Vinalhaven High School English

Andrew
American Sniper
Chris Kyle


           American sniper is an autobiography written by U.S Navy S.E.A.L,  Chris Kyle. This book starts off by introducing Chris and his family and what it was like for him and his brother growing up in Texas. Chris writes about himself always being very protective of others and having strong beliefs for justice. As a kid and all through high school Chris always wanted to be a cowboy but soon found interest in fighting for his country. Chris Became part of S.E.A.L team 3 in 1999. Chris explains how challenging it is to achieve this great goal and how perseverant you need to be to accomplish it. Throughout the beginning of the book he tells about all the training he went through and all the bumps in the road that he stumbled upon. After training, Chris became a phenomenal soldier while fighting in Iraq, so good that the enemy posted a bounty on his head. By the time Chris left the service in 2009 after 10 years, he had racked up the most kills by a sniper in the whole world at 160 confirmed kills. After retiring Chris suffered from PTSD. Chris always liked to spend time with disabled veterans and people with PTSD. On February 2, 2013, Chris and his friend, Chad Littlefield were helping a man that had PTSD so they took him to a shooting range but the man, Eddie Ray Routh, shot and killed the two friends leaving Chris's wife Taya and their two kids all alone. I really enjoyed reading this book and learned a lot about the pressure soldiers are put under. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes Humor, action and sadness all in one book.