One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.
CHRIS KYLEOne was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.
CHRIS KYLEThe Navy credits me with more kills as a sniper than any other American service member, past or present.
CHRIS KYLEI really don’t care what people think of me. I’ve got my family. I’ve got my friends. Yes, I have been trained to be a little more aggressive if I need to be, but I don’t go around thumping people.
CHRIS KYLEI did want to be the top sniper.
CHRIS KYLEIt’s funny – sometimes the strongest individuals feel the worst when events are out of their control, and they can’t really be there for the people they love. I’ve felt it myself.
CHRIS KYLEI’m just trying to get back to normal life.
CHRIS KYLEThere’s no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless or jobless.
CHRIS KYLEBut real life doesn’t travel in a perfect straight line; it doesn’t necessarily have that ‘all lived happily ever after’ bit. You have to work on where you’re going.
CHRIS KYLEI don’t have to psych myself up, or do something special mentally – I look through the scope, get my target in the cross hairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people.
CHRIS KYLEI just want to get the bad guys but if I can’t see them, I can’t shoot them.
CHRIS KYLEI am not a fan of politics.
CHRIS KYLEMY REGRETS ARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE I COULDN’T SAVE—Marines, soldiers, my buddies. I still feel their loss. I still ache for my failure to protect them.
CHRIS KYLEPeople tell me I saved hundreds and hundreds of people. But I have to tell you: it’s not the people you saved that you remember. It’s the ones you couldn’t save. Those are the ones you talk about. Those are the faces and situations that stay with you forever.
CHRIS KYLEYou’re not just going out there, maybe sacrificing your own life. There’s also sacrifices still going on at home. You can serve in the military and have a good marriage, but you just need to be aware of it so you can take those steps to take care of it.
CHRIS KYLEI’m trying to raise the awareness of the troops that, when they deploy and go to war, it’s not just them at war – it’s also their family. Their family is having to go through all the hardships and the stresses.
CHRIS KYLEYou have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.
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