American Wife (20 page)

Chris and Chad Littlefield while watching the premiere of
Stars Earn Stripes
on TV. Chris's friends made up T-shirts to celebrate the show.

One of my favorite photos. Chris's arm around me always felt reassuring.

Chris and Bubba enjoy a moment of fishing at the dock at Rough Creek Lodge. I don't think they caught anything, but there were still smiles all around.

Who better to learn to swim from than a SEAL—even if he hated being in the water.

Dad always looked the kids in the eye, whatever it took.

Chris loved helping the Easter Bunny do his job.

At the memorial. (©
Larry W. Smith/eps/Corbis
)

The outpouring of patriotism and condolences warmed my heart on the ride to the cemetery . . .
(Courtesy of Rob Kyker)

. . . literally thousands braved the rain to line the highway to say good-bye to my husband.
(RK)

Chris's fellow SEALs were an important and very moving part of the burial service.
(RK)

Good-bye, Daddy.
(RK)

The Patriot Tour has given me an opportunity to carry on what Chris had started.
(Team Never Quit)

Then came
American Sniper
, the movie. Bradley, Clint, Sienna, and screenwriter Jason Hall all did a spectacular job bringing our story to the screen.
(Dave Allocca/Starpix)