Release of his book, "American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History", by Chris with Scott McEwen and James Defelice.
Chris was shot and killed while on an outing with 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh, an Iraq/Afghanistan veteran struggling with PTSD. The three were at a gun range when Routh reportedly shot Chris and another person in the back. Routh was arrested in Lancaster, Texas after a brief chase in Kyle's stolen truck. Routh was sentenced to life in prison without parole in February 2015. Chris Kyle was awarded two Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars with Valor. He leaves behind a wife and two children.
I don't have to psych myself up, or do something special mentally - I look through the scope, get my target in the cross hairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people.