The SEAL Sniper Killing, Revisited -- Mark Thompson, Battleland/Time
The shocking and bizarre death of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle – at the hands of a fellow combat vet – in Texas last February was one of the saddest tales to come out of the post-9/11 wars on the homefront. Battleland was able to write it up for Time the next week, but there’s only so much reporting that can be done under the pressure of a weekly deadline.
The shocking and bizarre death of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle – at the hands of a fellow combat vet – in Texas last February was one of the saddest tales to come out of the post-9/11 wars on the homefront. Battleland was able to write it up for Time the next week, but there’s only so much reporting that can be done under the pressure of a weekly deadline.
That’s why it’s good news that Anthony Swofford, the Marine author of Jarhead, has helped flesh out the tragedy in Death of an American Sniper. It’s a 15,000-word e-short into the killing of one of the deadliest snipers — with 160 claimed kills — in U.S. military history. Battleland conducted this email chat with him over the weekend:
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My Comment: Our prayers are with the families who have suffered greatly from this loss.
That’s why it’s good news that Anthony Swofford, the Marine author of Jarhead, has helped flesh out the tragedy in Death of an American Sniper. It’s a 15,000-word e-short into the killing of one of the deadliest snipers — with 160 claimed kills — in U.S. military history. Battleland conducted this email chat with him over the weekend:
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My Comment: Our prayers are with the families who have suffered greatly from this loss.