Surviving Fallujah: Marine’s Untold Battle with War's Trauma
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- This week’s Urban Valor episode features Marine veteran Terry Kim, who grew up in Queens, NY. Inspired by his brother, a Marine, Terry decided to enlist in the Marine Corps. Though he initially hoped to join the infantry, he took his family's advice and signed up as an Armorer. Despite their hopes, his role did not shield him from the harsh realities of war.
In this episode, Terry shares his experiences from his deployments to Okinawa and Iraq, including his time stationed at Camp Fallujah, where his unit faced 160 casualties and lost 8 members in combat. Terry also reflects on how these experiences have impacted his life after the military as he navigates the challenges of returning to civilian life.
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Video Chapters:
00:28 Early Life
3:03 Military Influence
08:27 Boot Camp
16:11 Entering the Fleet
25:42 First Deployment
34:35 Truck Platoon
40:06 Into Iraq
1:05:10 Coming Home
1:10:10 The Transition
1:13:48 Societal Plague
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I always get so excited to see another new video is posted.
Hello, i'm a marine veteran, and I have quite a story to tell people, how can I get on your channel and tell my story.
Shrooms legit saved my life after the military
This seems to be a recurring theme with veterans battling PTS. It really makes me think what shrooms do to help
I’m scared of another bad trip that’s why I’ll never touch acid again but shrooms about 3.5 grams is going to happen again
Never tried it barely made it out. Took about ten years to cope after I got out.
Try smoking some DMT, 5 minute trip nothing like it@@BIKELIFEAP
I wasn't in the military but it saved me as well. Thank you for your service!! I'm glad everything worked out for you. My dad was a ranger. Sadly, I lost him to suicide but these military videos helps me to think about him.
🙏 Thank you for your story. God bless
8:50 had me dying 🤣
I seen throat chops, knees into recruits pushing a dude down the stair well in a trash can, smacking rifles into people faces that was in 2006. Indy 500 CRUSH THE HOUSE lol Skuzing around the racks in the center of the house.
bullshit, throat chops could lead to death, i highly doubt a professional DI would do something like that. pushing dude down the stair well LMAO, that could cause serious injury, which mean end of recruit trianing.
@@heyahole1 Doubt what you want I know what I seen. We even had a School circle with the battalion officer asking about it but no one said shet... after that dude got caught stealing MRE's before worrior week they made him run up and down the whole base carrying a CPR dummy yelling "I am a Fat Boy and steal MRE's".
@@EnlistedBombinkind of reminds me how things were when I was first starting…..the 1990’s were a different beast….
Retired in 2015…..irs sooooo very much different these days.
I think I served with your brother on the 15th MEU back in 06-07. Tell him Cpl Mallon says was up.
It bothers me that your channel doesn't get as many views, likes, blah, blah, blah as other channels. These interviews are way better than most! Real vets! Real stories! Real life!!!
FACTS!! This channel is amazing great stories
Most people don't want to hear about the realities of war and these vets experiences, they're more into kittens rolling down stairs and girls hitting each other with pillows 🌈
I used to like the very popular channel with the bald dude until he started the right wing propaganda.
Yeah this channel is legit
Love this. Army Retired. Hell, even my marriage is failing because honesty and commitment is seen as insulting, dominating and mean. Jobs suck and bosses are just that. Bosses and not leaders because of a piece of paper with no experience or testing in real life besides an evaluation from one of their buddies from college. This video will save some lives man. Thank you
HOOAH, brother
crazy how ROE's in Iraq was pretty much shoot a dude with a shovel and when I was in Afghan, it was if a dude shoots your homie next to you and then turns his back....he was no longer a threat and you weren't supposed to shoot them. Crazy.
Sir thank you for your interview And your service good luck to you sir
Much appreciated🤙🏼
The main reason I like this channel is because you ask your questions and then you let the guest talk and talk. That's what we want to hear: everything that is on their mind. That's how the full story comes out, which is what makes it so interesting.
Everyone needs friends or someone to speak to them straight forward. Honesty saves lives.
Thanks for sharing your story brother. And thanks for sharing all the fallen stories on other platforms. 🇺🇸
Thanks for listening
Yo Kim you partied like a grunt, Kim's channel is awesome
It’s the same story again and again and it’s stuck with me for over ten years now. The lack of structure, identity, and fraternity when you get out.
