Kris Paronto

Everything you didn't want to be on Route Irish, we were- Did you guys take contact? Just sniper fire from away. Right when you hit Route Irish, you had those that were the Edinburgh risk guys got hit. That's that famous, I say famous, that infamous video where those guys are on and there's an SF guy in there that everybody- hammered because he ran and hid in a little ditch. I've not seen that.

Everything you didn't want to be on Route Irish, we were- Did you guys take contact? Just sniper fire from away. Right when you hit Route Irish, you had those that were the Edinburgh risk guys got hit. That's that famous, I say famous, that infamous video where those guys are on and there's an SF guy in there that everybody- hammered because he ran and hid in a little ditch. I've not seen that.

Everything you didn't want to be on Route Irish, we were- Did you guys take contact? Just sniper fire from away. Right when you hit Route Irish, you had those that were the Edinburgh risk guys got hit. That's that famous, I say famous, that infamous video where those guys are on and there's an SF guy in there that everybody- hammered because he ran and hid in a little ditch. I've not seen that.

It was Edinburgh Risk where, it's right at the beginning, when you get out of the green zone and you start hitting around Irish, it's still Iraqi urban areas right there. And it's about 300 meters off the road and they would sit PKMs or snipers on there. Because there was also a building that had been bombed and burnt out that they would sniper fire about 100 meters away when you're going.

It was Edinburgh Risk where, it's right at the beginning, when you get out of the green zone and you start hitting around Irish, it's still Iraqi urban areas right there. And it's about 300 meters off the road and they would sit PKMs or snipers on there. Because there was also a building that had been bombed and burnt out that they would sniper fire about 100 meters away when you're going.

It was Edinburgh Risk where, it's right at the beginning, when you get out of the green zone and you start hitting around Irish, it's still Iraqi urban areas right there. And it's about 300 meters off the road and they would sit PKMs or snipers on there. Because there was also a building that had been bombed and burnt out that they would sniper fire about 100 meters away when you're going.

And so anyway, we would take every once in a while, but we didn't get hit with a car bomb. We got very lucky. The Dynacore team that took over for us got hit the next week. So we would just take, and you know, ping, all right, well, we're good. Everybody good? Yeah, all right. Yeah. It just added to the flavor, man.

And so anyway, we would take every once in a while, but we didn't get hit with a car bomb. We got very lucky. The Dynacore team that took over for us got hit the next week. So we would just take, and you know, ping, all right, well, we're good. Everybody good? Yeah, all right. Yeah. It just added to the flavor, man.

And so anyway, we would take every once in a while, but we didn't get hit with a car bomb. We got very lucky. The Dynacore team that took over for us got hit the next week. So we would just take, and you know, ping, all right, well, we're good. Everybody good? Yeah, all right. Yeah. It just added to the flavor, man.

And it was something to say that for the team as well, how awesome they were and how good motorcade operations, if you're running it right, they're going to hit somebody that's not doing it right. But I do remember that it was, when we got the task to do it and I was a TL, I was like, can you guys do this? What am I going to say, no? Of course we can do it.

And it was something to say that for the team as well, how awesome they were and how good motorcade operations, if you're running it right, they're going to hit somebody that's not doing it right. But I do remember that it was, when we got the task to do it and I was a TL, I was like, can you guys do this? What am I going to say, no? Of course we can do it.

And it was something to say that for the team as well, how awesome they were and how good motorcade operations, if you're running it right, they're going to hit somebody that's not doing it right. But I do remember that it was, when we got the task to do it and I was a TL, I was like, can you guys do this? What am I going to say, no? Of course we can do it.

But I went to the team and you should have seen the looks, man. Half of them were stoked. The other half were like, I'm not going home.

But I went to the team and you should have seen the looks, man. Half of them were stoked. The other half were like, I'm not going home.

But I went to the team and you should have seen the looks, man. Half of them were stoked. The other half were like, I'm not going home.

And you're trying to keep everybody pumped up and in my head going, holy shit, six times a day? just the odds that we're going to get hit with a VBID. I said, we can take small arms fire because we're going to keep moving. We're going to keep pushing through. Just don't stop.

And you're trying to keep everybody pumped up and in my head going, holy shit, six times a day? just the odds that we're going to get hit with a VBID. I said, we can take small arms fire because we're going to keep moving. We're going to keep pushing through. Just don't stop.

And you're trying to keep everybody pumped up and in my head going, holy shit, six times a day? just the odds that we're going to get hit with a VBID. I said, we can take small arms fire because we're going to keep moving. We're going to keep pushing through. Just don't stop.

Don't create your own kill zone like the Edinburgh Risk guys did that got hit, where you get caught in a traffic jam there and then you push everybody out right and left. So you're basically, you've just given them an ambush zone. You've given them a big target. But we could just keep pushing. Don't worry about the Rhino. It's got much armor on it.

Don't create your own kill zone like the Edinburgh Risk guys did that got hit, where you get caught in a traffic jam there and then you push everybody out right and left. So you're basically, you've just given them an ambush zone. You've given them a big target. But we could just keep pushing. Don't worry about the Rhino. It's got much armor on it.