'13 Hours' Ex-CIA Contractor Talks about God's Presence in Benghazi Battle

When terrorists attacked the United States diplomatic compound and a nearby CIA annex in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, six members of a security team for the CIA stepped up to defend hundreds of Americans.

[@Kafkodesu]

He doesn't miss the war, and fighting, it sounds to me like he missed the sense of purpose, and brotherhood.

[@toluolaitan916]

+benjamin387967 were u rly

[@toluolaitan916]

+benjamin387967 o cool. may I ask few questions then. how did u prepare for army ranger training?

[@toluolaitan916]

***** oh yea sleep lol thats the second im most afraid of. But the main thing I'm afraid of is the swimming how good of a swimmer do u have to be?

[@toluolaitan916]

***** aw well guess i need to find a pool to start practicing and fast i graduate hs this year.

[@ainemairead4542]

@benjamin101 a friend of mine is a Ranger, and before he enlisted he was mentored by a fellow Ranger nand they Boxed as he was mentered. He was really blessed to have the guidance..

[@hammercrg]

These guys are amazing, and it's said in the movie in a conversation between Jack and Rone..."warriors aren't trained to retire". I think that's what Tanto is referring to when he talks about going back, and would go back in a heartbeat. He misses the brotherhood of having the forged by fire warrior brothers at his side, protecting each other as well as the other Americans stationed there. He misses doing what he was put here to do, we are all here for a purpose and his calling is obvious....warrior, plain and simple. My deepest respect for Tanto, Tig, Oz, Jack and Tyrone "Rone" Woods and Glen " Bub" Doherty, the two who gave their lives not only in in defense of their brothers, but also trying to help Ambassador Chris Stevens and IT/Tech Sean Smith and all fellow Americans who were there. To those of us that are patriots, your actions will never, ever be forgotten.

[@papaiswatching]

Praise the Lord. We desperately await his Kingdom

[@papaiswatching]

Man first of all I am not one of those who don't like being judged. I appreciate being judged but would be better if its done a bit softly, I mean I judge people so often but then again I try to be soft. Secondly All Seeing Eye is just there to get some attention. Nothing serious.....God bless you and yes thanks for being a soft judge

[@n1cy582]

+The Papa praise the Libyan armed forces, all of which are Muslims, who in the end RESCUED all the Americans and then transported them to safety. The last men of this team were finally evacuated by a Libyan air force plane. So say THANK YOU fellow Libyans for saving their lives, as you praise the Lord!

[@papaiswatching]

Oh....never knew that...God bless Libyan Army...I mean just the helpful ones ;)

[@maryshaffer8474]

Islamic terrorists attack and kill their own first.

[@breexy7190]

@@papaiswatching religous people XD

[@tammyjosoles4545]

Awesome Movie, Think I’ve watched it 50 times♥️

[@makomakowa6296]

and it never gets old

[@evamz9584]

I can’t believe I haven’t seen it. Is it on Netflix?

[@marisolvelez5988]

I am watching it know and I'm tears are coming down my face a lot.. :(

[@timileyindavid3465]

May the Almighty God continued to protect the (American, Israel, and Nigeria)

[@christianjackson2713]

God doesn't call the perfect, he calls the willing!

[@jackvalentine7403]

Christian Jackson who's god?

[@Asstazztic]

Your Creator, you should reach out sometime, He’s pretty amazing!

[@olatunjiolakunle6908]

"There is no atheist in a fox hole"

[@robbiemorris3122]

These guys are amazing!!! and the truth needs to come out, Warriors for sure! everything he is saying reference feeling God when over seas i could relate to, he took me back with his words, as i Contracted Iraq etc, and so true knowing and having faith i feel got me through!, i worked along side American brothers, just like Tanto, they will always be my brothers, huge respect!!! i come from down under, thankyou Tanto and the other lads. Stay safe God Bless. Kiwi.

[@donemigholzjr.7344]

Not one bullet hole anywhere? Not one bullet casing on the ground? Ambassador Stevens was taken to the hospital after the CIA and mercenaries left the area....

[@godisable3290]

Don Emigholz Jr. The dead Ambassador?????

[@winniedavis7011]

Thank God for you three.

[@jackvalentine7403]

winnie davis who's god? what about the ones who died? guess god wasn't there for them?

[@jexxadsyn2193]

I understand what he means when he says 'he misses it'. As a vet myself, I remember my 'finest hour'. That was his, and it is hard to move past that, knowing that whatever comes next is probably never going to live up to what you did in that moment.

