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You'll also learn Chis Kyle's relationship with his wife Taya Kyle as she struggled while he was serving his country in Iraq. All the drama, conflicts and family issues will be revealed. This book is about Chris Kyle's legacy!

Grab your copy now! Author : Michael J. A brutal warrior but a gentle father and husband, Chris Kyle led the life of an American hero. His renowned courage and skill in military service earned him two nicknames -- The Devil among insurgents and The Legend among his Navy SEAL brethren -- but his impact extended beyond that after he came home from combat and began working with fellow veterans.

Journalist Michael J. Mooney reveals Kyle's life story, from his Texas childhood up through his death in February Mooney interviews those closest to the late SEAL and also sheds light on the life of the suffering veteran who killed Kyle.

The Life and Legend of Chris Kyle is a candid, essential portrait of a celebrated warrior -- a man about whom a movie has only added to the legend. A Category: History Page: N. He had a lot of fun hunting with his mom, dad, and brother as a child. His dad and brother were his best friends growing up.

Kyle learned true patience by learning to break a horse. He got involved in rodeo competitions to quench his thirst for being a cowboy. In , he graduated and went to Tarleton State University with aspirations to join the military afterward. An accident in his freshman year ended his rodeo career when he had to have pins put in his wrist.

He became a ranch hand for a man named David Landrum while he was still a student. His heroism and reputation in the military service earned him the nickname "the devil" among insurgents and the nickname The Legend among his SEAL brethren, but his impact extended beyond that after he came home, through his work with fellow veterans.

Mooney also sheds light on the life of the suffering fellow veteran who killed Kyle and interviews those closest to the late SEAL. The Life and Legend of Chris Kyle is an honest portrayal of the life of a man whose memorial service brought thousands of people to Cowboys Stadium--the most celebrated war hero of our time.

Through striking historical and contemporary images and photographs and informative sidebars, readers will learn about Kyle's family background, childhood, education, service in the US Navy SEALS, and his time as a sniper.

Informative sidebars enhance and support the text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts page, glossary, bibliography, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

He had a lot of fun hunting with his mom, dad, and brother as a child. His dad and brother were his best friends growing up. Kyle learned true patience by learning to break a horse. He got involved in rodeo competitions to quench his thirst for being a cowboy. In , he graduated and went to Tarleton State University with aspirations to join the military afterward.

An accident in his freshman year ended his rodeo career when he had to have pins put in his wrist. Just to make it through the training, you had to be one tough motherfucker. There were stories about swimming between obstructions on Japanese-held beaches and gruesome fights behind the lines in Vietnam. M any recruiters, especially the good ones, have more than a little larceny in them, and this one was no different.

He was full of it, of course. What they did guarantee, though, was that I would have a chance to try out. As far as I was concerned, that was good enough, because there was no way that I was going to fail. The Navy disqualified me when my physical revealed that I had pins in my arm from the rodeo accident. I tried arguing, I tried pleading; nothing worked.

W ith the military ruled out, I focused on making a career out of ranching and being a cowboy. Since I already had a good job on a ranch, I decided there was really no sense staying in school. I quit, even though I was less than sixty credits shy of graduating. David doubled my pay and gave me more responsibilities. Eventually, just before the winter of —98, I found my way out to Colorado.

I took the job sight-unseen, which turned out to be a big mistake. And a good deal colder. Before I finished making arrangements to move, I got a phone call from a Navy recruiter. Two hundred and twenty-some bodies hit the asphalt and started pumping. We were all in camis—camouflage BDUs, or battle-dress uniforms—with freshly painted green helmets. We were bold, excited, and nervous as hell. His deep voice, slightly sadistic, carried easily out the hall into the courtyard where we were gathered.

I glanced up to see what was going on. I was rewarded with a blast of water in my face. Some of the other instructors had appeared and were working us over with fire hoses. Anyone stupid enough to look up, got hosed. Three phases follow: physical training, diving, land warfare. Or at least mostly true. The Navy and the instructors tone it down a bit for national consumption on TV reality shows and other broadcasts. Still, even the watered-down version is true enough.

Essentially, the instructors beat you down, then beat you down some more. I t had taken me the better part of a year to reach that point. Boot camp was pretty lame. I remember calling my dad at one point and saying that basic was easy compared to ranch work.

Instead I got fat and out of shape. You see, boot camp is designed to prepare you to sit on a ship. My brother went into the Marines and came out of boot camp tough and in top condition. They have since changed the procedure. A few of the routines have changed and tested over the years, and I imagine they will continue to evolve.

Hell Week has pretty much remained the most demanding physical test, and probably will continue to be one of the high points—or low points, depending on your perspective. But more about that later. Have your little laugh.

But it was during that training that I started working out more seriously. I would go to the gym and hit every vital part of my body: legs, chest, triceps, biceps, etc. I also started running three times a week, from four to eight miles a day, jumping up two miles every session. I hated running, but I was beginning to develop the right mind-set: Do whatever it takes.

T his was also where I learned how to swim, or at least how to swim better. Detailers are the people in the military who handle various personnel tasks. You know the drill: crunches, push-ups, squats. We stayed away from weight work. Fridays were long runs of ten and twelve miles.

My parents remember having a conversation with me around this time. I was trying to prepare them for what might lie ahead. Someone had mentioned that my identity might be erased from official records. When I told them, I could see them grimace a little. I asked if they were okay with it. Not that they would really have a choice, I suppose. My mom took it silently. They were both more than a little concerned, but they tried to hide it and never said anything to discourage me from going ahead.

I unfolded myself from the backseat of the cab and straightened my dress uniform. Hoisting my bag out of the taxi, I took a deep breath and started up the path to the quarterdeck, the building where I was supposed to report.

I was twenty-four years old, about to live my dream. It was dark, but not particularly late—somewhere past five or six in the evening. Anticipation makes things worse. I spotted a guy sitting behind a desk.