Sniping His Way Into History

U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle holds the record for most career sniper kills in United States military history. Serving for 10 years, he has a recorded 150+ kills, beating the previous record which was 109. In addition, he set a personal record which was a 2,100 yard kill shot while stationed in Baghdad. Chris Kyle signed up to be part of the US Navy after what happened on September 11th, 2001. He wanted the people who caused 9/11 to pay for all the damage and deaths cause by this attack.

Known as "the devil" to the Iraqi people, Chris Kyle did not write this book to show off his amazing skills as a Navy Seal Sniper. He wrote this book to give them a perspective of what war is really like, and how it can affect not only your life, but the lives of many others, plus he demonstrates acts of courage and confidence to show us how to implement these ideas into our own lives.

Just like with Steve Jobs' and Sir Alex Ferguson's biographies, I learned something form reading the life-long story of Chris Kyle. The most important thing I learned was teamwork. As he described, "The Air Force, Marines, and Navy... We had enough confidence in them that we could call in strikes just down the block." (Kyle 167). As shown, it was very important for Chris Kyle to be able to make sure everyone was doing what they were suppose to be doing, and to a sufficient level. When working on a group project, you can easily compare Chris's situation with mine. You have to have enough confidence in your group that they can all do a little bit of the project, and combine all the parts together later. 

Also, this book reminded me of a previous book I have blogged about; 'Lone Survivor'.  Marcus Luttrel and Chris Kyle both described these events in their lives as if you were standing right next to them on the battlefield. In coherence, both of these books gave me a sense of the most elite groups in the military. Getting into the military is a goal of mine, therefore these books have always fascinated me and always will.

Ironically, Chris Kyle was killed on American soil. As my father stated. being the best sniper the world's ever seen, and having a $20,000 bounty on you 24/7, the fact that you are killed by an ex-marine on American soil is both ironic, and disappointing. 3 years later the trials are just starting to see if the killer is guilty or not.

In conclusion, Chris Kyle will always be a role model of what you can accomplish in life, regardless of the boundaries you face.