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American Sniper memorial will include trees from George W Bush's Texas ranch American Sniper memorial will include trees from George W Bush's Texas ranch
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Four trees from former president George W Bush’s ranch will be part of a West Texas memorial to the Navy Seal and American Sniper author Chris Kyle.Four trees from former president George W Bush’s ranch will be part of a West Texas memorial to the Navy Seal and American Sniper author Chris Kyle.
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The Odessa American reports crews worked on Thursday to replant the live oaks in Odessa, where Kyle was born.The Odessa American reports crews worked on Thursday to replant the live oaks in Odessa, where Kyle was born.
The trees, costing more than $3,000 each, were purchased from Bush’s ranch near Crawford. Architect Kelly Cook said the trees are symbols of patriotism.The trees, costing more than $3,000 each, were purchased from Bush’s ranch near Crawford. Architect Kelly Cook said the trees are symbols of patriotism.
“There’s a lot of hidden symbolism behind the other elements that are going to be in the plaza,” Cook told the Odessa American. “A lot of that we are going to reveal at the dedication.”“There’s a lot of hidden symbolism behind the other elements that are going to be in the plaza,” Cook told the Odessa American. “A lot of that we are going to reveal at the dedication.”
Organizers of the project expect the Chris Kyle Memorial Plaza to open in July. The site will also feature a bronze statue of Kyle and, the Odessa American reported, “limestone from a Garden City quarry engraved with the names of the 50 states and woven into a Navy Seal trident”.Organizers of the project expect the Chris Kyle Memorial Plaza to open in July. The site will also feature a bronze statue of Kyle and, the Odessa American reported, “limestone from a Garden City quarry engraved with the names of the 50 states and woven into a Navy Seal trident”.
The newspaper also reported that Kyle family members including his wife, Taya Kyle, had given input to the project, which was crafted by Vic Payne, a Wyoming-based sculptor.The newspaper also reported that Kyle family members including his wife, Taya Kyle, had given input to the project, which was crafted by Vic Payne, a Wyoming-based sculptor.
Kyle and a friend, Chad Littlefield, were shot and killed in 2013 at a Texas shooting range. Eddie Ray Routh, a former marine whom Kyle and Littlefield took to the range, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.Kyle and a friend, Chad Littlefield, were shot and killed in 2013 at a Texas shooting range. Eddie Ray Routh, a former marine whom Kyle and Littlefield took to the range, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
Bradley Cooper played Kyle in American Sniper, the controversial but hugely successful Clint Eastwood-directed adaptation of Kyle’s memoir of his time with the US army in Iraq.Bradley Cooper played Kyle in American Sniper, the controversial but hugely successful Clint Eastwood-directed adaptation of Kyle’s memoir of his time with the US army in Iraq.