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Urban Valor: the podcast

Urban Valor: the podcast

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Welcome to Urban Valor, where we hear the stories of our veteran heroes in their own words. Within these vet interviews, you'll hear everything from combat stories, life stories pre/post military, military transition, and everything in between. Our interviews aren't just war stories or combat veteran interviews, but interviews from any military veteran willing to share. Our mission is to educate the masses with what military veterans go through while serving their country and how life has been since their military transition back to civilian life. Join our cause, online community, and show your support for Urban Valor at https://urbanvalor.com

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  • 18-Year-Old Combat Medic Forced to Make Life-or-Death Decisions Under Fire!
    May 18 2026

    Army Combat Medic Daniel Jimenez served from 2003 to 2023, deploying with the 82nd Airborne into Afghanistan as an 18-year-old medic during the height of the Global War on Terror. In today's Urban Valor's podcast, Daniel shares what it was like to survive Taliban ambushes, treat casualties under fire, face grenades, RPG attacks, firefights, trauma, and the reality of becoming an Army medic in war.

    This is the real story of a young soldier thrown into Afghanistan, learning fast, carrying an aid bag, and being forced to make life-or-death decisions before most people his age had even figured out who they were.

    Daniel talks about joining after 9/11, choosing the Army over the Marines, becoming a combat medic, going through Fort Benning, Airborne School, and eventually arriving at the 82nd Airborne — where the real world hit hard and fast.

    From a nighttime ambush where an RPG hit above his Humvee…
    To rolling over an enemy body and realizing he was lying on a grenade…
    To treating wounded soldiers and civilians with limited resources…

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    🗣️ Comment your support or ask any questions. Sometimes, our interviewees respond, and we at Urban Valor will do our best to respond as well!

    ✅ SUBSCRIBE to support Urban Valor and the courageous Veterans who tell their stories AND so you NEVER miss a weekly episode of our veteran stories. New stories every Sunday!

    Your engagement greatly supports our mission to share authentic and impactful veteran stories.

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    #military #warstories #urbanvalor #marines #warstories

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    2 ore e 12 min
  • He Was Selling Drugs at 11 Before Getting Into Gunfights In Iraq at 18!
    May 11 2026

    War changes people.

    In this episode of Urban Valor, Marine veteran Shawn Reed shares his story growing up in violent neighborhoods in St. Louis, joining the United States Marine Corps, fighting in Iraq during the height of the war, surviving brutal combat, and dealing with the aftermath that followed so many Marines home.

    👍 Like this video to support and show appreciation.

    🗣️ Comment your support or ask any questions. Sometimes, our interviewees respond, and we at Urban Valor will do our best to respond as well!

    ✅ SUBSCRIBE to support Urban Valor and the courageous Veterans who tell their stories AND so you NEVER miss a weekly episode of our veteran stories. New stories every Sunday!

    Your engagement greatly supports our mission to share authentic and impactful veteran stories.

    Chapters:
    00:00 – “It Was Like Star Wars”
    00:43 – Marines Started Dying By Suicide After Deployment
    01:00 – Meet Shawn Reed
    01:44 – Growing Up in North St. Louis
    05:38 – Selling Drugs at 11 Years Old
    08:53 – Watching a Drive-By Shooting Up Close
    10:35 – Why He Decided to Join the Military
    12:52 – The Marine Recruiter Who Changed His Life
    15:18 – Becoming a Marine Infantryman
    16:15 – Marine Corps Boot Camp Was Hell
    21:14 – Wild Stories From SOI & Infantry Training
    29:35 – Arriving at 3/1 Marines
    33:59 – Hazing, Fear & Preparing for Iraq
    40:40 – Landing in Kuwait Before Iraq
    42:01 – First Patrols in Iraq
    44:28 – His First Gunfight in Iraq
    47:09 – The Night He Was Left Alone in Iraq
    51:13 – Trying to Survive Alone at 18 Years Old
    53:34 – Reuniting With His Team Leader
    1:57:34 – Why PTSD Thrived After Iraq
    1:58:46 – “War Was Simpler Than Going Home”
    1:59:42 – Deploying Again With the 13th MEU
    2:00:56 – EFPs Started Tearing Through Vehicles
    2:01:31 – An Entire EOD Team Was Killed
    2:02:30 – Walking Through a Minefield to Rescue Marines
    2:07:34 – His Corpsman Saved His Life
    2:08:43 – Waking Up After Being Shot
    2:09:48 – Doctors Said His Marine Corps Career Was Over
    2:36:12 – Witnessing Mass Casualties Again
    2:37:20 – The Phone Call His Mother Received After He Was Shot
    2:38:41 – How the Military Changed PTSD Recovery for Marine

    #military #warstories #urbanvalor #marines #warstories

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    2 ore e 49 min
  • This Soldier Drove Fuel Trucks Through Iraq While Getting Shot at With No Armor
    May 4 2026

    Iraq War stories like this don’t come from Hollywood… they come from guys who actually lived it.

    This Iraq War veteran story from a U.S. Army fuel convoy driver who was thrown into Iraq at just 20 years old...no armor, driving fuel trucks, getting shot at, and running missions daily through active war zones.

    We break down what it was REALLY like on the ground — from entering Iraq during the early invasion, to driving the “Highway of Death,” dealing with gunfire, extreme heat (140°+), and zero resources, to the insane reality of surviving day-to-day when everything around you is unpredictable.

    But here’s what most people don’t understand…

    It wasn’t just combat.

    It was:
    - Sleeping on trucks near Baghdad Airport
    - Running missions nonstop with no clear end
    - Buying black market ice just to survive the heat
    - Improvising systems to stay alive
    - Making decisions in seconds that could cost everything

    And through it all... you just keep moving.

    “Just drive.”

    That was the job.

    No pause. No reset. No guarantees you’re coming back.

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    🗣️ Comment your support or ask any questions. Sometimes, our interviewees respond, and we at Urban Valor will do our best to respond as well!

    ✅ SUBSCRIBE to support Urban Valor and the courageous Veterans who tell their stories AND so you NEVER miss a weekly episode of our veteran stories. New stories every Sunday!

    Your engagement greatly supports our mission to share authentic and impactful veteran stories.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Iraq War Stories & Crazy Deployment Moments
    01:17 Who Is Jonathan Daige?
    03:50 9/11 & Joining the Army
    07:25 Driving Fuel Trucks in Iraq
    11:20 Entering Iraq & First Combat Reality
    16:40 Surviving Heat, Hunger & Daily Missions
    17:36 Getting Shot At on Convoys
    25:11 Life at Baghdad Airport
    30:24 Iraq War Changed in 2005 (IEDs & Danger)
    60:29 From War to Stage 4 Cancer

    #military #warstories #urbanvalor #usarmy #warstories

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    1 ora e 29 min
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