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JohnnyRingo

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13. According to the Rolling Stone review...

Tue Jan 13, 2015, 10:49 AM

Jan 2015

...the movie dedicates a large portion of the plot to the mental demons Kyle had to face between his many tours. It's far removed from the old John Wayne style of movie like "The Green Berets".

I'm not planning on seeing the flick, it's not my thing, but I think this article may have been written with some bias. In fact, I'm sure it was.

Just the line "safely from hundreds of yards away" reveals slim knowledge of the risks faced by such specialists. Snipers don't usually live long after the first shot that reveals their position, and that is partly what makes this man's story unique.

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