As ordered, Kyle opened fire, killing the woman before she could attack. CNN reported that the woman was cradling a toddler in her other hand. His first long-range kill shot was taken during the initial invasion when he shot a woman carrying a hand grenade approaching a group of Marines. Kyle graduated with Class 233 in March 2001.Īssigned to SEAL Team-3, sniper element, Platoon "Charlie" (later "Cadillac"), within the Naval Special Warfare Command, and with four tours of duty, Kyle served in many major battles of the Iraq War. Initially, Kyle was rejected because of the pins in his arm, but he eventually received an invitation to the 24-week Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) training (BUD/S) at Coronado, California in 1999. Navy recruiter convinced him to try instead for the SEALs. Kyle went to a military recruiting office, as he was interested in joining the U.S. He attended Tarleton State University for two years (1992–94), studying Ranch and Range Management. Kyle attended high school in Midlothian, Texas, and after graduating in 1992, became a professional bronc rider and ranch hand, but 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. 4 Alleged fabrications of personal narrativeĬhristopher Scott Kyle was born 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.
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