ▁named ▁Carlos ▁Norman ▁H ath cock ▁III . ▁ ▁Career ▁Before ▁deploy ing ▁to ▁South ▁Vietnam , ▁H ath cock ▁had ▁won ▁shooting ▁champion ships , ▁including ▁matches ▁at ▁Camp ▁Perry ▁and ▁the ▁W im ble don ▁Cup . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁H ath cock ▁started ▁his ▁deployment ▁in ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁polic eman ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁sni per ▁after ▁Captain ▁Edward ▁James ▁Land ▁pushed ▁the ▁Mar ines ▁into ▁raising ▁sn ip ers ▁in ▁every ▁pl ato on . ▁Land ▁later ▁rec ru ited ▁Mar ines ▁who ▁had ▁set ▁their ▁own ▁records ▁in ▁sh ar ps ho oting ; ▁he ▁quickly ▁found