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Struggles of Connection in Marriage and Duty
Taya Kyle
I'm making memories by myself. I have no one to share them with.
Chris Kyle
Yeah, well, we don't got all our lives forever.
Taya Kyle
When does that start? Even when you're here, you're not here. I see you, I feel you, but you're not here. I hate the Teams for it. I do. You're my husband. You're the father of my children, but they're the ones that pull you back.
[Chris gently takes their daughter from her]
Chris Kyle
Yeah, you see, they can't wait, but we can.
Taya Kyle
If you think this war isn't changing you, you're wrong. You can only circle the flames so long. It's true.
[clearly hurt by what he just said; a tear falls from her eye]
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A Conversation About Love and Sacrifice
Taya Renae Kyle
Do you wanna die? Is that what this is?
[after Chris wants to redeploy again]
Chris Kyle
No.
Taya Renae Kyle
Just tell me. Tell me why you do it. I want to understand.
Chris Kyle
Baby, I do it for you. I do it to protect you.
Taya Renae Kyle
No, you don't.
[shakes her head in disbelief]
Chris Kyle
Yes, I do.
Taya Renae Kyle
I'm here. Your family is here. Your children have no father.
Chris Kyle
I love to serve my country.
Taya Renae Kyle
Such fucking bullshit! You don't know when to quit. You did your part. We sacrificed enough. You let somebody else go!
Chris Kyle
Let somebody else go?
Taya Renae Kyle
Yeah.
Chris Kyle
Yeah, well, I couldn't live with myself…
Taya Renae Kyle
Yeah, well, you find a way. You have to. Okay, I need you to be human again. I need you here. If you leave us again, I don't think we'll be here when you get back.
[cutting him off; crying]
Chris Kyle
Come here. Come here.
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A Legacy of 160 Confirmed Kills
Taglines
160 kills made history
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The Impact of War on the Individual
Taya Renae Kyle
If you think that this war isn't changing you you're wrong. You can only circle the flames so long.
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One Small Misstep in a Complex Life
Chris Kyle
Just one small mistep. Do it for Bickels. Tanya Regimand could sit on my face
[whispers to himself before killing the Iraqi sniper with his rifle]
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Confronting the Reality of War Experiences
V.A. Doctor
Would you be surprised if I told you that Navy has credited you with... over 160 kills?
V.A. Doctor
Do you ever think that... you might have seen things or... done some things over there that you wish you hadn't?
Chris Kyle
Oh, that's not me. No.
V.A. Doctor
What's not you?
Chris Kyle
I was just protecting my guys, they were trying to kill... our soldiers and I... I'm willing to meet my Creator and answer for every shot that I took. The thing that... haunts me are all the guys that I couldn't save. Now I'm willing and able to... be there but I'm not, I'm here. I quit.
V.A. Doctor
So you wish you could've saved more guys?
Chris Kyle
Yes, sir.
V.A. Doctor
You can walk down any hall in this hospital. Looks like plenty soldiers need saving.
V.A. Doctor
You want to take a walk?
Chris Kyle
Sure.
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Finding Purpose Beyond Early Aspirations
Taya Renae Kyle
Did you always want to be a soldier?
Chris Kyle
I wanted to be a cowboy, but I did that and felt I needed something more.
Taya Renae Kyle
So you decided to rescue girls from bars?
Chris Kyle
I think I rescued the bar from you.
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A Soldier's Longing for Home
Taya Renae Kyle
Hello?
Chris Kyle
Baby?
Taya Renae Kyle
Baby I can't hear you!
Chris Kyle
I'm ready. I'm ready to come home. I'm ready to come home baby!
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Core Values of Chris Kyle
Chris Kyle
God, country, family, right?
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The Three Types of People in Society
Wayne Kyle
There are three types of people in this world: sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs. Some people prefer to believe that evil doesn't exist in the world, and if it ever darkened their doorstep, they wouldn't know how to protect themselves. Those are the sheep. Then you've got predators, who use violence to prey on the weak. They're the wolves. And then there are those blessed with the gift of aggression, an overpowering need to protect the flock. These men are the rare breed who live to confront the wolf. They are the sheepdog.
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Acknowledging Unconventional Behavior
Taya Renae Kyle
You're fucking crazy, you know that?
[to Chris while he's driving]
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The Lethal Legacy of a Sniper
Taglines
The most lethal sniper in U.S. history
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A Warning to Let Go
Chris Kyle
Don't pick it up... Drop it!
[whispers to himself as he points his rifle at an Iraqi boy carrying an RPG launcher; pause; his finger starts trembling on the trigger. The boy eventually drops the RPG and he sighs in relief]
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Defining Identity: Texan vs. Redneck
Chris Kyle
I'm not redneck; I'm Texan!
Taya Renae Kyle
What's the difference?
Chris Kyle
We ride horses, they ride their cousins.
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Challenging Stereotypes in a Competitive Environment
Instructor #2
D, what are you still doing in my line trying to make this team? Everybody knows black guys don't swim!
D
It's alright, sir. I'm not black!
Instructor #2
No?
D
No I'm the new black. We run slow, we jump low, we swim good, and we shop at Gap. And I make the white folk proud, and I hose down their ladies. I dick em down!
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Long-Distance Target Confirmation in Combat Situation
Chris Kyle
I got something 1900 yards out.
Army Ranger
Fuck, we can't even see that far out. Hold your fire. You'll expose us all.
D
He's right. That's a no pointer.
Chris Kyle
Correction, It's 2100 yards out.
D
That's more than a mile. Impossible shot, Chris.
Chris Kyle
It's him. I got eyes on target. Initiate QRF, over.
[after adjusting his scope; into his headset]
Predator operator
Copy that. Quick reaction force 20 minutes out.
Chris Kyle
He has eyes on our guys.
D
Can you confirm it's him?
Chris Kyle
It's him. Oh, it's him.
D
It's your call, Chris.
Army Ranger
Quick reaction force is 20 minutes out. Stand the fuck down.
D
You got it, take it, man.
Chris Kyle
Aim small, miss small. Do it for Biggles.
Army Ranger
You just fucked us, Legend.
Chris Kyle
Tango down.
Army Ranger
We need QRF, ASAP!
[into his headset]
D
Mission accomplished.
Chris Kyle
He had eyes on our guys. I took him out.
Army Ranger
Yeah, now we're fucked like a football bat.
D
Biggles would be proud. You did it, Chris.
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The Power of a Single Bullet
Taglines
One bullet can tell the story
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A Plea for Connection and Humanity
Taya Renae Kyle
I need you... to be human again. I need you here.
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Squirrel's Nuts Disappearing Act
Tony
Squirrel! Where'd you hide your nuts?
Squirrel
Nuts crawled up inside, sir. Those little shits are gone. They're nice and warm though now, sir.
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Beauty and Expectation in Unexpected Times
Chris Kyle
You're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
[to his pregnant wife]
Taya Renae Kyle
I have an alien growing inside of me.
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The Challenge of Identifying Targets
Marc Lee
You got some kind of savior complex?
Chris Kyle
No. I just want to get the bad guys, but if I can't see them I can't shoot them.
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