The incident continued to generate controversy, however, as various congressional committees conducted their own investigations; the final investigative report on the attacks was released nearly four years later, in the summer of 2016. (The phrase isnt literal; Silva didnt take the time to put on underwear, a rare case of a commando actually going commando. "I got a lot of lung damage when I was over there trying to get care through the workmans comp and it just wasn't working. The incident has become one of the most highly politicized events in modern US history. Politicians hijacked it. Mark 'Oz' Geist's left arm was almost completely blown apart, but he kept shooting. [37] However, The Hollywood Reporter noted that the film could outperform expectations if it was buoyed by waves of patriotism. Despite the apparent dangers in Libya, there is little protection. In the least, the, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Official Website of Annex Security Team Member Kris 'Tanto' Paronto. A lot of politicians dont realize that we were all in the military and we know a lot of the military guys, and they tell us things, Tiegen says. -Special Report with Bret Baier, "We're the ones who saved five American lives at the consulate because we left when we did," says former Marine Mark Geist, responding to the assertion that a stand-down order was never given. The Annex staff was ultimately evacuated to the airport and out of the country with the help of a Libyan militia. With 13 Hours opening this week, starring MH cover guy John Krasinski, its important to forget the politics and focus on the people caught in the firestorm. No one has talked about those 13 hours and what happened.. At its core, questions of insufficient security and what then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did and didn't know. An American staff member of the U.S. consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi has died following fierce clashes at the compound, Libyan security sources said on Wednesday. While a wounded Geist and Ubben are being tended to, Delta Force operatives dispose of Woods' body, angering Silva. Once Gaddafi fell, they had nearly unlimited access to military weapons. The identity of the real Jack Da Silva is not known. 2012 Benghazi attacks, assaults on a U.S. diplomatic compound and a nearby CIA annex in the city of Benghazi, Libya, on September 11-12, 2012, which resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to Libyathe first violent death of a U.S. ambassador since 1988. [39], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}320340.8N 200451.3E / 32.061333N 20.080917E / 32.061333; 20.080917. Bob : These are your credentials, and two weeks' per diem. John Krasinski holds a SIG-Sauer P226 as Jack Ryan in Jack Ryan. He trained as a pilot at EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University before moving to Snowbird, Utah for several winters and then joining the United States Navy in 1995. "This is something that I think was done right down the middle youve got honor, youve got integrity, youve got courage because that is what we need and I hope people come to see this, to bring it back to the center. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. [34], 13 Hours grossed $52.9 million in North America and $16.5 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $69.4 million, against a production budget of $50 million,[2] making it Michael Bay's lowest-grossing directorial film to-date. John Krasinski is an American actor, writer and director well known to television audiences for his role as Jim Halpert in the US adaptation of The Office. 'Jack' was a true gentleman who told me, 'Ask any questions, because I want to get this story out, and I want it told right.' But that doesn't make his latest any less callously juvenile. Tripoli, in the west, is wealthier and more modernized, while Benghazi in the east is more tribal and religious. Ive got limited feeling in the palm of my hand and I don't have much dexterity with it, but I mean its attached and it works, he said. [11] On February 3, Pablo Schreiber also signed on to star in the film, playing Kris "Tanto" Paronto, one of the six-man security team. Omissions? In the film's most controversial scene, the CIA chief in Benghazi (identified only as "Bob") tells the military contractors there when they seek permission to go defend the embassy to "stand down" and thus denies them permission. An unexpected error has occurred with your sign up. Krasinski plays Jack Silva (a pseudonym used because the person he's based on chooses not to be publicly identified), a muscular 38-year-old with a wife and two sons back in the states. In Michael Bays 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, a gang of shouting, masked men storm the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, fire holes through an American flag and burn the ambassadors opulent lodging to the ground. Michael Bay's 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is not a comic book movie - but it strangely enough does have ties to the world of Marvel Comics. [24][25], On June 30, 2015, Paramount announced that the new title would be 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, and set the film to be released on January 15, 2016, on the MLK Holiday weekend. Check here if you would like to receive subscription offers and other promotions via email from TIME group companies. The seven Americans inside quickly barricaded themselves in locked rooms. We wanted it apolitical, Kris Tanto Paronto, a former Army Ranger and one of the Benghazi six, tells The Post. [34] He