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WWW.ADOPTASNIPER.ORG - ADOPT A SNIPER PROGRAM

In early 2004, a group of US police snipers formed a
support network to address the needs of US military
snipers deployed abroad in the war on terror.

The mission profiles of police and military snipers
were found to overlap in the war on terror and
the gear and supplies needed to accomplish the
missions are very similar.

Unfortunately, due to the enormity of the commitment
in Iraq and Afghanistan, many American snipers are
having to spend their own money and have their
families try and procure gear and get it to them in
the middle of a war zone. Consequently, these
servicemen often go without things they need.

Being aware of this and using contacts developed
throughout the US police and military communities, the
police snipers were able to network with military
snipers deployed abroad, obtain their overseas
addresses and began sending desperately needed gear
and supplies that are specifically tailored to the
sniper mission, currently at the forefront of the war
on terror.

What began as a few police snipers sending gear right
out of their own gear bags, has grown into a full time
program currently supporting snipers in 45 different
platoons of the US military.

The entire program is funded by civic donations and
staffed entirely by operational US police snipers.
Every penny and all gear donated will go to a US (OR
UK) military sniper deployed abroad. Receipts for
donations will be sent upon request.

Anyone wishing to assist the program with monetary
donations or for further information can visit the
site at www.adoptasniper.org

Gear and merchandise donations should be referred to
Detective Brian K. Sain of the Port Arthur, Texas
Police Department.

Det. Sain's points of contact:

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"The most deadly weapon on any battlefield is the single well-aimed shot"

CPT Jim Land, USMC
Sniper School Instructor
1st MAR DIV Vietnam 1966