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People 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 Kyle

I am a much better father and husband than I ever was a sniper.
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Better Father Husband Job Myself
After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian.
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Civilization Difficult Military Myself Try
I thought I should be stronger than was possible.
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Myself Possible Strong
In 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.
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Death Experience Fight Mom Myself
The Navy credits me with more kills as a sniper than any other American service member, past or present.
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Kill Myself Past Present Service
Maybe war isn’t really fun, but I certainly was enjoying it.
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Enjoyment Fun Myself War
The joke was that President Bush only declared war when Starbucks was hit. You can mess with the U.N. all you want, but when you start interfering with the right to get caffeinated, someone has to pay.
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Funny Joke Play Right Start War Yourself
I 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.
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Care Family Friendship Myself People Thinking Training
It’s not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That’s not a problem at all.
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Death People Problem Talk Yourself
You have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.
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Calm Heart Rate Shoot Slow Stay Yourself
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.
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Life Necessary Perfection Reality Work Yourself
War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good; war sucks.
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Appearance Fantasy Goodness Hell Hollywood War
People 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.
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Face Forever Life Myself People Remember Save Situation Stay
You’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.
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Care Goodness Home Life Marriage Military Sacrifice Service Yourself
What wounded veteran’s don’t need is sympathy. They need to be treated like the men they are: equals, heroes, and people who still have tremendous value for society.
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Equality Man Need Society Sympathy Value Wound
I just want to get the bad guys but if I can’t see them, I can’t shoot them.
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People 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.

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People 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.

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