Army Rangers Hunt High Value Targets to Kill or Capture
Growing up in Los Angeles, Alex Aguilar joined the Army at 21 to get his life on a better path. He became an elite Army Ranger, one of the toughest soldiers.
In this Urban Valor episode, Alex shares his intense combat experiences hunting down and trying to capture or kill high-value targets in their own homes overseas. He talks about the life-or-death decisions he had to make on these dangerous missions.
Alex also opens up about getting shot while deployed in Afghanistan. He describes recovering from his injuries and pushing himself to get back into the fight.
Perhaps most powerfully, Alex discusses the challenges he faced transitioning to civilian life after an honorable discharge from the Army. Going from battlefield to home isn't easy.
Get ready for a real and relatable look at the battles Alex fought as a Ranger - both overseas in combat and within himself upon returning home. His story shows the true grit and heart of our military's finest.
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Crazy part is watching all these videos got me inspired to join and im in ait right now still watching these videos.
@danieljay952
18 күн бұрын
What does ait mean?
@thecalabungaboyz9500
18 күн бұрын
Haha, I watched a ton of compelling war stories and it caused me to join as well. Four years into the infantry and I’m a week from ETSing. Time flies
@hazenmachia5503
18 күн бұрын
@@danieljay952 advanced individual training
@hazenmachia5503
18 күн бұрын
@@thecalabungaboyz9500reenlist like I did
@hazenmachia5503
18 күн бұрын
11B?
This man is the most wholesome spec ops vet I’ve ever seen. Thank you for your service, Alex.
Guy that comes from something is extremely captivating. Always respect someone who is true to themselves
I was a Damage Control in the Navy, I was a firefighter for 26 years total. I am proud of you Alex!! God Bless!!
I love this channel I can’t stop watching it can’t wait to start my service
@UrbanValorTV
18 күн бұрын
🙏🏼Appreciate you watching. Keep us posted on your journey when you do sign up 🤙🏼
@christoph9587
18 күн бұрын
Thanks for your service. Much appreciated!!!
@frenchfriestv72
17 күн бұрын
@@UrbanValorTVyes sir
Man this guy is cool as hell, seems like a great guy
What a warrior, greatly for men like this to serve our country!
@UrbanValorTV
18 күн бұрын
Appreciate your support 🤙🏼🇺🇸👊🏼
Love this mans attitude. "I got what I bargained for", some dudes just built different.
I’m a firefighter in Texas. I just started, and it’s people like him that make me feel excited to be working in that career. I had a spidey sense this whole episode that he ended up working in that field from the start.
Alex, Thank you for telling your story! - It reminds me of someone I know who was in 1/75 and deployed to Mosul. - It's fascinating to hear about what it's like to live and work in the 75th Ranger Regiment, because most people will never experience or live that type of life. Your story is similar to his in many ways even though they are years apart. I have always admired that Rangers are professional, have a strong spirit, live life to the fullest, and stand up for what is right no matter the consequences. You guys are amazing and an inspiration. Sending positive vibes!
@UrbanValorTV
18 күн бұрын
Appreciate it brother
SUA SPONTE RANGERS LEAD THE WAY GOD BLESS BROTHER
Some of the funniest times in battalion is reminiscing over the different smokings we got from different leadership. 🤣
Honorable man.
My brother described it as having a tab means you know how to fight like a ranger. The scroll means you fight like a ranger all the time.
Man I joined the air one infantry in 2006 great Memories. I was hungover and asleep in the plane
Respect from another OEF 12 veteran.
Thank you for your service and thank you UV for bringing these stories to us ❤
@UrbanValorTV
Күн бұрын
Thanks for listening🙏🏼
I love Alex's attitude!
Please Consider Including Time Stamps…Thanks 🙏🏻
@Newbobdole
19 күн бұрын
That’s actually a good suggestion, especially now that there are chapter title cards
@UrbanValorTV
18 күн бұрын
Will work on that, thanks for the suggestion 🤙🏼
@KazzArie
18 күн бұрын
@@UrbanValorTVsometimes I listen passively, doing dishes or working, etc and when the topic changes it’s a tad confusing. When you asked the questions it was a bit better. Doesn’t take anything away from their monologue story imo. Regardless how you decide to conduct your channel and content I’ll be watching and listening.
