{"id":67321,"date":"2016-04-04T15:50:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T13:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/buncombe-county-lr-dinner-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-04-04T15:50:53","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T13:50:53","slug":"buncombe-county-lr-dinner-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/buncombe-county-lr-dinner-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Buncombe County LR Dinner 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eventful.com\/asheville\/events\/buncombe-county-lr-dinner-2016-\/E0-001-091586991-3?utm_source=apis&#038;utm_medium=apim&#038;utm_campaign=apic\" rel=\"nofollow\">Buncombe County LR Dinner 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>A South Africa Event on 2016-04-09 17:00:00<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Join us April 9th, 2016 in Asheville, North Carolina for our Buncombe County 2016 Lincoln Reagan Dinner.\u00a0 This is one you will NOT want to MISS. Keynote Speaker Sgt. Kris &quot;Tonto&quot; Paranto and we will here first-hand Details of the Attack on Benghazi The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi.13 HOURS presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya. A team of six American security operators fought to repel the attackers and protect the Americans stationed there. Those men went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism, to avert tragedy on a much larger scale. This is their personal account, never before told, of what happened during the thirteen hours of that now-infamous attack. Kris &quot;Tonto&quot; Paronto Former Ranger, 2nd Battalion, 75th Regiment Security and Military Consultant Hero of Benghazi Attack Kris Paronto &#8211; \u201cTonto\u201d as he is affectionately known in security contracting circles &#8211; is a former Army Ranger from 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment and private security contractor who has deployed throughout South America, Central America, the Middle East and North Africa. He also worked with the US Government\u2019s Global Response Staff conducting low profile security in high threat environments throughout the world. Mr. Paronto was part the CIA annex security team that responded to the terrorist attack on the US Special Mission in Benghazi, Libya, September 11th, 2012, helping to save over 20 lives while fighting off terrorists from the CIA Annex for over 13 hours. Mr. Paronto\u2019s story is told in the book \u201c13 Hours\u201d written by Mitchell Zuckoff and his five surviving annex security team members. Mr. Paronto was born in Alamosa, Colorado and obtained his Associate Degree from Dixie College (now Dixie State University) in St. George, Utah, Bachelor\u2019s Degree from Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado and Masters Degree from The University of Nebraska at Omaha.\u00a0He served 4 years in the US Army and an additional 4 years in the US Army National Guard reaching the rank of Sergeant then becoming a commissioned officer in 2003. He started contracting for Blackwater Security Consulting in 2003 and continued to deploy on various security contracts, to include the Global Response Staff until 2013. Mr. Paronto has been involved in security operations in hostile environments for over 10 years. His team\u2019s involvement with the September 11th, 2012 attack on the US special mission in Benghazi, Libya was paramount in the saving of US lives and assets. He is a proven leader, teammate and friend to those who have deployed with him, and a\u00a0devout father to three children. We will have other special guests also.\u00a0 Come join us in Asheville, GROUND ZERO for the liberal agenda, and help support the fight&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eventful.com\/asheville\/venues\/crowne-plaza-resort-golf-course-\/V0-001-000244886-9?utm_source=apis&#038;utm_medium=apim&#038;utm_campaign=apic\" rel=\"nofollow\">Crowne Plaza Resort Golf Course<\/a><br \/>\nOne Holiday Inn Dr.<br \/>\nAsheville, United States<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\">Add your <em>South Africa<\/em> event for free here<\/a> on MyZA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buncombe County LR Dinner 2016 A South Africa Event on 2016-04-09 17:00:00 Join us April 9th, 2016 in Asheville, North Carolina for our Buncombe County 2016 Lincoln Reagan Dinner.\u00a0 This is one you will NOT want to MISS. Keynote Speaker Sgt. 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