[@elainecrossroads1169]

Love that movie. Watched it sooo many times. What our guys did, there's just no words good and strong enough to describe. They are the true red, white and blue heroes. I thank you with all my heart! God bless you all.

[@dbcooper9444]

Great Movie! Just watched it today

[@baby-boomerdeb9483]

Jan 22, 2022 ~ my husband and I just watched 13 Hours ~ it was an amazing movie - my Herat and respect goes out to those CIA Special Forces guys who faced death for 13 hours and saved American lives. God Bless You.

[@gerdlourens5931]

Amen Brother! May God bless and keep all of you save. I have unlimited respect for the Western soldiers. I have watched the movie at least 20 times. Lou from South Africa.

[@Ranger-ib7xw]

I appreciate the Libyan Forces showing up after the sun comes up and all the terrorists are full of holes.

[@masonadams6520]

I love u God

[@nickvdschouw3569]

"there is a storm inside of us, a burning a river a drive. a unrelenting desire to push yourself hard and further then anyone could think possible. pushing ourself in the cold, dark corners where the bad thinks live. where the bad thinks fight. we want that fight at the highest volume. a loud fight. the loudest, coldest, darkest, most unpleasant of the unpleasant fight"

[@ryanbuckley5529]

🙏🏼Red-Wings🙏🏼

[@unitedforever37]

God bless America

[@ryanbuckley5529]

Thank you🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Where are you from?

[@unitedforever37]

@@ryanbuckley5529 ETHIOPIA

[@ryanbuckley5529]

@@unitedforever37 🇺🇸🤝🇪🇹 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@mattwagnermovies6308]

Tyrone Woods was a family friend of ours. His father goes to our church.

[@tammyjosoles4545]

God Bless U Kris, The Lord will never leave u or never forsake u🙏🙏♥️

[@thomaswilliams4417]

Thats what we all miss the Brotherhood,our purpose an fighting with your team

[@vincentbianco9636]

One of my favourite movies I must have seen like 100 times

[@michaelpaul8423]

Who saw this guy's knuckles.... Wired!!

[@mrmike5430]

Amen Brother !!

[@toby8360]

Those herous never retire

[@katherinecollins1876]

God Bless you brave handsome kind men you are our heros brave and true may god watch over you!!! And keep you safe!!!

[@ryleegirlchance973]

he shouldn't be afraid to say they were abandoned ... and many in Power knew it!

[@rossbowman2133]

True heroes!

[@rado3880]

This is the Marine that "chubbed" their former commander's beret. 😂

[@joshbattista7049]

Army Ranger. And yes, lol.

[@johnnymek1738]

Still my favourite movie.

[@istandwithkalief9993]

Best Movie I’ve seen since Braveheart I do not know how those six men Defied all odds for 13 hours. Six of the bravest men That ever lived

[@ViktoriousDead]

Bravehart is barely a good movie

[@bighomieecee2559]

I miss it Too 🇺🇸. I felt every word he spoke.

[@kev03103]

Hey Apple candy, I couldn't have said it better myself!

[@rob5263]

Awesome! Jesus is awesome!

[@jamesfulwood5599]

I fault the local police and their upper control. You can not tell me they did not know. It wasn't until the world knew what was happening that they sent in their troops. Assume there are good ones but they did not show up during the 13 hours they were needed and could have prevented this whole mess.

[@kirstinetermansen7234]

Strange,,,,, hosted, there were no Libya

[@halseynyc4476]

hats off for these brave heart ❤..... my all time favourite movie 😚

[@juanlow6106]

i thought they were contractors, not CIA

[@johnmarston2616]

They're Contractors hired by the CIA.

[@donemigholzjr.7344]

Mercenaries that have the same morality as Pirates.

[@psychoguy2922]

CIA Hired Contractors working for a unit called GRS. And no, they do not always have the same morality as "pirates", they're usually people who get out of the Military, but realize they miss that part of their life. They can't always get back into the Military for one reason or another, so lots of them go into Private Military Contracting. Don't get me wrong, some of them are just out for money, but I hate it when people try to say they're all bad.

[@jackvalentine7403]

Psycho Guy the military doesn't want them. They're not all bad, but they're not heros. They're doing a job.

[@karjala.]

No God-haters in the fox hole.

[@shallshall3107]

I was disappointed that Hillary wasn't in it and the thing she never did nothing

[@leonelalmeida9129]

Never forget that one of these 6 cia agents died. Rip

[@alexdinero8284]

wow

[@fanypapua]

the hell with those 10 dislike...!!??

