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Chris Kyle Murdered

11 durable postsStarted 2013-02-04Latest 2013-02-13

#127904Post 1 of 112013-02-04

The most prolific Sniper in the history of the US Armed forces gunned down by another member of the armed forces who was struggling with PTSD. In addition to Kyle, his neighbor and friend was also gunned down. I don't know why this story hit me but it's been on my mind since I read it.

[url="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/chris-kyle-navy-seal-and-author-of-american-sniper-dies/2013/02/03/f838bcfc-6e22-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html"]Chris Kyle, Navy Seal and author of dies - The Washington Post[/url]

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#1667592Post 2 of 112013-02-04

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[video=youtube;aJ12PN81xnI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ12PN81xnI[/video]

#1667599Post 3 of 112013-02-04

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[QUOTE][FONT=Verdana]Since retiring from the Navy SEALs, Chris Kyle, whom the Pentagon has deemed as among America’s deadliest snipers, would occasionally take fellow veterans shooting as a kind of therapy to salve battlefield scars. [/FONT]

Mr. Kyle, 38, author of the best-selling book “American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History,” was with a struggling former soldier on just such an outing on Saturday, hoping that a day at a shooting range would bring some relief, said a friend, Travis Cox.

But the Texas authorities said Sunday that the troubled veteran turned on Mr. Kyle and a second man, Chad Littlefield, shooting and killing both before fleeing in a pickup truck.

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The obituary seems to end abruptly as well, imho.

RIP.

#1667606Post 4 of 112013-02-04

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wow, that's horrible. PTSD is so sad... RIP.

#1667642Post 5 of 112013-02-05

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I did see this in the news. Such a shame.

May his soul R.I.P

#1667653Post 6 of 112013-02-05

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Rip kyle

#1668012Post 7 of 112013-02-09

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Very sad :( There needs to be more help available to our soldiers. These men & women put their lives on the line every day for us to be free. They see horrible things & endure more than any of us could ever imagine or handle. The least our governments could do is provide them with all the help they need when they return.

#1671586Post 8 of 112013-02-10

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[URL="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57449214/u.s-military-averaging-a-suicide-a-day-in-2012/"]U.S. military averaging a suicide a day in 2012 - CBS News[/URL]

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#1671748Post 10 of 112013-02-12

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[url="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0b6_1360665023"]LiveLeak.com - Wife of American Hero Chris Kyle Delivers Powerful Words at Memorial Service in His Honor[/url]

#1671806Post 11 of 112013-02-13

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;1079851][URL="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57449214/u.s-military-averaging-a-suicide-a-day-in-2012/"]U.S. military averaging a suicide a day in 2012 - CBS News[/URL][/QUOTE]

not read that article yet (on phone). but the guardian the other week showed that more soldiers are dying at their own hands...yes suicide, then by the hands of the enemy.

makes the war on everything a even harder sell.