bradley cooper

Taya Kyle wrote a touching letter on Facebook as she continues to recover from her loss of husband Chris Kyle. But she also talks about how blessed she was to have had him in her life.

Much to the chagrin of its critics like Michael Moore and many movie reviewers, the story of Chris Kyle has won the hearts of Americans.

The story of Texas native Chris Kyle, directed by Clint Eastwood only managed to take home an Oscar for Best Sound Editing.

I wonder if Chris Kyle was a Clint Eastwood fan. ‘American Sniper’’s marketing materials describe Kyle as “the most lethal sniper in U.S. history,” but before his military career, Kyle was a cowboy. He wore a hat and boots, and even carried a six-shooter. Eventually, he gave up the cowboy life and decided to serve his country. He was a gifted marksman and trained to be a Navy SEAL. But even as a soldier, Kyle never lost that cowboy swagger—or that sense that someone has to venture out into the frontier and protect the American way of life. That’s what Kyle learned from his father—who raised him to be a “sheepdog,” a watchful protector in a world of sheep and wolves—and from watching violent Westerns like the ones that made Eastwood a major Hollywood star.

"American Sniper," the critically acclaimed film based on the autobiography of the same name by Odessa native Chris Kyle, is up for a Best Picture Oscar.