chris kyl in iraq in 2004, he says the context wasn't the greatest. >> my interactions with navy s.e.a.l.s were not the best at that particular time nor afterward. so chris offered a different, very fresh perspective. >> i just want to get the bad guys. >> reporter: kyle is portrayed by bradley cooper in the film "american sniper" which earl feels got chris right. >> i think coop der a great job of showing his almost naive patriotism that he completely and utterly believed in what we were doing. >> reporter: he says in their three weeks together, chris dooil treated marines as equals. >> he said to me on the rooftop outpost, he said, you're tough, you're hard. you may even be harder than us meaning s.e.a.l.s. >> reporter: the scene that hit earl the hardest is the call to his wife about the fear of not coming home from war. >> if i was lost and i couldn't come home because i was still there and that idea you just weren't ready to interact. >> reporter: now a professor at valley forge military college, earl is following the murder trial of the man charged with killing chris kyl and feels on

chris kyl in 2004. >> if i can't see him, i can't shoot him. >> reporter: kyl is portrayed by bradley cooper in the movie "american sniper". >> and i think cooper did a great job of showing his almost naive patriotism that he completely and utterly believed in what he were doing. >> reporter: he's always watching the trial of the man charged with killing chris kyl and sees a guilty verdict and capital punishment as the only outcome. >> he took something of greatness from the world and he needs to pay in retribution for it. >> reporter: well earl says despite the so-called professional rivalry between the navy s.e.a.l.s and the marines, he says chris kyl always treated him as an equal. live in wayne, i'm doug shimell "nbc10 news." >> back here at home police arrested the man they say physically and sexually assaulted a wok at a septa station. police charged reginald green with attempted rape robbery and assault. they say he and a woman were walking and talking in center city when he led her to the jefferson septa station on 10th and market station monday afternoon. he walked her to a r

chris kyl's book served as the basis for the oscar-nominated hollywood lock buster "american sniper" -- chris kyle's book served as the basis for the oscar-nominated hollywood blockbuster "american sniper." >> the film was a hit with audiences and won an oscar for best sound editing. but kyle's life came to a violent end when he and a friend were killed at a texas shooting range in february 2013. the jews gun man -- the accused gun man was a fellow veteran described as troubled. kyle invited him on the gun outing after the man's mother asked him to reach out. defense lawyers argued that ralph was mentally ill, but prosecutors said he knew right from wrong. jurors agreed and delivered a guilty verdict read out by the judge. >> we the jury find the defendant guilty for the felony offense of capital murder as charged in the indictment. >> the family of the other man killed expressed relief at the conviction. >> we just want to say that we've waited two years for god to get justice to us on behalf of our son, and as always, god has proved to be faithful, and we are so thrilled that we hav

there is no doubt chris kyl is a very skilled manfred >> why? >> i didn't know chris kyle.f i had to imagine it is because he was willing to bear the burden. he put himself into the worst situations imaginable. he put himself in a position to face those decisions on a daily basis. >> i would say that. it was a hard question for chris to answer. i asked him that repeatedly. he felt, it seemed to me that people around him felt like he had somehow drew the violence to him. that would it was almost like chris appears on the gun and it all unfolds. it was like this fate, if you will. they called him [indiscernible] because it seemed like he was in the right place on the right time to save guys live. they called him i'd is, dipped in gold -- they called him midas dipped in gold. you didn't fill a key with most skilled guy out there. he just felt like he always somehow ended up in the right place to do it. he was also in situations target rich environment. he was in the nastiest's of the nasty. he was in the second battle of falluja. it was a tipping point. >> what made him always

. >> host: chris kyl writes: the reminder of what we were fighting for caused tears as well as blood and sweat to run freely from all of us. >> host: and then, mr. kyle, in a different chapter you write: >> host: they >> host: glenn in freeland michigan. you are on with chris kyle "american sniper." >> caller: thank you gentlemen. my question for mr. kyle is in the wake of the trayvon martin case and um, the shooting at the college in oakland last week, i think it was, and a zillion other cases like that virginia tech and those kind of cases what does he think of this kind of hypergun culture we have in america where, basically, anyone who wants a gun can get one and use it if they like and specifically what's his opinion on gun control? thank you very much. >> host: mr. kyle? is -- >> guest: i am 100% behind the second amendment the right to own and bear arms. i mean, i'm here in texas, and that is a big part of the culture here. it's my right to be able to have it. but it's also everybody's responsibility to learn the safeties and learn everything about those weapons. there are cer

chris kyle. the videotaped confession was shown. he said he was sorry for what he said. he's accused of shooting and kig kyl and his friend at a firing range. he pleaded not guilty by reason of insan ta. kyle had written his memoir before he was killed. it's called "american sniper", which inspired the movie 37. >>> d. police need your help finding this missing teen. in 14-year-old was last seen overnight on the 4th street. she was wearing a black jacket green jeans and burgundy glasses. we posted her picture on our facebook page so you can share it and get the word out. if you have seen her, please call d.c. police. >>> now to the next level in craigslist caution after a string of recent crimes. police are creating safe zones to conduct online business. gabe gutierrez explains. >> reporter: it can be quick and easy but police say doing business on websites like craigslist can also be dangerous. just last week a 21-year-old college student was robbed and killed. investigators say he had responded to a craigslist ad for an iphone 6. >> it's sad to know that people would do something like that over an iphone.

some of these techniques may be used by the late navy seal chris kyl holes memoir of 4 tours is the basis of the film "american sniper." >> it dates back to the revolutionary war as this is then snipers have been employed in every war and conflict. during our civil war general hybrid -- hiram burden affected techniques snipers use. world war i saw german soldiers use high-powered rifles with telescopic sights. during world war ii, the u.s. armed rifles to conduct sniper operations. world war ii taught us that a sniper is a weapon of opportunity and a typical rifleman cannot be assigned a sniper mission. every marksman is not a sniper but every sniper is a marksman. during the korean conflict, army and marine corps commanders failed to appreciate the capabilities of snipers. as a result, a sniper school was founded by the united states army infantry school. it was noted that it's the first -- best protection. they must be experts with specialized weapons and combat skill. also, their commanders education is vital. sniper program was short-lived but vietnam revived the need for trained snip