Shoutout to Sgt Powell who went above his duty to save Don. You made a difference in this young man’s life

@passthetunaporfavor

11 ай бұрын

Kudos to SGT Powell. Dragging that young man back from the brink to make Marine out of him.

@bibekjung7404

11 ай бұрын

Who is complete God? Iyov 36:5 - Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB) See, El is Kabir, and despiseth, not any; He is Kabir in ko’ach lev (strength of understanding). Translation: Supreme God is Kabir, but despises no one. He is Kabir, and firm in his purpose. In all Bible translations, the word Kabir has been translated as "Mighty" or "Great" whereas Kabir is the original name of Supreme God. Conclusion: This verse of the Bible proves that Kabir is Complete God. The one who worships God Kabir by taking initiation from the complete saint sent by him gets complete salvation. After attaining salvation that souls rest in peace in the eternal abode Satlok forever. The throne of God is in Satlok. God Kabir met Jesus and took his soul to Satlok. On their way, God Kabir made him see his ancestors David, Moses, Abraham, etc. in the Pitra Lokas. Then God took him to Satlok

@christopherwalker6056

10 ай бұрын

​@bibekjung7404 what made you want to write all of that here??

@kevinjohnson-lf3kj

7 ай бұрын

​@@christopherwalker6056Dude is a Nut

@Gottiboy610

4 ай бұрын

@@christopherwalker6056it’s called spreading the word of god.

Family immigrates to the US after the Vietnam war and this man becomes a Marine.. and not just a Marine a MARSOC operator.. the world is a beautiful place!

@OG-uq9yb

11 ай бұрын

Full circle ya know

@Worstpersonsingular

10 ай бұрын

He is a great American

@joer5627

8 ай бұрын

What a negative difference the next generation of immigrants made.

@billw2126

8 ай бұрын

probably see the same with our Afghani refugees too

@jibletjibletstein8040

6 ай бұрын

@@billw2126oh yeah I bet ship all the Muslims to the west

This dude is super humble. You don't realize what he had to go through. I wish him the best.

@askboutisaac

Ай бұрын

he’s also still a really badass mf, MARSOC ain’t no joke

I'm a fellow Vet from Long Beach,CA! Thanks for your service.

@UrbanValorTV

Ай бұрын

Appreciate it brother🤙🏼🇺🇸👊🏼 thank you for your service 🫡

What a stud, total respect for him!

@UrbanValorTV

11 ай бұрын

Yes, he's great!

I got dropped to 1/4 Bco 3rd Plt in Nov 06, and went on the following Iraq deployments with them. Squad bay life was the best life. The fricken Moon dust was the absolute worst. Hated flight suits. RIP Lcpl Burris, fine Marine. We were at AQ for a few days when this happened and escorted him onto the Helo and went to his ceremony before going back out and getting attached to Charlie. Right before or after Operation Mawtini, I can't recall. Crazy hearing this story on here. I was also in Falujah at ECP1 during the following pump. There were more then 2 IEDs that went off at the same time, there were a few like 4 or 5 at the same time. The one destined for ECP1 blew up like 1k meters away thankfully, they tried to hit us simultaneously. Thanks for sharing our story. One of those 3 guys shot, Capt Manoukian was in 1/4 Bco 1st plt in Iraq in 07, so you had served with them before. A fricken Giant among men. Semper Fi Brother.

@IEDUSMC

5 ай бұрын

The War Machine turn it on, lol.

@IEDUSMC

5 ай бұрын

Good old China.

fire ass interview man. I love dude so much. I am an Asian immigrant that came to the USA after the war too and ill let you man we had it rough growing up. Thank you for your service Don Tran.

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

Normally not a fan of recruiters lol but shoutout to Sarnt Powell. Wether he was trying to hit that quota or not he still went above and beyond and changed homeboys life for the better!

Thank you for your service.

God bless you and all Veterans for helping others 🙏 enjoy your life 😊

Bro... I love your humbleness. Semper Fi !!!!

Sir, You are a great example of how a human with integrity will succeed.

Stand up Marine and a high character man. Proud to have him on our Team and protecting our freedoms.

Thank you for your service brother...

Thank you for your service 🇺🇸

Hope the channel continues to grow, super underrated

Absolutely enjoyed listening to this man speak.

Thank you for documenting these perspectives and stories from our recent history. Great interview!

@UrbanValorTV

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for listening!

This was great. Thanks👍

Good shit! I’ve spoke to Prime a couple of times. Really like what you guys are doing with Deep End!