retired as a senior chief petty officer in 2010. But were not going to get up there and say, You should pick this person. . But no evidence of similar protests in Benghazi could be substantiated, and other evidence emerged, suggesting that the attacks were a premeditated act by the al-Qaeda-affiliated group Ansar al-Sharia. Paronto, Jack Silva, and DB Benton were the only GRS security contractors who remained outside to defend the Annex. [18], Doherty was the second of three children born to Bernard and Barbara Doherty. Arriving at the Annex, Silva is introduced to the rest of the GRS team: former US Marines Mark "Oz" Geist, John "Tig" Tiegen and Dave "Boon" Benton and former US Army Ranger Kris "Tanto" Paronto and the CIA Chief of Station, "Bob", who constantly gives the team strict reminders to never engage the citizens. Yes. While the film was praised for its acting performances, action sequences, and dark tone, the script was criticized for its historical liberties. Wickland escapes but loses both Stevens and Smith. The team fought back. The real-life events are so dramatic there wasnt much need for cinematic exaggeration. Jack Silva : Loud and. Its shameful that, in order to highlight the heroism of some, those responsible for the movie felt the need to denigrate the courage of other Americans who served in harms way., Congressional committees have been told CIA officials were trying to protect the rescue team and waited to team up with local militias. And that was just a prelude to the really hairy stuff, an Alamo-like stand against unseen enemies raining bullets, RPGs, and eventually mortar shells on the besieged Americans. He would be about the only outside assistance the Annex would get. Tiegen was never under fire when he went up the ladder, or the whole time he was on the roof treating the four down Americans. You become hyper-focused and you become aware of every tiny opening of safety that you can find.. I start firing and I change magazines and as I'm coming back up that's when the first mortar hits the roof and takes out my arm, he said. . This is a true story. I have those conversations all the time.. Answer (1 of 6): After his accession to the throne and the dramatic death of Afzal Khan, Aurangzeb sent Shaista Khan as viceroy of the Deccan with a large army to defeat Shivaji. They also find out that Stevens had been found behind the compound but was pronounced dead at the hospital. It faced competition from fellow newcomer Ride Along 2, as well as holdovers The Revenant and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. By Eric Eisenberg. As the team prepared to return to the Annex, with Smiths body in the trunk of their car, the compound came under fire again. In Michael Bay's 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, the titular heroes are shown going up against an antagonist who isn't a Libyan insurgent . 13 Hours falls into a tradition of political films that offer an indictment proved by tragedy. As the Libyan uprising that began in February 2011 continued to escalate, U.S. envoy John Christopher (Chris) Stevens first arrived in Benghazi on April 5, 2011, in an outreach mission to the Libyan rebels. The real-life CIA chief stated that there was no stand-down order, but multiple sources who were willing to identify themselves have refuted the still-unnamed CIA chief. "We knew to get out of there we were going to have to depend on each other, kill them before they kill you," he told "Nightline.". In 2012, following the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, Benghazi in Libya is named one of the most dangerous places in the world, and countries have pulled their diplomatic offices out of the country in fear of an attack by militants. Despite the personnel at the U.S. diplomatic compound phoning and pleading for help, the CIA security contractors were told to stand down. There were two compounds. "We were ready to go within five minutes." He said, stand down, you need to wait., He told me to wait twice, Paronto said. [28] He served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Middle East and Central America. -USA Today, During our investigation into the 13 Hours true story, we learned that the identity of "Bob" has remained concealed for safety reasons. New to the detail is former US Navy SEAL Jack Silva, who arrives in Benghazi and is picked up by fellow former US Navy SEAL Tyrone "Rone" Woods, the commander of the GRS team and a personal friend of Silva. But around the anniversary of the attacks, Ambassador Chris Stevens arrives and is eager to . There were a lot of different ways to support their families. The Tripoli GRS reinforcements arrive and begin to prepare the CIA and DSS staff for their departure to the airport. We wanted it [the film] apolitical.it was a story of heroism. [7] Senior intelligence officials later acknowledged that Woods and Doherty were contracted by the Central Intelligence Agency, not the State Department as previously identified,[8] and were part of Global Response Staff (GRS), a team that provides security to CIA case officers and countersurveillance and surveillance protection. The Libyans, who had been guarding it, quickly melted away. 