Taya Kyle, the widow of “American Sniper” Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, got a huge surprise Friday at the Las Vegas SHOT Show.
She signed a replica of the McMillan .338 Lapua sniper rifle her late husband used in combat to be raffled off by the non-profit organization AmericanSnipers.org, which provides gear to military snipers, according to Jason Howerton of The Blaze, who covered the event.
Chris Kyle’s widow left speechless after sniper group’s moving surprise donation at #SHOTShow: http://t.co/AkZCdvTCP5 pic.twitter.com/A5t4FZQsL3
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) January 23, 2015
I got chills from what just happened w/ Taya Kyle, Chris Kyle’s widow, at #SHOTShow. Story coming soon #GodBlessOurTroops
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) January 23, 2015
The group raised $62,000 from the Kyle replica and other firearms it raffled. Then, without warning, organizers turned around and gave the money to Taya Kyle.
“Now I don’t have words,” she said. “Thank you, I don’t even know what to say. It’s a bittersweet journey, obviously. And I do feel Chris with me, but I’m also very aware, as I know Debbie is too, that physically we all want him here.”
“The generosity — to me it’s less about the money and more about the support,” she continued. “The idea that people still care and love what Chris stood for and love him.”
With SEAL Marc Lee’s (KIA) @MightyWarriors and Chris Kyle’s widow Taya Kyle (@ChrisKyleFrog) – an Honor #Shotshow2015pic.twitter.com/ku04Hfrynd
— AWR Hawkins (@AWRHawkins) January 23, 2015
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