Chris Kyle

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Christopher Scott Kyle (April 8, 1974-2013) was a United States Navy SEAL sniper.

He served four tours in the Iraq war and was given several citations for heroism and meritorious service in combat.

He was given one Silver Star Medal, four Bronze Star Medals with "V" technology, a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and numerous other unit and personal awards, and then published American Sniper in 2012.

Two years ago, Clint Eastwood's eponymous film adaptation of Kyle's book was released.

Eddie Ray Routh shot Kyle at the Rough Creek Lodge shooting range near Chalk Mountain, Texas, in 2013.

Routh, a former Marine with a chronic stress disorder, was found guilty and sentenced to life in jail without parole.

Early life and education

Christopher Scott Kyle was born in Odessa, Texas, on April 8, 1974, the eldest of two boys born to Deborah Lynn (née Mercer) and Wayne Kenneth Kyle, a Sunday school teacher and deacon, was born. Kyle's father bought him his first rifle, a bolt-action.30-06 Springfield pistol, and later a shotgun with which they hunted deer, pheasant, and quail. Kyle and his brother were able to raise up to 150 head of cattle at a time. Kyle enrolled in high school in Midlothian, Texas, and after graduating in 1992, he became a professional bronco rider and ranch hand, but his professional rodeo career came to a stop abruptly, but his arm was crippled. He attended Tarleton State University for two years (1992–94), focusing on Ranch and Range Management.

Post-military life

Kyle left the United States Navy in 2009 and with his wife, Taya, and two children, they moved to Midlothian, Texas. He was president of Craft International, a military and law enforcement firm, headquartered in the United States.

HarperCollins published Kyle's autobiography, American Sniper, in 2012. Kyle had initially refused to write the book, but was convinced to press forward because other SEAL books were in the works. Kyle talked openly about his experiences in his book. "Force moved the war," says Ramadi's king. We killed the criminals and brought the leaders to the peace table. That's how the world works." Kyle expressed no regrets about his work as a sharpshooter in the book and subsequent interviews, saying, "I had to do it to protect the Marines."

American Sniper made his debut on The New York Times bestseller list for 37 weeks, bringing Kyle national attention. Following its publication, media outlets criticized some of Kyle's anecdotes, but the nub's story's premise was generally accepted. "In every branch of the armed forces, lore in his heroism on the battlefield had already lore," writes Michael J. Mooney, author of a biography of Kyle.

Kyle partnered with the FITCO Cares Foundation, a nonprofit group that created the Heroes Project to bring free in-home fitness equipment, individualized services, personal development, and life-coaching to in-need veterans of veterans with disabilities, Gold Star families, or veterans of PTSD. Kyle appeared on Reality Television Show Stars Earn Stripes on August 13, 2012, which featured celebrities partnering with a Special Operations or law enforcement specialist who trains them in weapons and combat tactics. Kyle was teamed with actor Dean Cain.

Kyle's book American Sniper included a subpoena titled "Punching Out Scruff Face" about a suspected altercation in a bar. He punches a man he refers to as "Scruff Face" for reportedly saying "You ought to lose a few [[]" and being critical of the Iraq war. According to Kyle, the incident took place at McP's, a bar in Coronado, California, on October 12, 2006, during a wake for Kyle's comrade, Michael A. Monsoor, a US Navy SEAL who had been killed in Iraq, who had been killed in Iraq. On April 8, 2008, Petty Officer Monsoor was awarded the Medal of Honor for his efforts in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Kyle appeared on Opie and Anthony on January 4, 2012 to talk about his book. Kyle argued that the book's "Scruff" character in his book was named after former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura.

Ventura denied that the incident occurred or that anyone had ever met Kyle, despite the allegations. Ventura filed a lawsuit against Kyle in January 2012 alleging defamation, appropriation, and unfair enrichment. Kyle's case was filed against Kyle's estate after he was dismissed the following year. The jury made a decision on July 29, 2014 that Kyle was liable to Ventura for defamation and unlawful enrichment, but not appropriation. The jury found that the Kyle estate owes Ventura $500,000 for defamation and $1.34 million for unfair enrichment. The district judge, who delivered the final decision, said there was "substantial evidence" that backed the jury's decision.

Kyle's widow appealed the decision on behalf of Kyle's estate. Attorneys representing Kyle's estate pleaded for the jury to dismiss the ruling or at least order a fresh trial, not his estate. The US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit dismissed the $1.8 million in part because of the admission of Ventura's insurance coverage to the jury in June 2016. The $1.35 million in "unjust enrichment" was cancelled and dismissed as in violation of Minnesota law. The defamation case, worth $500, was remanded back to court. The lawsuit was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum in December 2017.

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Military career

Kyle went to a military recruiting office to see if he was interested in joining the United States Marine Corps special operations. A recruiter for the United States Navy compelled him to sign the SEALs instead. On August 5, 1998, he joined the United States Navy and went into basic training on February 10, 1999. In April 1999, he graduated from basic training at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. He obtained additional training as an Intelligence Specialist at NMITC Dam Neck, Virginia, from May to July 1999, and at NPC Millington, Tennessee, from August 1999 to March 2000. Kyle was initially turned down due to the pins in his arm, but he later accepted an invitation to the 24-week Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) training at NAB Coronado, California. Kyle graduated with Class 233 in March 2001, followed by SEAL Qualification Training (SQT) at NAB Coronado from May to August 2001.

Kyle was sent to SEAL Team-3, a sniper unit, within the Naval Special Warfare Command, and had four tours of service. During the initial assault, he fired a woman holding a hand grenade near a group of Marines. According to CNN, the woman was holding a toddler in her other hand. Kyle opened fire, killing the woman before she could attack as ordered.

Kyle was undoubtedly one of the US military's deadliest snipers in Iraq, with a large number of reported and unconfirmed deaths. Kyle's gunman's statements (which are filled out by every sniper after a mission) were sent to the top command, who kept them in case any shootings were contested outside of the rules of engagement. "The Pentagon has officially announced more than 150 of Kyle's deaths (the previous American record was 109), but it has declined to determine the total number for this book."

In his autobiography, Kyle wrote:

The US Navy updated Kyle's DD Form 214 regarding some embellishments on his original discharge form on July 8, 2016. Two Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars with vain were released on the original discharge papers after leaving the service tally with the account given in his autobiography: two Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars with vain. With vain, the Navy upgraded it to one Silver Star and four Bronze Stars. "Kyle would have no involvement in the production of his personnel files other than signing the DD-214 after his discharge," the Navy said, "after exhaustively reviewing all available information, the Navy found an error" and "released a corrected copy of the DD-214."

Kyle was often asked about his weapons as a sniper. He used four different rifles in order to determine which weapon was most effective in the given situation.

In the field, he used the following:

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