hotrodpc
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Rest in Peace Chris Kyle, A true American Hero !!!
I was shocked to hear this news last night. I first knew of Chris Kyle when he was on the Discovery TV Show, Sons of Guns at Red Jacket Firearms. He was a US Navy Seal on Team 3. Military service from 1999-2009 and did 4 tours or service in Iraq. Here's a little info I've gathered form different sources on the internet with what I already did know of the guy from watching him on a few Talk Shows and a couple reality shows.
He was a sniper with over 160 confirmed kills of insurgents, and 255 claimed kills. Sometimes they were not able to be confirmed due to the distance. His longest successful kill shot of 2100 yards (1.2 miles) with a Lapua Magnum PGM .338 according to his book.
His awards include Silver Stars and Bronze Stars which I was aware of, but he's also received a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals.
What impressed the me most about Chris was that he started a foundation for Veterans coming home needing rehab and suffering from PTSD. This is why Red Jacket Firearms had him on their show, was to bring awareness and raise money for his foundation. Apparently the 25yo Marine that killed Chris and his neighbor, was also suffering from PTSD and it's said Chris was probably spending time with the guy in an effort to help with his PTSD and adjusting back to civilian life. Details are still sketchy about that.
Chris was also at this years Shot Show 2013 in Las Vegas 2 weeks ago promoting his book and his foundation for Veterans. Here is a video of Chris's comments to Guns.com about the recent Gun Control debate and his opinion.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llLVMUlDpaE]Chris Kyle on gun violence, gun control, veteran life and SHOT Show 2013 - YouTube[/ame]
America lost a true good guy. Here is his book for $10 at Amazon, Barnes and Noble had the Hard Cover for $16. I"ll be buying one just to help support his wife, 2 kids and hopefully his foundation for returning Vets. I"m sure they'll still get royalties off his book sales. So how about everyone else buy his book if you haven't already.
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/American-Sniper-Autobiography-Military-History/dp/0062238868/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359890112&sr=1-1&keywords=american+sniper]American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History: Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice: 9780062238863: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]
I was shocked to hear this news last night. I first knew of Chris Kyle when he was on the Discovery TV Show, Sons of Guns at Red Jacket Firearms. He was a US Navy Seal on Team 3. Military service from 1999-2009 and did 4 tours or service in Iraq. Here's a little info I've gathered form different sources on the internet with what I already did know of the guy from watching him on a few Talk Shows and a couple reality shows.
He was a sniper with over 160 confirmed kills of insurgents, and 255 claimed kills. Sometimes they were not able to be confirmed due to the distance. His longest successful kill shot of 2100 yards (1.2 miles) with a Lapua Magnum PGM .338 according to his book.
His awards include Silver Stars and Bronze Stars which I was aware of, but he's also received a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals.
What impressed the me most about Chris was that he started a foundation for Veterans coming home needing rehab and suffering from PTSD. This is why Red Jacket Firearms had him on their show, was to bring awareness and raise money for his foundation. Apparently the 25yo Marine that killed Chris and his neighbor, was also suffering from PTSD and it's said Chris was probably spending time with the guy in an effort to help with his PTSD and adjusting back to civilian life. Details are still sketchy about that.
Chris was also at this years Shot Show 2013 in Las Vegas 2 weeks ago promoting his book and his foundation for Veterans. Here is a video of Chris's comments to Guns.com about the recent Gun Control debate and his opinion.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llLVMUlDpaE]Chris Kyle on gun violence, gun control, veteran life and SHOT Show 2013 - YouTube[/ame]
America lost a true good guy. Here is his book for $10 at Amazon, Barnes and Noble had the Hard Cover for $16. I"ll be buying one just to help support his wife, 2 kids and hopefully his foundation for returning Vets. I"m sure they'll still get royalties off his book sales. So how about everyone else buy his book if you haven't already.
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/American-Sniper-Autobiography-Military-History/dp/0062238868/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359890112&sr=1-1&keywords=american+sniper]American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History: Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice: 9780062238863: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]
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