Chris Kyle Research Paper

Chris Kyle, the American sniper, an american that did as much as he could for his country. Chris had been raised just like any other person, always taught to do what is right. Chris had been a hero, a legend, and a force of evil by some. He would help those in need in any way possible, he was someone who was willing to risk his life for the sake of others. Chris is a man that will live on in American history as a true american man.
The early life, Christopher “Chris” Scott kyle was born on April 8, 1974, in Odessa, TX, to Deby and Wayne Kyle (Wayne was was a church deacon). Chris and his brother, jeff, had grown up on a ranch and went to Midlothian High School. Wayne had always taught Chris and Jeff to never start any fights, but chris always seemed to finish them. Chris was very interested in outdoor activities like baseball, football, hunting, and bull riding. Chris had even gotten into professional bull riding, “unfortunately this did not last too long after a bad injury left pins in his arm” (“Chris Kyle Navy SEAL Early Years”). Since Chris could no longer be a professional bull rider he went looking around for something new and exciting.
Chris went to the Army recruiters, but they were on lunch so he ended up talking with the Navy recruiter and this is where he found out about the SEALS.
Chris had signed up to join, but was later turned down because of the pins that was in his arm “as fate had it, they called him back sometime later and offered him to try out for BUDS which is the basic schooling/course before SEALS” (“Chris Kyle Navy SEAL”). Chris had an extremely difficult time while he was trying out in BUDS training as Chris had stated in his autobiography “at one stage I wanted to ring the bell so I could go home but couldn't have been bothered walking all the way to the bell to ring it, so I stuck with it” (The American Sniper) he almost did not finish training. After his training Chris was assigned to SEAL Team
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During Chris’s first deployment in Iraq during the initial invasion. Chris was put on overwatch of a road that some marines were clearing, this is where he made his first confirmed kill, when a woman was seen with a grenade about 50 yards from the marines. Chris had hesitated until he was ordered to shoot, he than fired two shots, one killing the woman and the other exploding the grenade, unlike how the movie The American Sniper portrays him shooting a child than the woman. Chris states that “after the first one it got a lot easier”. During another of his deployments Chris had made a confirmed kill from 2,100 yards on an enemy that had a rocket propelled grenade launcher, currently the 8th longest shot in world history according to the website 10 Longest Confirmed Sniper Shots in History. When Chris had finished his SEAL career he had been shot twice, one shot hit his helmet and ricochet off and the other hit him in the back only just barely going through his body armor just enough to scratch him. Chris had also survived 6 different IED (Improvised Explosive Device) explosions, without any major injuries. Thus making a reputation of himself. By the time he had gotten out of the SEALs Chris had racked up a total of 160 confirmed kills and an estimated 95 more kills, the 95 more estimated kills are because they don’t know for sure if those people he shot died or not. During his time in Iraq Chris had gained a few nicknames. Chris had been nicknamed “Devil of Ramadi” by the insurgents, with the name had also came a bounty that started at $21,000 that had quickly increased to $80,000. Chris had been called “The Legend” by his fellow comrades, because of the number of soldiers’ lives that he had saved and the number of enemies he had killed. Chris was truly a legend on the field that did what was needed for his country.
After Chris had left the military in 2009 he helped co-launch FITCO Cares Foundation, a nonprofit group meant to aid war wounded veterans. Later “ He became president of a training company, Craft International, where he instructed members of the US military and local law enforcement”(Military.com). Chris also would go out with almost anybody from the military that would be interested in doing some shooting and give them some shooting tips. While Chris was out doing some shooting with a young man, Eddie Ray Routh, Chris had been killed by Eddie. Eddie had a long history of mental illness that is believed to be the reason for why he shot Chris. Chris had always been the person trying to help his country in any way possible, so much that he ended up giving his life up for it.
Chris had grown up with a modest lifestyle that shaped his life to the way it was. Chris had saved countless lives for what he believed was for the greater good. Chris had help set up wounded warrior projects and Chris had been killed by a man he was only trying to help. Chris had given it all to his fellow americans. Chris Kyle, the american sniper, gone but not forgotten.