@christoph9587
18 күн бұрын
@KazzArie I agree 100%. I enjoyed when he would ask the questions. Hope he reads your comment!!!
Bravo 2/54 1st PLT March 1997, 1/327th Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne. I fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes! I am proud that I was a 11Bravo1P. Let's fucking go! Ranger's Lead the Way! I failed the swimming test in RIP. We had to run from Airborne school to the 75th Ranger Regiment with all of our stuff. We didn't get a bus ride. RIP was the biggest ass kicker ever!! If you can't run a 5:30 minute mile you will die. Airborne Wings, Air Assault, EIB. I was a RTO for a battalion commander after being in a line unit. This man has bigger balls than I do, and so do you! Don't give up!
This dude is rocking a rolex pepsi... lucky bastard
@GolfRemoEchoGolf2
5 күн бұрын
I saw that too !
He said a lot of stuff that I needed to hear in the last two segments. Thanks for a great interview
I got to work with SFC. Celiz in Iraq in 2010 - 11.
Another great interview 👍
I showed my PTSD therapist these vids. and she’s assigning them now, so that’s cool!🤘
Great interview.
@UrbanValorTV
18 күн бұрын
Appreciate you watching 🤙🏼🇺🇸
That scales piece at the end is such a great message!
@UrbanValorTV
8 күн бұрын
Thanks brother 🤙🏼
Great video great story thanks for sharing
@UrbanValorTV
7 күн бұрын
Thanks for listening
Nice.
@UrbanValorTV
18 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching 🤙🏼
Awesome
When you said you had that patchy beard it make me pictures of the guy on Team America dressed up in disguise
I was at my 1st duty station in okinawa and the Cpl's used to smoke us, until we received some StaffSGT's off the drill field. They informed the Cpl's that we were all Marines and there are no recruits. So if you want a junior Marine to push, you better be pushing with that Marine. So Cpl's rarely resorted to smoking anyone because they knew junior Marines would out PT them.🤣
I went to jump school in February 2011, I probably missed your class by a couple months
12 minutes into this. Have to take a tactical pause to point out that there are many differences between services. During my 23 years of service as a Marine I never witnessed or heard of a fuckfest in any units. Much less during recruit training.
@tigerleoneinc.9282
11 күн бұрын
I know. Imagine the night before graduation another platoon runs naked into your squad bay with socks on their dicks with garbage can lids and other objects to brawl. And a DI calming saying, "C'mon guys, knock it off. You had your fun."
adrenaline is a crazy thing man
I really wish genesis wasn't a thing. I would have been in if it wasn't around.
excellent narrative of your experience BTW, but it struck me when describing the incident with the women and her baby. When you think about all the evil shit people do to one another during conflicts, either in war or economic conflicts the truly evil acts are not so much the soldiers who must dispatch the opposing soldiers but the media and the people who control the media. Think of the power projection, a single soldier can only do so much, a squad, a bit more, a platoon even more a helicopter pilot and his gunner even more yet ect. The power to convince other people to do things like blow themselves up and their baby from perhaps a few people and the internet, or radio or whatever, is where the real power is. To convince a whole country to back your plan to invade another country no matter what hardship it will bring to them simply because you have brainwashed an entire country or significant part of a country is the ultimate power projection. This realization is why we will do whatever we can to be the first to have AIG and ASG and who ever achieves it first will win. The power of a computer to manipulate the masses via artificial news, images and media generation. I was just watching a pole from China asking them if they agree with the russian invasion of Ukraine and they do by 50% or more. They also blame the US and NATO for the Russian invasion. We all know who controls the media in China and this feels like preparation for something coming. Preparing your country to do something they probably wouldn't normally do if they could see all sides of reality. China doesn't even have artificial general intelligence yet, think about how that same pole would turn out if they did have one generating images and false news and media. With all this being said, at what point does it make sense tactically to cut the head of the snake, so to speak? What countermeasures do we have to combat this new type of warfare?
