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| nickname = "Chris", "The Legend", "Devil of Ramadi" | birth_name = Christopher Scott Kyle | allegiance = United States of America | branch = | serviceyears = 1999–2009 | rank = 25px Chief petty officer〔 | unit = 25px U.S. Navy SEALs *Sniper element, platoon "Charlie", SEAL Team 3 | commands = | battles = Iraq War | awards = Silver Star Medal (2) Bronze Star Medal (Valor; 5) Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (1) Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2) |relations= Wayne Kenneth Kyle (father) Deby Lynn Mercer (mother) Children: 2〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='American Sniper' Widow Recalls Heartbreaking Moment Kids Learned Navy SEAL Dad Chris Kyle Had Been Killed )〕 | spouse = 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Taya Renae Kyle profile )〕 | laterwork = ''American Sniper'' (2012) ''American Gun'' (2013) | signature = }} Christopher Scott "Chris" Kyle (April 8, 1974 − February 2, 2013) was a United States Navy SEAL and the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history, with over 160 kills officially confirmed by the Department of Defense.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Coming home was the real struggle )〕 Kyle served four tours in the Iraq War and was awarded several commendations for acts of heroism and meritorious service in combat. He received two Silver Star Medals, five Bronze Star Medals, one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=American Sniper )〕 and numerous other unit and personal awards. Kyle was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 2009 and published his bestselling autobiography, ''American Sniper'', in 2012. An eponymous film adaptation of Kyle's book, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released two years later. On February 2, 2013, Kyle was shot dead at a shooting range near Chalk Mountain, Texas. His friend, Chad Littlefield, age 35, was also killed. The former Marine accused of killing Kyle, Eddie Ray Routh, was found guilty of murder and later sentenced to life in prison without parole. ==Early life== Kyle was born in Odessa, Texas, the first of two boys born to Deby Lynn (née Mercer) and Wayne Kenneth Kyle, a Sunday school teacher and deacon.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Christopher Scott Kyle, Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997 )〕 Kyle's father bought his son his first rifle at 8 years old, a bolt-action .30-06 Springfield rifle, and later a shotgun, with which they hunted deer, pheasant, and quail.〔 Kyle attended high school in Midlothian, Texas,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Life and Legend of Chris Kyle: American Sniper, Navy SEAL )〕 and after graduating, became a professional bronco rodeo rider and ranch hand, but his professional rodeo career ended abruptly when he severely injured his arm.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Special Operations Forces Profile: Chris Kyle )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Kyle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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