Kris Paronto

They're going to attack the annex. We got to get out. And I'm like, Rowan, we haven't found the ambassador yet. He's like, I know, but we got to go. And you got to make a decision. Leaders always make decisions, even if they're a hard decision. And it sticks with me because you know our credo, dude.

They're going to attack the annex. We got to get out. And I'm like, Rowan, we haven't found the ambassador yet. He's like, I know, but we got to go. And you got to make a decision. Leaders always make decisions, even if they're a hard decision. And it sticks with me because you know our credo, dude.

Part of the fifth stanza of the Ranger Creed is you never leave a fallen comrade to fall in the hands of the enemy. Every unit has that same, not in those words, the same thing. You leave no man behind. And we did. Because we had to get back to the annex. And it wasn't the wrong decision. We would have lost 24 if we hadn't gotten back. But it still bothers the fuck out of me. Because we left him.

Part of the fifth stanza of the Ranger Creed is you never leave a fallen comrade to fall in the hands of the enemy. Every unit has that same, not in those words, the same thing. You leave no man behind. And we did. Because we had to get back to the annex. And it wasn't the wrong decision. We would have lost 24 if we hadn't gotten back. But it still bothers the fuck out of me. Because we left him.

Part of the fifth stanza of the Ranger Creed is you never leave a fallen comrade to fall in the hands of the enemy. Every unit has that same, not in those words, the same thing. You leave no man behind. And we did. Because we had to get back to the annex. And it wasn't the wrong decision. We would have lost 24 if we hadn't gotten back. But it still bothers the fuck out of me. Because we left him.

Now, we didn't know he was there. That's still no excuse. We still kept trying to find him. But he had gotten so far back in that safe haven area that we just couldn't get back there. And when the fire died down and the fighting moved back to our annex, the locals pulled him out. He was dead of smoke inhalation. There's been talk that he was mutilated and all that. I didn't see it.

Now, we didn't know he was there. That's still no excuse. We still kept trying to find him. But he had gotten so far back in that safe haven area that we just couldn't get back there. And when the fire died down and the fighting moved back to our annex, the locals pulled him out. He was dead of smoke inhalation. There's been talk that he was mutilated and all that. I didn't see it.

Now, we didn't know he was there. That's still no excuse. We still kept trying to find him. But he had gotten so far back in that safe haven area that we just couldn't get back there. And when the fire died down and the fighting moved back to our annex, the locals pulled him out. He was dead of smoke inhalation. There's been talk that he was mutilated and all that. I didn't see it.

And I inspected his body when they brought him to the airfield.

And I inspected his body when they brought him to the airfield.

And I inspected his body when they brought him to the airfield.

I looked at it. No, I didn't pull his drawers down. I didn't do that. I mean, maybe they did cut his genitals off. I'm sorry. Guys, I'm not going to do that. To me, I looked at it because what I'm thinking, again, Ranger Battalion, what am I thinking? Randy Shugart, Gary Gordon, dragging his body through the streets. So of course I'm going to look. I'm going to see if he's scuffed up.

I looked at it. No, I didn't pull his drawers down. I didn't do that. I mean, maybe they did cut his genitals off. I'm sorry. Guys, I'm not going to do that. To me, I looked at it because what I'm thinking, again, Ranger Battalion, what am I thinking? Randy Shugart, Gary Gordon, dragging his body through the streets. So of course I'm going to look. I'm going to see if he's scuffed up.

I looked at it. No, I didn't pull his drawers down. I didn't do that. I mean, maybe they did cut his genitals off. I'm sorry. Guys, I'm not going to do that. To me, I looked at it because what I'm thinking, again, Ranger Battalion, what am I thinking? Randy Shugart, Gary Gordon, dragging his body through the streets. So of course I'm going to look. I'm going to see if he's scuffed up.

I'm going to see if his face is scuffed up. I'm going to see if he is cut in places I can see. But he was clothed, and I didn't see any marks on his face. I just saw lifeless eyes, and he still had smoke from the diesel all over. So what I saw, I didn't see mutilation. But am I 100% sure? No, because I didn't pull his pants down.

I'm going to see if his face is scuffed up. I'm going to see if he is cut in places I can see. But he was clothed, and I didn't see any marks on his face. I just saw lifeless eyes, and he still had smoke from the diesel all over. So what I saw, I didn't see mutilation. But am I 100% sure? No, because I didn't pull his pants down.

I'm going to see if his face is scuffed up. I'm going to see if he is cut in places I can see. But he was clothed, and I didn't see any marks on his face. I just saw lifeless eyes, and he still had smoke from the diesel all over. So what I saw, I didn't see mutilation. But am I 100% sure? No, because I didn't pull his pants down.

And for those that wanted me to do that, they can go fuck themselves. Don't do that. No. I'll leave that. I mean, if I was an autopsy guy, sure. But not in that situation, no. And I wasn't thinking mutilation. I was thinking dragging through the streets too. But we left them. But I stand by the decision and all of us still do.

And for those that wanted me to do that, they can go fuck themselves. Don't do that. No. I'll leave that. I mean, if I was an autopsy guy, sure. But not in that situation, no. And I wasn't thinking mutilation. I was thinking dragging through the streets too. But we left them. But I stand by the decision and all of us still do.

And for those that wanted me to do that, they can go fuck themselves. Don't do that. No. I'll leave that. I mean, if I was an autopsy guy, sure. But not in that situation, no. And I wasn't thinking mutilation. I was thinking dragging through the streets too. But we left them. But I stand by the decision and all of us still do.