"It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don't regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn't save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. I'm not naive, and I don't romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job." This is what the most successful sniper said about his job. His name is Chris Kyle. Chris Kyle lived an extraordinary life, with a wild early life, a loving family; he joined and served in the military, was robbed, was shot and killed by a psychopath, had a huge funeral, and wrote a bestselling book in his lifetime. Chris lived a very normal childhood. Chris Scott Kyle was born on the 8th of April in 1974. His father was a church deacon and a Sunday …show more content…
His fathers name was Wayne Kenneth Kyle. Chris’s mothers name is Deby Lynn Mercer. He also had a brother by the name of Jeff. Not long after joining the Navy, Kyle met Taya Renae Studebaker at the Maloneys bar in San Diego. At the time she was a pharmaceutical drug rep who had just moved to San Diego from Oregon. She had been talking to one of Chris’s friends when she noticed him. They started talking about stuff when she asked him what he did for work. That’s when Kyle told her that he drove an ice cream truck. She figured out he was in the military. They even got into a small argument about it (Adam Read - Norway and Australia. “Chris Kyle American Sniper.” Chris Kyle American Sniper | Chris Kyle American Gun | Chris Kyle Navy SEAL Early Years). They would eventually get married. Together they had two children together. They had a son named Colton, and a daughter named Mckenna. Kyle gave his two children nicknames. He gave his son the nickname of Bubba, and his daughter nicknamed Angel. He gave them their nicknames instantly after they were born …show more content…
Kyle served U.S. Navy SEALS from the year 1999 through 2009. As of right now he is known as the most successful and deadliest sniper in American military. In his book he said that the first kill he had was a woman with a grenade getting ready to launch it at the marines close to her. He saved the lives of all those marines. He would end up having a total of 160 confirmed kills, but he had a total of 255 claimed kills. A claimed kill is where you shoot the target, but you are not sure exactly if it kill the target or not. On his tour in Iraq, insurgents would call him the “Devil of Ramadi” and they had a bounty on him. The bad thing is they did not even know what he looked like. They had a picture of a different sniper on the flyers they hung in the local area. Kyle was shot a total of two times. He would also involved in a total of six IED attacks. An IED is a improvised explosive device, which is a basic bomb that is made and used by an unauthorized person. Kyle decision to leave the SEALS was based on family. He had a child that he had barely got to know because he was always overseas. Also it was putting a lot of pressure on his marriage. So he decided it was best for him to leave the SEALS, and was honorably discharged in 2009 (Adam Read). Chris served a total of 4 tours with the Navy SEALS. His latest tour was in Iraq. He showed a lot of bravery. Kyle was awarded some of the highest medals one can earn
Carlos had always regarded himself last, and placed his family, his brother and sister Marines, and his country first. Carlos always reminded himself of what Captain Jim Land taught him. "A sniper's best defenses are cover and concealment and long-range accuracy. Most important, one shot, one kill." With that strategy, Carlos Hathcock became the most famous sniper in United States History. While the standard reward on a US sniper was eight dollars, the head of the White Feather, as the enemies knew him was about 30,000 dollars. Maybe that was because his mission always came first.
In past history, heroes come in many different facets of life. The military has produced many of these heroes. Chris Kyle a United States Navy SEAL was one of those heroes. Chris grew up in various locations in Texas. His father worked for AT&T as a manager and they moved around frequently. Chris loved to fight as he stated “Somewhere along the way, I started sticking up for younger kids who were being picked on. I felt I had to look out for them. It became my duty. Maybe it began because I was looking for an excuse to fight without getting in trouble” (American Sniper, Chris Kyle, 21).
In the story, “The Sniper”, The sniper showed that he was an intelligent soldier. In the beginning, after Being shot by the enemy sniper the sniper took care of his wound and was able to compose himself and think of a plan. Thinking he had won the battle after the snipers successful decoy the enemy sniper dropped his guard and the second he did the sniper
Take Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, for example. Although he had no desire to be in Vietnam, not to mention be leading troops there, it is evident that he is selfless in the pursuit of the war, and genuinely concerned about the welfare of his men. Unfortunately, he is blinded by guilt to these qualities.
He also earned 2 awards of the silver star and 5 bronze stars. He said once after the first kill others come easy. His rank was a Chief Petty Officer, his sniper rifle was a AWM. He was arguably one of America’s best sniper and most effective with his large number of kills.