This guy is great
Predator was my favorite movie growing up too. I think me and this guy would be friends.
Salute🇺🇸🇺🇸
@UrbanValorTV
18 күн бұрын
🤙🏼🇺🇸👊🏼
Dude said it was "freezing" in November in Ft Benning. 🤣
@dennyboy3840
7 күн бұрын
We’re from California, we’re not used to that cold weather at all
@tigerleoneinc.9282
7 күн бұрын
@@dennyboy3840 - Who is we? And btw California is a really big state, and I assure you it gets very cold up north...especially in the Sierra Nevada range area...
@dennyboy3840
7 күн бұрын
@@tigerleoneinc.9282 We as in myself and Aguilar. He’s from Los Angeles, I am too. And down here it doesn’t get as cold as Northern California. I’m sure it gets pretty cold up north. Farthest I’ve been up north is SF
@tigerleoneinc.9282
7 күн бұрын
@@dennyboy3840 - Understood. It gets a little nippy in the hills of Camp Pendleton (North San Diego County) especially Case Springs...but yeah typically it does get a bit more cold in the Southeast USA, compared to SoCal.
@dennyboy3840
7 күн бұрын
@@tigerleoneinc.9282 Pendleton has to be the best base to be stationed in, in all California. Nothing compared to the crappy conditions in 29 palms.
Great story, appreciate your service! I have to ask, what kind of watch is that? That mf is nice!! 🤩
@UrbanValorTV
18 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching 🤙🏼
Legend 🪖
Sharks and Minnows - that was a huge part of RSS Pensacola. Navy RSS - it was high stress, fast paced training. The trainers were sharks and the candidates were the minnows. Problem is, some guys let that power go to their head. RSS Pensacola 1987-88 the instructors were smoking one guy in my training class. Lee Mirecki - only reason I say it is because the instructors that drowned him were prosecuted and found guilty of an array of charges. The whole rest of that class just felt all wonky.
Am I tripping or is there like waterfall in the background
WHOOAH
😮
can't find him on ig
@alexaguilar8823
16 күн бұрын
It’s @the_alexaguilar
Prior Air Force but hated it so I got out really quickly but I wanna reenlist In the army this time. Planning to go infantry for a year, two Max n just train for ranger. I’d love to be able to take part in HVT missions and really have fun doing what the military was bred to do. God willing a few years from now i might be having the best worst time of my life
RLTW
AIC?!? Good grief it’s AIT
RANGERS lead the damn way. God bless and enjoy life bruh.
RLTW Buddy
Count to 4 thousand not 6 thousand
looks filipino roots...
Being indoctrinated and acclimitization of the new guys is not 'hazing'.
God you rangers are so annoying
@tigerleoneinc.9282
11 күн бұрын
I know right? Bunch of back slapping, self-fellating, non swimming, spoiled soldiers who take 100 men to kill 1 or 2 goat herder "HVTs". "Rangers lead the way HUHHHHHHH!" 🤣🤣🤣
You're gonna lose alotta viewers in those first 2 minutes. Really makes you reflect on how f****** up your life is hearing how good this guy had it growing up
@hazenmachia5503
19 күн бұрын
I'm not one of those viewers**
@jamescaliendo1030
19 күн бұрын
So wait....if a dude grows up with good parents, good discipline, and good family....he can't relate to others ???
@hazenmachia5503
19 күн бұрын
@@jamescaliendo1030 not at all what I said 🤙 but run with whatever you wanna run with hoss lmao
@jamescaliendo1030
18 күн бұрын
@hazenmachia5503 ok it seems like you have a problem with how he was raised.
@bluewave2024
18 күн бұрын
Huh? There are ppl who have normal parents that have gone thru sum stuff
So you were a loser for a short timd and joined the military. Like my friend. Now he acts like he won the medal of honor lol. We're no longer friends 😂
KZread are you making subliminal threats again? Threats you can't back up as well.
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