Kris Paronto
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He got an argument. Not an argument. He was just shitting his pants because he doesn't want to go. Bob Newhart doesn't go to combat, man. It doesn't happen. And his eyes are huge. And I said, dude, we need you, man. We need you. I don't speak Arabic well enough. None of us do. We don't want blue on green. You know what that is?
But for your listeners that don't, a friendly fire incident with a foreign force because of a language barrier. Blue on green. And I said, dude, we need you, man. And he goes, Tano, I'm not a combat trip. I said, I know that, brother. He goes, I'm not weapons qualified. I said, I know that. And I had a Glock 19 on my hip. I handed it to him. I said, here, I'll go get your stuff.
But for your listeners that don't, a friendly fire incident with a foreign force because of a language barrier. Blue on green. And I said, dude, we need you, man. And he goes, Tano, I'm not a combat trip. I said, I know that, brother. He goes, I'm not weapons qualified. I said, I know that. And I had a Glock 19 on my hip. I handed it to him. I said, here, I'll go get your stuff.
But for your listeners that don't, a friendly fire incident with a foreign force because of a language barrier. Blue on green. And I said, dude, we need you, man. And he goes, Tano, I'm not a combat trip. I said, I know that, brother. He goes, I'm not weapons qualified. I said, I know that. And I had a Glock 19 on my hip. I handed it to him. I said, here, I'll go get your stuff.
It was freaking awesome. He took it, and he ran back into Building C. Initially, I thought I lost my weapon. Boone did too. Boone was looking at me, shaking his head when he ran away. But he came back out and he ran back out. And it was awesome because he didn't have the cool Gucci gear like we do, you know, the form-fitting shit looking cool. He had to borrow somebody's helmet.
It was freaking awesome. He took it, and he ran back into Building C. Initially, I thought I lost my weapon. Boone did too. Boone was looking at me, shaking his head when he ran away. But he came back out and he ran back out. And it was awesome because he didn't have the cool Gucci gear like we do, you know, the form-fitting shit looking cool. He had to borrow somebody's helmet.
It was freaking awesome. He took it, and he ran back into Building C. Initially, I thought I lost my weapon. Boone did too. Boone was looking at me, shaking his head when he ran away. But he came back out and he ran back out. And it was awesome because he didn't have the cool Gucci gear like we do, you know, the form-fitting shit looking cool. He had to borrow somebody's helmet.
It was way too big for him. So it was all jingling on his head. I mean, it could even have been out backwards. I mean, it just didn't fit him. He didn't have body armor. He had a flak jacket because that's all he could find. He's got his finger in the trigger well as he's running towards me. He's flagging the shit out of me. And all I could do was marvel at it that whole time.
It was way too big for him. So it was all jingling on his head. I mean, it could even have been out backwards. I mean, it just didn't fit him. He didn't have body armor. He had a flak jacket because that's all he could find. He's got his finger in the trigger well as he's running towards me. He's flagging the shit out of me. And all I could do was marvel at it that whole time.
It was way too big for him. So it was all jingling on his head. I mean, it could even have been out backwards. I mean, it just didn't fit him. He didn't have body armor. He had a flak jacket because that's all he could find. He's got his finger in the trigger well as he's running towards me. He's flagging the shit out of me. And all I could do was marvel at it that whole time.
I just marveled like... This little dude that looks like a little turtle is running towards me right now, flagging the shit out of me with this gun. And I have never felt more motivated in my life because this dude had no business going. He's not a SEAL. He's not a Marine. He's not a Ranger. He's not security. He's not law enforcement.
I just marveled like... This little dude that looks like a little turtle is running towards me right now, flagging the shit out of me with this gun. And I have never felt more motivated in my life because this dude had no business going. He's not a SEAL. He's not a Marine. He's not a Ranger. He's not security. He's not law enforcement.
I just marveled like... This little dude that looks like a little turtle is running towards me right now, flagging the shit out of me with this gun. And I have never felt more motivated in my life because this dude had no business going. He's not a SEAL. He's not a Marine. He's not a Ranger. He's not security. He's not law enforcement.
He's a little interpreter that he is giving of himself and he's coming with us. And I'm like, that is what heroism is. That's bravery.
He's a little interpreter that he is giving of himself and he's coming with us. And I'm like, that is what heroism is. That's bravery.
He's a little interpreter that he is giving of himself and he's coming with us. And I'm like, that is what heroism is. That's bravery.
Selfless service. That's it, man. And- He got in the car. I did take his finger out of the trigger well. I said, put your gun in. Because I didn't want him to shoot me in the back. He had to go behind me. And then we took off. And we started to head down there. And that was our trek towards the consulate. And it just got even hairier from there. But we get there.
Selfless service. That's it, man. And- He got in the car. I did take his finger out of the trigger well. I said, put your gun in. Because I didn't want him to shoot me in the back. He had to go behind me. And then we took off. And we started to head down there. And that was our trek towards the consulate. And it just got even hairier from there. But we get there.
Selfless service. That's it, man. And- He got in the car. I did take his finger out of the trigger well. I said, put your gun in. Because I didn't want him to shoot me in the back. He had to go behind me. And then we took off. And we started to head down there. And that was our trek towards the consulate. And it just got even hairier from there. But we get there.
We stop on a road called Gunfighter. It was called Gunfighter. It wasn't Moving Magic. That's what we called it. We had a gunfighter here. And Adidas was the other road on the other side. And there was locals there. They looked like they were shooting back. And it looks like in the movie, we get up and it's creeping up. They actually were already in a firefight.