Kris Paronto

You see guys pulling donkey carts around? That was for people that didn't want to carry all their supplies back to their vehicles or their home. They'd hire these guys to put in the donkey carts and they'd walk them. Kind of like the little tuk-tuks, I guess. Donkey carts is a better explanation. Little pole wheelbarrows. I said, why is he kicking the shit out of him?

You see guys pulling donkey carts around? That was for people that didn't want to carry all their supplies back to their vehicles or their home. They'd hire these guys to put in the donkey carts and they'd walk them. Kind of like the little tuk-tuks, I guess. Donkey carts is a better explanation. Little pole wheelbarrows. I said, why is he kicking the shit out of him?

You see guys pulling donkey carts around? That was for people that didn't want to carry all their supplies back to their vehicles or their home. They'd hire these guys to put in the donkey carts and they'd walk them. Kind of like the little tuk-tuks, I guess. Donkey carts is a better explanation. Little pole wheelbarrows. I said, why is he kicking the shit out of him?

And he goes, he parked his donkey cart in the wrong spot. It's like, there's Afghanistan for you. But it was fun because... I wasn't on a military base. I wasn't always being a DA guy. I was getting out and doing surveillance and counter surveillance and just getting atmospherics. And that was fun. That was so cool. And getting to experience the food and hanging with the locals a little bit.

And he goes, he parked his donkey cart in the wrong spot. It's like, there's Afghanistan for you. But it was fun because... I wasn't on a military base. I wasn't always being a DA guy. I was getting out and doing surveillance and counter surveillance and just getting atmospherics. And that was fun. That was so cool. And getting to experience the food and hanging with the locals a little bit.

And he goes, he parked his donkey cart in the wrong spot. It's like, there's Afghanistan for you. But it was fun because... I wasn't on a military base. I wasn't always being a DA guy. I was getting out and doing surveillance and counter surveillance and just getting atmospherics. And that was fun. That was so cool. And getting to experience the food and hanging with the locals a little bit.

And it was awesome, that first trip. And all the trips after were awesome because after I would do a couple of those trips, And Sachs and the agency found out I was a guy that they could rely on to do that. They sent me out to do a lot of stuff. I'd go out in the Makarian district and they said, can you go take pictures of this apartment building?

And it was awesome, that first trip. And all the trips after were awesome because after I would do a couple of those trips, And Sachs and the agency found out I was a guy that they could rely on to do that. They sent me out to do a lot of stuff. I'd go out in the Makarian district and they said, can you go take pictures of this apartment building?

And it was awesome, that first trip. And all the trips after were awesome because after I would do a couple of those trips, And Sachs and the agency found out I was a guy that they could rely on to do that. They sent me out to do a lot of stuff. I'd go out in the Makarian district and they said, can you go take pictures of this apartment building?

We think there's a government worker that's part of the Taliban. And I'd go, yeah, sure. And we'd set it up so I'd have QRF around, great guys I could trust, like Popeye was one, Sax was another, you know. Otto, Marine buddy that runs Fortana's defense, he was a GRS guy. So they'd be close by. They'd be orbiting the area. So if I was 911, dude, I'm getting wrapped up, come help me.

We think there's a government worker that's part of the Taliban. And I'd go, yeah, sure. And we'd set it up so I'd have QRF around, great guys I could trust, like Popeye was one, Sax was another, you know. Otto, Marine buddy that runs Fortana's defense, he was a GRS guy. So they'd be close by. They'd be orbiting the area. So if I was 911, dude, I'm getting wrapped up, come help me.

We think there's a government worker that's part of the Taliban. And I'd go, yeah, sure. And we'd set it up so I'd have QRF around, great guys I could trust, like Popeye was one, Sax was another, you know. Otto, Marine buddy that runs Fortana's defense, he was a GRS guy. So they'd be close by. They'd be orbiting the area. So if I was 911, dude, I'm getting wrapped up, come help me.

But I could go out there and they'd just let me go. And I would just walk around the city. Okay. It was fun. I loved it.

But I could go out there and they'd just let me go. And I would just walk around the city. Okay. It was fun. I loved it.

But I could go out there and they'd just let me go. And I would just walk around the city. Okay. It was fun. I loved it.

That was the job on GRS that I loved. But that was the beginning of GRS was right there where I got the taste and that's where the bug got me. It wasn't even the protection. It was that, holy crap, I have freedom to actually get to know these cities and see the stuff that I only saw in movies and National Geographic.

That was the job on GRS that I loved. But that was the beginning of GRS was right there where I got the taste and that's where the bug got me. It wasn't even the protection. It was that, holy crap, I have freedom to actually get to know these cities and see the stuff that I only saw in movies and National Geographic.

That was the job on GRS that I loved. But that was the beginning of GRS was right there where I got the taste and that's where the bug got me. It wasn't even the protection. It was that, holy crap, I have freedom to actually get to know these cities and see the stuff that I only saw in movies and National Geographic.

For the most part. And then you had to come back to the agency and put up with the bullshit or go, you know, try to stay clear of the Taliban. Somebody's getting in a fight or drinking too much. You weren't a tally bar guy? I went in there a couple times, but I wasn't a big drinker. No, I wasn't. It was too much drama. Yeah. It was drama or, you know. A lot of drama. A lot of drama.

For the most part. And then you had to come back to the agency and put up with the bullshit or go, you know, try to stay clear of the Taliban. Somebody's getting in a fight or drinking too much. You weren't a tally bar guy? I went in there a couple times, but I wasn't a big drinker. No, I wasn't. It was too much drama. Yeah. It was drama or, you know. A lot of drama. A lot of drama.