Kris Paronto
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He came to Tripoli later, but he was one of the ones that injured and they lost that real good targeter. But that's what we had to do as well. And there was one I remember. There was a defining moment for me there of how to handle it, because we'd have Taliban people coming on, or we'd go grab them, then we'd have to bring them in, and we'd search them again there on a facility outside.
He came to Tripoli later, but he was one of the ones that injured and they lost that real good targeter. But that's what we had to do as well. And there was one I remember. There was a defining moment for me there of how to handle it, because we'd have Taliban people coming on, or we'd go grab them, then we'd have to bring them in, and we'd search them again there on a facility outside.
He came to Tripoli later, but he was one of the ones that injured and they lost that real good targeter. But that's what we had to do as well. And there was one I remember. There was a defining moment for me there of how to handle it, because we'd have Taliban people coming on, or we'd go grab them, then we'd have to bring them in, and we'd search them again there on a facility outside.
And X was hardcore SEAL. He wanted to kill everyone. I loved him, but he just was mean. He was the nicest guy to us, but Taliban, I don't care who you are. You do what I tell you to do, you do it now, or I'm going to slam you. And we brought this Taliban guy in, and we were searching him. He wouldn't let us search him. But we're out of facility. So if anybody gets blown up, it's going to be us.
And X was hardcore SEAL. He wanted to kill everyone. I loved him, but he just was mean. He was the nicest guy to us, but Taliban, I don't care who you are. You do what I tell you to do, you do it now, or I'm going to slam you. And we brought this Taliban guy in, and we were searching him. He wouldn't let us search him. But we're out of facility. So if anybody gets blown up, it's going to be us.
And X was hardcore SEAL. He wanted to kill everyone. I loved him, but he just was mean. He was the nicest guy to us, but Taliban, I don't care who you are. You do what I tell you to do, you do it now, or I'm going to slam you. And we brought this Taliban guy in, and we were searching him. He wouldn't let us search him. But we're out of facility. So if anybody gets blown up, it's going to be us.
You know, we're expendable. It's all right. Well, he wouldn't let him. I remember, and he was trying to search him. And we had one of our interpreters there. And I'm trying to play good cop. We're playing good cop, bad cop. I'm trying to be the nice guy. And X is grabbing him and trying to get him to do what we're telling him to do. And he was fighting it. He's Italian. He's fighting it.
You know, we're expendable. It's all right. Well, he wouldn't let him. I remember, and he was trying to search him. And we had one of our interpreters there. And I'm trying to play good cop. We're playing good cop, bad cop. I'm trying to be the nice guy. And X is grabbing him and trying to get him to do what we're telling him to do. And he was fighting it. He's Italian. He's fighting it.
You know, we're expendable. It's all right. Well, he wouldn't let him. I remember, and he was trying to search him. And we had one of our interpreters there. And I'm trying to play good cop. We're playing good cop, bad cop. I'm trying to be the nice guy. And X is grabbing him and trying to get him to do what we're telling him to do. And he was fighting it. He's Italian. He's fighting it.
And I go, what's going on, man? Why is he not letting him search him? Is he hiding something? Is there a bomb here? Because now my spider senses are going up because I think he's going to blow us up. And he goes, no, no. He says, it's because he's got his Koran in his top pocket. He's got it in his charm of Kamis up here.
And I go, what's going on, man? Why is he not letting him search him? Is he hiding something? Is there a bomb here? Because now my spider senses are going up because I think he's going to blow us up. And he goes, no, no. He says, it's because he's got his Koran in his top pocket. He's got it in his charm of Kamis up here.
And I go, what's going on, man? Why is he not letting him search him? Is he hiding something? Is there a bomb here? Because now my spider senses are going up because I think he's going to blow us up. And he goes, no, no. He says, it's because he's got his Koran in his top pocket. He's got it in his charm of Kamis up here.
And I always carried my pocket Bible and the little green ones we'd get going down the range. The New Testament, I had one here. I always carried it every day. I pulled it out of my pocket. I said, here, you give this to him and you tell him he can touch it. We're saying, God, I believe in God. I respect his God. He respects my God. We're good to go. And I said, you say that.
And I always carried my pocket Bible and the little green ones we'd get going down the range. The New Testament, I had one here. I always carried it every day. I pulled it out of my pocket. I said, here, you give this to him and you tell him he can touch it. We're saying, God, I believe in God. I respect his God. He respects my God. We're good to go. And I said, you say that.
And I always carried my pocket Bible and the little green ones we'd get going down the range. The New Testament, I had one here. I always carried it every day. I pulled it out of my pocket. I said, here, you give this to him and you tell him he can touch it. We're saying, God, I believe in God. I respect his God. He respects my God. We're good to go. And I said, you say that.
And you always said, you don't know the interpreters. I said, you say that exactly how I said it. Don't change it. Don't try to change the words. You say it just like that. And he did it in Pashto. And the Taliban guy stopped fighting. He looked at me. And he says, okay. I shook his head. I said, I go, so we good? We cool? He goes, yeah, we're cool. And he let me search him.
And you always said, you don't know the interpreters. I said, you say that exactly how I said it. Don't change it. Don't try to change the words. You say it just like that. And he did it in Pashto. And the Taliban guy stopped fighting. He looked at me. And he says, okay. I shook his head. I said, I go, so we good? We cool? He goes, yeah, we're cool. And he let me search him.
And you always said, you don't know the interpreters. I said, you say that exactly how I said it. Don't change it. Don't try to change the words. You say it just like that. And he did it in Pashto. And the Taliban guy stopped fighting. He looked at me. And he says, okay. I shook his head. I said, I go, so we good? We cool? He goes, yeah, we're cool. And he let me search him.
And I was like, man, you know what? Just a little diplomatic relation, but also the religious side, man. God is God. I don't want to disrespect your God. You don't disrespect my God. We have to search him. I said, tell him, and I did tell him this, that we tell him we have to search him because I don't want him killing me with a bomb. And he said it, and we searched him.
And I was like, man, you know what? Just a little diplomatic relation, but also the religious side, man. God is God. I don't want to disrespect your God. You don't disrespect my God. We have to search him. I said, tell him, and I did tell him this, that we tell him we have to search him because I don't want him killing me with a bomb. And he said it, and we searched him.