Random Thoughts
 I first ran into Secret Service Counter Snipers in Russia, when President George W. Bush came to visit. I was a young Marine on Embassy duty at the time, and the CS team came in ahead of the visit to do what they always do. They quietly and methodically took the measure of every angle, every rooftop, and every line of sight that might matter all while their FSB "minders" took notes. I watched them work the way I had been trained to watch everyone, and these guys knew their job. They didn't talk much, they didn't strut, and they had the kind of competence you can spot from across a rooftop without anyone ever saying a word. That trip was also the first time I got my hands on a JAR. Putting hands on the rifle that defines an entire unit's mission is a small thing in the moment, but it is the kind of thing you remember.
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