MDS Episode #0121 - Death Wind – The Untold Story of Lewis Wetzel w/ Nate Humbard
Description
In this second episode of the Modern Day Sniper History Series, Caylen Wojcik sits down with Nate Humbard to explore the raw and riveting life of Lewis Wetzel, also known as Death Wind—a legendary frontiersman, rifleman, and early prototype of what we now call a sniper. From escaping captivity at age 13 with a bullet in his chest, to mastering reloading while running, to single-handedly ambushing war parties with cunning, stealth, and precision—Wetzel's life is a blueprint of frontier warfare and survival.
This episode covers:
The violent context of the Border Wars (1760s–1790s)
Wetzel’s insane escape-and-evasion stories
Fieldcraft, deception, and land navigation as sniper skills
The Pennsylvania Long Rifle and Lewis’s tactics
Why this man was feared by enemies and revered by his people
Ethical nuance and the cost of frontier justice
How his skill set echoes in the modern sniper community
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