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title: "Meet the Marine sniper who killed 32 insurgents in 13 days"
date: "2018-03-31"
modified: "2020-10-21"
authors:
  - name: "Orvelin Valle"
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url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/intel/meet-marine-sniper-killed-32-insurgents-13-days/"
categories:
  - "Combat Stories"
  - "History"
  - "Marine Corps"
  - "Veterans"
  - "War History"
---

# Meet the Marine sniper who killed 32 insurgents in 13 days

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In 2004, Ethan Place earned a Silver Star for gallantry in action during the first battle of Fallujah in what some describe as the fiercest urban combat since the Vietnam War.

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**Also read: [Meet Musa the Sniper, scourge of ISIS in Kobani](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/meet-musa-sniper-scourge-isis-kobani/>)**

As the only sniper attached to Echo Company, the 21-year-old's mission was to provide cover for the troops on the ground. He killed over 30 enemy fighters in 13 days and terrorized thousands with his [M40A3](<https://www.gaprecision.net/mil-spec-rifles/m40a3.html>) sniper rifle.

"I didn't care if it was the second coming of Christ, Santa Claus or the Easter bunny, it didn't matter," said Ethan Place. "If they were posing a threat to my fellow Marines I was going to take them out."

**Watch:**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwfWCc0a27I

## Author
OV is a Navy veteran and an expert in social media and entertainment marketing. Previously, with music electronics company Roland, he created social media outreach and growth strategies that became Roland's worldwide corporate standard. OV also managed social media and promotions for Madison Square Garden and Clear Channel Radio.