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Because they were in an urban environment where those kills took place.

"Generally, because of where he was operating, it generally meant the body was recovered. They basically had to see the person fall and be clearly dead," DeFelice said. "First of all, if he shot someone and let’s say the person crawled away, that wouldn’t be a kill. 1st Class Dillard “C.J.” Johnson.īut Kyle's co-author, DeFelice, said the sniper routinely reported his kills to immediate commanders "because they had to know what was going on," and he "personally kept track." Brandon Webb is seen to the right of former SEAL and astronaut Chris Cassidy in a photo shot in Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2001. Then came the June release of “Carnivore” - another HarperCollins autobiography, co-authored by Iraq veteran and former Army Sgt. Waldron III, who served in Vietnam, according to the Military Channel. That's the count amassed by Army Staff Sgt.

military marksmen, eclipsing the “previous American record” of 109. Still, publicists for “American Sniper” listed Kyle’s tally in a matter-of-fact tone akin to how Major League Baseball sums up home runs - a stat that leads the all-time list of other U.S. “If it was up to him, he wouldn’t have put the number in.” He would kind of shrug (it off),” DeFelice added.

“But the number - well, you have to know Chris. While they train to do that and it happens on occasion, that’s not where the bulk of any of these guys’ kills come from." “There’s a preconceived notion of the lone sniper out in the jungle, stalking his target, and finally taking a shot. “People are fascinated with precision kills and sniping in a way they never were with machine-gunners or artillery strikes,” said one of Kyle’s co-authors, Jim DeFelice.