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- ↑ Martin, Chris (2014). Modern American Snipers . St. Martin's Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-250-06717-3.
- ↑ Neville, Leigh (2016). Modern Snipers. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-1535-4.
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