Chris Kyle

Chris Kyle was born and raised in Texas. As a young man, he signed up for the military, and trained to be a Navy SEAL—an elite branch of the military whose members are skilled at fighting in the sea, land, and air. Kyle married shortly before deploying to Iraq in 2003. During his subsequent tours of the Middle East with the SEALs, Kyle became the deadliest sniper in American history, shooting well over one hundred alleged insurgents. After many years of arguing about it with his wife, Kyle decided to retire from the SEALs in 2009. Afterwards, he penned the memoir American Sniper, wrote a history of guns in America, American Gun (2013), founded a sniping training school, and became an active participant in programs aimed at helping veterans with serious PTSD. Kyle was murdered by a mentally disturbed veteran in 2013.