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Assigned to SEAL Team 3, Sniper Element Charlie company within the [[United States Naval Special Warfare Command|Naval Special Warfare Command]], Kyle served in every major battle of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]], the [[Iraq War]]. |
Assigned to SEAL Team 3, Sniper Element Charlie company within the [[United States Naval Special Warfare Command|Naval Special Warfare Command]], over four tours of duty Kyle served in every major battle of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]], the [[Iraq War]]. |
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His first long-range kill shot was taken during the initial invasion, when he shot a woman approaching a group of US Marines with a grenade in her hand. As ordered, he opened fire, killing the woman before she could attack his comrades. |
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During the [[Second Battle of Fallujah]], as part of Sniper Element Charlie within the [[United States Naval Special Warfare Command|Naval Special Warfare Command]], while US Marines fought running battles in the streets with several thousand insurgents, Kyle killed 40 people.<ref name=DMail2081430/> |
During the [[Second Battle of Fallujah]], as part of Sniper Element Charlie within the [[United States Naval Special Warfare Command|Naval Special Warfare Command]], while US Marines fought running battles in the streets with several thousand insurgents, Kyle killed 40 people.<ref name=DMail2081430/> |
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Revision as of 00:36, 4 January 2012
Chris Kyle | |
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| Born | Odessa, Texas |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | Navy SEAL |
| Rank | Chief Petty Officer[1] |
| Battles/wars | Second Battle of Fallujah |
| Awards | 3xSilver Star 5xBronze Star with Valor[1][2] |
Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle is a retired United States Navy SEAL, who with 255 kills, 160 of them officially confirmed by the Pentagon, is the deadliest marksman in United States military history.[1][2]
Early life
Born in Odessa, Texas, his is the son of a Sunday-school teacher and a church deacon.[1] 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 went deer hunting.[1]
After school, Kyle became a professional bronco rodeo rider before joining the United States Navy.[3][2]
Iraq War
Assigned to SEAL Team 3, Sniper Element Charlie company within the Naval Special Warfare Command, over four tours of duty Kyle served in every major battle of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Iraq War.
His first long-range kill shot was taken during the initial invasion, when he shot a woman approaching a group of US Marines with a grenade in her hand. As ordered, he opened fire, killing the woman before she could attack his comrades.
During the Second Battle of Fallujah, as part of Sniper Element Charlie within the Naval Special Warfare Command, while US Marines fought running battles in the streets with several thousand insurgents, Kyle killed 40 people.[2]
For his deadly track record as a marksman during his deployment to Ramadi, the insurgents named him Al-Shaitan Ramad (English The Devil of Rahmadi) and put a $20,000 bounty on his head.[2]
In 2008 outside Sadr City, he spotted an insurgent with a rocket launcher near a US Army convoy 2,100 yards (1.2 mi). He fired a shot from his .338 Lapua Magnum rifle, killing the insurgent.[2]
Retirement
Kyle left the US Navy is 2009, and retired with his wife and two children to Texas. He now runs Craft International, which provides military and law enforcement sniper training, as well as private security and protection.[4][2]
In 2011, Harper Collins released his autobiographical book American Sniper.[3][1][2]
See also
- Simo Häyhä, holds the record with 542 Soviet soldiers shot during the Russian invasion of Finland in World War II
- Jack Coughlin, retired Marine sniper with over 60 confirmed kills whose service includes Iraq and Somalia
- Craig Harrison, British Army marksman in Afghanistan, killed two Taliban machine gunners in 2009 from 2,700 yards with a .338 Lapua Magnum rifle, longest sniper shot in history
- Carlos Hathcock, killed 93 people as a long-range sniper in the Vietnam war, subject of the book One Shot, One Kill
- Chuck Mawhinney, previously held the highest number of confirmed kills (103) for any USMC sniper
- Adelbert Waldron, holds the record for the most confirmed kills in U.S. military history, with 109 kills in Vietnam
- List of historically important U.S. Marines
- Longest recorded sniper kills
References
- ^ a b c d e f Buiso, Gray (January 1, 2012). "Meet the big shot - SEAL is America's deadliest sniper". Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Zennie, Michael (2 January 2012). "255 confirmed kills: Meet Navy SEAL Chris Kyle... the deadliest sniper in US history". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ^ a b Kyle, Chris; McEwen, Scott & deFelice, Chris (February 5, 2012). American Sniper. Harper Collins. ISBN 0062082353.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Craft International". Retrieved 2012-01-02.