Marines Fix Bayonets & Endure Heavy Combat in Iraq Invasion - 2003

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How cab I get you guys in touch with a iraq war veteran and hero? He has a pretty amazing story.

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I think this is an under rated show. Always enjoy these.

[@2Good-WatchAgain]

I learned this quote from Major Winters where he said “I would never ask any of my men to do something I wasn’t willing to do myself.” And that is the best definition of what a leader, a true leader is. That lieutenant knew he didn’t have to tell his guys anything, all he had to do was take action and lead and they would no doubt charge right with him into the bullets, men like that are few and far in between today.

[@REZNAP]

"Smokin' and Jokin'" LOVE THAT! (and we've all been there!) MASSIVE RESPECT

[@tignorjt]

We called it smoking and coking lol

[@DNUTZ4U]

Tbh, these videos would start getting a lot more views if there were timelines for each part/topic of the story. Food for thought.

[@kylerocksphayce]

I definitely agree

[@Founder6087]

Agreed!

[@joshuawiseman5629]

combat story podcast is my favorite but i did what this channel is doing theres some real stories that we get ti hear.... check out aj pasciuti's 2 part interview on combat story its the most well told interview and intense story ive heard in awhile he was a force recon marine sniper

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You think too hard

[@gbcsterbear7206]

Not really

[@DawnieG]

He was really interesting to listen to. Thank you for your service.

[@UrbanValorTV]

Thanks for watching!

[@SDLAX46]

Great interview. It is hard to stop listening once you hit play on every upload

[@BrianC0351]

I heard the same thing about the Army saying it was condemed from being uninhabitable. Hard saying if it's actually true or just a way to make us think we were that much more of bad asses compared to the Army. We used to have to do our pt test run around Lake Bandini. I cant still smell it 18 years later. Fellow grunt from 29. Excellent interview. SF, Brother. I had a roommate who was a gangbanger in high school. Would swim drugs across the Rio Grande. Judge said prison or Marine Corps. He now owns his own law firm. The Corps completely changed the direction of his life and he's doing awesome. Another great one UV. Keep em coming. SF

[@doodlebob4143]

They told us the same thing in the Army but it was about the Air Force barracks 😂

[@tfred2129]

The marine Corp does a great job at propaganda. The army as a whole could Definitely take a note on that one. Don't have to much experience with big army, but some of what I've seen is just simply them not understanding who they are or how much they matter. But then another infantry platoon comes through and reminds them their not shit again😂😂

[@wildcat8598]

Even as a civi I’ve always seen the Marines as the badass infantry dudes who always have and always will do more with less. Older rifles and equipment and getting the handmedowns of the Army. Yet still the first ones in and the furst ones to start busting ass.

[@daviedood2503]

Damn bro I live in the RGV by south Padre island 🤘🤣

[@kengrimsley4172]

Great story! This guy should be a counselor for recently seperated veterans

[@dougstitt1652]

Thanks Markos for sharing.

[@UrbanValorTV]

Thanks for listening

[@therealamc7445]

I used to watch these videos before I joined and thought wow that crazy and now after I joined especially the corps just experiencing the small amount that this men have makes me feel a great deal of respect and hinor to know that one day I can tell a story like this and they feel more like a brother than just another guy on a KZbin channel

[@UrbanValorTV]

That's awesome! Welcome to our brotherhood 🫡🤙🏼 and yes one day you can share your experiences with us 💯

[@marcrapp4004]

OUTSTANDING AS USUAL. I ENJOY EVERY ONE OF YOUR VIDS. KEEPEM COMING.

[@tignorjt]

First in, last out. They also do the most with the least. Loved working with Marines! Leaders of men, period...

[@teresamartin8344]

I'm deeply grateful for you and to you, Marine ❤

[@dhhwg2661]

Semper fi, brother. You articulated a lot of what motivated me to join. Much of what i learned about leadership in the Corps has served me well in business. Lastly, I'm very glad i was never stationed at The Stumps.

[@friscostreetstories5403]

Ty. You would make a great leader of anything.

[@johnmcauliffe9281]

One of the very best interviews that I have seen from any veteran from any conflict ! My respect for all of us , but this was truly a post war interview from an AMERICAN that was so positive during the good, bad, and the ugly !

