Kris Paronto
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He said, Juris, we need you in the team room now. And it was... And you just know, you've been doing this long enough. I've been doing this long enough. All right, it's time to go. And I look at Boone and we're getting our gear because we kept some of our gear in our lockers, but our quick ready gear, our body armor and our M4s, our P-shooters, we kept right by our bed on QRF.
He said, Juris, we need you in the team room now. And it was... And you just know, you've been doing this long enough. I've been doing this long enough. All right, it's time to go. And I look at Boone and we're getting our gear because we kept some of our gear in our lockers, but our quick ready gear, our body armor and our M4s, our P-shooters, we kept right by our bed on QRF.
So it was right there. Radios were right there, of course. All the night vision, all the heavy weapons were still in our lockers in the team room. We start getting our shit on and going smiling. I'm smiling. It's awesome. I'm smiling just like this. I still remember. I still remember looking at him. He's smiling. I'm smiling. I go, man, we need to do something fun tonight.
So it was right there. Radios were right there, of course. All the night vision, all the heavy weapons were still in our lockers in the team room. We start getting our shit on and going smiling. I'm smiling. It's awesome. I'm smiling just like this. I still remember. I still remember looking at him. He's smiling. I'm smiling. I go, man, we need to do something fun tonight.
So it was right there. Radios were right there, of course. All the night vision, all the heavy weapons were still in our lockers in the team room. We start getting our shit on and going smiling. I'm smiling. It's awesome. I'm smiling just like this. I still remember. I still remember looking at him. He's smiling. I'm smiling. I go, man, we need to do something fun tonight.
And we headed out our door. And as soon as you got out the door, our door from where we were in building Charlie, where it opened up, the annex was directed at 12 o'clock. So as we opened the door, you know, we were seeing the treasures. You can see the firefight. It's going off. So now all that popping, you know, now it's starting to... oh, that's what it is.
And we headed out our door. And as soon as you got out the door, our door from where we were in building Charlie, where it opened up, the annex was directed at 12 o'clock. So as we opened the door, you know, we were seeing the treasures. You can see the firefight. It's going off. So now all that popping, you know, now it's starting to... oh, that's what it is.
And we headed out our door. And as soon as you got out the door, our door from where we were in building Charlie, where it opened up, the annex was directed at 12 o'clock. So as we opened the door, you know, we were seeing the treasures. You can see the firefight. It's going off. So now all that popping, you know, now it's starting to... oh, that's what it is.
You know, the brain's starting to realize, oh, this is just some crazy night in Libya. This is, holy shit, Kasa's getting attacked. And the Jason Bournes, the ones I saw were like, it was like cats lighting firecrackers at them. They're just going everywhere. And I saw a team. I saw Roan. We all had tasks. We all had responsibilities. My responsibility was heavy weapon, Mark 46, get that.
You know, the brain's starting to realize, oh, this is just some crazy night in Libya. This is, holy shit, Kasa's getting attacked. And the Jason Bournes, the ones I saw were like, it was like cats lighting firecrackers at them. They're just going everywhere. And I saw a team. I saw Roan. We all had tasks. We all had responsibilities. My responsibility was heavy weapon, Mark 46, get that.
You know, the brain's starting to realize, oh, this is just some crazy night in Libya. This is, holy shit, Kasa's getting attacked. And the Jason Bournes, the ones I saw were like, it was like cats lighting firecrackers at them. They're just going everywhere. And I saw a team. I saw Roan. We all had tasks. We all had responsibilities. My responsibility was heavy weapon, Mark 46, get that.
And then I was going to drive the SUV. Boone's responsibility was to get the keys for it, get it out. My responsibility was to make sure we had it ready to go. And actually, we all had our different tasks. And it was beautiful, dude. It was just beautiful. I saw leaders acting like leaders. And it wasn't the barking orders. It wasn't the yelling at each other.
And then I was going to drive the SUV. Boone's responsibility was to get the keys for it, get it out. My responsibility was to make sure we had it ready to go. And actually, we all had our different tasks. And it was beautiful, dude. It was just beautiful. I saw leaders acting like leaders. And it wasn't the barking orders. It wasn't the yelling at each other.
And then I was going to drive the SUV. Boone's responsibility was to get the keys for it, get it out. My responsibility was to make sure we had it ready to go. And actually, we all had our different tasks. And it was beautiful, dude. It was just beautiful. I saw leaders acting like leaders. And it wasn't the barking orders. It wasn't the yelling at each other.
It's everybody shut the fuck up and did their jobs. And it was, it was awesome. Because even in that elements there, you don't always get that. You're always going to have maybe one guy that thinks he's in charge. And everybody respected enough each other and trusted each other enough that nobody needed to say a word. And it was like Mozart. It's just wonderful. And that sort of reminded me.
It's everybody shut the fuck up and did their jobs. And it was, it was awesome. Because even in that elements there, you don't always get that. You're always going to have maybe one guy that thinks he's in charge. And everybody respected enough each other and trusted each other enough that nobody needed to say a word. And it was like Mozart. It's just wonderful. And that sort of reminded me.
It's everybody shut the fuck up and did their jobs. And it was, it was awesome. Because even in that elements there, you don't always get that. You're always going to have maybe one guy that thinks he's in charge. And everybody respected enough each other and trusted each other enough that nobody needed to say a word. And it was like Mozart. It's just wonderful. And that sort of reminded me.
I mean, I was like seeing notes, man. And we're five minutes. We're ready to go. Five minutes. It's time to go. And I remember I looked at Roan. He's got the sedan. He's got Jack and Tig in that. Boone's a rock star. He's got our shit together. The SUV's ready to go. I got my 46. We're geared up. We got our night vision on. We got all the stuff that's in our lockers. Got the ammo.
I mean, I was like seeing notes, man. And we're five minutes. We're ready to go. Five minutes. It's time to go. And I remember I looked at Roan. He's got the sedan. He's got Jack and Tig in that. Boone's a rock star. He's got our shit together. The SUV's ready to go. I got my 46. We're geared up. We got our night vision on. We got all the stuff that's in our lockers. Got the ammo.
I mean, I was like seeing notes, man. And we're five minutes. We're ready to go. Five minutes. It's time to go. And I remember I looked at Roan. He's got the sedan. He's got Jack and Tig in that. Boone's a rock star. He's got our shit together. The SUV's ready to go. I got my 46. We're geared up. We got our night vision on. We got all the stuff that's in our lockers. Got the ammo.