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 

Recent Episodes
  • Soldier Tasked with Pulling Mangled Bodies Out of Truck in Afghanistan
    Apr 21, 2025 – 01:06:42
  • Army Officer Survives Afghanistan But Fights New War at Home
    Apr 14, 2025 – 01:38:18
  • Marine’s Dreams Crushed After Passing Sniper & MARSOC Tests
    Apr 7, 2025 – 01:51:43
  • Royal Marine Ambushed, Blown Up, & Nearly Kidnapped By Al Qaeda
    Mar 31, 2025 – 02:26:23
  • Marines Face Brutal Combat in Iraq's Bloodiest Warzones
    Mar 24, 2025 – 02:19:22
  • Hardcore South-Central LA Gangster Rises to Retired Navy Master Chief
    Mar 17, 2025 – 59:43
  • Army Paratroopers Viciously Fight Taliban Trying to Overrun Their Position
    Mar 10, 2025 – 02:31:03
  • Marine Combat Vet Exposes the Military’s Biggest Betrayal!
    Mar 3, 2025 – 45:51
  • Marines Recover Fallen Comrade Dragged and Hung in Town Square
    Feb 24, 2025 – 58:52
  • Special Ops Medic Rescues Mom and Child Crushed by 110-ft Tree
    Feb 17, 2025 – 01:24:04
  • Marine Survives Bloody Fallujah Mile and Ramadi’s Deadliest Streets
    Feb 10, 2025 – 59:13
  • Marine's Life-Altering Betrayal by His Recruiter
    Feb 3, 2025 – 01:41:56
  • Marine Prevents Tragedy by Disarming Fellow Comrade in Crisis
    Jan 27, 2025 – 59:41
  • Army Special Forces Green Beret Medic Endures Multiple Brushes with Death
    Jan 20, 2025 – 02:41:21
  • Marine Veteran Reveals the Silent Deadly Battle Within Service
    Jan 13, 2025 – 39:08
  • What It Really Takes to Survive Navy SEAL Hell Week (And Why Most Fail)
    Jan 6, 2025 – 02:30:36
  • Army Units Collide in Blue-on-Blue Firefight & MRAP Crash in Iraq
    Dec 30, 2024 – 02:03:53
  • First Sergeant Reveals Brutal Truth Behind Training Marine Recruits
    Dec 23, 2024 – 01:12:03
  • Army Combat Medic & Purple Heart Recipient Enlists in Marine Corps
    Dec 16, 2024 – 02:04:58
  • Marine Veteran Relives Deadly Sniper Attack in Fallujah, Iraq
    Dec 9, 2024 – 02:27:42
  • Navy Corpsman Recounts the Horror of Mass Casualties in Combat
    Dec 2, 2024 – 01:56:22
  • Marine Relives the Fiercest and Bloodiest Battle of the Iraq War
    Nov 25, 2024 – 01:36:42
  • Marine Risks Life Saving Two Comrades Under Fire in Fallujah Ambush
    Nov 18, 2024 – 03:24:03
  • Army Blackhawk Pilot’s Intense Rescue Mission in Afghan War Zone
    Nov 12, 2024 – 01:56:52
  • Leadership Failures Sink Amphibious Assault Vehicle Claiming 9 Lives
    Nov 4, 2024 – 52:26
  • Army Sniper & Marine Sons Risk It All Fighting ISIS with Peshmerga
    Nov 1, 2024 – 02:09:16
  • Army Sniper Relentlessly Stalks & Terrorizes Enemy in Ramadi
    Oct 24, 2024 – 02:55:43
  • Retired Marine Sgt. Major’s Firsthand Account Leading Marines in War
    Oct 14, 2024 – 58:52
  • Marines Save Puppy During Intense Fallujah Firefight
    Oct 9, 2024 – 02:31:28
  • Soldier Loses Arm and Leg to IED Blast in Afghanistan
    Oct 1, 2024 – 01:58:24
  • Army Veteran Breaks Silence on Shocking Childhood Trauma
    Sep 23, 2024 – 01:56:28
  • Surviving Fallujah: Marine’s Untold Battle with War's Trauma
    Sep 16, 2024 – 01:24:21
  • Enduring Army Ranger Selection & Combat Trauma in Syria
    Sep 12, 2024 – 02:20:13
  • Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Reveals Inside Story of Afghanistan Failure
    Sep 9, 2024 – 01:41:48
  • Marine Corps Pilot’s Cry for Help Met with Silence
    Sep 3, 2024 – 01:41:56
  • Navy SEAL Endures Heavy Loss and Devastating Family Trauma
    Aug 26, 2024 – 01:27:21
  • Amputee Soldier Recounts Fighting Al Qaeda in the Streets of Iraq
    Aug 20, 2024 – 01:41:31
