Kris Paronto

I mean, you know, unless you're from a very far distance, RPGs don't go, and you see vapor trails, and it's not like that. Unless, you know, it's a way distance, and then you might see it later after it hits. You'll see maybe a little puff of smoke or something. But you always hear a boom, because that's the propellant that makes it go. It doesn't, there's a boom, you know.

I mean, you know, unless you're from a very far distance, RPGs don't go, and you see vapor trails, and it's not like that. Unless, you know, it's a way distance, and then you might see it later after it hits. You'll see maybe a little puff of smoke or something. But you always hear a boom, because that's the propellant that makes it go. It doesn't, there's a boom, you know.

As I go back to post security, get back up on my feet because I'm thinking some guy runs in front of me and he's missing his hand. He's holding his wrist. I go, it's profile. I go up and his hand's missing. He's holding his wrist like trying to stem the bleeding. It's just mangled. And then his buddy comes out, runs from behind him, and he's holding pieces of his buddy's.

As I go back to post security, get back up on my feet because I'm thinking some guy runs in front of me and he's missing his hand. He's holding his wrist. I go, it's profile. I go up and his hand's missing. He's holding his wrist like trying to stem the bleeding. It's just mangled. And then his buddy comes out, runs from behind him, and he's holding pieces of his buddy's.

As I go back to post security, get back up on my feet because I'm thinking some guy runs in front of me and he's missing his hand. He's holding his wrist. I go, it's profile. I go up and his hand's missing. He's holding his wrist like trying to stem the bleeding. It's just mangled. And then his buddy comes out, runs from behind him, and he's holding pieces of his buddy's.

And it's no farther than me and you. I'm like right here following him. I go, what the fuck? What happened? I don't even know how to speak English. That's all I can get out of my head because I'm a little rattled. Brain's knocked a little bit. I'm seeing this dude running by with no hand. He's just bleeding everywhere. I'm seeing his buddy chase him. He's holding pieces of his hand.

And it's no farther than me and you. I'm like right here following him. I go, what the fuck? What happened? I don't even know how to speak English. That's all I can get out of my head because I'm a little rattled. Brain's knocked a little bit. I'm seeing this dude running by with no hand. He's just bleeding everywhere. I'm seeing his buddy chase him. He's holding pieces of his hand.

And it's no farther than me and you. I'm like right here following him. I go, what the fuck? What happened? I don't even know how to speak English. That's all I can get out of my head because I'm a little rattled. Brain's knocked a little bit. I'm seeing this dude running by with no hand. He's just bleeding everywhere. I'm seeing his buddy chase him. He's holding pieces of his hand.

So I'm looking at him and I'm in my head going, dude, you forgot your hand. That's what I'm going through my head. And I'm like, I see what happened. I didn't say that. All I could get out was what happened. Guy goes, grenade. The guy holding pieces, he goes, grenade. So I'm thinking, oh, you're a fucking idiot. Next time when you cook a grenade off, I'm thinking this in my head.

So I'm looking at him and I'm in my head going, dude, you forgot your hand. That's what I'm going through my head. And I'm like, I see what happened. I didn't say that. All I could get out was what happened. Guy goes, grenade. The guy holding pieces, he goes, grenade. So I'm thinking, oh, you're a fucking idiot. Next time when you cook a grenade off, I'm thinking this in my head.

So I'm looking at him and I'm in my head going, dude, you forgot your hand. That's what I'm going through my head. And I'm like, I see what happened. I didn't say that. All I could get out was what happened. Guy goes, grenade. The guy holding pieces, he goes, grenade. So I'm thinking, oh, you're a fucking idiot. Next time when you cook a grenade off, I'm thinking this in my head.

You hold it for two seconds instead of three before you throw it. And I'm thinking of my dad, West Texas, from Lubbock, Texas. His voice comes in my head, and all I hear is, rub some dirt on it, you'll be all right, kid. And as I come back to pull security, because they're not a threat, I do hear a boom from a distance, like shit. I know that's an RPG.

You hold it for two seconds instead of three before you throw it. And I'm thinking of my dad, West Texas, from Lubbock, Texas. His voice comes in my head, and all I hear is, rub some dirt on it, you'll be all right, kid. And as I come back to pull security, because they're not a threat, I do hear a boom from a distance, like shit. I know that's an RPG.

You hold it for two seconds instead of three before you throw it. And I'm thinking of my dad, West Texas, from Lubbock, Texas. His voice comes in my head, and all I hear is, rub some dirt on it, you'll be all right, kid. And as I come back to pull security, because they're not a threat, I do hear a boom from a distance, like shit. I know that's an RPG.

I go pull security and I just go like this, because I know I'm dead. If it's anywhere near on this side, I'm dead. There's nothing I can do. There's no cover. I can get down and roll, but by that time I hear that boom from that distance where it's only 100, not even more than, I would say 75 meters away, if that, I'm dead. So I'm just hoping I hear the second boom.

I go pull security and I just go like this, because I know I'm dead. If it's anywhere near on this side, I'm dead. There's nothing I can do. There's no cover. I can get down and roll, but by that time I hear that boom from that distance where it's only 100, not even more than, I would say 75 meters away, if that, I'm dead. So I'm just hoping I hear the second boom.

I go pull security and I just go like this, because I know I'm dead. If it's anywhere near on this side, I'm dead. There's nothing I can do. There's no cover. I can get down and roll, but by that time I hear that boom from that distance where it's only 100, not even more than, I would say 75 meters away, if that, I'm dead. So I'm just hoping I hear the second boom.

Because if I do, I know I'm alive. And I do. I hear it, boom, blows up. This one actually is closer. And I catch building. I catch the concrete. Knocks me down in the middle of the road. Again, because of that angle, and I know that's what saved me, it was the shrapnel. Most of it went that direction or got embedded in the wall. And the movie showed me getting up and having a wall for cover.

Because if I do, I know I'm alive. And I do. I hear it, boom, blows up. This one actually is closer. And I catch building. I catch the concrete. Knocks me down in the middle of the road. Again, because of that angle, and I know that's what saved me, it was the shrapnel. Most of it went that direction or got embedded in the wall. And the movie showed me getting up and having a wall for cover.

Because if I do, I know I'm alive. And I do. I hear it, boom, blows up. This one actually is closer. And I catch building. I catch the concrete. Knocks me down in the middle of the road. Again, because of that angle, and I know that's what saved me, it was the shrapnel. Most of it went that direction or got embedded in the wall. And the movie showed me getting up and having a wall for cover.