Gov. Greg Abbott today posthumously awarded the Texas Medal of Honor to the families of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle and World War II pilot Lt. Col. Ed Dyess. The medal is the state’s highest military decoration.
Kyle, the deadliest sniper in American military history, was tragically gunned down in 2013 by Eddie Ray Routh, a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder. His wife Taya attended the ceremony.
Proud to be w/ @TayaKyle as @ChrisKyleFrog was presented the TX Legislative Medal of Honor today. #TexasThanksChris pic.twitter.com/AcqLJ0fPog
— Rick Perry (@GovernorPerry) August 26, 2015
@GovernorPerry @TayaKyle @ChrisKyleFrog Taya is such a wonderful woman. She too deserves honor and celebration. #BootsOn
— Vacationland Patriot™️ (@VPatriotTM) August 26, 2015
@GovernorPerry @DLoesch @TayaKyle @ChrisKyleFrog classy woman.
— DeplorableBillyRoss (@billyross4boss) August 26, 2015
The Dallas News reports that Ed Dyess was a World War II pilot who survived the Batan Death March. He died in California in 1943, and in 1956 Dyess Air Force Base was named in his honor.
@GregAbbott_TX Two great Heros.
— #txlege (@TXlege) August 26, 2015
@GregAbbott_TX @pjfahren EXCELLENT GOV ABBOTT UR a true American Patriot God bless you & Texas
— Stanley Blanchard (@mite72) August 26, 2015
@GregAbbott_TX @VRWCTexan It's never too late to do the right thing
— Richbirdhunter (@Richbirdhunter) August 26, 2015
@GregAbbott_TX Semper Fidelis, Sir. That's outstanding!
— Aaron Nelson (@A_Nelson805) August 26, 2015
@GregAbbott_TX Wonderful and very deserving
— Terry Allen (@mrtdallen) August 26, 2015
@GregAbbott_TX Thank you from an American citizen for bestowing the honor on those heroes. God bless our service men and women.
— gblasiola (@georgeb5712) August 26, 2015
Great quote by @GregAbbott_TX! #txlege #freedom pic.twitter.com/9C9LPrJVLQ
— Texas GOP (@TexasGOP) August 22, 2015