jackovesk
5th January 2012, 00:42
'The Devil of Ramadi' named America's deadliest sniper
03 Jan 2012
A Navy Seal sniper has been named America's deadliest marksman after racking up 160 kills during the Iraq War.
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02098/ChrisKyle_2098856c.jpg
Chris Kyle, 37, blew away the previous US record of 109 kills, set by an Army rifleman during the Vietnam War.
Chris Kyle, 37, blew away the previous US record of 109 kills, set by an Army rifleman during the Vietnam War.
In a new book, Mr Kyle recalls how his first kill from long range was a woman approaching a group of US Marines with a grenade in her hand. When ordered, he opened fire, killing the woman before she could attack his comrades.
Over four tours in Iraq, he built a ferocious reputation. To the insurgents who hid from his deadly scope, he was known as 'Al-Shaitan Ramad', or the Devil of Ramadi. They reportedly offered a $20,000 (£12,800) reward to anyone who could kill or capture him. Fellow Navy Seals referred to him simply as "The Legend".
Mr Kyle's most famous shot came outside the Shia district of Sadr City in Baghdad in 2008. From over a mile away he spotted an insurgent pointing a rocket launcher at an approaching Army convoy. He fired at a distance of 2,100 yards. "God blew that bullet and hit him," Mr Kyle told the New York Post.
As Marines and insurgents grappled in ferocious street fighting during the Second Battle of Fallujah, Mr Kyle reportedly killed 40 people - many while lying on an overturned crib in an abandoned apartment.
In his book American Sniper, he claims to have taken out 255 people - nearly 100 more than could be confirmed by the Pentagon.
But Mr Kyle still does not hold the record for most kills. That belongs to Simo Häyhä, a Finnish sniper, who reportedly killed 542 Russian troops during the Soviet invasion of Finland in the Second World War.
During the years of fighting with Charlie Company of Seal Team Three, Mr Kyle was shot twice and caught up in six separate IED explosions across Iraq.
After ten years on the frontlines, Mr Kyle retired in 2009 in order to "save his marriage". He now lives in Texas where he runs a military contracting firm that helps train the next generation of American snipers.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8990552/The-Devil-of-Ramadi-named-Americas-deadliest-sniper.html
PS - How do I put this..?
1. An 'Illegal War' to start with...
2. A 'Sniper' hiding in the bushes kills 160 people and he's dubbed a 'Hero'..?
3. Is he a 'Gun for Hire', a 'Murderer' or just 'Following Orders'..?
...and Americans 'Thank Him' for his Service..?
Am I missing something..?
God Bless America..!...:usa2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LSarhZpnMs&feature=related
I prefer George Carlin's Version...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuOBf-39t64
03 Jan 2012
A Navy Seal sniper has been named America's deadliest marksman after racking up 160 kills during the Iraq War.
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02098/ChrisKyle_2098856c.jpg
Chris Kyle, 37, blew away the previous US record of 109 kills, set by an Army rifleman during the Vietnam War.
Chris Kyle, 37, blew away the previous US record of 109 kills, set by an Army rifleman during the Vietnam War.
In a new book, Mr Kyle recalls how his first kill from long range was a woman approaching a group of US Marines with a grenade in her hand. When ordered, he opened fire, killing the woman before she could attack his comrades.
Over four tours in Iraq, he built a ferocious reputation. To the insurgents who hid from his deadly scope, he was known as 'Al-Shaitan Ramad', or the Devil of Ramadi. They reportedly offered a $20,000 (£12,800) reward to anyone who could kill or capture him. Fellow Navy Seals referred to him simply as "The Legend".
Mr Kyle's most famous shot came outside the Shia district of Sadr City in Baghdad in 2008. From over a mile away he spotted an insurgent pointing a rocket launcher at an approaching Army convoy. He fired at a distance of 2,100 yards. "God blew that bullet and hit him," Mr Kyle told the New York Post.
As Marines and insurgents grappled in ferocious street fighting during the Second Battle of Fallujah, Mr Kyle reportedly killed 40 people - many while lying on an overturned crib in an abandoned apartment.
In his book American Sniper, he claims to have taken out 255 people - nearly 100 more than could be confirmed by the Pentagon.
But Mr Kyle still does not hold the record for most kills. That belongs to Simo Häyhä, a Finnish sniper, who reportedly killed 542 Russian troops during the Soviet invasion of Finland in the Second World War.
During the years of fighting with Charlie Company of Seal Team Three, Mr Kyle was shot twice and caught up in six separate IED explosions across Iraq.
After ten years on the frontlines, Mr Kyle retired in 2009 in order to "save his marriage". He now lives in Texas where he runs a military contracting firm that helps train the next generation of American snipers.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8990552/The-Devil-of-Ramadi-named-Americas-deadliest-sniper.html
PS - How do I put this..?
1. An 'Illegal War' to start with...
2. A 'Sniper' hiding in the bushes kills 160 people and he's dubbed a 'Hero'..?
3. Is he a 'Gun for Hire', a 'Murderer' or just 'Following Orders'..?
...and Americans 'Thank Him' for his Service..?
Am I missing something..?
God Bless America..!...:usa2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LSarhZpnMs&feature=related
I prefer George Carlin's Version...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuOBf-39t64