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PATRIOT GURARD RIDERS prepare to form a procession for Chad Littlefield, during his funeral at the First Baptist Church of Midlothian, Texas, on Friday. Littlefield and ex-Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle were allegedly slain by ex-Marine Eddie Ray Routh at a gun range on Feb. 2.ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Thousands of people are expected to attend a public memorial service for former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, who was shot to death at a Texas shooting range.
CHRIS KYLE a former Navy SEAL and author of “American Sniper”Mourners will gather today at Cowboys Stadium to pay tribute to the 38-year-old who was reputed to be the deadliest sniper in American military history.
Kyle left the Navy in 2009 after four tours of duty in Iraq and wrote the best-selling book “American Sniper.”
Another Iraq War veteran, 25- year-old Eddie Ray Routh, has been charged in the killings of Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a gun range Feb. 2.
Kyle will be buried at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin after a 200-mile funeral procession starting in the Dallas area Tuesday.
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