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| Texas governor declares Feb. 2 ‘Chris Kyle Day’ | Texas governor declares Feb. 2 ‘Chris Kyle Day’ |
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| As the rest of the nation wrangles over the complicated legacy of Chris Kyle, the Navy Seal’s home state is leaving little doubt about where it stands. | As the rest of the nation wrangles over the complicated legacy of Chris Kyle, the Navy Seal’s home state is leaving little doubt about where it stands. |
| On Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said he would declare Feb. 2 “Chris Kyle Day” in the state as a way of honoring the legacy of the late sharpshooter, whose autobiography of the same name is the basis of they box office smash “American Sniper.” | On Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said he would declare Feb. 2 “Chris Kyle Day” in the state as a way of honoring the legacy of the late sharpshooter, whose autobiography of the same name is the basis of they box office smash “American Sniper.” |
| “In honor of a Texas son, a Navy SEAL and an American hero – a man who defended his brothers and sisters in arms on and off the battlefield – I am declaring February 2nd Chris Kyle Day in Texas,” Abbott said during the speech at the Texans Veterans of Foreign Affairs Mid-Winter Convention in Austin, according to Reuters. “We will commemorate his passing, but more importantly, remembering his answering of the call of duty.” | “In honor of a Texas son, a Navy SEAL and an American hero – a man who defended his brothers and sisters in arms on and off the battlefield – I am declaring February 2nd Chris Kyle Day in Texas,” Abbott said during the speech at the Texans Veterans of Foreign Affairs Mid-Winter Convention in Austin, according to Reuters. “We will commemorate his passing, but more importantly, remembering his answering of the call of duty.” |
| I have declared Feb. 2 to be Chris Kyle Day in Texas. We honor our military heroes. @ChrisKyleFrog #txlege #tcot pic.twitter.com/rhLhIlevNM — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 30, 2015 | I have declared Feb. 2 to be Chris Kyle Day in Texas. We honor our military heroes. @ChrisKyleFrog #txlege #tcot pic.twitter.com/rhLhIlevNM — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 30, 2015 |
| I have declared Feb. 2 to be Chris Kyle Day in Texas. We honor our military heroes. @ChrisKyleFrog #txlege #tcot pic.twitter.com/rhLhIlevNM | I have declared Feb. 2 to be Chris Kyle Day in Texas. We honor our military heroes. @ChrisKyleFrog #txlege #tcot pic.twitter.com/rhLhIlevNM |
| — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 30, 2015 | — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 30, 2015 |
| @GregAbbott_TX @ChrisKyleFrog YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!! — But…Conservatives! (@Gooms) January 30, 2015 | @GregAbbott_TX @ChrisKyleFrog YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!! — But…Conservatives! (@Gooms) January 30, 2015 |
| @GregAbbott_TX @ChrisKyleFrog YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!! | @GregAbbott_TX @ChrisKyleFrog YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!! |
| — But…Conservatives! (@Gooms) January 30, 2015 | — But…Conservatives! (@Gooms) January 30, 2015 |
| @GregAbbott_TX @RightCandidates @ChrisKyleFrog lied about shooting Katrina looters, and about beating up jessie ventura — Psychedelic Socrates (@erstlecocq) January 30, 2015 | @GregAbbott_TX @RightCandidates @ChrisKyleFrog lied about shooting Katrina looters, and about beating up jessie ventura — Psychedelic Socrates (@erstlecocq) January 30, 2015 |
| @GregAbbott_TX @RightCandidates @ChrisKyleFrog lied about shooting Katrina looters, and about beating up jessie ventura | @GregAbbott_TX @RightCandidates @ChrisKyleFrog lied about shooting Katrina looters, and about beating up jessie ventura |
| — Psychedelic Socrates (@erstlecocq) January 30, 2015 | — Psychedelic Socrates (@erstlecocq) January 30, 2015 |
| Kyle’s passing occurred Feb. 2, 2013, at a Texas gun range, where he and a friend where shot and killed while trying to help a fellow veteran struggling with PTSD. A trial for Eddie Ray Rough, the gunman accused of murdering Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield, is scheduled to begin Feb. 9, according to the Dallas Morning News. | |
| Routh had been staying at the VA medical center and Green Oaks Hospital in Dallas in the days before the shooting, according to the Morning News. | Routh had been staying at the VA medical center and Green Oaks Hospital in Dallas in the days before the shooting, according to the Morning News. |