[@UrbanValorTV]

Appreciate you watching brother 🤙🏼

[@Playmaker10472]

Your Chanel helps my days go by and def deserves more recognition keep up the great work 💪🏽💪🏽

[@UrbanValorTV]

Appreciate you watching 🙏🏼

[@6172crew1]

Thanks for sharing, Markos. Glad you’re living a good life. S/F

[@UrbanValorTV]

Appreciate you watching 🤙🏼

[@dannerjohnson958]

Very well put together. Thank you Markos

[@shawnmorgan7834]

Thank you for telling your story. Much respect.

[@GGGZEEE]

Very insightful and damn, thanks for sharing your service counselor.

[@cameron5802]

Funny ish story about Saddam's NBC threats; My uncle was an engineer that served in the Iraq Invasion and remembers those strikes vividly from his times in the back of a transport truck or on convoy, having to all that gear on was awful in the heat of the Iraq desert and one time he had his gas mask on and ended up falling asleep while sitting in the back of their transport. He ends up waking up a little while later, struggling to breathe, choking and coughing on some sort of liquid. He opened his eyes and realized that he couldn't see either, or that it was very blurry. It took him a few moments to realize that he had sweat so much inside his mask that it had filled up to about eye level and he was starting to choke on it.

[@jonmeek3879]

Great interview

[@UrbanValorTV]

Thanks for watching 🤙🏼

[@arzaduzit]

Hearing all these stories is like therapy for me

[@buddha323brown8]

I was in the army from 9/1999 until 12/2003

[@RossNaylor-nh5uv]

I was nearly the same in the u.k army from 12/99 to 01/03 i can barely tie my shoe laces these days god dam brain injuries 😂

[@kylecharles9082]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BROTHER

[@UrbanValorTV]

Appreciate your support🤙🏼

[@thebeachguy6697]

Well spoken Devil. Good experience shared and thanks. I was arty out there amd goddamn Lake Bandini. Fuck. 10 years later now my kid is out at 29 in COMM school. Time flies. My 20 years on flew by. I look back and say what happened? Where did it go? What did I do? When I retired I finally asked myself " What the hell just happened" Sf brother. I ever need a lawyer I'll look you up

[@daveaver]

Success to you Marine. Thanks for your story.

[@UrbanValorTV]

Thanks for listening🤙🏼

[@jamesdawson1666]

I served with this man as a fellow weapons 0331 later went to 41s good to see you eugenios been a long time Lance Corp Dawson here missya guys Alfki, Grant slaughter, king ,Barrington, pardon, Reynolds, even though I ended up finishing my time with 2/7 fox that's where alot of us dropped to before deployment to Japan

[@jamesdawson1666]

If you remember on a steel knights I shit my pants in full on mopp gear crazy times

[@Ellooooeeh]

Thank you for the work you do

[@jodimuse18]

What a great story. What a great human. Even though he never alluded to being a great mentor...he is most certainly one!

[@GenX_-um2ct]

Prior enlisted Marine here from 95-99 and rank was tough to pick up when I was in, and they were actively trying to boot people out too. Clinton downsizing efforts were short sighted considering 9/11

[@stevewilson7819]

It was a miserable time to serve during the Clinton years. He was a part of the reason I left active duty in 92.

[@russday1400]

Former Marine. It was different when i was in(tail end of Vietnam. I was a snipe in the Corp. Saw my fair share of action. To all my all that served, I salute you

[@scotttyoshimura]

Great story. Thanks.

[@cpetersono2]

Thank you

[@thomasparker8449]

Semper Fi brother.

[@WaltKowalski-qh2gi]

I was in the parallel army unit coming from the opposite side of Baghdad at the same time. Lol might as well be me telling the story with all the similar events.

[@MattNichols94]

I joined the army in 2018 and got out this April. Did two deployments in that time. First one was to Kuwait. You want a real interview get me on here I'll tell you how crazy the sandstorms were how hostile the camels are and how good the chow hall was. 130 degrees as well in full kit lol never saw combat but definitely experienced a ton of cool things and people.

[@jean-paulcourville9041]

Great man and Marine! Semper Fi 🇺🇸

[@GrayHat0621]

GySgt. Pop is a great dude I don’t know if anyone knows him but a AMAZING brother he sat me down at FOCUS and gave me wisdom I’ll never forget. 👊💥

[@erickpetersen4950]

Former Marine here 2009-2015 @ 23:06 not binos not an acog what was this "spyglass" thing he was referring to? Was this issued gear or personally bought?

[@kylerocksphayce]

He says it was issued, they got all sorts of things they didn’t give us.