  • Recon Marines Endure Heavy Combat in Nauzad, Afghanistan
    Aug 16, 2024 – 03:15:40
  • Marine Veteran Uncovers Silent Struggles of Post-Service Life
    Aug 6, 2024 – 59:44
  • Marines Fix Bayonets & Endure Heavy Combat in Iraq Invasion - 2003
    Jul 29, 2024 – 57:31
  • Marine Vet Fights Russians up Close in The Trenches of Ukraine
    Jul 22, 2024 – 01:32:19
  • Army Paratrooper: "We Couldn’t Go 82 Days Without a Fatality"
    Jul 15, 2024 – 36:36
  • Navy SEAL Joins French Foreign Legion After Jail & Being Homeless
    Jul 3, 2024 – 01:33:09
  • Army Rangers Hunt High Value Targets to Kill or Capture
    Jun 24, 2024 – 01:34:57
  • Marines Fight Close Quarters in Fallujah & Endure the Cost of War
    Jun 18, 2024 – 02:00:24
  • Marine’s HEROIC Act Earns Him Silver Star, Costs Him Everything
    Jun 10, 2024 – 54:47
  • “Bullets flying right at us”: Ambushed in Somalia | Heavy Combat in Iraq & Afghanistan
    Jun 3, 2024 – 01:41:29
  • "I hope that recruit DIES!" - Drill Instructor's SHOCKING Reaction
    May 28, 2024 – 01:03:14
  • Marine Gathers Intel To Locate & Destroy High-Value Targets
    May 15, 2024 – 54:59
  • Navy SEALs Capture High Value Targets in Their Sleep
    May 6, 2024 – 01:03:18
Recent Reviews
  • Tier3Marine
    Amazing
    Great interviews
  • Hooter's McGee
    Outstanding
    The most important history lessons come from the ones who lived it and lived to share it.
  • Jae1844
    I love this podcast and go to sleep to it EVERYTIME a new episode drops.
    I never get tired of nick velez 2/4 and ramadi. I love this podcast.
  • Georgia Boy US sailorman
    Diverse stories
    Excellent podcast. Thanks for filling us in on all these stories and recording it for history. Job well done. This podcast puts out such good info and helps them find their way to tools for personnel who are having trouble with the transition back into the world.
  • Matty1
    Amazing Podcast!!
    Thank you for this! I retired from the Marine Corps (23 years) and after a few deployments, this is great for those getting ready to join and those who have served! Keep it up boys, cheers and Semper Fidelis and thank you again!! -Matt White (MSg, USMC Ret.)
  • MesabaJesse
    One of the absolute best
    Don't change a thing. It's perfect.
  • Pandoranow88
    These episodes bring me back.
    I miss my brothers. If you know, you know. Listening to these episodes are cathartic and traumatizing at the same time. Great content from all the branches of the service. Keep going. I hope this helps others.
  • gdgdjdifj
    Wth
    Put your voice back in
  • DaSpookySpaceKook
    Love it
    As a veteran, it’s awesome hearing other veterans stories. It’s good to know we are not alone
  • Matthew koontz
    Great podcast and voice for veterans
    Love this podcast and it’s a great listen to any veteran
  • Rusty Shackleford628
    Like
    Like the podcast but holy cow I hope I never have to listen to some dumb bimbo talk ever again. If the podcast was an hour I bet she said like at least 500 times, couldn’t listen to more than half.
  • Randall Parkes
    Awesome Veteran Podcast
    I love what this podcast is doing for vets. For me there was something very freeing about getting some traumatic experiences off my chest. I’m sure others had the same experience but I honestly felt in a better headspace after doing this podcast. Thank you Josh and Urban Valor for all you do. Cheers 🤙
  • Rokjok34
    Excellent podcast
    This podcast is enjoyable to listen to and flows well. It’s part incredible story telling mixed with friendly conversation. You won’t be disappointed. Semper Fi brother!
