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I'm just trying to be the me that I am and not all of this other crap. I just want to be the family man, and if somehow I can make the money to get my ranch and get the hell away from everybody else, that would be awesome.

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Chris Kyle
Age: 38 †
Born: 1974
Born: April 8
Died: 2013
Died: February 2
Autobiographer
Businessperson
Navy Sailor
Sniper
Odessa
Texas
Christopher Scott Kyle
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Savage, despicable evil. That's what we were fighting in Iraq. That's why a lot of people, myself included, called the enemy 'savages.' There really was no other way to describe what we encountered there.
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I don't know if I'm the best of the best. But I did know that if I quit, I wouldn't be.
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I'm a better husband and father than I was a killer.
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It's not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That's not a problem at all.
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There's no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless of jobless.
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In the end, my story, in Iraq and afterward, is about more than just killing people or even fighting for my country. It's about being a man. And it's about love as well as hate.
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I am a much better father and husband than I ever was a sniper.
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Other people are talking about writing books about my life, or about some of the things I've done. I find it strange, but I also feel it's my life and my story, and I guess I better be the one to get it on paper the way it actually happened.
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You're not just going out there, maybe sacrificing your own life. There's also sacrifices still going on at home. You can serve in the military and have a good marriage, but you just need to be aware of it so you can take those steps to take care of it.
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Im not a redneck, Im from Texas.
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I thought I should be stronger than was possible.
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