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| His lawyer, J. Warren St. John, will reportedly pursue and insanity defense. But St. John has already questioned whether he can get a “fair trial” while a blockbuster film about one of the men his client killed plays in theaters nationwide. | His lawyer, J. Warren St. John, will reportedly pursue and insanity defense. But St. John has already questioned whether he can get a “fair trial” while a blockbuster film about one of the men his client killed plays in theaters nationwide. |
| The Clint Eastwood-directed film starring Bradley Cooper — nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture — is the nation’s top earner, having made $217 million in three weeks of release, according to the Wrap. Those numbers place it ahead of Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” as the “top domestic grossing war movie of all time,” the Wrap reported. | The Clint Eastwood-directed film starring Bradley Cooper — nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture — is the nation’s top earner, having made $217 million in three weeks of release, according to the Wrap. Those numbers place it ahead of Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” as the “top domestic grossing war movie of all time,” the Wrap reported. |
| People asked Kyle’s widow, Taya Kyle, what her husband would have thought of the film’s success? Here’s her response: | People asked Kyle’s widow, Taya Kyle, what her husband would have thought of the film’s success? Here’s her response: |
| “He would just be in awe of it, really,” Taya says of her husband. “Part of the beauty of it is that he was just so humble. It makes me really emotional when I think about how he would react. “At the same time, I can also see him being almost uncomfortable in some ways with the attention,” she says. “He got used to it in some ways with the book but not entirely – not ever.” Taya recalls that at book signings for his autobiography, when people admitted they were nervous meeting him, “He would tell them, ‘My knees are shaking now,’ almost apologetically.” | “He would just be in awe of it, really,” Taya says of her husband. “Part of the beauty of it is that he was just so humble. It makes me really emotional when I think about how he would react. “At the same time, I can also see him being almost uncomfortable in some ways with the attention,” she says. “He got used to it in some ways with the book but not entirely – not ever.” Taya recalls that at book signings for his autobiography, when people admitted they were nervous meeting him, “He would tell them, ‘My knees are shaking now,’ almost apologetically.” |
| “He would just be in awe of it, really,” Taya says of her husband. “Part of the beauty of it is that he was just so humble. It makes me really emotional when I think about how he would react. “At the same time, I can also see him being almost uncomfortable in some ways with the attention,” she says. “He got used to it in some ways with the book but not entirely – not ever.” Taya recalls that at book signings for his autobiography, when people admitted they were nervous meeting him, “He would tell them, ‘My knees are shaking now,’ almost apologetically.” | “He would just be in awe of it, really,” Taya says of her husband. “Part of the beauty of it is that he was just so humble. It makes me really emotional when I think about how he would react. “At the same time, I can also see him being almost uncomfortable in some ways with the attention,” she says. “He got used to it in some ways with the book but not entirely – not ever.” Taya recalls that at book signings for his autobiography, when people admitted they were nervous meeting him, “He would tell them, ‘My knees are shaking now,’ almost apologetically.” |
| Abbott didn’t not release any specific details about how the state will honor Kyle, according to the Morning News. | Abbott didn’t not release any specific details about how the state will honor Kyle, according to the Morning News. |
| “We thank Chris Kyle and all of you for your service and sacrifice,” the governor said, according to the Dallas newspaper. “And we rededicate ourselves to a cause greater than ourselves — to freedom for our children, their children and for generations yet to be born. May God bless you and all who wear the uniform of the United States of America.” | “We thank Chris Kyle and all of you for your service and sacrifice,” the governor said, according to the Dallas newspaper. “And we rededicate ourselves to a cause greater than ourselves — to freedom for our children, their children and for generations yet to be born. May God bless you and all who wear the uniform of the United States of America.” |
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