  • Sunflower_boba
    Brotherhood Beyond The Battlefield
    I met Josh “El Guero” through close mutual law enforcement brothers several months. We had lunch down by the beach in Orange County and hit it off immediately! He asked me I’d like to jump on his podcast. I said “Let’s F#€KING GO! We did the follow week. I’m on a mission to help fellow combat veterans, LEOs, firefighters, and other first responders heal from their visible and invisible wounds of trauma from war and service to our communities! We will be doing future podcasts together. Josh was able to experience our Tejano-Indio culture back home in Texas in April. My family and I now consider him family! Much love Guero! Johnny 🐸🔱🇺🇸🙏🏽❤️🤘🏾🔥
  • cowcouvtrygirl
    Grateful
    Thank you for shedding light on the emotions and trials that war vets go through along with their families.
  • Shane Well
    So good
    It’s a must listen. Every episode. Amazing work and gives you insight to things normal people may not understand about veterans.
  • lpiavdmp
    Outstanding Podcast and Organization
    There are so many stories from veterans and their families that go untold. Urban Valor provides real insight into their experiences before, during, and most importantly after their service to the country. For the interviewees, being heard is as important helping others take a peak behind the curtain of military service and how it permanently changes those who were drafted or volunteered to serve.
  • KGwade3
    Urban Valor: Victorious.
    What an incredible podcast that allows not only for the veterans sharing their stories, but for listeners, military or not, to understand and share in these incredible testimonies. The rawness and truth shared about the good and the bad brings healing and understanding. Being a wife of a marine, and walking this journey from bootcamp to civilian life, having a place where veterans and family of veterans can share, means so much to me. One thing stands true, Urban Valor has created a place where veterans can share without being judged, where military and civilians can get a glimpse of military life, and get to know the men and women who serve and protect our great country. Thank you for this amazing space.
  • JP in Lafayette CA
    A unique format and perspective
    The Urban Valor Podcast and YouTube channel offer a unique format that presents both the raw experiences and self-reflections of Veterans, as well as those who have relationships with them and are affected by their service in as many ways as the veterans themselves. There are plenty of podcasts and interviews out there getting the Veterans personal perspective, but this deeper dive allows the listener to gather a more complete understanding of the service and experience of Veterans and their friends and families that you won’t get somewhere else. Keep up the great work Urban Valor, you are providing an important perspective on service that most who haven’t served wouldn’t see otherwise.
  • casf90
    🔥🇺🇸
    Hands down bed the rawest podcasts. Thank you for giving these veterans and their spouses a safe safe to share their stories. Their stories may just be exactly what someone else may need to hear. To know they aren’t alone.
  • Peppermint Tea
    Thank you
    Thank you for this podcast. These stories need to be heard. I am grateful to be able to catch even a glimpse of these experiences. It helps me understand my husband better. Sending my love out to our veterans and all who serve.
  • hanklocke1
    Hands down the best
    These are amazing stories as Air Force veteran. Some of this just gives me chills. Some of it makes me think everything we did and have done made it worth it. I think the veteran community needs more of this. Because this just doesn’t cover combat missions this is stories from combat to sexual assault boot camp etc! I have never been more interested in a podcast then this. I wish we all could share some of our stories!!
  • ElizJShaw
    True Hero’s
    Pretty amazing how these kids of 17-18 yrs old choose their draft options. From when the basic training started to the attraction of the uniforms. These guys grew up FAST but what a contribution these guys made and the sacrifices they made for our country. They are all heroes.
  • Tall Benjamin
    The start of something VERY special…
    Josh and the whole Urban Valor Team are putting together some amazing stories here, all with the notion of raising awareness and bringing assistance to veterans who need our help. Bravo guys! 🙌🏻🇺🇸 Really enjoyed listening to these first few episodes. It seems like EVERY story is unique, engaging, and one that needs to be heard. This will be one of the TOP military podcasts in no time. Can’t wait to listen to other episodes when the drop!
  • paulpeezy74
    Calm in the Chaos
    Its important these stories are told and heard. People from all walks of life, every race, religion, sex come together to share common stories and experiences. No better way to unify and humanize people then to hear from them in real time. Great job Urban Valor keeping fighting the good fight and carry on!
  • The L.A. Chiver
    💪🏾🔥
    Great content! Gives non-military people an inside look at what veterans have experienced and shows veterans they are not alone. Everyone can benefit from listening! Keep up the good work!!
  • @eljoshg
    Thank you for these!!!
    It’s so incredible to hear these stories from these veterans! They really help you understand veterans in a whole new light. Thank you all for your service!! 🙏🏻🇺🇸
  • Linkfreakath
    Wow.
    An absolutely fantastic podcast that truly highlights the heroes walking among us that are our military veterans.
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