This week’s Urban Valor episode features Marine veteran, Terra Bennett. Terra grew up in Lakeland, Florida riding horses. She’s competed in horse barrel racing, goat tying, and pole bending. Terra was only 13 when she lost her mother to cancer. By the time she was 19, and just before going into the Marine Corps, Terra lost her father to cancer and had to navigate her own life for the first time with both parents being gone. She was the first female Marine Ammunition Technician to be attached to an artillery unit and shares her experience of what it was like being in the field with a bunch of Marines not used to having a female Marine around. Terra uses the grit she adapted from the Marines to compete in fitness competitions and is also a member of the Marine Corps League in San Clemente, Ca in her life after the military.

We appreciate US Marine Veteran Terra Bennett coming on and sharing her story! Urban Valor highlights the stories of our veterans and showcases how incredible they really are. 

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This week’s Urban Valor episode features retired Army Staff Sergeant, William Faery. William was born in Lockport, NY and grew up on a junkyard. He moved around and ended up graduating high school in San Antonio, TX. William joined the Army as a “Medical Specialists” and was surprised to find himself in combat medic school involuntarily. He conducted multiple combat deployments, one of which he  as a 68w Combat Medic where he treated 13 mass casualty incidents within just a 6-month time span while in Afghanistan. He leaves us with how his time in service affects his mental health and what he does to combat it.   

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This week’s Urban Valor episode features Army veteran, Bryan Martinez. Bryan grew up in Santa Ana, CA in a gang-infested neighborhood and comes from a family of immigrants. He was inspired to join the Army after seeing what  America did for his parents and he wanted to give back. Bryan built camaraderie in the Army by showing his battle buddies how he and his family would grill, Mexican style. He served a combat tour in Kandahar, Afghanistan where he was continuously taking enemy fire from mortars and rockets. Bryan leaves us with how his experience in the Army impacted his transition back to the civilian world. 

We're honored to sit down with Army combat veteran, Bryan Martinez on this episode of Urban Valor where we discuss the War in Afghanistan, his experiences while deployed in the Army, and once home as a combat veteran!

This week’s Urban Valor episode features Retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Praxedes. This Marine is a 2x Purple Heart Recipient that saw a close-quarters battle in Fallujah, Chaos in Afghanistan, and so much more. 

Thomas grew up in Los Angeles, CA and wanted to be a soldier until he saw a Marine in dress blues. After the September 11th attack on America, he committed to the Marine Corps. Thomas served in the second battle of Fallujah, Iraq in 2004 where he experienced up close and personal combat with the enemy during urban warfare.  He also served in Sangin, Afghanistan where his platoon would stumble across a field of buried IEDs causing trauma, chaos, and loss of life. After experiencing everything Thomas did, he put in for early retirement in order to deal with his mental health. 

Military mental health and veteran PTSD are major reasons Urban Valor exists. As we started this movement to bring awareness, attention, and support to mental health for military veterans. 

Thomas Praxedes story is action-packed from start to finish and is truly one for the books here at Urban Valor.

This week’s Urban Valor episode features retired Marine First Sergeant, Nelson Coburn. Nelson grew up in Brooklyn, NY. His biological father spent most of his life in prison, which ultimately took his life. Nelson spent approximately 22 years in the Marines. He began as a mortarman and served as a Drill Instructor, Marine Security Guard, Scout Sniper Platoon Sergeant, and Personal Security Detail for the Commanding General. Nelson repeatedly found himself in trouble throughout his enlistment, but always managed to work his way out. After sustaining a training injury, Nelson woke up in the middle of surgery to two Corpsman drilling a metal rod through his knee, which was supposed to end his military career. However, Nelson’s determination to stay in the Marine Corps beat the doctor’s odds.

This week’s Urban Valor episode features Army Ranger veteran, Angel Cortes (aka OG Pumpkin). Angel grew up poor and malnourished and wound up getting jumped into a gang. 

As a gangster, he found himself selling guns and drugs and running the streets. Eventually, Angel decided to make a life change and enlisted in the Army. He served multiple combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and became one of the best of the best, an Army Ranger. 

Since transitioning out of the military, Angel has become a huge advocate on giving back as a community leader and entrepreneur.

This week’s Urban Valor episode features Marine Scout Sniper & Vietnam combat veteran, RJ Jackson. RJ enlisted into the Marine Corps in 1966 after hearing one of his good friends was shot and killed in Vietnam. He was selected to become a scout sniper after demonstrating expert proficiency with his rifle. During his tour in Vietnam, RJ was ambushed and wounded multiple times. During one ambush he was hit with a grenade and took shrapnel all over his body. As he lay on the ground to play dead, several enemy fighters walked past him thinking he wasn’t alive. RJ said some of the enemy fighters who walked by him were Chinese, which one of his Lieutenants confirmed later. 

Sitting down with and hearing RJ story was an honor, and we're proud to have documented it and solidified it's place in history. 

At Urban Valor, our mission is to give Veterans a voice by presenting them with a platform to share THEIR story in THEIR words, allowing them to share the story they wish to share. Urban Valor is an organization that documents the stories of veterans in their own words and recollection

Today's story on Urban Valor brings us Sergeant E-5, Michael Delery from the United States Marine Corps.  Mike shares his story about what led him to the military,  his combat stories, and how his military transition has been since serving.  

Mike's story is unbelievable, and his storytelling will make you feel like you were there! 

Please give Mike words of encouragement, ask questions, and give your thoughts on Urban Valor in the comments so we can adapt our content to best serve YOU, the viewer, and (hopefully) our newest subscriber! 

This week’s Urban Valor episode features retired Marine GySgt., Andrew Cruz. Andrew was born in southern California but went to live in Costa Rica at the age of 1. Around the age of 4, he and his mom came back to the states with help from coyotes to cross the border. 

Andrew joined the Marines as a supply guy and eventually got into recruiting where he spent most of his military career. In this episode, Andrew throws out so many gems about how he used the skills acquired in the Marines to start and run multiple successful businesses.

This is an interview for anyone who's looking to grow their business successfully, especially Veterans looking to grow a business or even start a business from scratch!

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This week’s Urban Valor episode features Marine veteran Kyle Hiner. On his 22nd birthday, Kyle was in a vehicle that crashed into a tree and sent him through the windshield. That incident made him realize he needed to make changes in his life. He enlisted into the Marine Corps shortly after on an open contract hoping to land an amphibious assault job. During Bootcamp, Kyle learned he was going to be a Legal Admin. He accepted it with pride and was happy to be a Marine. Kyle then found himself embedded into the special operations community and displayed the utmost respect for the MARSOC Marines which he learned many incredible lessons from being part of one of the Marine Corps' most elite units. 

Kyle gives a classy and humble interview that really showcases his pride, intelligence, and self-awareness both when he went into the Marines to this date. 

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