Wanted to share this video I got at Atlanta earlier this year after Kyle won the truck race. I loved seeing this happen in the moment and it means more now.
Been watching you since 2015 2016 man your an amazing person that does so much for everyone man you make so many people happy and change there life’s I would be forever grateful for a chance to meet you and a chance to win a gift from you keep it up brother changing people life’s
Video footage captured during the funeral procession for ‘American Sniper’, Chris Kyle. His funeral procession spanned 200 miles from Midlothian to Austin.
Kyle was a Navy SEAL sniper who served four tours in the Iraq War and had 160 confirmed kills.
He received a Silver Star, three Bronze Star Medals with "V" devices for valor, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals with "V" device, along with numerous other unit and personal accolades.
On February 2, 2013, Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield were tragically shot dead at a Texas shooting range by Eddie Ray Routh.
Routh, like Kyle, was an Iraq war veteran suffering from severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Kyle agreed to become the young veteran's mentor, and for their first meeting, decided to take him to a local gun range.
But on the way there, Kyle and Littlefield realized just how troubled Routh was. "This dude is straight up nuts," Kyle texted Littlefield as they drove in silence. "He's right behind me," Littlefield responded. "Watch my six."
Moments after pulling into the range, Routh grabbed two pistols and fired a barrage of bullets into both men, killing them instantly.
Routh was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.
Heavy morning with the announcement of losing a pillar in the country music community. I wasn’t expecting that news the same day I announce this news. But the Lord is sovereign and death is a reality we cannot avoid. In fact, it’s not helpful to avoid the conversation about death altogether but instead it’s good to process through death—and what comes afterwards. That’s what my new book is about called ‘Up Toward the Light’. It comes out April 2nd (pre-order now) and I hope it’s an encouragement to you and your children!
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I’m so grateful for the joy TK’s music brought so many of us for so many years. 🙏🏼 I hope it was not bad taste for me to announce a new book on this day.
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