The Devil of Ramadi Known to many to be the most lethal sniper in United States history Chief Petty Officer, Chris Kyle has made a name for himself. With over 150 confirmed kills during his 10 years on duty, Kyle has shed light to many of the dangerous life of being a sniper. Each year Kyle would meet new people and have even more to protect. Having his family and his country to protect he had some difficult decisions to make during his life that could affect the rest of his living days. During his 4 tours in Iraq, he has come close to death and has saved countless lives proving that he has what it takes to become the star and legend of the U.S. Navy Seals that he is today. During his earlier days, Kyle grew up in Odessa, Texas where he …show more content…
As Kyle was walking past a military recruitment office, interested in joining the Marine Corps, a Navy recruiter pulled him into his office. After hearing what the man had to say, Kyle thought long and hard about joining the Navy instead and wanted to give it a try. He was shortly rejected from the Seals because of the pins in his arms from the accident. After leaving, Kyle returned back to the ranch. A few weeks later, he received a letter saying that he had been accepted into the BUDS (Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL) training school which he joined in …show more content…
He believed that this would put his family at ease and that he would benefit him greatly. Many people criticize him for his kills but according to him, “I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job” (Kyle, 4). These huge numbers made him have an immense $80,000 bounty over his head. Being the loyal man that he was, he wore the punisher logos. Instead of the enemy killing other troops to get the bounty he made himself obvious of who he was making him a very loyal and well respected man in the force. In August of 2008 Chris Kyle took his best shot yet. After killing many adversaries in shorter ranges, Chris noticed a combatant carrying an RPG who seemed to be out of range of his shot. They were instantly terminated as he took a shot that was measured to be around 1,920 meters long (1.2 miles). This shot is known to be one of the longest confirmed sniper kills ever made. This is where Kyle got most of his