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Alaska fisherman’s patience pays off as Marine scout sniper

 //  October 31st, 2012  //  By chelseaflowers

Sergeant Emmanuel Velayo, a scout sniper serving with Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, and a 24 year-old native of Anchorage, Alaska, fires his M40A5 series sniper rifle at a target 300 meters away during known-distance firing training here, Oct. 18, 2012.Velayo said living through both the warm and cold weather of his hometown climate helped him complete Basic Scout Sniper Course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Corey Dabney)

Sergeant Emmanuel Velayo, a scout sniper serving with Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, and a 24 year-old native of Anchorage, Alaska, fires his M40A5 series sniper rifle at a target 300 meters away during known-distance firing training here, Oct. 18, 2012.Velayo said living through both the warm and cold weather of his hometown climate helped him complete Basic Scout Sniper Course.

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