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Kills during the vietnam war had to be accounted for by a third party in addition to the sniper and the snipers spotter. Carlos norman hathcock ii, white feather, died on february 22, 1999. This is where hathcock would earn the nickname white feather because he. His parents separated so he grew up with his grandmother in geyer springs, pulaski county. Buy a cheap copy of carlos hathcock whitefeather book by roy f. This book covers hathcock s life and entire military career.