Alan C. Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 Deadliest sniper in U.S. military history is 'shot and killed point-blank by veteran suffering from PTSD' at Texas gun range A former Navy Seal, expert sniper and best-selling author was reportedly gunned down at a Texas shooting range Saturday by a veteran who is recovering from post-traumatic stress syndrome. Ex-Navy Seal Chris Kyle, 39, and another man were shot point-blank around 3:30 p.m. at a charity event on behalf of Kyle's security firm at the gun range at Rough Creek Lodge and Resort in Erath County. . . . Kyle, a husband and father of two, authored the New York Times best-seller 'American Sniper,' which chronicled his four tours in Iraq. The book hit shelves last month. He recorded more than 150 sniper kills - the most in U.S. military history - between 1999 and 2009. . . . Despite the astonishing number of people he has shot, Kyle has said he never second-guessed himself since the first time he had to pull the trigger on a grenade-wielding woman in Iraq. 'It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don’t regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn’t save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. I’m not naive, and I don’t romanticize war,' he told Texas Monthly. 'The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job.' He left the service in 2009 in order to 'save his marriage' he told his publisher. After leaving the Navy, he started his own military contracting firm, Craft International, which provides military and law enforcement sniper training, as well as private security and protection.
Formelyknown Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 What an happy ending. At the end he met is creator. What a touching story.
Summerstone Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword.
SimonF Posted May 12, 2013 Posted May 12, 2013 Speilberg to make "American Sniper" movie. I'm, sure that will be a very jolly film, but the title is so unimaginative. What's wrong with 'merican Hitman?
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