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Chris Kyle – “American Sniper”
Chris Kyle’s autobiography is a graphic and incredibly written story of Chris’ combat experiences along with his life back at home. AS (American sniper) starts off with Chris’ early childhood and his family. He had one brother and a very strict father. He was born April 8th 1974 in Odessa, Texas. Chris also spent his childhood and adolescence in Odessa with his younger brother, mother, and father. He was brought up on a ranch so he learned the cowboy style of life quick. He did great in high school and he was even enrolled into the national honor society. He soon let his grades drop low enough to get out of it because he stated it was “Too much trouble”.

Chris went to college at Tarleton University in Odessa by request of his parents. Kyle started talking to the army and marine recruiters near the end of his senior year and knew he wanted to do Special Forces, but was told that he needed to be an "E5" pay grade in both branches to be Special Forces. Chris did not want to wait that long. On his way out a navy recruiter called him over and started talking to him about the navy SEALs. At first he was not even considered for signing up because he had a riding accident when he was young and had pins in his arm, which made a liability. But later the recruiter called him back and told him he could get him in.The recruiter said he would be guaranteed a chance to get in if he signed the contract on that day, (which was a lie) but Kyle signed the contract anyway. Chris did not say much about basic training but I figure it was easy to him because of that and his ranching experience. He did talk a lot about BUD/s though (basic underwater demolition/SEALs). During BUD/s he was rolled back because of a leg inju...

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...relieving stress at the range. Chris was buried in Texas state cemetery in Austin Texas, after an emotional funeral at the Dallas cowboy’s stadium. Chris’ killer was caught shortly after the incident and was charged with 2 counts of capital murder and was held in Erath county jail for 3 million $ bond.

It is sad that Kyle was killed before people became aware of his amazing acts and heroic stories. He was an amazing SEAL likely one of the best ever. He was a great father when he had the chance and he was a great husband. Chris Kyle’s journey of sacrifice and hellish combat experiences cannot come close to show how truly dedicated he was to being a SEAL, being a great family man Amazing teacher , and not that bad of a business man.

Rest in peace - “Shaitan Ar-Ramadi”

Works Cited

Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice. "american sniper". Texas. 2012. print

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