[@Hurricaneintheroom]

I know what he means when he does a flashback. It's very real and you relive that moment. But I can say there's nothing better than being a part of a team and having those good friends.

[@fogstreet108]

If you ETS from nearly any special OP's unit you can expect the CIA to come knock on your door at home to see if they can hire you. they actually come to your house, my brother got a visit maybe 6 months out of the Special Forces ? very nice about it. (Silicon Valley got him first)

[@ViktoriousDead]

Yea that’s not true

[@fogstreet108]

@@ViktoriousDead Maybe not all, but if you were building CPU's since you were 17 years old at gov training schools you will get a knock. I should have qualified this by making that point. you gotta have some specialized skill that's useful.

[@kirstinetermansen7234]

Jackson

[@ara13blackwater55]

Mech on in a 20 k practice run to propose another lie in the report to Control the out come. Bad vibes given awareness to their occupation 3 cable vans

[@marilyndargis6758]

I miss the ER and my team He'll and Heaven marilyndargis2017 M.D.

[@GavTatu]

'god' ?

[@n1cy582]

In the end, they were all rescued by the Libyan armed forces, whom ARE ALL MUSLIMS. Even the planes that picked the last men of this team, were of the Libyan air force, flown by Libyan pilots.... thank you Libya for saving their lives!

[@WizzRacing]

Because the US Administration was trying to cover their track as to why they were really there might be the reason. And God uses any instrument he so chooses and he governs in the affairs of all people and governments. So if you think this issue is over better wait for the FBI report. As it has all the emails on what really happened and why they tried to delete 33k of them. As the rabbit hole goes deeper then you could imagine....

[@MandenTV]

In the beginning they were all ATTACKED by Libyan militants who ARE ALL MUSLIMS.

[@lodougherty]

I have to disagree, was stationed in Kandahar and other surrounding areas. I knew a ton of atheists who were still atheists during multiple fire fights. Sorry brother. I can respect your faith, but there are plenty of atheists that serve, and they didn't change their beliefs just because a few bullets started flying.

[@manthasagittarius1]

He's very apt for this purpose. This account is strikingly similar to the wording with which he told it to Meghan Kelly. I don't say he's misrepresenting, but it's a fine line between telling plain truth and crafting a narrative intended to sway people emotionally. This is over that line. It is only one of the things that endangers truth.

[@sabreenalachlainn57]

Kris "Tanto" Paronto is a seasoned operator if he said it happened just like it was portrayed then you can take it as gospel, as a Marine veteran myself whose service included Operation Just Cause and Desert Shield/Storm I take very seriously integrity, Kris is a proud Army Ranger, he is not about to compromise his core values or his integrity by lying or fabricating the events, nor did any of his fellow team members, those of us who wore the uniform believe strongly in the code, that code being honor, dignity, selflessness and integrity.

[@donemigholzjr.7344]

Mercenaries that have the same morality as Pirates.

[@kirstinetermansen2213]

But chris Stevens USA ambasador sad not in lybia and the film is faked, hes jern abused

[@g.m.sairsoft2237]

I need to see this guy play airsoft.

[@sean5211]

NERD

[@g.m.sairsoft2237]

Foxtrot Romeo Hell yeah i am!!! >:D

[@kirstinetermansen2213]

Faked and. Voice over

[@bydesign3169]

Who is this "God" person you speak of?

[@larrysmith2485]

You should get know him, he's awesome! His door is always open all you have to do is walk through it.

[@touman508]

I'm from the middle east one of my friends from Bengazi tells me this whole movie is a lie it was one hour and the Americans died .

[@brianfromthelonghornstate3115]

...You can literally look this up on Wikipedia or even read the book.

[@KWd-ir9jc]

These men are out for publicity, when bottom line it was the Lybians who saved the day. So please leave God out of this self aggrandizing.

[@jackhammer0925]

they came in cars after the fight. they didn't do much

[@Bigtruck12456]

mr niceguy Shut up these men are brave and true American and are extremely heroic

[@jackhammer0925]

+Tyler maybe you should read the guys comment and both mine and the other guys up top. Obviously directed to Libyans

[@jackhammer0925]

+Tyler if you think that's over the top then you live in a pretty sheltered world lol

[@jeancrolon3639]

they didnt say any insults towards lybians that im aware of atleast. That they saved the day : True. But they werent the ones that were holding off againts a army of terrorist for 13 hours. show some respect these men went out to do the right thing. Some good men died that night holding off those forces.