Chris was born in Odessa Texas, the first of two boys born to Deby Lynn and Wayne Kenneth. Chris was born a natural hunter, his dad saw it in him. him and his brother were both very respectful to everyone and especially their guns. Wayne bought Chris his first rifle when he was only eight years old, shortly after that he got him a shotgun. they loved hunting pheasants, quail and deer. Kyle attended high school in Midlothian, Texas. He loved playing sports but really had a passion for riding bulls and horses. Shortly after high school Chris became a professional cowboy rider having his brother be his manager. This was going great till Chris got his hand stepped on by a horse ending his career fast. He really wanted to help people so he tried to join the marines but they denied him because the horse injury left pins
Christopher Scott Kyle was born April 8, 1974 in Odessa, Texas to two loving parents Deby Lynn Mercer Kyle, and Wayne Kenneth Kyle (Kyle 8). Chris was raised in north-central Texas, in the many small towns around the familiar area (Kyle 9). However, Chris was not raised here alone, four years after Chris’s birth on January 25, 1978 his parents were blessed with another bundle of joy, Jeff Kyle ("Chris Kyle"). Both boys grew up as average farm boys, and were raised by their caring parents the best way they could
Born in Pendleton, New York, Timothy McVeigh lived a very ordinary childhood. When his parents divorced he lived with his father. McVeigh developed an interest in guns when his grandfather took him to target practice. As a teen he was often bullied, Timothy was tall, skinny, and quiet and was very sagacious. Work was hard to find for McVeigh and college was not for him. In 1988 Timothy enlisted in the Army, became a
Andrew Cunanan was born in August 31, 1969 in San Diego, California. Andrew’s father is from the Filipino islands while his mother is from Italian decedent. His father was stationed in the Navy when his parents met. His father was a member of the Fleet Marines that served in Vietnam and he stayed in the Navy working for the hospital corps. Andrew had three siblings there name are Christopher, Elena and Regina. Before Andrew was born his parents were in verge of getting a divorce. Andrew Cunanan parents believe Andrew’s birth was going to save their marriage. Andrew birth was not easy, after his birth hardships still continued. Andrew’s mother was hospitalized for three months from postpartum depression and was unable to care of her baby.
Chris Kyle, a U.S. Navy SEAL Veteran, was entitled to be the most lethal sniper in the military history of the United States. When he came home from Iraq, he had PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder), which affected the way he perceived the world. He wrote the ¨American Sniper” to talk about what the veterans had to go through to pay the ultimate sacrifice. He also wrote this book as a way to reflect his PTSD.
Chris Hadfield was born on 29 August, 1959 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. His early life consisted of him moving back and forth between his regular home and his Stag Island Cottage within Ontario. It
Chris McCandless was really inspiring for trying to find love/happiness in another country.Most people would disagree but I mean who would travel across the world to just be in peace and away from society.Some people might but most people would think Chris McCandless is ridiculous for doing what he did.But I admire the courage he took to just gather up all the stuff he needed and left home to a whole new environment.Chris McCandless was not just inspiring but he showed us how to just have peace with in ourselves because in his life he didn’t care about materialistic things he was just living in the moment doing what he loved .That shows us how to really appreciate life a little more and it also makes us think outside the box we have to go out there and do stuff we love to do.
Many men enlist into branches of the military, and are nearly forced to change personalities. They are trained to kill, specifically in the army and marines, as second nature. In the short story Ambush, Tim O'Brien says, “I did not ponder the issues of morality or politics or military duty,” then continues to say, “I had thrown the grenade before telling myself to throw it.” (O’ Brien 812) He had lost all control his own body and mind because that’s what he was trained to do. It had brought out the worst in him and he knew it. He had felt ashamed because he lost who he was at that moment. Later, he goes to his friend, Kiowa, who basically de-humanizes the man the narrator had killed. He states that, “that it was a good kill,” as if he were talking about big game. (O’Brien 813) On a more sour note, there are the repercussions of war that can leave many veterans with things like PTSD, alcoholism, etc. These after effects can bring men to do things they never would have thought they’d do. There are many cases that have reported physically and emotional abuse from their loved one. There is always a fear of losing who you, or loved one, are during or after their
In “The Sniper” the conflict is man vs man, which means main character is tasked with killing his enemy, but it proves to be quite a challenge. Even though there were many challenges the sniper followed through with his job and persevered even after he was shot in the arm. Wanting to kill his enemy, stay alive, and be one step closer to ending the war was his main goals. Being brave, he took off his hat, placed it on his gun, and raised it above the edge of the roof. Instantly the enemy shot at it and the sniper, pretending to be dead, waited until the enemy got up for him to shoot him. He did some quick thinking and, with determination, handled the conflict quite well.
Marcus Luttrell was born in Houston Texas on November 7, 1975. Marcus Luttrell started training to become a U.S. Navy SEAL at age 14. Marcus trained with a neighbor who was a U.S. Army soldier and Marcus also trained with his brother. Marcus was inspired by them to join the U.S. Navy after high school Marcus attended Sam Houston University. Marcus enlisted in the United States Navy on March 1999 after he graduated he transferred to Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs. During Basic Underwater Demolitions/SEALs he fractured his femur on the obstacle course. He then had to graduate with a different class. He graduated Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs on April 21, 2000. After completing Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs he attended Army jump school and SEAL qualification training. He was then sent to Fort Bragg North Carolina for Special Operations Combat Medic course or SOCM for an additional six months of advanced training. He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2005 with SEAL team 10. Then late one night on June 27, 2005 Operation Red Wings began. The mission was supposed to be a milk run they had to locate and confirm that a high value was in a village that they had gotten Intel on that there was supposed to be a high value target there. Their team was discovered by local goat herders and they had to decide whether they should let them go or kill them. They decided to let them go. Marcus Luttrell had told his fellow seals after they let the goat herders go that they would fight to the very last man and to the very last bullet they then dug themselves in preparing for them to ambush them. Then they were ambushed by intense PK machine guns, AK-47s, RPG-7s, and 82mm mortars. The SEALs made a number of attempts to contact their Combat Opera...