Evening with Heroes

-3rd Annual Evening With Heroes - August 30, 2018
Featuring
Mark Nutsch
Team Leader of Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 595 Whose actions are depicted in the book "Horse Soldiers" and movie 12 Strong.
Mark will share aspects of the true-life story of helping lead what is considered the most successful unconventional warfare campaign in modern history, a victory that changed the course of America and the world.
Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 the CIA and 12 man Special Forces “Green Beret” Teams of the U.S. Special Operations Command were among the first to enter Afghanistan in a campaign against the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Mark’s team coordinated military operations with local leaders of the armed resistance, riding horseback side by side with their counterparts to fight the enemy. Together they liberated the strategic city of Mazar-I Sharif and five northern provinces. They accomplished in weeks what many thought would take months; defeating the Taliban regime and pushing surviving members of al-Qaeda into the mountains of Pakistan.

-2nd Annual Evening With Heroes - August 31, 2017
Featuring
Kris "Tanto" Paronto
A hero of the benghazi attack
whose actions are depicted in the book and movie 13 Hours
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
Kris Paronto - “Tanto” as he is affectionately known in security contracting circles - 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’s Global Response Staff conducting low profile security in high threat environments throughout the world.
Kris was part of 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. His story is told in the book “13 Hours” written by Mitchell Zuckoff and his five surviving annex security team members.
Kris has been involved in security operations in hostile environments for over 10 years. His team’s 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 devout father to three children.
