Three things you must know about Navy SEAL Chris Kyle: heâ??s a family man; heâ??s a Christian; and, third, heâ??s capable of snuffing out your lights at 2,000 yards if you pose a threat to American warriors under his protection.
So feared was he by Islamic terrorists and insurgents that they christened him al-Shaitan, â??the Devil,â? and placed a bounty on his head. He was known to other combat soldiers as The Legend.
A cowboy from north-central Texas, who worked ranches and became a professional rodeo saddle bronc rider, he was born and reared in the outdoors hunting and fishing, where he inculcated the traditional values of his rugged frontier ancestryâ??honor, courage, self-reliance, patriotism. . . From 2003 to 2009, through four combat tours in Iraq, he recorded the most confirmed sniper kills in United States history.
In a wide-ranging conversation with Command Posts, Kyle talked about his military career, his family, his faith, his patriotism and about the art and science of shooting as a sniper in combat. Like many such men in the warrior profession, especially those in Special Operations units like SEALs, Rangers and Army Special Forces (Green Berets), Kyle is soft-spoken, humble, and straight-shooting. If you donâ??t want to know the truth about something, donâ??t ask him.
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