Kris Paronto
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It was very small, and it just lasted. But it was, Eric wanted to keep that.
It was very small, and it just lasted. But it was, Eric wanted to keep that.
It was very small, and it just lasted. But it was, Eric wanted to keep that.
No, it was private stuff. We were going down South America and training local South Americans to go and protect bases. So protect blackwater bases more. So instead of using the Nepalese, the Gurkha Gurkhas, we were trying to... All right, hold on.
No, it was private stuff. We were going down South America and training local South Americans to go and protect bases. So protect blackwater bases more. So instead of using the Nepalese, the Gurkha Gurkhas, we were trying to... All right, hold on.
No, it was private stuff. We were going down South America and training local South Americans to go and protect bases. So protect blackwater bases more. So instead of using the Nepalese, the Gurkha Gurkhas, we were trying to... All right, hold on.
I don't think it lasted very long. It was very small. It really was more training. going down there and vetting locals that we could use from South America, Central America. So I went to Peru and El Salvador, and then we all said, team's going to Columbia. And it wasn't anything nefarious. It's not like we were going down there and... Starting to execute. We weren't pulling inks.
I don't think it lasted very long. It was very small. It really was more training. going down there and vetting locals that we could use from South America, Central America. So I went to Peru and El Salvador, and then we all said, team's going to Columbia. And it wasn't anything nefarious. It's not like we were going down there and... Starting to execute. We weren't pulling inks.
I don't think it lasted very long. It was very small. It really was more training. going down there and vetting locals that we could use from South America, Central America. So I went to Peru and El Salvador, and then we all said, team's going to Columbia. And it wasn't anything nefarious. It's not like we were going down there and... Starting to execute. We weren't pulling inks.
Let's put it that way. We weren't doing that. We were going down there to train and then working with the Fuerza de Especial and helping them train a little bit. So it was like a FID mission. It really was. But I think Eric wanted to get to a point where it was like its own self-sustaining army.
Let's put it that way. We weren't doing that. We were going down there to train and then working with the Fuerza de Especial and helping them train a little bit. So it was like a FID mission. It really was. But I think Eric wanted to get to a point where it was like its own self-sustaining army.
Let's put it that way. We weren't doing that. We were going down there to train and then working with the Fuerza de Especial and helping them train a little bit. So it was like a FID mission. It really was. But I think Eric wanted to get to a point where it was like its own self-sustaining army.
But it just never morphed into that because then, you know, that's when... Those times is when State Department started to take over the CPA. Now it was High Threat Protection. Then it went to that WHPS, Worldwide Personal Protective, and State Department getting their hands in. And that's when the microscope started going up Eric's keister, where they were trying to come after him for stuff.
But it just never morphed into that because then, you know, that's when... Those times is when State Department started to take over the CPA. Now it was High Threat Protection. Then it went to that WHPS, Worldwide Personal Protective, and State Department getting their hands in. And that's when the microscope started going up Eric's keister, where they were trying to come after him for stuff.
But it just never morphed into that because then, you know, that's when... Those times is when State Department started to take over the CPA. Now it was High Threat Protection. Then it went to that WHPS, Worldwide Personal Protective, and State Department getting their hands in. And that's when the microscope started going up Eric's keister, where they were trying to come after him for stuff.
And... Whatever. I like Eric. I protected his family in between contracts. I'd go to Tyson's Corner, and I'd go run with him in the morning because I was the only guy that could. He was a beast. He was physically a beast. I could run with him in the morning, and I'd go take his kids to school because Code Pink, that liberal terrorist crazy women group, was always threatening them.
And... Whatever. I like Eric. I protected his family in between contracts. I'd go to Tyson's Corner, and I'd go run with him in the morning because I was the only guy that could. He was a beast. He was physically a beast. I could run with him in the morning, and I'd go take his kids to school because Code Pink, that liberal terrorist crazy women group, was always threatening them.
And... Whatever. I like Eric. I protected his family in between contracts. I'd go to Tyson's Corner, and I'd go run with him in the morning because I was the only guy that could. He was a beast. He was physically a beast. I could run with him in the morning, and I'd go take his kids to school because Code Pink, that liberal terrorist crazy women group, was always threatening them.
So we had a team that would help him, and I was on that as well. I was the detail leader for that. But anyway, we did that, and I got to go. So I went to South America in between contracts. So I was State Department, and then, do you want to go Greystone? Do you want to go to South America? Hell yeah. So we went to Piedra, Peru, went to San Salvador, went to Lima, Peru, and it was fun.
So we had a team that would help him, and I was on that as well. I was the detail leader for that. But anyway, we did that, and I got to go. So I went to South America in between contracts. So I was State Department, and then, do you want to go Greystone? Do you want to go to South America? Hell yeah. So we went to Piedra, Peru, went to San Salvador, went to Lima, Peru, and it was fun.