[@gabraelvarrelman4820]

1940-1943 The Army used the area for glider crew training, and then switched to fighter pilot training. 1941-1942 The Army Air Forces established the Twentynine Palms Air Academy, a glider training facility that trained 1,600 glider pilots in its first 15 months. 1945 The military used the site as a bombing range. 1952 The Marine Corps obtained the base after it was briefly in the hands of the county. The base was designated Headquarters Marine Corps Training Center, and in 1957 it was commissioned as a Marine Corps Base. Semper Fi hard charger

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🤙🏼🇺🇸👊🏼💯

[@therealamc7445]

Okay i have seen some many of these videos this guy is i cant relate to the most

[@bretthundley9418]

JASON WAS AT KINGS BAY NOT 8TH & I. HE LIVED IN THE ROOM ACROSS FROM ME AND A HELL OF A GUY!

[@bateman5150]

I was at Baghdad college too in '03. It must have been right before you because everything was untouched when we got there. Have a funny story for you about that place if you want to reach out.

[@carpe_poon5761]

That part where the tank turret swings around and blows out that 2nd floor, then the ramp drops down and marines roll out😎 And two guys in black pajamas running by is never good😂

[@jonathansonnier3078]

0:00 - The Beginning 57:07 - The End 😂. Just playin Agreed. Helps a ton to have that timeline so you don’t have to listen to the whole thing to hear about the Part where gunny says FIX BAYONET’s 😂 I remember in infantry school we still trained on that back then

[@darksiderawlins]

31:00 "so now he's real dead"

[@BrolandMeeces]

50/50 lol.

[@MrTangolizard]

I guess being based at 29 palms puts u in a good place to prepare for war in the desert it’s hot as hell at 29 I’m x British army and did a few weeks there with a LAV unit there speaking as a Brit where we don’t do that heat it was hard work

[@TjLambo-f3g]

I fought in infantry school Fort Benning, we also full metal jacketed a dude. This was 06. Shit still bothers me we did dude like that.

[@isaaklopez6806]

Jason dunham came from prp kings bay, not 8th & I

[@shawnryan2197]

What are condition 3 weapons?

[@profile2047]

I feel bad for anyone stuck in an AAV for any amount of time. Luckily when I went to Iraq they just made us a rifle company. Our AAVs did not provide close to enough protection from IEDs.

[@Dondada1001]

Please add time stamps

[@UrbanValorTV]

We do, bottom of description.

[@southboston9]

I was going to say the same thing the other day when I was watching a video. Is it hard to put them in the time scroll?

[@jakemistakeroberts2044]

It’s Lil’ J Oakerson.

[@pjbth]

The Iraq wars version of Forest Gump 😅

[@mpireoutdoors5274]

Add chapters bud.

[@johnwatkinsnannyps1123]

I was at 29 palms in 1966 and it was super hot and it sucked.

[@williamwilson9283]

👍❤️🙏💯

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🤙🏼🇺🇸👊🏼

[@desert7868]

where in the Hell is 29 palm's?

[@blech71]

In the desert southern Cali.

[@desert7868]

@@blech71 my grandpa was a gunny back in the 50s/60s this was common phrase back in his day. Or at least, i learned this from a lot of the reservist's that he trained. the stories...... so much heat stroke.

[@stevewilson7819]

Think of it as the penthouse of hell. But in Californias high desert.

[@scothayes9220]

Surf Lake Bandini,

[@kickinwinghotboi883]

Yeah, I'm sure he's the only child to grow up with a parent who had either type of diabetes

[@The_Farmish_One]

The man holding the child was the person that manned the anti aircraft weapon

[@jc1840]

Part 2: Gate 2 stories 😂

[@giorkro479]

Is this guy Greek? Hey if you read this comment, please respond.

[@luccac6247]

I have the same question. First and last name do resemble it

[@therealamc7445]

Im also at 29 it suck balls

[@sossy2286]

lol the word you're looking for is curb

[@robertkelly5359]

LOL ATTOURNEY?? great spelling

[@teknacious]

44:24 Trump could relate

[@ItsMeUrDaad]

When my mom worked nights my dad would say he's "fixing his bayonet" before coming into my room at night

[@ThugShaker2024]

Bro what 😂

[@tuberculosisoxcart1685]

@@ThugShaker2024 pappy was a plumber. He was fixing to lay some pipe.

[@stevewilson7819]

I served under an officer who father was a legend at Quantico. He said he dad would get liquored up and match up and down the hallway in his boxers calling cadence while wearing his campaign cover and performing the manual of arm with his sword😂