Savage, despicable evil. That’s what we were fighting in Iraq.
CHRIS KYLESavage, despicable evil. That’s what we were fighting in Iraq.
CHRIS KYLEWar is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good; war sucks.
CHRIS KYLEI don’t know if I’m the best of the best. But I did know that if I quit, I wouldn’t be.
CHRIS KYLEOne was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.
CHRIS KYLEI am a much better father and husband than I ever was a sniper.
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 KYLEI don’t shoot people with Korans. I’d like to, but I don’t.
CHRIS KYLEDecades of Saddam’s rule made what could have been a fairly rich country, due to its oil reserves, into a very poor one.
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 Navy credits me with more kills as a sniper than any other American service member, past or present.
CHRIS KYLEIt is our duty to serve those who serve us.
CHRIS KYLEJust because war is hell doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun.
CHRIS KYLEYou have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.
CHRIS KYLEThe media cause more problems than they do good.
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.
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