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Chris Kyle was a Sniper in the military, in this book, he shares about his life in the military as one of the best snipers in the world

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Born in north central Texas, " I grew up in small towns where I learned the importance of family and traditional values, like patriotism, self - reliance and watching out for your family and neighbors." (8)

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Chris Kyle was disqualified because of an injury, " The Navy disqualified me when my physical revealed that I had pins in my arm from the rodeo accident. I tried pleading; nothing worked. I even offered to sign a waiver saying that I'd never make the Navy responsible for anything that happened to my arm. They flat out turned me down. " (23)

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The training was gruesome and work heavy, But Chris and his platoon was not needed in Iraq, until a year after he was put in the Navy. A common misconception was that they were fighting against Osama Bin - Ladan, but they were actually fighting Saddam Hussein.

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A helicopter had spotted it trying to sneak down the gulf after loading up illegally in Iraq. Our job was to get aboard her, inspect her papers, and if, as suspected, she was violating the U.N. sanctions, turn her over to the Marines or other authorities for processing." (66)

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"That December was the first Christmas I'd ever been away from my family, and it felt a little depressing. The day kind of came and went without a memorable celebration. I do remember the presents Taya's folks sent that year, though: remote control hummers. They were small, radio-controlled toys that were just a blast to drive around. Some of the Iraqis working on the base had apparently never seen anything like them before. I'd drive a vehicle toward them and they would scream and bolt away. I don't know if they thought it was some sort of guided missile or what." (75-76)

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They may have been coward, but they could certainly kill people. the insurgents didn't worry about the ROE's or court materials. If they had the advantage, they would kill any westerner they could find, whether they were soldiers or not." (99)

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"People ask a lot about weapons, what I used as a sniper, what I learned on, what I prefer. In the field, I matched the weapon to the job and the situation." (112)

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I was not the best in my sniper class. In fact, I failed the practice test. That meant potentially washing out of class.' (121)

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"...In September 2004, I was pulled from my platoon and sent to Iraq to help GROM as a navigator." (133)

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"The enemies we were fighting were savage and well-armed." (167)

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"I thought about the casualties I'd seen, and the fact that I could be the next one carried out." (196)

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Chris was a replacement for another SEAL sniper that had been injured briefly during operation

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After a long absence in the family, Chris tried to change something at home and his wife did not like that, they argued about it too

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Chris's wife did not want Chris to reenlist in the military, because she felt that his time had been spent and he has done his duty for the country.

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Before deployment, Chris had a cyst that had been treated, but when it was treated, he had a seizure and passed out, while he was passed out, his wife was getting a pregnancy check, she needed a c-section

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he had pushed his body to the limit during deployment, now his body is already old and worn out, he is hurting all around, for example, his knee, he had surgery on it because a wall fell on him.

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Chris was shot in the back of the helmet, he was very surprised to still be consciousness, blood was everywhere around his face, he was blinded

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he told his wife he would stay, no matter how hard the Navy tried to get him to come back, he did not take any of the offers

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sadly, killed during his charity event where he took retired war veterans out hunting, he was shot by one of the veterans