Just zoomed into the shirt 😂😂😂🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Semper Fi....... RAH
Hell of a guy... for a guy who grew up in bklyn, who kinda mirrored his life but 1st cause im born in '80... i get it
Damn, my unit took 75 casualties on my last deployment. I thought that was crazy, 167? Y'all were in the shiiiii
Family picture go hard not gonna lie tho
Love the stories. Brings.back.memories.
I rode that transit from Palm springs to 29 when I first arrived too. It took us all the way to the receiving squad bay, back in the day, if you caught one of the few that were base runs.
Walmart. Probably yucca valley
29 kind of sucked as a boot comm bubba in school. I remember Top's taxi and his raggedy Dodge caravan and a wire out gray limousine taxi we would take to Palm Springs. Group rates .lol
Camp Wilson and Gypsum ridge, black mountain. Yeah they sucked too. But there was way worse out there I'd learn later on. 29 mwr takes good care of the Marines.
Went back as a civilian contractor and it was a blast
There is so much to do in the 29 area that we never realized as boots and transients.
To the many boots stuck there or young Marines, get off the base. Go to Joshua Tree Natl Park or 49 palms oasis. Make the trip to Big Bear, or go check out death valley, or the Amboy crater. If you're into racing, there are dirt tracks not too far away, if you are into dirt bikes and quads, everyone rides them in the trails off base and there Are also off-road recreation parks ran by the state, that are free to camp and ride on, with you annual sticker.
And be glad you don't have Okinawa swamp ass, or chewed up by mosquitoes in Lejeune and the stank ass marshlands. Yeah lake bandini smells terrible, but the winds change and the recycled poo water tastes great 😂
Also we used to jump the fence, over the bus stop outside Hansen in omi (coming in from Kinville, back when we used to have Cinderella Liberty)
Who's behind this page. The contents amazing 🔥🔥
2111’s represent
✌️ ❤️ 🤍 💙 SALUTE!
Thank you 🙏
This is a great video
The relative nature of your story is compelling
My grandfather fought in Vietnam. His name is Herminio pizarro. If anyone know of him any war buddies just letting you know he is alive and well and still hates fireworks 🎆 🎇 too this very day. Love you abuello.Thank you too all military for protecting our country and all your services.
Remember his name. Herminio Pizarro.
@@martin8613 🫡🇺🇸🦅
He started talking about eating healthy as a polished off a large supreme pizza by myself. Lol
the thumbnail 😅
💯👍🙏
Glad ya made it back sir thanks for your time. Nam as in Roberto ?
Great interview. True American
Thank you for your Service. Americans of all races.
Appreciate your support 🤙🏼
Learning about Fallujah is my favourite part of GWOT history, something about the COIN and conventional warfare in urban combat coming together is wild to me. The sheer volume of fighters in the city.
28:33 😂 🫡 yutttt
I know SSgt Chevy!!!! I was a Gy with 374 and we would sit back and chat during field ops… good dude for sure
Oh and your insides.. the brain chemistry. Your hormon3s from the constant lifestyle we lived . When thr hormones are thrown totally out of wack...you'll be fucked. I think that has to do with it as well.
Thumbnail might have the wrong quote??
Thanks for sharing your story, brother. S/F
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏼
797 Broderick Ridge
The suicide rate is higher b3cause in ww2 and Korea. And up. It has to do with society. I believe when thru returned at least thry had somewhat of a society that was all on the same page . Anotjer sense of belonging ....take a lool at society today....every man for himself
It's alot of things that come together for a terrible outcome
I believe the western world society men is the weakest in history due to politics, cancel culture, and all the stuff that comes with it... I am not referring to the military or soldiers in anyway!
Agreed. I moved from a country with terrorism to Canada and people back home had patience and came together more than people here. I cannot imagine going through so much and returning to such a lack of empathy.
Loved this !! Amazing story and told so well !! Thank you both !! 👏🏼
An Asian American combat veteran with the last name Kim... I don't envy the comparison to you know who 🤣
18:27 You didn't have to go there. Might be a good idea to delete. This Marine is an American. You probably didn't mean anything offensive but reread what your message implies. It is not funny.
Tru that..!!!
What's the joke I'm missing?
??? What does this even mean
Those jokes are one thing and can go over some peoples' heads. But it can be poor form when comparing two real people who've been in real shit, even jokingly.
❤ yr story stay well