The guy would stand up from behind a rock and blow off a clip from his AK47 on full-auto.
We decided to use a “heavy” response the next time the sniper hit us.
The next night, James set himself up in a guard tower near the perimeter of the camp.
Sure enough, when darkness fell the lone sniper opened fire.
And the US army responded with a fury.
Another M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun shot high explosive shells creating white bursts without tracers.
Hensinger captured the action using long exposures between 15 seconds and one minute.
Hensinger never considered himself a professional photographer, but has always loved shooting pictures.
As for the Viet Cong sniper, he was never found.
Otherwise, we never found him.
“The rocks on the slope were as big as Volkswagens.
James Speed Hensinger self portrait
Sources:Daily MailandThe Independent
