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I Became a Marine After My Marine Father Killed a Gangster to Save His Kids
Jun 22, 2026
1h 52m 11s
Special Operations Marine Tells Stories from Force Recon, Blackwater, and CIA!
Jun 15, 2026
2h 44m 57s
This Soldier Tells the Most Insane Army Stories You’ll Ever Hear!
Jun 8, 2026
1h 21m 19s
This Soldier Sat on an IED and Watched the Enemy Try to Detonate it
Jun 1, 2026
1h 40m 32s
Marine Says Force Recon in the 90s Was Absolutely Insane
May 25, 2026
2h 49m 37s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 6/22/26 | I Became a Marine After My Marine Father Killed a Gangster to Save His Kids | Marine Corps veteran Alex D’Hue served from 2002 to 2008 and was assigned to Third ANGLICO, where he worked in small fire control teams providing air support while attached to other units. In this episode of Urban Valor, Alex shares the story of his difficult childhood, growing up between America and Belgium, surviving an abusive household, and eventually joining the Marine Corps after 9/11. Alex opens up to Urban Valor about the chaos of Marine Corps boot camp, the moments that nearly broke... | 1h 52m 11s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | Special Operations Marine Tells Stories from Force Recon, Blackwater, and CIA! | Former Marine Force Recon veteran Kirk Spradely, call sign “Tadpole,” shares his powerful life story...from surviving a brutal childhood and orphanage violence, to becoming a Marine Force Recon operator, working for Blackwater in Iraq, serving in OGA special programs, flying Blackhawk and Apache helicopters, and later supporting the Kurdish military. In this episode of Urban Valor, Kirk opens up about the day his teammate Tommy Jenner was killed by an enemy sniper in Ramadi. Kirk says the sn... | 2h 44m 57s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 | This Soldier Tells the Most Insane Army Stories You’ll Ever Hear! | Army infantry veteran Tyler Hoover shares the truth about serving in the U.S. Army, going through airborne school, deploying to Iraq, surviving the constant threat of EFPs and IEDs, and trying to come home after war. Tyler opens up to Urban Valor about Army basic training, the culture shock of infantry life, Fort Bragg, the 82nd Airborne, Baghdad in 2008, convoy missions, lead truck gunner danger, post-deployment drinking, losing friends, and the reality of veteran reintegration after combat.... | 1h 21m 19s | ||||||
| 6/1/26 | This Soldier Sat on an IED and Watched the Enemy Try to Detonate it | David Aceron served in the United States Army from 2003 to 2012 as a combat engineer and counter-IED specialist, conducting deadly route clearance missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. His job was simple in theory, but brutal in reality: find the bombs before they found his convoy. As a Husky operator and combat engineer, David spent years hunting hidden IEDs, landmines, command-wire explosives, and roadside bombs designed to kill American soldiers. In this episode, David Aceron shares what it w... | 1h 40m 32s | ||||||
| 5/25/26 | Marine Says Force Recon in the 90s Was Absolutely Insane | Marine Recon veteran Rob Blanton sits down with Urban Valor to share one of the wildest, funniest, and most honest Marine Corps stories we’ve ever had on the channel. From growing up in Santa Rosa, California, to joining the United States Marine Corps almost by accident, to becoming a Force Recon Marine. Rob served in the Marine Corps from 1993 to 2014, retiring as a Master Sergeant. In this interview, he walks us through the chaos of joining the Marines on the buddy program, getting stuck o... | 2h 49m 37s | ||||||
| 5/18/26 | 18-Year-Old Combat Medic Forced to Make Life-or-Death Decisions Under Fire! | 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 a... | 2h 12m 15s | ||||||
| 5/11/26 | He Was Selling Drugs at 11 Before Getting Into Gunfights In Iraq at 18! | 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 b... | 2h 48m 42s | ||||||
| 5/4/26 | This Soldier Drove Fuel Trucks Through Iraq While Getting Shot at With No Armor | 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 ze... | 1h 28m 54s | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | This Army Officer’s Green Beret Father Did the Unthinkable to Her! | In today's Urban Valor Podcast, a former U.S. Army Captain opens up about the dark truth about military life, what it’s really like being a woman in the Army, and the experiences no one talks about. From growing up in a chaotic and abusive environment to navigating misogyny, harassment, and leadership challenges in the military, this story exposes the reality behind the uniform. She shares her journey through: - The reality of being a female infantry officer - Toxic leadership and military ... | 1h 53m 00s | ||||||
