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RIP Chris Kyle - Deadliest Sniper in the world!

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#1 ·
Two dead at Rough Creek Lodge - The Glen Rose Reporter : Local News

I actually knew Chris pretty well! So sorry to hear and will keep his family in our prayers! :bow1:

A man called the deadliest sniper in United States history was found dead Saturday.

Chris Kyle was one of two individuals reportedly shot and killed at Rough Creek Lodge.

The man suspected of murdering Kyle and the second individual was apprehended near Lancaster hours after the incident, the Stephenville Empire-Tribune reported.

The assailant reportedly fled the scene in Kyle's vehicle, which bore the emblem of his business, Craft International, which provides military and law enforcment training.

Erath County Sheriff's investigators, Stephenville police and Texas Rangers responded to the scene and other agencies were on the lookout for the suspect vehicle. The pickup truck was described as a large black four-door truck, elevated high off of the ground. The suspect vehicle is described as completely covered in Rhino Liner with a skull sticker in the back window.

As the search for the suspect heated up, Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant called the suspect is armed and "extremely dangerous," although he declined to elaborate on the statement.

Rough Creek Lodge, an upscale hunting lodge, is located near the Somervell County line on U.S. Highway 67 between the cities of Glen Rose and Stephenville.

The suspected homicide is the second in two days for Erath County investigators. At about 2:30 p.m. Friday, they responded to a residence off of Pigeon Road, where Jeffrey Vegas Sewalt, 59, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head.

Bryant said investigators were treated that case as a murder investigation.

Additional details on the Rough Creek case will be provided as soon as they become available.
 
#12 ·
Not starting a debate, but again brings up the bigger issue of mental health- not just of soldiers (though extremely important) but society as a whole.
 
#14 ·
Wow.

Guy serves in the military and protected tons of soldiers in the war.

Comes home and is killed at a hunting lodge by a nut job who couldn't handle the army.

Very sad to hear. RIP
 
#16 ·
Wow.

Guy serves in the military and protected tons of soldiers in the war.

Comes home and is killed at a hunting lodge by a nut job who couldn't handle the army.

Very sad to hear. RIP
Dude, thats not cool... PTSD effects tons of soldiers, the newest statistics state a soldier commits suicide every 65 minutes. Its saddens me this happened to such an individual especially since he gave up a highly est military career in order to be there for his family, and now this happens. I hope his family is able to cope with the loss, RIP
 
#32 ·
One of my best friends has PTSD. For very good reason. I don't know if I'd be a fully functioning family man after seeing and doing what he's done. I'll be very, very, VERY interested to see how this story develops.
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You don't have to answer these questions, but I am just really interested in this topic. I have a few friends/family members that won't ever talk about what happened when they were in the military, but I don't think they "suffer" on a day to day basis.



Are soldiers able to get disability? Is he able to hold down a full time job? Are there any NPOs that help soldiers with PTSD. Maybe not so much financially, but helping them out in a different way.
 
#34 ·
You don't have to answer these questions, but I am just really interested in this topic. I have a few friends/family members that won't ever talk about what happened when they were in the military, but I don't think they "suffer" on a day to day basis.



Are soldiers able to get disability? Is he able to hold down a full time job? Are there any NPOs that help soldiers with PTSD. Maybe not so much financially, but helping them out in a different way.
He's had a full time job since he left the military... gets help for it. I've got two stories of his post-military heroism just in the past 6 months...but anyone with common sense would figure out who my friend is, and I know he wouldn't want it known that he has PTSD.
 
#29 ·
Ill admit that I used to (naivly) think that PTSD was for weak men who couldnt handle the pressures like real men.

Then I spent 2 years in Iraq as a contractor in some of the most dangerous areas where Mortar and rocket attacks were a daily occurence. You could almost set your watch to it. My wife was 30 yards from being hit with 10 rockets fire in succession. Luckily she was in a truck which took the brunt of the debris for long enough for her to scramble to a hard shelter. I was under attack in a black hawk a couple of times.

All that to say that what I went through wasnt shit compared to what some of the soldiers go through. I saw no combat, saw nobody killed, had to kill nobody and had no "real" close calls.

When we came home in 2006 every loud sound had my heart rate pumping and my eyes watering out of fear. Dump trucks bouncing, doors slamming, fire works popping, air show theatrics, etc....It took me almost a year to stop being nervous and a almost 2 before I stopped noticing.

I can not IMAGINE the suffering the battle hardened troops go through mentally and physically, and most of them, given the choice, would do it all over again.
 
#33 ·
I heard this and couldn't believe it. I met him while I was in Iraq back in 2003. Great man and amazing soldier. As a vet I understand PTSD because I do have it myself and after years and years of therapy I'm now able to live a relatively normal life. I can't imagine what his family is going thru. RIP brother in arms. The lives you saved far outweigh the number of insurgents who found their way in to your crosshair.
 
#38 ·
At the request of Marcus and Melanie Luttrell, we have created this event for those Texas residents who wish to honor Chris Kyle and his family as they make their way to his final resting place. We invite you to participate in this tribute by lining the procession route with the flags of our nation, and the great State of Texas. Signs and Banners are also encouraged.

The processional will be leaving Midlothian, Texas at approximately 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 12, and will be traveling to Austin via US-67 S and I-35W S.

Anyone living in communities along the US-67 S or I-35 S procession route; i.e., Alvarado, Hillsboro, Waco, Temple, Belton, Georgetown, Round Rock, Pflugerville and anywhere in between are encouraged to show their support.

A grateful nation will remember men like Chief Kyle and we collectively vow to never forget his service and sacrifice. Please help us honor him in this way by SHARING this event and physically ATTENDING if possible. Thank you.

"I've lived the literal meaning of the "land of the free" and "home of the brave". It's not corny for me. I feel it in my heart. I feel it in my chest." ~Chris Kyle