Thanks so much for these videos a real insight what these guys go through. God bless our troops thanks so much for y’all’s sacrifice.

thank you for sharing brother, I appreciate it

My recruiter paid two of my speeding tickets to get me to my meps apppointment. It was months before actually leaving for boot camp so paid him back. I was 17 at the time and didnt want my parents to find out. It was like $500. Like Don said, it's either the Brotherhood starts during the enlistment period because of the small number who join the Marines or they just want to meet their qouta. Recruiting is extremely stressful so probably all about numbers. It didnt help I was leaving for meps in like two days and had no idea any fines had to be paid in advance. What Don and Prime are doing is amazing. Love hearing the stories of veterans helping veterans. They train us to push all weakness to the back of our mind and is exactly why we always check the box for "no" in our med records and have a hard time reaching out for help. Call it stubbornness or not wanting to show weakness. Hearing these stories make it easier for veterans to reach out for help and make us realize we're not alone, weak, or crazy. It's just part of the military experience for many. Building a veteran community is huge and is one thing that can help bring down the suicide numbers. We need more local groups in and around every city. Semper Fi, Don. Keep up the amazing work you're doing.

The arc of spec ops training has always impressed me. In the beginning it was “I need a group of crazy guys and we’re gonna go do some things you won’t come back from” Now the pipeline is damn near 2 years just to be considered a basic entry level operator.

@georgewashington7982

9 ай бұрын

Sean Ryan interviewed a marsoc operator that didn’t do selection. He was just a squared away marine that did some bad ass shit and they brought him to the teams. Forgot the interview name but it was a white dude in marsoc

@SW-qs2iq

9 ай бұрын

@@georgewashington7982his name was Prime Hall, and I found thet intrgview to be incredibly hard to listen to, the dude could hardly put a coherent thought together he was all over the place, god bless him and his service but this dude would be amazing on SRS.

@AcreOfOrganic

8 ай бұрын

@@georgewashington7982Cody Alford I think.

@georgewashington7982

8 ай бұрын

@@AcreOfOrganic no dude, Cody did A&S lol

@georgewashington7982

8 ай бұрын

@@AcreOfOrganic there’s literally a marsoc guy that was just an infantry dude working with marsoc, and they liked him a lot so they made him an operator

Great communicator. Picturesque. Feel like I’m seeing everything he described! 👍🏼👍🏼

Favorite episode by far!

It's not always about being the man, just being a man. Great interview.

This one is crazy!!! Tran is an absolute wicked stud. Thank you and your team members for your contribution on the battlefield and for our country. It's warfighters like Tran that keep our nation safe. I'm a 48 year old retired cop and got some fight left in me but knowing guys like Tran and his teammates exist makes me feel safe and makes me feel like my two sons are safe. It's good to know that there are good guys that are so capable of precision warfighting.

Amazing narratives! -Respect!

@UrbanValorTV

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Yet another dope interview. Amazing person, amazing story, amazing channel. Thank you for your service brother 💯🫡

@UrbanValorTV

11 ай бұрын

Much appreciated Tyler! Thank you!

@jaktil9246

11 ай бұрын

What's the difference between marsoc and navy seals?. From what I read,it seems marsoc is more versatile than seals. Marsoc goes more into infantry moreso than seals. Is the training similar?. Do they have there own buds?

@HighTreason007

11 ай бұрын

@@jaktil9246all special operations units have their own selection process. Buds is specific to navy seals. While MARSOC can be used in a maritime role, they do a lot of other things too ie: counterterrorism, foreign internal defense, direct action, and capturing denied or hostile areas.

Great interview. The guy he talks about “Prime” was on the Shawn Ryan show and his story is insane.

Hey thank you for your service, being part time from Long beach mostly from redondo beach but thanx for your story on KZread.

Thanks for sharing this Story Brother! My familia are War Veterans! 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️

@tanjongmalim6869

11 ай бұрын

respect to your family tradition !

Thank you for your interview and service. God bless our military and those who pay the ultimate sacrifice for our country and freedom. GOD BLESS THE USA.

Thanks for these great interviews

@UrbanValorTV

3 ай бұрын

Appreciate you watching brother 👊🏼🇺🇸🤙🏼

Don’s journey is eerily reminiscent of my journey through the Army, minus the MARSOC part.😂 Great interview and God bless you and keep you safe, Josh. Stay on it brother! Ever Vigilant.

Indeed, he is a great humble guy. What strength!

Had a similar experience with my recruiter SSGT Martinez. Definitely made an impact in my life and went above and beyond to change my life. He believed in me and I thank him.

Thank you for your service sir! 🇺🇸

That's so wild. I went through a comms course with this guy. Solid stand up guy for sure. Working with these Marines has been the highlight of my career. Easily.

This was a great interview but I feel like this was an appetizer to what could be a full blown Sean Ryan Show 3 parter type interview because this dude could very easily fill 6+ hours of content no problem. He’s a great story teller and awesome dude, I also like how he skims over being a jtac like it’s no big deal! 😂 he’s got so many more cool stories I know it!

