American Sniper

“All through everything else, there had been points where I thought, I’m going to die. But I never did die. Those thoughts were fleeting. They evaporated. After a while, I started thinking, they cannot kill me. They cannot kill us. We’re…undefeatable. I have a guardian angel and I’m a SEAL and I’m lucky and whatever the…it is: I cannot die. Then, all of a sudden, within two minutes I was nailed twice…my number is up” (“Hawkins”). American Sniper tells the story of a SEAL, the best sniper in the U.S., Chris Kyle. He went through four tours in Iraq from 1999-2009, before he was shot and died. American Sniper represents the reality of the government and what is behind all the decisions, dealing with war. It shows what our men and women in the army endure, through every tour they go through to defend our freedoms and our country. The determination the the United States has leads every American to justice even when the results are going to be what is actually wanted. Throughout this book, it was slowly depicted as to how the government has a role in the military area. Chris Kyle, who was a member of the U.S. Army as an elite sniper, tells his story of his tours in Iraq. …show more content…
According to Washington Post, American Sniper is about a retired Navy SEAL sniper, Chris Kyle, one of the most deadliest snipers in the United States military history. He has a confirmed “160 official confirmed “kills” in the Iraq War, between 2003 and 2009 (“Sinai”).” Chris Kyle attempted two times to join the Navy; luckily “on the second time, a recruiter asked if he was interested in becoming a SEAL (“Sinai”).” Washington Post wrote that Chris Kyle “joined the Navy in February of 1999, beginning the rigorous training, and becoming 1 of the 10% of the starting class to graduate.” Chris Kyle’s “explanation of how the military services’s special units operate (“Sinai”).” American Sniper was by far one of the most in depth life