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Official Statement From Craft International Regarding Death of Chris Kyle
Chief Chris Kyle (USN) and his trusted friend, Chad Littlefield, were tragically killed on Saturday, February 2, 2013, by a troubled veteran whom they were trying to help.
Dallas, Texas – Chief Chris Kyle (USN) and his trusted friend, Chad Littlefield, were tragically killed on Saturday, February 2, 2013, by a troubled veteran whom they were trying to help. Chief Kyle lived by a personal motto that "it is our duty to serve those,who serve us," and he and Littlefield died honoring this creed. Above all else, Chief Kyle was a unique individual and an amazingly loving father, husband, son, brother, friend and devout Christian who had a profound effect on the lives of those he touched.
Chief Kyle was publicly known for being the President of Craft International LLC and the author of the best-selling book, American Sniper. Chief Kyle, a former Navy SEAL, served four Combat tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom and elsewhere. For his bravery in battle, he was awarded two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, two Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medals, and one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation. After retiring from the Navy, Chief Kyle founded Craft International LLC, a military and law enforcement training company, and was involved in numerous charities, including co-founding FITCO Cares Foundation, and other charitable events benefiting wounded and disabled servicemen and women returning from combat.
"Chris was a true American hero having devoted his adult life to serving his country in combat as a member of the U.S. Navy SEALs and in training our military and law enforcement personnel after leaving the Navy. Chris was also an extremely devoted family man – a wonderful husband and loving father. He gave so much of his time to charitable causes that assisted military personnel and their families and died while trying to help a struggling service member. We are all saddened by his tragic death. America lost one of its finest sons and a true patriot. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Kyle family" said Steven Young, Craft's CEO.
Mr. Young requests that the media respect the privacy of the Kyle family and friends while they grieve the loss of Chief Kyle. Details of the memorial service and funeral will be released at a later time.
Respectfully,
Craft International
About Chris Kyle
Chief Chris Kyle (USN, honorably discharged in 2009) is one of the top snipers in the history of the American armed forces. From 1999 to 2009, he recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. Iraqi insurgents feared Chief Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan ("the devil") and placed a bounty on his head. His extensive combat experience includes sniping, close-quarters battle, reconnaissance, long-range desert patrols, personal security and the training for foreign allies. In addition to working and training with the elite Navy SEALs, Chief Kyle has also served with units from the Army, Marine Corps and other government agencies.
SEAL Team 3 Chief Chris Kyle served four combat tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom and elsewhere. For his bravery in battle, he was awarded two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, two Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medals, and one Navy and Marine Corps commendation. Additionally, he received the Grateful Nation Award, given by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs. Following his combat deployments, he became chief instructor for training Naval Special Warfare Sniper and Counter-Sniper teams, and he authored the Naval Special Warfare Sniper Doctrine, the first Navy SEAL sniper manual.
Chief Kyle is author of The New York Times number one bestselling book "American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History."
Chris Kyle had the dream of forming Craft upon completion of his last enlistment so that he could continue to serve this great nation by helping those headed into harm's way. When he founded Craft, he pulled together a remarkable team who share in his vision to provide the best training to those who need it the most.
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My deepest sympathy to the family and friends. A great hero has been taken away.
My deepest sympathy to the family and friends. A great hero has been taken away.
Chcia? bym z?ozy? rodzinie Chris a najszczersze kondolencje. Tak si? sklada ?e w dniu w którym zginol Chris skonczy?em czyta? ksi??ke “Cel Snajpera” Jak si? dowiedzia?em o jego ?mierci to poczu?em si? jak bym straci? kogo? mi bardzo bliskiego
Please tell the families that my thoughts and prayers are with them
Go in Peace My Brother, I will pray for your family. I have been a cop of 18 plus years, 16 plus on SWAT and a military veteran myself. I have been shot once on the job myself and did not know if I was going to see my family again. The best thing I read in that statement above is that he was a devoted Christian. Chris Kyle is with our LORD now. My faith gave me an incredible peace when I realized that I had indeed caught the round that was fired by a coworker. I said a quick prayer, and then had the peace of knowing that everything was going to be alright rather I made it threw the helicopter ride, the surgery or the days that followed. The peace one experiences as a true believing Christian is also what allows my wife and I to sleep peacefully at night even though our son is a combat engineer in Afghanistan and hunts IED’s every mission he goes on. We sleep peacefully because we know it is like my son said when we saw him off at Ft. Bragg, as he was leaving, he hugged each of us and said “I’ll see you in about 9 months or I will see you in heaven”. This is a peace and confidence I wish everyone knew. The world would be a better place. To the family of Chief Kyle, keep strong in your faith, this incredible grief will pass and you will see him again.
David Spicer
Oath Keeper