Charles William Henderson (born August 26, 1948) is a retired Marine Corps Warrant Officer and an author based in

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. Henderson is best known for his 2 biographies, ''Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills'' and ''Silent Warrior'' about Marine Corps Sniper

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Biography

Henderson was born in

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in 1948 and attended Artesia High School, graduating in 1966. From 1968 to 1970 he was a reporter and sports editor for the ''

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''. In May 1970, he enlisted in the

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as an Infantryman. He served in

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and

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. He went on to serve in Public Affairs positions and as a journalist for the military. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1993 as a

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. In 1997, he accepted a position with the National Livestock Producers Association as Director of Commodities and Communications, retiring in 1999 to become a full-time writer.

Works

*''Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills'', (1986); reissued as a paperback in 1988 *''Marshalling the Faithful: The Marines' First Year in Vietnam'', (1993) *''Silent Warrior'', (

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, 2000) *''Goodnight Saigon'', (2005) *''Jungle Rules: A True Story of Marine Justice in Vietnam'', (2007)

Awards and honors

*Life Member of

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Honor Society *The

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named ''Goodnight Saigon'', as the Outstanding General Nonfiction Book for 2006.

References

External links

Official Biography & Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Charles W. 1948 births Living people American military writers American military historians American male non-fiction writers Syracuse University alumni United States Marines United States Marine Corps personnel of the Vietnam War Cameron University alumni People from Artesia, New Mexico Historians from New York (state)