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TED SHIRLEY

“What a Sniper Really Sees”

27 March 2026114 min1,114 views

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What does a sniper actually see?

Not a silhouette.

Not a target.

A person.

In this episode, Ted Shirley — former British Army sniper and author of Afghanistan Sniper — speaks openly about the reality behind the shot.

“You’re looking at a human being… and the impact of a round flying toward them.”

From the battlefield in Helmand to the aftermath that followed, this is a conversation about:

• The intimacy of killing in modern war

• The mental toll of doing it repeatedly

• The images that don’t go away

Each shot is seen.

Each one remembered.

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