Kris Paronto

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<B>Kris "Tanto" Paronto</B> is a former Army Ranger from 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment and private security contractor who has deployed to South America, Central America, the Middle East, and North Africa. He is the coauthor, with Mitchell Zuckoff and the five surviving security team members, of the <I>New York Times</I> bestselling book <I>13 Hours</I>, describing his experiences responding to the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. Special Mission in Benghazi, Libya and the author of the <I>USA Today</I> bestselling book <I>The Ranger Way</I>, in which he shares stories from his training experiences as an Army Ranger and how their lessons can be applied to civilians in search of discipline, motivation, success, and peace in their lives. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska.