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. 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 and numerous other unit and personal awards. (Wikipedia)
April 8, 1974 - Odessa, Texas - Christopher Scott Kyle is born
January(?) 1(?), 1992 - Midlothian, Texas - Chris completes High School
January(?) 1(?), 1996 - Odessa, Texas - Chris goes to a recruiting station, but is disqualified when his physical reveal that he had pins in his arm from a rodeo accident
January(?) 1(?), 1997 - Colorado - Chris accepts a job as a rancher in Colorado
January(?) 1(?), 1998 - Odessa, Texas - Returns to the ranch in Texas
February 1(?), 1999 - Coronado, California - Chris Kyle starts BUD/S - Basic Underwater Demolition/Scuba selection and training
April 1(?), 2001 - San Diego - Chris Kyle is assigned to SEAL Team 3 based at Coronado. Meets future wife Taya =(START)
September 11, 2001 - San Diego - During the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, Kyle is in San Diego. He is urgently summoned to the SEAL base
September 1(?), 2002 - Camp Doha, Qatar - Sent to the Persian Gulf. First missions boarding and searching ships
December 10, 2002 - 600 miles off Yemen - NATO warships intercept a ship carrying SCUD missiles. SEALs secure the ship
December 25, 2002 - Ali Al-Salem, Kuwait - Chris Kyle goes to Kuwait
January 25, 2003 - Iraq-Kuwait border - Kyle's rotation back to the US is near and he worries that he might not participate in the coming war
March 20, 2003 - Al-Faw, Iraq - At nightfall, Kyle seats at the gunner's chair of a Desert Patrol Vehicle, transported into Iraq inside a MH-53 Pave Low Helicopter. The mission is to secure oilfields
March(?) 23(?), 2003 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - The Battle of Nasiriyah begins
April(?) 1(?), 2003 - Shat-al-Arab - Reconnaisance of the River that separates Iraq from Iran
April(?) 15(?), 2003 - Ali Al-Salem, Kuwait - Returns to Kuwait
April 31(?), 2003 - Nasiriyah - Kyle kills his first enemy soldier
July(?) 1(?), 2003 - Coronado - Sniper school all Summer
September 1(?), 2004 - Baghdad - Kyle arrives in Baghdad for his second tour - Works with polish GROM as navigator
November 7, 2004 - Fallujah - Operation Phantom Fury: with the marines - sets up sniper positions in buildings outside the city
November 15(?), 2004 - Fallujah - Kyle saves the lives of several marines in close quarters combat
December 1(?), 2004 - Habbaniyah, East of Fallujah - Operations with the 506th parachute infantry regiment "Band of Brothers"
July 4, 2005 - Midlothian, Texas - Kyle spends the 4th of July in Texas, anguished with the loss of 19 fellow SEALs in Afghanistan (Operation Red Wings) on June 28th, and for his friend Marcus Luttrell, who was missing in action
November(?) 1(?), 2005 - Baghdad - Back in Baghdad with the polish GROM
December 1(?), 2005 - Baghdad - Operations in Baghdad and in the infamous Haifa Street
April 1(?), 2006 - Baghdad - Returns to Iraq, directly from the US
April 5(?), 2006 - Ramadi - Arrival in Ramadi. Operations in the east of the city
June 17, 2006 - Ramadi - A large offensive begins in Ramadi
August 2, 2006 - Ma'laab district, Ramadi - Block-clearance operation: Ryan Job is hit in the face by a sniper. Later that day, Marc Lee is killed
August 27, 2006 - Ramadi - With 91 confirmed kills from April to 27/8, Kyle is awarded the Silver Star
September 1(?), 2006 - Ramadi - Receives the news that his daughter had leukemia. Authorized to go to the US
September 5(?), 2006 - Kuwait - Charter flight
September 7(?), 2006 - Atlanta, United States - Charter flight
October 12, 2006 - San Diego - Chris Kyle attends Mike Monsoor's funeral (fellow SEAL awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor in Iraq)
April 1(?), 2007 - Tennessee - Kyle is involved in a fight and is arrested
April 1(?), 2008 - Sadr City, Iraq - Operations in Sadr City
August 30(?), 2008 - Sadr City - Chris Kyle departs to the US
November 4(?), 2008 - San Diego(?) - Chris Kyle retires from the Navy
November 6, 2008 - Midlothian - Back in Texas
January(?) 1(?), 2009 - Midlothian - Kyle's Family moves to Midlothian. "Craft International" is established
January 10(?), 2009 - Outside Dallas, Texas - Kyle shoots dead 2 carjackers that pointed guns to him demanding his truck
January 2, 2012 - New York City - Kyle's autobiography "American Sniper" is published
January 5(?), 2012 - New York City - Kyle is interviewed for the TV show "Opie and Anthony". Defamation lawsuit
January(?) 10(?), 2012 - Midlothian - Back in Texas
February 2, 2013 - Chalk Mountain, Erath County - Kyle and a friend, Chad Littlefield, are shot and killed by Eddie Ray Routh, a man with PSTD they were trying to help, at the Rough Creek Ranch-Lodge-Resort shooting range in Erath County, Texas =(END)
September 1(?), 2002 - Doha - This is Camp Doha in Kuwait not Doha the capital city of Qatar.
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