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 KYLEWhat 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.
More Chris Kyle Quotes
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I’m willing to meet my creator and answer every shot that I took.
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I would love for people to be able to think of me as a guy who stood up for what he believed in and helped make a difference for the vets.
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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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I thought I should be stronger than was possible.
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I’m just trying to be the me that I am and not all of this other crap. I just want to be the family man, and if somehow I can make the money to get my ranch and get the hell away from everybody else, that would be awesome.
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It’s not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That’s not a problem at all.
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But I wondered, how would I feel about killing someone? Now I know. It’s no big deal.
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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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In the end, my story, in Iraq and afterward, is about more than just killing people or even fighting for my country. It’s about being a man. And it’s about love as well as hate.
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MY 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.
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Maybe war isn’t really fun, but I certainly was enjoying it.
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The Navy credits me with more kills as a sniper than any other American service member, past or present.
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I don’t know if I’m the best of the best. But I did know that if I quit, I wouldn’t be.
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I really don’t care what people think of me.
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None of my problems come from the people I’ve killed.
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