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Post by Sasquatch on Feb 3, 2013 5:42:17 GMT -5
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Post by greghopper on Feb 3, 2013 8:17:36 GMT -5
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) These statistics have not been released by the Pentagon.
Born in Odessa, Texas, Kyle was the son of a Sunday school teacher and a deacon. 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.
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.
R.I.P. Thanks for your Service
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Post by raporter on Feb 3, 2013 9:37:47 GMT -5
The good ones seem to die way to young. RIP Chris.
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Post by Decatur on Feb 3, 2013 11:58:32 GMT -5
Sad
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Post by jamesaritchie on Feb 3, 2013 15:25:39 GMT -5
Obviously no accident since he was one of two shot and killed.
I'm wondered abut him being the most lethal. The military has a funny way of confirming kills, and of whether a kill even counts. One sniper in Vietnam supposedly has more than 2,500 kills, but they weren't counted because he wasn't actually a sniper. Don't know how many he really had, but it was a heck of a lot more than one-fifty. He was was far from the only one who had a boatload of kills than simply weren't counted, except as enemy dead with credit given to no individual.
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Post by esshup on Feb 3, 2013 16:40:25 GMT -5
The last thing that I read was that him and his friend were helping the shooter thru PTSD.
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Post by Sasquatch on Feb 4, 2013 17:31:28 GMT -5
Yes, it was a charity event. To survive four tours in that blighted hellhole and then die here at home trying to help a fellow vet..... so sad.
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Post by bart1533 on Feb 4, 2013 19:57:48 GMT -5
So sad....
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