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12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI:
DAY 9 - 1 of 4

TYRONE “RONE” WOODS

I had never worked with Rone before this rotation.

He was our Assistant Team Leader at the Annex and our medic. Before GRS, he had spent 20 years as a Navy SEAL, retired as a Senior Chief, served combat tours in Iraq and… pic.twitter.com/sl3TFRnPoc

— John “TIG” Tiegen (@TigTiegen) September 9, 2026

12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI:
DAY 9 - 2 of 4

GLEN “BUB” DOHERTY

Bub was a 9-year Navy SEAL, combat veteran, medic and sniper. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan, responded to the aftermath of the USS Cole bombing, and later worked in some of the same kinds of dangerous places many of us… pic.twitter.com/lNcs9phEGo

— John “TIG” Tiegen (@TigTiegen) September 9, 2026

12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI:
DAY 9 - 3 of 4

SEAN SMITH

Sean Smith is probably the man from Benghazi most people know the least about.

That needs to change.

Sean joined the U.S. Air Force at 17 years old. He served six years as a ground radio maintenance specialist, deployed to Oman,… pic.twitter.com/luUfPgump3

— John “TIG” Tiegen (@TigTiegen) September 9, 2026

12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI: DAY 9 - 4 of 4

AMBASSADOR CHRIS STEVENS

Chris Stevens knew Benghazi long before September 11, 2012.

He wasn’t some ambassador who showed up with no understanding of Libya or the risks.

Chris had spent more than two decades in the Foreign Service, much of… pic.twitter.com/RGxQ6lYYt8

— John “TIG” Tiegen (@TigTiegen) September 9, 2026