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Jim Gilliland is an American soldier originally from Double Springs, Alabama, who is currently a Sergeant serving in the United States Army as a sniper, and who currently holds the record for the longest sniper shot recorded for a 7.62 rifle in Iraq. Gilliland, 28 years of age at the time, was the leader of "Shadow Team", and made the confirmed kill on September 25, 2006, shooting into a fourth floor in a hospital in the city of Ramadi, at 1,250 meters. Although many are disputing the claim, the U.S. Army has officially given Gilliland credit for the kill, citing numerous witnesses to the shooting. Gilliland claims 55 kills to his credit in Iraq, as of May, 2007. The U.S. Army has his confirmed kill tally much lower.
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