Kris Paronto
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and he had recommended that uh as rangers let's give him a shot he didn't know i was sick though either yeah but they uh they got my phone number because he you know as a friend he had the phone number so he's like here it is and they called me and the only reason i went blackwater for blackwaters because they called me first And at that time, they were both great organizations.
and he had recommended that uh as rangers let's give him a shot he didn't know i was sick though either yeah but they uh they got my phone number because he you know as a friend he had the phone number so he's like here it is and they called me and the only reason i went blackwater for blackwaters because they called me first And at that time, they were both great organizations.
You had Eric running that, and it was still relatively small. And they had Lee Van Arsdale running, who's a Delta legend, running Triple Canopy. It was pretty good shit. Was it for OGA? No, at that time, there was Peak. It was called Polar Quest. It was just starting to come online. But at that time, it was Bremer, the Bremer detail. What year is this? 2004, end of 2003, beginning of 2004.
You had Eric running that, and it was still relatively small. And they had Lee Van Arsdale running, who's a Delta legend, running Triple Canopy. It was pretty good shit. Was it for OGA? No, at that time, there was Peak. It was called Polar Quest. It was just starting to come online. But at that time, it was Bremer, the Bremer detail. What year is this? 2004, end of 2003, beginning of 2004.
You had Eric running that, and it was still relatively small. And they had Lee Van Arsdale running, who's a Delta legend, running Triple Canopy. It was pretty good shit. Was it for OGA? No, at that time, there was Peak. It was called Polar Quest. It was just starting to come online. But at that time, it was Bremer, the Bremer detail. What year is this? 2004, end of 2003, beginning of 2004.
So Karzai had already been going. The Karzai detail was a lot of your brothers were on that Karzai, and they had just started to move to Iraq, and they were starting to pick up guys to go on the Bremer detail, which was going to be – the Negroponte detail down the line. It wasn't State Department either. It was the Coalition Provisional Authority.
So Karzai had already been going. The Karzai detail was a lot of your brothers were on that Karzai, and they had just started to move to Iraq, and they were starting to pick up guys to go on the Bremer detail, which was going to be – the Negroponte detail down the line. It wasn't State Department either. It was the Coalition Provisional Authority.
So Karzai had already been going. The Karzai detail was a lot of your brothers were on that Karzai, and they had just started to move to Iraq, and they were starting to pick up guys to go on the Bremer detail, which was going to be – the Negroponte detail down the line. It wasn't State Department either. It was the Coalition Provisional Authority.
How'd you like that? The beginning, it was great because it was like OGA.
How'd you like that? The beginning, it was great because it was like OGA.
How'd you like that? The beginning, it was great because it was like OGA.
Yeah, that was the good old days. That was when it was State Department really didn't have their hand in it, so it was the Wild West. I mean, that was, you know, that's where Sachs started. Sachs was, he was, that's where he became really a legend over there in the GRS was he was one of the original Bremer guys. Loved Sachs.
Yeah, that was the good old days. That was when it was State Department really didn't have their hand in it, so it was the Wild West. I mean, that was, you know, that's where Sachs started. Sachs was, he was, that's where he became really a legend over there in the GRS was he was one of the original Bremer guys. Loved Sachs.
Yeah, that was the good old days. That was when it was State Department really didn't have their hand in it, so it was the Wild West. I mean, that was, you know, that's where Sachs started. Sachs was, he was, that's where he became really a legend over there in the GRS was he was one of the original Bremer guys. Loved Sachs.
But anyway, yeah, that's what I, and I went, and I went to the first class where I met Boone. Boone and I were in that first, it was called the- Did you work with Sachs in that? Not in the Bremer detail. No? No, he moved on. He was one of the first guys to move over to GRS. Okay. Sachs was the trendsetter on contracting, but rightfully should be, and he was just- What a great guy, man. He is.
But anyway, yeah, that's what I, and I went, and I went to the first class where I met Boone. Boone and I were in that first, it was called the- Did you work with Sachs in that? Not in the Bremer detail. No? No, he moved on. He was one of the first guys to move over to GRS. Okay. Sachs was the trendsetter on contracting, but rightfully should be, and he was just- What a great guy, man. He is.
But anyway, yeah, that's what I, and I went, and I went to the first class where I met Boone. Boone and I were in that first, it was called the- Did you work with Sachs in that? Not in the Bremer detail. No? No, he moved on. He was one of the first guys to move over to GRS. Okay. Sachs was the trendsetter on contracting, but rightfully should be, and he was just- What a great guy, man. He is.
That's the one thing. He is an operant, but he's just a nice guy. I love that dude. He was, obviously I'm mentioning him, so he had an effect on my life, a positive effect. But yeah, I went there and went through the training, which was basically three weeks at Moyock of Delta, Long Tavers, White Soft, Blue, Rangers, and Marines fighting with each other a lot.
That's the one thing. He is an operant, but he's just a nice guy. I love that dude. He was, obviously I'm mentioning him, so he had an effect on my life, a positive effect. But yeah, I went there and went through the training, which was basically three weeks at Moyock of Delta, Long Tavers, White Soft, Blue, Rangers, and Marines fighting with each other a lot.
That's the one thing. He is an operant, but he's just a nice guy. I love that dude. He was, obviously I'm mentioning him, so he had an effect on my life, a positive effect. But yeah, I went there and went through the training, which was basically three weeks at Moyock of Delta, Long Tavers, White Soft, Blue, Rangers, and Marines fighting with each other a lot.