Chris Kyle's Fight Book Report

A Texan to the core, Chris Kyle spent much of his early life training to be a cowboy, even competing in local rodeos during his final years of high school. When he was in his early twenties, he went to the local recruitment office to sign up to become a SEAL, and after months of grueling training, he became a SEAL sniper and was sent overseas to put the fear of God into the insurgents. His deeply- rooted patriotism lead to a strange love of the battlefield. During one intense battle, he recalls, “The pace was hot and heavy, it made us want more. We ached for it.” Kyle and his men each trained hard to become the best protectors of this nation that they could be, and they loved carrying out their duties. Patriotism is a huge factor in why Kyle

I didn’t go to a doctor. You go to a doctor and you get pulled out. I knew I could get by.” Not wanting to give up and stop fighting for his country, Kyle forced himself to push through this injury, along with several others, even though it caused him long-term problems and eventually required surgery followed by five months of rehabilitation. His duties came before everything else, even if he was injured while carrying them out, and all throughout the memoir Kyle referenced numerous sacrifices he was forced to make while serving his country, both physically and emotionally, not letting anything get in the way of fulfilling his duty as a protector of this country. The word “patriot” stems from the Greek patris meaning “fatherland” along with the Late-Latin patriota meaning “fellow countryman”. His military career and personal character blended these two definitions perfectly, and he proved it through risking his life countless times for his men and his country, earning highly-coveted awards for his service. Yet, he didn’t do any of this for awards; he did it because he believed in the cause he was fighting for and wanted to protect his