These 8 US Navy SEALs Have Proven They Are The Best of The Best
Story by Rosemary Giles • 1w
Chris Kyle
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Of all the Navy SEALs included on this list, Chris Kyle is perhaps the most famous. Joining the US Navy in 1999, Kyle was accepted into Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) training (BUD/S). He went on to serve as a sniper with SEAL Team-3 during four tours in Iraq, participating in such engagements as the Second Battle of Fallujah and the Battle of Ramadi. Throughout his time in the Middle East, he achieved over 150 confirmed kills.
For his service, Kyle was awarded the Silver Star, three Bronze Stars with "V" device for valor, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with "V" device. While overseas, he also famously popularized wearing the Punisher skull on US military uniforms.
It wasn't only his time overseas, however, that Kyle was best known for. He recounted his service in his 2012 best-selling memoir, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History, which was adapted into an incredibly popular Hollywood film by the same name.
Sadly, Kyle was killed before the film was released. He and his friend, Chad Littlefield, took former US Marine Eddie Ray Routh to a shooting range, in an attempt to help him with his post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Instead, Routh shot them from behind while the trio were driving on February 2, 2013. Kyle suffered six shorts, while Littlefield was hit with seven. Both men died as a result of their injuries, and Routh was sentenced for life in prison with no chance of parole.
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