“American Sniper” Chris Kyle Distorted His Military Record, Documents Show

First, his book is in the fiction isle. Second, he has a navy cross, silver star, and three bronze stars. He also has 160 confirmed kills. Lastly, he is dead and cannot defend himself. People need to get a life.

I am sick of it. Pick on the ones who are alive and can respond. There is a difference and fine line between ensuring integrity and being a professional troll. If you really care that much if a confirmed hero has four of and not five of a particular award, well in my opinion you are a loser.

Mitigating circumstances. The guy is dead. Even in the modern era the records are not 100%. Maybe he forgot or maybe it is based on documentation that you are not privy to. And the #1 factor, get a life. Go focus on people that give you reasonable suspicion and not just every hero in existence.

Normally I would agree with you as Chris Kyle did many heroic things and served our nation well -- none of the lies take away from that. However Chris Kyle lied about so many things in his life, this was bound to happen. His lies were well known within the community, but ironically nobody wanted to speak out while he was alive because of the damage it could cause to the military in general. A significant amount of his stories were either made up or exaggerated beyond recognition. It goes far beyond medals. He lied about operations that never happened and personal stories of heroics; all well known in the community. Speaking the truth is not a "gotcha" game -- whatever happened to integrity? I really wish this was not the case, but we can honor him for what he actually did, and at the same time not ignore the truth either.

Check out this link for a brief summary of some of his extravagant lies: https://www.truthorfiction.com/chris-kyle-shot-looters-carjackers-punched-jesse-ventura/

Chris Kyle Killed Looters During Hurricane Katrina – Fiction!

"The claim that Chris Kyle killed 30 looters in New Orleans from a perch on top of the Superdome in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is false. The rumor started after Chris Kyle reportedly told the story to a private group of Navy SEALS after a moderated discussion with SOFREP, a website that covers special-operations forces.

The New Yorker reports:
“(After the discussion), a larger group went out for dinner, closed the hotel bar, and hung out in Kyle’s suite, drinking until late. The SEALs began telling stories, and Kyle offered a shocking one. In the days after Hurricane Katrina, he said, the law-and-order situation was dire. He and another sniper travelled to New Orleans, set up on top of the Superdome, and proceeded to shoot dozens of armed residents who were contributing to the chaos. Three people shared with me varied recollections of that evening: the first said that Kyle claimed to have shot thirty men on his own; according to the second, the story was that Kyle and the other sniper had shot thirty men between them; the third said that she couldn’t recall specific details."