| 4/20/26 | Marine Thought His Team Was Still Alive...Until He Looked Around! | Joshua Shores served in the United States Marine Corps from 2004 to 2008 and deployed to Ramadi during some of the deadliest fighting of the Iraq War. In this interview, Joshua shares what it was like going from a small-town upbringing in Wisconsin to becoming an infantry Marine, attending recon training, joining 1st Battalion 5th Marines, deploying to Iraq, combat in Ramadi, serving with the first MARSOC Bravo Comiany, and fighting in Afghanistan. He talks about Marine boot camp, Sch... | 1h 52m 29s | ||||||
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| 4/13/26 | Navy SEAL Realizes He's About to Kill For the First Time | Most people think they understand Navy SEAL combat, BUD/S training, and Hell Week… but the real moment that changes everything isn’t during training — it’s before your first mission. In this weeks Urban Valor Podcast, Alex Rogers shares the exact moment he realized he was about to take a life for the first time. While preparing for a deployment, loading magazines like he had done countless times before… something felt different. “This is for human flesh.” That realization hit hard — and no... | 1h 47m 25s | ||||||
| 4/6/26 | What He Endured as a Kid Didn’t Stop Him From 20 Years in the Army | He joined the Army to escape his past… But it followed him anyway. This is this episode of Urban Valor, we talk about childhood trauma, abuse, anger, and transformation through the military. Ernie Mariscal shares what happened to him at just 5 years old… and how that moment shaped everything... from becoming a violent kid, to running the streets, to eventually joining the United States Army in 1991 searching for a way out. For a while, the military gave him exactly that: structure, d... | 1h 13m 28s | ||||||
| 4/4/26 | Marine Describes Carrying His Friend After an IED Blew His Legs Off | Juan Perez’s story doesn’t start in the military… it starts in the streets. Before the Marine Corps, he was involved with gangs, running with the wrong crowd, and heading down a path that only ends one way. Then he made a decision that changed everything...he joined the U.S. Marines and became an infantryman deployed to Afghanistan. During one mission, an IED detonated just feet from his team. One of his closest friends was hit... losing both legs in the blast. Juan shares what that momen... | 1h 55m 17s | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | The Navy Sailor Who Rescued Survivors From a Floating Graveyard | This one’s heavy. We’ve heard a lot of military stories over the years… but this one stuck with us. Rick served in the U.S. Navy during the late 80s, and during a deployment in the South China Sea, they got a call about a stranded refugee boat. What they found when they got there… was nothing like they expected. There were bodies everywhere. Survivors that couldn’t even stand. People so far gone they had to be carried onto the ship. And the part that really messes with you… what those pe... | 35m 08s | ||||||
| 3/23/26 | DEA Threats, Drug Labs, & Violence, the Army Vet Shaking up the Gun Industry! | Ryan Spadafore grew up surrounded by chaos. His father, a former LAPD officer, was eventually caught running a drug manufacturing operation that exploded and triggered a federal investigation. Soon the DEA, FBI, and federal prosecutors were involved, and Ryan found himself caught in the fallout of a criminal case that shattered his family. At the same time, his older brother was battling addiction during the height of the OxyContin epidemic, creating a violent and unpredictable environment ... | 1h 37m 23s | ||||||
| 3/17/26 | Marine Raider Tells the War Story That Still Haunts Him! | Former Marine Raider Prime Hall shares his unbelievable journey from growing up in South Texas, surviving childhood trauma, and getting involved in the drug world, to eventually becoming a U.S. Marine Corps Infantryman and Marine Raider (MARSOC). On today's episode of the Urban Valor Podcast, Prime breaks down the reality of Marine Corps boot camp, the mindset required to survive Marine Raider selection, and the leadership differences between traditional Marine infantry units and special ope... | 1h 53m 53s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 | WWII Soldier Tells the Story of the Deadliest Night of His Life! | In this episode of the Urban Valor Podcast, we sit down with a World War II Army veteran who survived one of the deadliest moments of the European campaign...the Rhine River crossing! And later walked through a liberated Nazi death camp! At just 19 years old, Paul A. Groves was drafted into the U.S. Army and assigned as an infantry messenger with E Company, 89th Infantry Division under General Patton. In January 1945, he landed in France before pushing toward the Rhine River — one of t... | 1h 03m 21s | ||||||
