The Real 13 Hours In Benghazi | Ranger | CIA GRS | Kris "Tanto" Paronto | Combat Story - Episode 81

Today’s Combat Story is near and dear to my heart for reasons I can’t share because they’re classified. We hear the firsthand account from one of the men involved in the brutal 13 hours of fighting in Benghazi in 2012, Kris “Tanto” Paronto, who would later co-author the book “13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi” and advise Director Michael Bay and the cast who created the movie of the same name.

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In today's episode, we are joined by Kris ‘Tanto’ Paronto, who is affectionately known in security contracting circles as a former Army Ranger from 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment and a CIA GRS operator in Benghazi who was portrayed in the Hollywood movie "13 HoursThe Secret Soldiers of Benghazi" ().

In this video we cover the following subjects:

-13 Hours in Benghazi

-Combat Story

-Ranger Battalion Life

-Kris ‘Tanto’ Paronto

This is one of my favorite episodes. Time flew by as we touched on so many topics from the learnings Kris shared in two other books (The Patriot's CreedInspiration and Advice for Living a Heroic Life and The Ranger WayLiving the Code On and Off the Battlefield) to insight into what it meant to be a part of the CIA’s GRS or Global Response Staff (read this CIA Career page to hear how interesting this job is and trust me when I say these guys were great) to how it felt the moment he and a handful of selfless other men decided to defy direct orders from above and risk their lives for other Americans in Libya.

There’s ZERO politics in this episode. If you’re looking for that, you won’t find it here. This is all about what happened to the people on the ground at the time, which made me appreciate Kris and his perspective even more.

Since leaving the military and Agency, Kris has become a serial entrepreneur with a clothing line, vodka brand, podcast, shooting and medical training courses, and is now making his tactical programs more of an experience with E3 Firearms which goes beyond just hitting the range and is something that I think many of our listeners will want to be a part of.

I hope you appreciate this wide ranging, hilarious, and selfless Combat Story as much as I did.

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