Interestingly enough, I heard on the radio a friend of the the character that Cooper portrayed who said he sounded just like him. There are plenty of guys in the service with southern accents; for a while I was pretty good at distinguishing who came from where.
I was born in Georgia and lived here all my life except when I was with Uncle overseas....I’ve heard accents from here and elsewhere all my life...I’ve got several relatives who are masters at it (the speaking)......what I heard in the clips sounded fake to me. This doesn’t mean I condemn the real sniper or his realism.
Lars Larsen interviewed Kyle’s father in law on Friday. FIL said Cooper did an amazing job in the role, even got Kyle’s mannerism down.