Kyle attended high school in Midlothian, Texas, and after graduating in 1992, became a professional bronco rider and ranch hand, however his professional rodeo career ended abruptly when he severely injured his arm. Kyle and his brother grew up raising up to 150 head of cattle at a time. 30-06 Springfield rifle, and later a shotgun, with which they hunted deer, pheasant, and quail. His father bought Kyle his first rifle at the age of eight, a bolt-action. Early life and education Ĭhristopher Scott Kyle was born on April 8, 1974, in Odessa, Texas, the eldest of two boys born to Deborah Lynn ( née Mercer) and Wayne Kenneth Kyle, a Sunday school teacher and deacon. Routh, a former Marine with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. In 2013, Kyle was murdered by Eddie Ray Routh at the Rough Creek Lodge shooting range near Chalk Mountain, Texas. An eponymous film adaptation of Kyle's book, directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Bradley Cooper as Kyle, was released two years later. Navy in 2009, and published his bestselling autobiography, American Sniper, in 2012.

Kyle was honorably discharged from the U.S. He has 160 confirmed kills and was awarded the Silver Star, three Bronze Star Medals with 'V' devices for valor, a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with 'V' device, as well as numerous other unit and personal awards. He served four tours in the Iraq War and was awarded several commendations for acts of heroism and meritorious service in combat. Christopher Scott Kyle (Ap– February 2, 2013) was a United States Navy SEAL sniper.

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