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That kept the conversation going, as hot-button political controversies typically do. Inside the U.S. Consulate, two days after the 2012 attack. On national television they're accusing us of lying for a book. The base chief told The Washington Post on Friday that "at no time did I ever second-guess that the team would depart.. Thats who attacked them. [48] Richard Roeper similarly praised 13 Hours in his review for the Chicago Sun-Times. You know who I hold accountable is al-Sharia," he said. [46] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Well, I'm sorry. On September 10, 2012, he went to the U.S. compound in Benghazi to continue work on the special mission there, including reconnecting with local contacts and filling staffing gaps. In the years since, conservatives accusations about her mishandling of the crisis have followed her and damaged her standing. For all of us, it was that the four [deceased] guys got honored in the way they should, operative and ex Marine Sergeant John Tig Tiegen, tells The Post. Just as it drove off, shots rang out and there was an explosion. Flashed images of top brass at home show us just who didnt send helpeven though little top-down wrongdoing is claimed in the film. [20], A Roman Catholic, Doherty was a member of the advisory board of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, an organization that opposes proselytizing by religious groups in the United States military. In addition, he has appeared in such films as Jarhead, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, A Quiet Place and A Quiet . Your body starts to do weird things. But people are out there sayin' that we are lyin'. American commandos who fought that night shared stories from the 2012 attack. "That's who attacked them. They were gassed up and ready to go, but for mysterious and presumably nefarious reasons werent sent in to rescue the besieged Americans. Unable to breach the safe room, the attackers set the building on fire hoping to burn the men out. Consulate attacked. Joaquim Jos da Silva Xavier, byname Tiradentes (Portuguese: "Tooth-puller"), (born 1748, near So Joo del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazildied April 21, 1792, Rio de Janeiro), Brazilian patriot and revolutionary who organized and led the first major outbreak against Portuguese rule in Brazil. New to the detail is former US Navy SEAL Jack Silva, who arrives in Benghazi and is picked up by fellow former US Navy SEAL Tyrone "Rone" Woods, the commander of the GRS team and a personal friend of Silva. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi, A congressional inquiry later concluded there was no evidence a stand down order was issued. 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Over at the Annex, the security team was told to grab their gear and assemble. John Christopher StevensApril 18, 1960 Grass Valley, California, U.S. Specifically, the character played by. But thats against orders, according to Bays telling. [8][9], The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Sound Mixing at the 89th Academy Awards.[10]. I know a guy, said the middle-aged trainer across the table from me. Silva and Woods enter the building searching for Stevens and Smith but find only Smith's body. [20] Chuck Hogan was set to adapt the book, based on the true events of the Benghazi attack by militants on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, on the evening of September 11, 2012. [10], The film's historical accuracy has been disputed. Bay's direction also received a mixed response, with many criticizing his emphasis on over-the-top action, but some also noting it as one of his most mature and grounded films. [32], As a Navy SEAL in 200506, Woods was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" for valor in Iraq. Films can be used as powerful political weapons - and director Michael Bay's latest film, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, is a case in point . 2012 Benghazi attacks, assaults on a U.S. diplomatic compound and a nearby CIA annex in the city of Benghazi, Libya, on September 1112, 2012, which resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to Libyathe first violent death of a U.S. ambassador since 1988. Geist is still living with the aftermath of that night. [37] The film made $900,000 from 1,995 theaters during its Thursday previews and $16.2 million in its opening weekend, finishing fourth at the box office. [35][36], Woods also served with distinction at the Naval Medical Center San Diego as a registered nurse and certified paramedic. It focuses on a team of six military contractors who happened to be stationed at the CIA base when the fighting broke out. That night, a group of militants from Ansar al-Sharia assault the compound. After 14 surgeries, his hand is still badly mangled. The movie is based on the book 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi by Mitchell Zuckoff and that team of operatives. When asked if he thought the U.S. military let him down, Paronto said we dont want to get into that., We want to tell what happened on the ground and really honor the courage that was taking place, he said. The former Navy SEAL is portrayed by John Krasinski in the 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi movie. Read More: How Hillary Clinton Won the Benghazi Hearing, And if theres any question that the Bay movie is being used as a political stunt, two Republican groups will host a screening of the movie on Friday in Washington, D.C., and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton will speak at the event. After repelling the largest attack wave, the Annex receives word from ISR that help is coming. Based on the best-selling account by Mitchell Zuckoff (with the participation of five of the survivors of the attack), the film begins as former Navy SEAL Jack Silva ( John Krasinski) arrives in Benghazi to work as a private consultant on the security detail for a CIA outpost alongside old friend Tyrone "Rone" Woods ( James Badge Dale ). "I never knew that until I read the book and talk to these guys.". Black Hawk Down (2001) showed the deaths of 18 Americans due to a failed 1993 military operation in Somalia during President Bill Clintons tenure, while Fahrenheit 9/11 sought to reveal the fecklessness of President George W. Bushs foreign policy through the debacle of the Iraq War. We can debate that, but the facts are the facts. Stevens was later recovered by local Libyans and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. [10] An early report indicated that three Americans were injured in the attack and treated at an American military hospital in Germany. Lou Schuler is an award-winning journalist and contributing editor to Mens Health. Thats who killed the ambassador.. A sixth team member, Tyrone "Rone" Woods, died in the rescue. It happens. Doherty is also killed when a third mortar detonates directly in front of him. A lifelong gym rat (he joined his first health club in 1980), hes contributed to Mens Health for more than 20 years, and is the author or coauthor of many popular books about strength training and nutrition, including the six books in the New Rules of Lifting series, with Alwyn Cosgrove. Geist exercised and played video games. He went on to describe the military assets that were sitting on a base a short distance from Benghazi on the night of September 11, 2012. [17] On March 5, 2015, THR reported that Dominic Fumusa also signed on, to play John "Tig" Tiegen, one of the members of the security team, who is also a former Marine with weapons expertise. ), This wasnt the worst [firefight of my life], but it was the longest, Paronto says. "We were never given the OK to go," says Kris Paronto. 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A mile down the road at the Annex the walled, 2-acre, multibuilding compound that served as a base of operations for US covert intelligence services it was business as usual for the soldiers. Thats a place very few of us would ever imagine going. Likely due to a boost from the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, the film made $40 million in DVD and Blu-ray sales by August 2016. The American presence in Benghazi was also complicated. Rone contacts their Chief (David Costabile) to bring in the rest of the team for help, but the Chief refuses. Thu 26 Jun 2014 11.42 EDT. [9] Similarly, The Economist described the film as "a sleek, poorly scripted and largely meaningless film". 2016 biographical action-thriller film directed by Michael Bay, "13 Hours (film)" redirects here. A vicious counterattack by the group of Libyans began around 11 p.m. Prior to the US Ambassador's arrival, the GRS team members visit the Special Mission, where the Ambassador will be staying. Related: 4 Daily Exercises Every Navy SEAL (and Every Fit Guy) Should Do, They were there to support their families, Zuckoff says, noting that they were paid well for their work protecting U.S. diplomatic and intelligence personnel. "[50], In a mixed review, Inkoo Kang of TheWrap praised 13 Hours for its action scenes, but panned Bay's direction as "myopic". But the men who were there say the movie has nothing to do with Washington, DC, or presidential campaigns. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. No other congressman was there that I saw, and we made a decision to go and we saved lives. Four Americans died in the 2012 Benghazi attack: Ambassador Chris Stevens, Information Officer Sean Smith, and two CIA operatives, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, both former Navy . [18] On May 7, 2015, Toby Stephens was set to play Glen "Bub" Doherty, another of the security team members. The identity of the real Jack Da Silva is not known. * The request timed out and you did not successfully sign up. While Hillary Clintons name is never mentioned in 13 Hours, Bays argument is clear enough, and familiar: Clintons world of government technocrats and sheltered professionals failed to protect American lives. He was centrally involved in the rescue of PFC Jessica Lynch from Iraqi forces in 2003 and the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates in 2009. Tiegen spent the morning accompanying the station chief, known only as Bob, on meetings with Libyan officials. The militants launch a mortar attack in which Ubben and Geist are wounded, and Geist's left arm is partially severed. Virtually every foreign embassy closed, except a U.S. She writes, "13 Hours is the rare Michael Bay movie that wasn't made with teenage boys in mind. This book was written for the story that wasn't being told and to represent the lives of the individuals that died." But while many of Clinton's enemies use Benghazi to hold her accountable, Geist has his own perspective. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our. Woods graduated from Oregon City High School in 1989,[27] south of Portland, Oregon, and served 21 years of honorable service in the U.S. Navy before joining the State Department Diplomatic Security Service[28] as a U.S. embassy security operative,[4] ostensibly working under a service contract. The movie is an adaptation of Mitchell Zuckoff's 2014 book "13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi," which recounts the battle from the perspective of a group of Central. "My heart dropped. Tiegen also checked in at the outpost, where Stevens had just arrived the day before. -Hannity, Yes, like in the 13 hours movie, Tyrone 'Rone' Woods and Glen 'Bub' Doherty were on the roof of a CIA annex building along with fellow members of their team. 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