shooting at targets. and i think for people who don t maybe shoot in their lives, they may not understand it. but in a way, he found that guns could help heal people in the process of healing. i think he learned from people he talked to that were in the hospitals who didn t heal as quickly in that cold, sterile environment, even though it is great, they just didn t heal as quickly. you get them in the outdoors, breathing fresh air, talking with other veterans, just like jeff said it s nice to have somebody you can relate to. the incident in which he was killed, did you know this person he was going out with? did he really know much about the person? he certainly did not have the information about this guy. he was given limited information. he should have been given more, in my opinion. but in his eyes, it is somebody from his community. he is not going to question it a whole lot. my understanding, there is a blame towards ptsd. does that anger you?
end up focusing on how their life ended. jeff, do you find yourself thinking about how chris life ended? it definitely stays with me. but i don t dwell on it, you know, because i was fortunate enough to know him for 35 years. i can remember a lot more than just that one day. you, obviously, as well? there i don t think often about the way that he died. i actually think a whole lot about the way that he lived. i feel him with me. my kids feel him with us. i certainly miss him like crazy. and yet, there was such a magnetism and such a strength about his being, his love, his laughter, his humiliaty, all of it wrapped up in this package, it doesn t leave you.
rights to protect themselves from a predator with ensuring that a person released is treated equitably? yeah, it is interesting you bring that up, wolf, because as a society we have decided that these offenders, we ll post their names, the government will post their names to a website, to the public, and yet we act surprised when the neighbors are up in arms over it. we essentially put the information out there and the resulting action is predictable. it is pretty shocking to the folks who are living in that neighborhood knowing that a guy like this will live there. so it is totally understandable they want to change it if they can. we ll update our viewers, thank you, guys, very much. just ahead, the widow and brother of a former navy seal sniper, chris kyle. they are now speaking out about the man they love and miss, and his tragic death. what they told anderson about the troubled vet accused of
eddy ray roth is accused of murdering two fellow veterans who were trying to help him, gunning them down at a shooting range. one of the alleged victims, former navy seal sniper chris kyle, a legend among the seals. he served five tours in iraq, earning the reputation as the most lethal sniper in the u.s. military. after leaving the navy he wrote a best-selling autobiography an american sniper. the memorial edition was just released. kyle also started a foundation to help vets struggling with ptsd. he had reached out to ralph after learning about his troubles. recently, anderson spoke to kyle s widow and his brother, jeff kyle. your husband left the navy in 2009, was that a tough decision for him. incredibly difficult. it was difficult for both of us, but incredibly difficult for him because he knew he was serving a purpose. he knew he was saving lives. and he really truly felt no matter what he had done, he was letting his country down when he got out. do you wear his dog tags
and their families from a predator with ensuring that a person who has been released is treated equitably? yeah, it is interesting you bring that up, wolf, because as a society we have decided that these offenders, we ll post their names on a website and their addresses are known for to the public. and yet, we act surprised when neighborhoods are up in arms over it. we essentially put the information out there and the resulting action is predictable. it is pretty shocking to the folks who are living in that neighborhood knowing that a guy like this is going to be living there. it s totally understandable they want to change it if they can. we ll update our viewers, thank you, guys, very much. just ahead, the widow and brother of a former navy seal sniper, chris kyle. they are now speaking out about the man they love and miss, and his tragic death. what they told anderson about the troubled vet accused of murdering kyle. that is next. but it doesn t usually work that way with heal