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The Father of USMC Sniping

Written by Michael O. Humphries. Author Archive »

Up close and personal with Maj. Jim Land—the archetypical American patriot.

Born in Lincoln, NB in 1935, Edward James Land, Jr. graduated at 17 from high school in 1953 and joined the U.S. Marine Corps a few days later.

After joining the Corps, he served in several stations and ultimately became a drill instructor at San Diego. “I was one of the friendly drill instructors, of course,” Maj. Land said with a laugh. During his time here he made staff sergeant, and in 1959 he was selected for OCS (Officer Candidate School). After completing OCS and basic officer’s training, Land was commissioned a second lieutenant and assigned to the 4th Marine Regiment in Hawaii.

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