But 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 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 KYLESavage, despicable evil. That’s what we were fighting in Iraq. That’s why a lot of people, myself included, called the enemy ‘savages.’ There really was no other way to describe what we encountered there.
CHRIS KYLEThe rules are drawn up by lawyers who are trying to protect the admirals and generals from the politicians; they’re not written by people who are worried about the guys on the ground getting shot.
CHRIS KYLEBut I wondered, how would I feel about killing someone? Now I know. It’s no big deal.
CHRIS KYLEI did want to be the top sniper.
CHRIS KYLEIn my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers.
CHRIS KYLEDespite what your momma told you, Violence does solve problems.
CHRIS KYLEJust because war is hell doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun.
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 KYLEThere’s no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless or jobless.
CHRIS KYLENo, the best way to stop a vehicle is to shoot the driver. And that you can do with a number of weapons.
CHRIS KYLEI’m willing to meet my creator and answer every shot that I took.
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 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 KYLEThe Navy credits me with more kills as a sniper than any other American service member, past or present.
CHRIS KYLEThe media cause more problems than they do good.
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