Marine Raiders Battle Fiercely in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

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I was Marine Artillery late 90's early 2000's. This caliber of marine doesn't exist everywhere. These guys are truly a breed apart.

This guy is a true warrior. Absolutely inspiring to hear him speak. Thank you for this content from an old infantryman.

One of, if not, the most underrated channel by far. This does a lot for the vets and the younger people who want to enlist. Keep putting out this content, I’ve learned a lot and so has many others!!!

Proud to call Bryan a friend and old colleague. Really solid person, this is his real personality.

Damn, he served in the same infantry unit as I did (2/8) Missed him by a few years but very impressive Marine officer. Rah, sir.

I could happily spend the rest of my life listening to Bryan Buckley talk. This video is amazing.

Amazing story from one of our nations' great war fighters. I really like the fact that there are no interruptions. Thank you for your service.

I was in Marjah back in 2010 and it was pretty rough . Glad you made it back . Semper Fi

Here's an awesome Marine, leader, and man... Great segment... Thank you Urban Valor for keeping these reaal life stories alive, really helps. Respectfully, USMC Retired OIF/OEF Veteran Infantryman

Him smirking about the water bowl thing is essentially what anyone who has ever served in the military in any capacity misses about the military.

Man this damn channel, I get up go to work in the barn and just push play on my YouTube because I am a Hillbilly ass Grunt and cannot figure out for the life of me how to find where pod casts are so I just just open YouTube and first video push play and let the videos play as background sounds. I have had three or four of interviews show up on my suggested and they are always great, I just never hit subscribe because I forget about, but it is crazy all of the interviews hit home or like Doc Foncesca, it popped up on me out if nowhere on the 24 a day after 1/2 hit Nasiryah, and I saw some of that man's actions that earned him the Navy Cross that 23 of March. It helped me work out of that funk that had kind of set in on me hearing that and then hearing his interview really hit home and just made so much sense to so many questions I had inside. I didn't know this man in any way worked in the medical cannabis field. I also ended up with an injury where my right calcaneous completely exploded and like him if they had to use a big screw I was done. Woke up from the first surgery, had 6 bone blocks, 4 long ass screws, two plates and 12 smaller screws. Got out 5 surgeries later I told them I dine with surgery, next one cut it off. On top of my foot my other injuries the VA loaded me up on opiates, which was the worst decision they could have ever done. A Marine Infantry Combat Vet, all of a sudden out of his safety zone, multiple combat deployments, and I didn't realize yet I had some real PTSD issues I had no idea about. Longer I was home the more I noticed there weird feelings where I just didn't feel right. Then bouts of depression that I didn't understand because I never felt anything like it, but I also noticed if I took more of these pain pills I was good and I didn't feel any pain emotionally or physically, I thought I had found something no one else knew about with these opiate pain pills. The worse my PTSD symptoms got the more pills I would take, problem was I would run out quick. So I would call the VA and they would say hey no problem you had some break through pain, you come on down we will refill you. It got bad, the VA just kept upping the med to a stronger and stronger opiate, and raise up the milligrams until they had me methadone, I had lost everything, my family, my pride, I lost who I was completely because of these damn pills. Well about that time I met this woman and we got along and I confided in her one day I was struggling with addiction I wanted to quit but I was really in body pain too, and I was having a hard time defeating this stupid little pill that had taken complete control of my life. She said you should try smoking. I told her I can't smoke weed I am not 15 ,weed is for dirt bags and lazy college kids. But she was hot and she asked me to try and that day, my life was saved. I took one hit all the pain in my body disappeared, the desire my body had for the opiate chemical was gone, so I went to the VA my next appointment took the pain meds I had left and gave them the OIF OEF director at my VA told her I am done with the pills they had destroyed me, I am going to use cannabis. They freaked, yelled I couldn't start smoking weed because of my TBI, it was better for me to stay strung out on those damn pills. I refused left and went home. The next morning I had a VA home health aid standing at my door, I answered, she introduced herself and said the VA sent her there to ensure I was taking my pain medication. I refused told her thank you closed the door. Next morning she was at my door again, same interaction, finally I just answering my door. The VA was so against me smoking it was crazy. It saved my life. I can't explain how much it saved my life. I quit because I felt like shit that I using weed instead of aspirin and no plans on ever quitting the cannabis and so I put it down a year and a half ago. I wasn't the type to smoke all day, I would take a hit in the morning, just one hit to get my day started, then go all day may take a couple aspirin and would wait until after 11 pm to take two hits so I could relax enough to eat and I could feel the tension and the pain in my body just go away and I would sleep too. No nightmares it was amazing. But for some reason it got into my head that I was a piece of shit for taking three hits a day of cannabis. I need to get back to smoking again. I don't sleep much anymore since I quit and the body pain is sometimes hell to push through, so hearing him talk about his cannabis experience and that someone else uses it I don't judge myself so much. I just need to realize, I am taking a medication that is healthy. Thank you

Channel has grown so much since my follow. You deserve it

“I pulled up his man dress.” 😂😂 Savage!

Massive Respect from Providence, Rhode Island! Newport is beautiful...

Man this brought me to tears, bloody hell, God bless our Soldiers and Allies

Incredible interview . Serious storytelling talent . Semper Fi

Great story from this hero.❤️

Contrary to popular understanding, the Marines don't need to lower their ASVAB or other standards to gain numbers. And they refuse to!

Urban Valor needs to meet Shawn Ryan, that would be a great podcast episode!