The suspect recited a passage from poem attributed to an anonymous Marine Scout Sniper:
I lay sweat dripping from summer heat Yet I wait and watch them while they eat; The wait is over, their meal is done. I watch their movement, the wind, the sun. Slow, steady pressure, I aim, I squeeze; Pause for a moment, a passing breeze. My crosshairs steady, My trigger cold, I feel the recoil and watch him fold. They begin to scream and open fire, Bodies twist in razor wire. The mission accomplished, I grab my gear. I'll clean my rifle in the rear.
I lay sweat dripping from summer heat Yet I wait and watch them while they eat; The wait is over, their meal is done. I watch their movement, the wind, the sun. Slow, steady pressure, I aim, I squeeze; Pause for a moment, a passing breeze. My crosshairs steady, My trigger cold, I feel the recoil and watch him fold. They begin to scream and open fire, Bodies twist in razor wire. The mission accomplished, I grab my gear. I'll clean my rifle in the rear.