| 3/3/26 | Long Beach Gangster Wanting a Warrior’s Death Survives 55 Months in Combat! | 55 months in combat. Three Iraq deployments. Countless missions in Mosul. And when it was over… he didn’t want to come home. In this Urban Valor Podcast interview, JayR McIntyre opens up about surviving 55 months in combat, losing over 20 soldiers, being issued a body bag, and battling severe PTSD after returning home. This is a powerful United States Army combat story about survival, mental health, and the reality of war. JayR grew up in gang culture in Long Beach before joining the U.S. A... | 55m 05s | ||||||
| 2/24/26 | One Desperate Moment Turned This Single Mom Into a U.S. Marine | Cynthia Garcia’s story is one of the most powerful Marine Corps stories you’ll ever hear. As a single mom, she ran into a Marine recruiting office seeking protection — and that moment changed her life forever. Today, she’s an active-duty United States Marine Staff Sergeant, but her journey through Marine boot camp, recruiting duty, deployment, and motherhood was anything but easy. In today's Urban Valor Episode, we look into what it really takes to become a female Marine, the mental battles ... | 1h 20m 41s | ||||||
| 2/17/26 | The Marine Netflix Followed Whose Life Nearly Ended Before Deployment | Before he ever wore the uniform, Rolan Smith lived a life of chaos, brotherhood, and near-death experiences that most people wouldn't survive. In this Urban Valor episode, Rolan shares what really led him to enlist in the United States Marine Corps — and how an 85 MPH crash in the middle of the desert nearly ended that path before it began. Raised in Amarillo, Texas, Rolan was the definition of a wild kid. Sports, trouble, loyalty — and a brotherhood with his best friend Price that would tak... | 1h 24m 08s | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | Marine Featured on Netflix Opens Up About His Violent Childhood! | Pryce Seymour opens up about growing up in chaos, being conceived in jail, surviving a violent and unstable childhood, and finding purpose in the United States Marine Corps. From prison visits as a kid… to boot camp prank wars… to brutal infantry training… to nearly dying in a high‑speed rollover accident… this story doesn’t let up. Pryce was later selected to be followed by Netflix for a Marine Corps documentary — but what you didn’t see on screen is even crazier. The drinking, the injuries... | 1h 20m 06s | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | Air Force Combat Veteran Says Crisis Call Nearly Ended His Life! | In today's Urban Valor Podcast, Raphael Valentino Williams Jr. shares his journey from Afghanistan to policing the streets to battling PTSD, trauma, and identity loss after service. This is the reality many veterans and law enforcement officers face when the uniform comes off, but the mission mindset never does. Raphael opens up about military service, security forces training, and the mental shift required to survive in combat — and how that same conditioning nearly destroyed him back home.... | 1h 34m 50s | ||||||
| 1/27/26 | Green Beret Tells the War Stories He Never Thought He’d Survive! | This week on Urban Valor, we sit down with Herb Thompson — the only U.S. Army Soldier to ever earn both the Green Beret and Drill Sergeant of the Year honors. Herb shares war stories from his time in Afghanistan, what it takes to survive Special Forces selection, and how the very Army that built him later tried to tear his career apart from within. For 21 years, Herb led from the front...on the battlefield and in the barracks. But it wasn’t combat that almost broke him. It was the fight to ... | 1h 18m 25s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | 33 Marines Killed in Fallujah - The Scout Sniper Who Survived the Aftermath | The war didn’t end overseas. It followed them home. Justin Governale joined the U.S. Marine Corps at 17, driven by the aftermath of 9/11 and a chaotic upbringing in Laredo, Texas. What he found wasn’t just military structure—it was trauma, hazing, chaos, and survival. This raw episode pulls no punches as Justin exposes what it was like to deploy to Iraq in 2005 and 2007 with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines—one of the units hardest hit in Fallujah, losing 33 men. From becoming a Scout Sniper, sur... | 1h 43m 31s | ||||||
| 1/6/26 | Marine Assigned to a Unit Plagued by Death, Drugs & Misconduct | Marine Seth Allen never saw it coming. Straight out of boot camp, he was dropped into 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines — a unit already under investigation for violence, drugs, and misconduct. What was supposed to be a proud chapter of service quickly spiraled into chaos. In this interview with Urban Valor, Seth pulls back the curtain on the gritty reality of life in the Marine Corps. From near-death firefights in Iraq to the dysfunction and violence he experienced even among his fellow Marines, t... | 1h 49m 06s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
23 placements across 22 markets.
Chart Positions
23 placements across 22 markets.