@ACslater1

13 күн бұрын

Shawn ryan is wack and cia

Thank you for your service Tran. I served in H&S 1/4 from 98-01. I was probably one of the Lakewood Mall Security chasing you. I worked there from 04-08. 😂😂

@kinein

8 ай бұрын

😂

Awesome channel 🤘🏼🤙🏼

A true renegade. Don thanks for your service, you're from a great lineage. A prodigal son turned into a warrior; I hope your parents are proud of your service and the family name you carry. I challenge you to a few rounds of badminton someday, from a fellow slanky Viet.

So inspiring to see this. Fantastic. Well done sir. The Nation is so proud to have you as one of its heroes and leaders. This is America in a nutshell. The rest is noise generated by ignorant ingrates. Move on!!!!! Never give up!!!!!

@tanjongmalim6869

11 ай бұрын

well said !

"...lived in a house with three other families..." AND STILL ENDED UP intelligent enough to meet service requirements and not the slightest tone or micro-expression indicating anything other than happiness present. Crazy, man.

I watched Prime Hall on The Shawn Ryan show and it was great. Would love to see you on that show as well Don.

What an absolute unit 🇺🇸

@christopherespinoza-darnel8514

11 ай бұрын

You would suck him off is all your saying. Be your own man, man tf up and get it in. Be your own beast

Most Vietnamese want to fight for America 🇺🇸 they understand what freedom is all about.

@CsuarezFla

4 ай бұрын

A lot of Vietnamese in America are children or grandchildren of the refugees of South Vietnam Before it fell to the north vietnamese. All of those people had they not escaped to America would have been executed or tortured to death by the North Vietnamese. America helped save their lives By keeping up our end of the bargain of helping and saving the people of south vietnam by giving them citizenship in our country. Not like Joe Biden Leaving the Middle East the way we did and leaving thousands of interpreters and soldiers that we trained to fend for themselves and die When we swore, we would never abandon them for helping us and fighting alongside us.

I wish he would have gone into more detail with some of his stories, I was wanting to hear more. Awesome guy

such an awesome interview & stories. i had already left iraq by the time he was in basic. but it’s so fascinating to know how the Marines then handled the battle in terrorism.

My son wants to join the marines, he’s not quite old enough yet. Seems set on it. So I started looking into it and that’s how I came across one of the videos from this channel. And now I’ve watched so many on this channel! This gives the best insight into what each marine is experiencing. From all the research I’ve done about it since my son told me, this has given me more information and made me feel like I am starting to understand it more than anything else. Thank you!

@stenkamx5406

10 ай бұрын

It's no picnic. It is life changing even for us non combat vets. But I wouldn't trade my 4 years for the world. The experiences, maturing, time overseas experiencing new cultures, making friends from all around the country that became like family to me. The emotional maturity, mental resilience, and perspective on life are enough to make it worth it. Been out for nearly 7 years and rarely a day goes by I don't think about my time. Be very proud and supportive. I was that 16 year old dead set on joining. Even graduated early and turned 18 in boot camp. I hope all goes well for your family.

@torieboshears9072

10 ай бұрын

@@stenkamx5406 thank you very much. Thanks for taking time outta your day to give that advice and support. Thanks for serving. I appreciate the insight!

Tran is very humble yo. Wish I was as humble

Awesome to hear about FOB Rob, we were stationed at CP Pankalay and then had an element at the towers.

Checking in from jknews

Salute🇺🇸

@martymartin5792

11 ай бұрын

The Army was fun don’t ya think? Thanks For Serving!!

With all do respect to Angels and Heroes, that recruiter was being an Angel.

Beautiful soul ❤️ As a Canadian, I lived in Vietnam for 2+ years. Started in Da Nang😊 moved to Hue. Pandemic hit. Stayed. Best experience ever. Prior to going, I had studied the history.. forever! There is so much more ..this is easily a 6 hr podcast ❤ # Shawn Ryan #Mike Drop #Urban Valor

Welcome home Marine.

He seems like an awesome guy

Great episode but these vids need to have time stamp on them if you watch some then jump back in to finish it later

I served with SSgt Sky Mote before he went EOD. He was a badass Marine and is missed

Don, Matt, Sky, and Ryan were some of the greatest guys I ever worked with. I never heard that you got the guy. I’d love to know more. I was 8132 when we put a BP next to the glass house. Surprised to hear it was still there.

@dianeduffcroop8158

8 ай бұрын

While both of my parents were World War II veterans I never served so I don't understand what your jargon means. Can you please explain that to those of us that don't understand?

