Chris Kyle Thesis

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"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

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