"13 hours" - a must to watch

[Vincent]

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[Bob Womack]

I met Kris "Tanto" Paronto this week through a friend who is dating an operator. Kris seemed like a really nice guy.

Bob

[Gil Boyd]

Like with all things brought to the silver screen, was it factual, and were the guys happy with the way it was finally portrayed?

It appears so, by using their inside knowledge of what happened on the ground that day and assisting in the making of the film. Probably the hardest thing to understand was the final evacuation and how it came down to the Libyan resources to get the people out.......not U.S. assets in the region.

Aviano would have had long range helo's as one of the SF bases in Southern Europe, but it appears no one "commanded" them to go from the way it reads.

Yes the F16's were in bits undergoing a rebuild on the base, and yes Washington was told they were unsuitable for the mission anyway, but there had to be a "what if" built into this somewhere, surely, even if it meant calling in FF in the region? You hear Governments say they'll review this and that once its gone pearshaped, but do they truly learn. This always confirms to me, these matters should always be left for decsion making at a Military level where one hopes those making the decisions, give quick/supportive and decisive assistance when requested. Should never IMHO be left in Politicians hands!