Photo: Cpl. Damien Gutierrez / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kyle is a difficult figure to write about, and I think that difficulty is the point. His story sits at the intersection of military skill, national myth-making, and personal cost, and flattening him into either hero or villain misses what makes his life worth studying. What stays with me is the aftermath: a man who survived four tours in Iraq, wrote his own account rather than letting others define him, and spent his final years trying to help fellow veterans before dying tragically in 2013. I read his record less as a war story than as a document of what war does to people.
Overview
Christopher Scott Kyle (April 8, 1974 – February 2, 2013) was a United States Navy SEAL sniper and author. Kyle served four tours in the Iraq War and was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and a Combat Action Ribbon. With a claim of 160 confirmed kills in combat, he is one of the most prolific snipers in military history.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chris Kyle
- Name (Japanese)
- クリス・カイル
- Reading
- くりす・かいる
- Born
- April 8, 1974 – February 2, 2013
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger
- Origin
- Odessa, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- United States Navy SEALs / autobiographer / sniper / businessperson
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Tarleton State University
Awards & achievements
- Bronze Star Medal
- Purple Heart
- Silver Star
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.