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*[[Adelbert Waldron]], previously held the record for the most confirmed kills in U.S. military history, with 109 kills in Vietnam
*[[Adelbert Waldron]], previously held the record for the most confirmed kills in U.S. military history, with 109 kills in Vietnam
*[[Longest recorded sniper kills]]
*[[Longest recorded sniper kills]]
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Chris Kyle
Nickname(s)The Devil Of Ramadi
BornOdessa, Texas
DiedGlen Rose, TX
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1999-2009
RankChief Petty Officer[1]
UnitSEAL Team 3, Sniper Element, Charlie platoon
Battles/warsIraq War
*Second Battle of Fallujah
Awards Silver Star (2)
File:BronzeStarV copy.jpg Bronze Star (V) (5)
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (1)
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2)[1][2][3]

Chris Kyle (1974 - February 2, 2013) was a United States Navy SEAL. He was the most lethal sniper in United States military history, with 160 confirmed kills (out of 255 claimed kills).[1][2] These statistics have not been released by the Pentagon.[4]

Early life

Born in Odessa, Texas, Kyle was the son of a Sunday school teacher and a deacon.[1] His father bought him his first gun at 8 years old, a bolt-action .30-06 Springfield rifle, and later a shotgun, with which they hunted pheasant, quail, and deer.[1]

After school, Kyle became a professional bronco rodeo rider, but his profession ended abruptly when he severely injured his arm. After his arm healed, he went to a military recruiting office, interested in joining the United States Marine Corps. The U.S. Marine Corps booth was closed because the recruiter was out at lunch. However, as he was leaving, an Army recruiter called him over and talked about Army Special Forces. Kyle was not interested and left. But a Navy recruiter called him over and told him about the Navy SEALs. Kyle was interested and signed up, but was rejected because of the pins in his arm. A little while later, he received a call and he had the chance to go to BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL school), finally joining the United States Navy in 1999.[5]

Iraq War

Main article: Iraq War

Assigned to SEAL Team 3, Sniper Element Charlie platoon within the Naval Special Warfare Command, and with over four tours of duty, Kyle served in every major battle of Operation Iraqi Freedom.[1]

His first long-range kill shot was taken during the initial invasion, when he shot a woman approaching a group of US Marines with a hand grenade in her hand. As ordered, he opened fire, killing the woman before she could attack.[6]

For his deadly track record as a marksman during his deployment to Ramadi, the insurgents named him Al-Shaitan Ramad (English The Devil of Rahmadi), and put a $20,000 bounty on his head that was later increased to $80,000.[1][2][6]

In 2008 outside Sadr City, he made his longest successful shot, after he spotted an insurgent with a rocket launcher near a U.S. Army convoy at a range of 2,100 yards (1.2 mi). He fired a shot from his Lapua Magnum PGM .338 rifle, killing the insurgent as told in his book American Sniper.

During four tours of duty in Iraq, Kyle was shot twice and caught up in six separate IED explosions.[2][6]

Post-military life

Kyle left the US Navy in 2009,[2][7] and moved to Mid-Texas with his wife, Taya, and two children. He ran Craft International, which provides military, law enforcement, and civilian training, as well as private security and protection until his death.[2][8] In 2012, Harper Collins released Kyle's autobiographical book American Sniper.[7][9] Kyle also paired with FITCO Cares Foundation, a non-profit organization which created the Heroes Project to provide free in-home fitness equipment, individualized programs, personal training, and life-coaching to in-need veterans with disabilities, Gold Star families, or those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.[10]

Appearance on Stars Earn Stripes

On August 13, 2012, Kyle appeared on the reality television show Stars Earn Stripes. The show features celebrities pairing up with a special operations or law enforcement professional who will train them in weapons and combat tactics. Kyle was teamed up with actor Dean Cain.[11]

Alleged confrontation with Jesse Ventura

While promoting his book on the Opie and Anthony Radio Show on January 4, 2012, Kyle claimed to have knocked down former Governor of Minnesota and Underwater Demolition Team member Jesse Ventura with a punch to the face at a popular Navy SEAL bar in Coronado, California in 2006 after Ventura had “badmouthed the troops” and said that the SEALs "deserved to lose a few guys." The alleged incident occurred during a wake for Michael A. Monsoor, a Navy SEAL who was killed in action in Iraq the same year.[12] Ventura released a statement on his Facebook page calling Kyle’s claims completely false, denying he said anything derogatory about the troops, and also denying Kyle’s claim of punching him in the face or even having met Chris Kyle.[13] Kyle said that two Navy SEALs had come forward with the story but no police report has ever existed.[14] At the time of Kyle's death, Ventura was suing Kyle for defamation in court, and the lawsuit was still pending.[15]

Death

Kyle was reportedly murdered February 2, 2013 at the Rough Creek Lodge shooting range in Erath County, Texas.[16] Local police captured the suspect Eddie Ray Routh. He was arrested just before 9 p.m. the same day in Lancaster, Texas.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Buiso, Gray (January 1, 2012). "Meet the big shot - SEAL is America's deadliest sniper". New York Post. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Zennie, Michael (2 January 2012). "255 confirmed kills: Meet Navy SEAL Chris Kyle... the deadliest sniper in US history". London: Daily Mail. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
  3. ^ http://www.harpercollins.com/Author/Tour.aspx?authorID=38163
  4. ^ "About The Book". American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History. HarperCollins. Retrieved 22 June 2012. ...though his remarkable career total has not been made public by the Pentagon.
  5. ^ Kyle, Chris (2012). American Sniper. HarperCollins.
  6. ^ a b c Sanchez, Raf (2 January 2012). "'The Devil of Rahmadi' named America's deadliest sniper". London: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
  7. ^ a b Kyle, Chris; McEwen, Scott; DeFelice, Chris (2 January 2012). "American Sniper". Harper Collins. Retrieved 2012-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "[http://www.thecraft.com/ Craft International]". Retrieved 2012-08-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  9. ^ Kyle, Chris; McEwen, Scott; DeFelice, Chris (February 5, 2012). American Sniper. Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-208235-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "[http://www.fitcocares.org/ Fitco Cares]". Retrieved 2012-08-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  11. ^ "Stars Earn Stripes Bio for Chris Kyle". Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  12. ^ Zennie, Michael. "America's deadliest sniper killed 255 Iraqi". Daily Mail. London.
  13. ^ http://www.Facebook.com/OfficialJesseVentura
  14. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2TdoAJ3wzg
  15. ^ Browning, Dan. "Jesse Ventura aims to get even with Navy SEAL in court". star tribune. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  16. ^ "Noted sniper slain at Erath County gun range". WFAA TV. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  17. ^ "Author of "American Sniper" among the dead at Rough Creek". yourstephenvilletx.com. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

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