Chris Kyle The Characteristics Of An Epic Hero - 871 Words

Veterans are the most divine people in the world, but they are never truly recognized as epic heroes. When people hear the word epic hero they think of the ancient warriors of Greece, Rome, and Troy or a story about other fictional persons/ animals doing amazing things to help people. The veterans around us are the real epic heroes though. They often slip underneath the radar though because it can be hard to recognize someone who is truly humbled by their service. These epic heroes are the ones that willingly leave their families home and go overseas to fight the enemies. They put on their helmets and walk into a firefight without hesitation. These epic heroes do this in order to make sure that the good always prevails against the evil†¦show more content†¦2). At this point in time in the war, Chris Kyle showed that he is an outstanding warrior for having to fight for eight year straight and obtaining 160 kills plus the mile and a half shot. Chris Kyle’s next epic hero trait was traveling a vast setting. In the seventh paragraph, â€Å"Kyle was deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in 2003 7,262 miles from home† (Guzman pg. 27). Kyle traveled across the world in order to fight the enemy threatening America. Every time Chris was deployed he was sent to the Middle east in the most horrid places. After the intense fighting and clashing with the terrorist, rebels, and insurgents Chris would go all the way home to Texas. It was here at home that his last epic hero trait would be showed. Chris Kyle’s last epic hero characteristic is he was recognized as a national hero. There has not been a more recognized veteran than Chris Kyle: â€Å"Immediately people everywhere were recognizing him and many veterans saw him in retail stores or at the machine shops. They would thank him for his service or start an hour long conversation over how Chirs saved their lives and more† (Schmidle pg. 3). Then on the second page, â€Å"Chris Kyle was awarded one Silver Star Medal, four Bronze Star Medals with V devices, a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and numerous other unit and personal awards† (Schmidle pg. 32). Chris Kyle was decorated