Who Is Chris Kyle A Hero

Chris Kyle Chris Kyle is a name often surrounded with controversy. The question is, why? He fought in the military and put his life on the line for this country. He fought as a sniper in the Navy SEALS, which is one of the most respected branches in the military. Kyle spent 10 years of his life in the military, was deployed overseas to Iraq 4 times, and nicknamed the Devil of Ramadi by his fellow soldiers. He was given two Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars for his service and although they aren’t 100% sure how many people he killed, the Navy confirmed at least 160, but Kyle and his friends guess it to be more around 255 (dmagazine.com). So many consider him to be a hero. However, many people dislike him, some even go as far to call him a

First of all, Kyle had no control over where he went all he did was follow his orders. The fact that the US shouldn’t have been in the war had nothing to do with Kyle’s acts of heroism. Second of all, the US went to war with Iraq because of terrorist threats from Iraq. It may be true that nothing surfaced from these threats, but the argument can be made that the Iraqi never had the chance to attack thanks to heroes like Chris Kyle and everyone who fought overseas in Iraq. In his book Kyle says “The number is not important to me. I only wished I had killed more. Not for bragging rights, but because I believe the world is a better place without savages out there taking American lives. Everyone I shot in Iraq was trying to harm Americans or Iraqis loyal to the new government” (American Sniper). All Kyle knew was, they were threatening his country and it was his job to stop them. He says he had a job to do and it was too kill those plotting against his country. He loved being a SEAL and knowing that he was helping protect the country that he loved. A big reason that many dislike Kyle and dispute him is his views of the Iraqi. He called there people “savage, despicable evil” (American Sniper). He mentioned that he hated the evil inside of the people he killed. Any soldier who has ever fought in a war has hated his enemy, which is why there is wars in the first place. You cannot fault Kyle for hating the people that were attempting to kill innocent American people. Chris Kyle was a hero who fought for the United States, and deserves to be treated like one. When it’s all said and done, Chris Kyle is a hero. He may be a little rough around the edges, but after war who can blame him? His fame was brought about by how many people he killed and Hollywood. A Clint Eastwood directed movie made about Kyle is probably the biggest reason for his stardom. After hearing about his story, many people formed their own opinion about the man. Some loved him