Rob Furlong

ABOUT ROB FURLONG

Corporal of the Canadian Forces who broke a long-held record for farthest confirmed sniper kill during combat.

He became proficient in ambidextrous rifle firing.

He successfully shot and killed a member of Al Qaeda from the top of a 2,430 meters-high hill.

He had a younger sister and was born on Fogo Island, Newfoundland.

He served in the war in Afghanistan, a conflict that resulted from Osama bin Laden 's 2001 terrorist attack on U.S. soil.