Keegan Labahn

Mrs.brown
Sr english
5/1/17
American sniper

Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history, is born and raised in Texas. He grows
up hunting with his father, and develops a strong sense of duty to his country. In 1996 he signs
up for the U.S. military, and is recommended for the Navy SEALs, at the time a relatively
unknown branch trained to fight on land, in the sea, and in the air. Kyle makes it through intense
physical training, during which hes waterboarded, forced to exercise for hours at a time without
rest, and deprived of sleep.

Shortly after completing his SEAL training, Kyle is stationed in Long Beach, California, with
Team 3 of the Navy SEALs. There, he meets his future wife, Taya. Taya is attracted to Kyle in
part because hes unusually humble for a SEAL; at one point, he tells her, Id lay down my life
for my country.Kyle is stationed in California during September 11, 2001; hes horrified by
al-Qaedas terrorist atrocities, and wants to deploy to the Middle East as soon as possible. In
the end, it takes almost two years for Kyle to deploy. During this time, Kyle continues to train
rigorously for combat. He also marries Taya. Shortly after their honeymoon, Kyle ships out to
the Middle East for his first tour

In the Persian Gulf, Kyle works with Team 3 to raid Iraqi oil tankers suspecting of sneaking oil
out of the country. He finds that he enjoys firing a gun, and feels badass in active combat. In
spring 2003, Kyle and the rest of Team 3 arrive in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the
operation designed to liberate the Iraqi people from the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. In Iraq,
Kyles duties include raiding houses, securing oil fields, and fighting small groups of insurgents.
He develops a deep hatred for the insurgents, many of whom are fundamentalist Muslims, who
are trying to kill him and his friends.

Kyle returns from his first deployment and reunites with Taya Kyle. Taya immediately notices
that her husband has changed: war has made him moodier and angrier. While back in the U.S.,
Kyle attends sniper school and learns how to shoot accurately from incredibly long distances.
Kyle is only an average sniper, he admits, but while stationed in Iraq, he has ample opportunity
to shoot insurgents. Before shipping back to Iraq, Taya gives birth to their first child, a baby boy.
Taya begins to hate Kyle for leaving her to take care of their child.
Back in Iraq, Kyle collaborates with the Polish GROM fighters (the counterparts to the SEALs).
He raids apartment complexes suspected of harboring insurgents, and provides sniper backup
for his friends. Kyle finds that he feels little guilt or hesitation about shooting insurgentshe
knows hes doing the right thing. On his second deployment, Kyle earns a Bronze Model for
valor.

Back in the U.S., Kyle learns that his daughter is going to live. He begins drinking heavily, and
finds that hes suffering from knee injuries he sustained over the course of his last few tours in
Iraq. He spends five months in physical therapy to ensure that hell be able to fight in Iraq again.
Before leaving for his deployment, Kyle promises Taya that he wont reenlist after this tour.
Kyle is deployed to Sadr City, where he and his fellow SEALs raid houses and fight a group of
insurgents called the Mahdi Army. While fighting in Sadr City, Kyle has several brushes with
deathone day, hes shot in the back, and the force of a bomb throws him to the ground.
Violence is escalating in Sadr City, and Kyle tells his superiors that the military needs to fight
harder, rather than trying to win the hearts and minds of moderate civilians. Much to Kyles
annoyance, his superiors ignore his suggestions.

Kyle finally ships out of Iraq in 2008. Hes tempted to reenlist, but ultimately decides not to
because of his promise to Taya. Back in the U.S., he reunites with Ryan Job, with whom he
remains good friends until Jobs tragic death from surgical complications. Kyle also founds a
shooting school with an old friend. He cuts back on drinking, goes to counseling with Taya, and
decides that he wants to remain married to her. Looking back, he decides that his time in the
SEALs has made him a stronger, better man.