The Real American Sniper

Kyle received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy in 2009 and went on to write his bestselling memoir, American Sniper, which was published in 2012. A film adaptation of Kyle’s memoir, sharing the same title and directed by Clint Eastwood, hit theaters two years later. Tragically, on February 2, 2013, Kyle was fatally shot at a shooting range near Chalk Mountain, Texas, along with his friend, 35-year-old Chad Littlefield. Eddie Ray Routh, a former Marine, was charged with their murders and subsequently convicted, receiving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.