There was a film "American Sniper", produced by Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper, one of the highest grossing films of 2014. It was based on the book by Chris Kyle, a real life Seal Team 3 member. He had tattooed a Christian cross on his arm, and hated Muslims, so he enjoyed killing them and claimed to have killed over 160. After his four tours with Seal Team 3 he became a legend in his own lifetime, indeed his nickname was "Legend". He was killed not in Afghanistan or Iraq, but in Texas, whilst trying to help the very people he held so dear, US soldiers. A deranged one shot him dead. As his life came under scrutiny it was discovered that some of the stories Kyle told, like killing two guys who wanted to rob him, were a lie. Kyle claimed to have killed looters during Katrina, also a lie. His supposed 160 plus kills could never be verified. So this man, who wanted to protect America, was killed in America, by an American. This man who was a bona fide war hero, made up stories about killing people. How bizarre is this?

They called him "Legend"...

As in, a Legend in his own mind.

Because he made <deleted> up. 🤗

Just now, SiSePuede419 said:

They called him "Legend"...

As in, a Legend in his own mind.

Because he made <deleted> up. 🤗

He was called Legend by his fellow soldiers. Mostly because as a sniper he made some important calls and saved a few lives apparently. He really was a highly respected soldier and sniper. His legend status came up when he was fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, because other soldiers told these stories. The guy was a real bona fide war hero. So why on earth did he make up the stories he clearly made up, like killing two guys who tried to rob him, killing 30 looters during Katrina?

But the real kicker, he was killed by an American ex soldier whom he tried to help. In America. The name of the killer? Eddie Ray Routh. The name of the guy who tried to kill Trump at the golf course? Ryan Routh. No relation mind, just pure coincidence.

If someone made up this story, I would not believe it. Reality truly is vastly stranger than fiction.

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It's stories like this that make one wonder if Karma is real. He obviously killed a lot of people, whether it was 160, 100, 80 or whatever. And he wrote in his book he enjoyed killing them. In the end he was killed by the people he loved and fought for, an American soldier. You can't make it up. As a tragedy it surpasses the Greeks.