Haha!!! This dude tells NO lies. Especially about the start of ITC, back then. I was 1 of his instructors. Thanks for the memories! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@JGould-uu4kb

10 ай бұрын

I'm intrigued about 'Raider Spirit'. Is it really (still) as he describes--like 10 days & 6 hours of sleep (and 190 miles of foot movement)!? Is it truly like 'Hell Week'? It sounds crazy. Some commenter on IG (also familiar with ITC) described it as harder than 'Hell Week'. I can't even imagine that.

Crazy interesting 😮

Semper Fi 🦅🌎💪🏾🇺🇸⚓️

Former 1/4 weapons right here!

I rocked the M16A2 as a standard issue. Now I feel old.

@smyers820gm

11 ай бұрын

Same here 😂. Didn’t know it was a musket 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

What type of hand to hand combat training to Marsoc marines get trained in ?

You never know who has that warrior in them. From double rat mortorman to bad ass operator. I can't imagine packing all that weight in gear being his size then. Damn

We have the same bday! Semper Fi SSgt 🫡

Check Capt Le , I use srsrioned oceanside USMC Camp Pendleton and EWTGPAC

Refreshing to see somone who grew up like me. I went to private schools till junior high. Was thrown into public school. I wanted to join the Army since I was a kid. I was too smart. I never got arrested for the things I did. I had a patent on my look.

The army saves lives; but it also takes it.

Swervin’ Dervin!

Nearly every one of these interviews has a period of alcoholism involved. For me it was the identity crisis after being forced out after spending half my life in the sevice.

Wow....to hear first hand on what MARSOC has done in Battle of Marawi is just awesome. Although the presence has to really lay low....not to mention, President Duterte always talked negatively about US Forces in the PI. Im glad to hear US was helping in that battle. Raaaahhhhhh!!!

Ayyy found him from jk news originally

Is this dude Prime Hall's buddy? He mentioned the Afghan inside attack on three guys and one of the guys name was Sky. I seem to remember that from Prime Hall's interview. These men are straight up warriors, straight up Heroes and here in America we are much safer with men like this putting it all on the line to keep us safe. ❤

this guys birthday is coming up soon, hope everything is well and my birthday is the day before lol how crazy

Good ol new river...and stonebay....nowhere else would you show up at 0400 and stand in formation for 2 hours before pulling rifles for the range

Sgt Powell thoughts when he got the call: "Got this mothafucka.. Here comes E7 baby" bro ended up getting a 12 year federal sentence for shoplifting 😂

I can just imagine after that seal situation they're just like peace dog

I had the same thing with my first unit I got there in 04 right after they got back from the invasion of Iraq, so it’s like me and three other guys are new with no experience and all those guys so yeah intimidating.

You see Green berets, Rangers, etc. everyday. There’s thousands of them. Meeting Marine MARSOC and AF JTAC guys however is the equivalent of meeting a ghost.

@TJ_CrayonBeltFeeder

Ай бұрын

And delta and TF units

Damn. This guy is alpha plus he looks like a model.

Pretty hilarious how so many of these guys were arrested so many times but the USMC found a way to get them in. At the draw down of the war they were getting super picky with who they let in

I used to fight alot, both competitively and in the bars. A real shit head. My buddy and I got into it with a couple Tongan guys one night. The cops couldn't believe that 2 of us fought of 5 of them. Cop said "they're the most fierce people on earth. It takes doze s of baton strikes to the head just to get their attention. " Hahaa. I ended up in the hospital for stitches as I got a bottle and a glass smashed on my head and and face. If you were eating dinner at a Bennigans in Euless, TX in the early 2000s, sorry we ruined your evening. 🤷‍♂️

@dieselboy610

9 ай бұрын

Ha ha Useless,Tx we call it. I remember that bennigans there when I was just a kiddo.

Stove-pipe Boy! 🤘👀👽👽👽

Poor guy had to drive home everynight during field problems😢 j/k Oorah!

It’s to bad if you have a temper and take things personal….those characteristics and personality traits eliminate these awesome experiences….

If you are interested in the history and formation of MARSOC, Check out the book Tough Rugged Bastards.

Proactive is always better than being reactive !

weird question, but what brand was his t-shirt?

I used to live in LB

See you need to know all the codes. You knew you know everything are we going into the military you have to study the contracts?

I can see that, as Catholics in Vietnam, it might not be very safe to live there after 1975 (while retaining one's own way of life). Glad his parents got out and made it to the US so this kid could join up and serve in the same branch of the military that landed at Da Nang in 1965. History is weirdly circular.

Any Jkfans here?

I just got a communicating threats against a guy I caught with my girl lmaooo army said they got a waiver no problem 😂😂🤙🤙#Go army