Navy Seal Outruns Rockets, Shares War Stories, & Talks Mental Health 🧠
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- čas přidán 5. 03. 2022
- This week’s Urban Valor episode features U.S. Navy Seal veteran, Johnny
Sotello.
Johnny was a breacher and a point man in the Navy Seal Teams, which ended up taking a toll on his mental state. He tells a story about a moment of laughter he shared with his teammates as they attempted to outrun rockets launched by the enemy in Iraq. Johnny leaves us with a bucket full of effective treatments for veterans suffering from PTSD and TBI as he continues to give back by helping as many veterans as he can.
This is usually where we'd tell you all about Urban Valor and our mission to help share stories of all heroic Veterans, while raising awareness in the key areas of Veteran homelessness, Veteran Mental Health, and Veteran transition, or any Veteran in need.
But instead, we'd like to take the opportunity while sharing this incredibly powerful story and advice shared by Johnny Sotello, who is one of the toughest, and most incredible men I know, and just say, there's absolute STRENGTH and TOUGHNESS in getting help. There's power in recognizing you need help. We all need help.
One click, or one dial of your phone can change your life. We have no affiliation with Veterans Crisis Line, but believe what they're doing is incredible, as they offer a free and confidential support line to Veterans in need.
Please, if Johnny spoke to you, and you found yourself recognizing symptoms, or thinking about your own pain and struggle with mental health, reach out to Veterans Crisis Line and have a private conversation so you can be on the road to getting better. We appreciate you HERO, thank you for serving our country, now, you deserve all the help and support in the world.
Be strong, reach out, and get it here:
www.veteranscrisisline.net/
And as always, we're here for you, and always open to talking privately. We invite the conversation and would love to help in any way we can!
Just send us a DM on IG / urbanvalortv or email me Josh directly at josh@urbanvalor.com - we're here for YOU!
We gotta get this channel wayyy bigger
Lets gooooo!!
Do you have a mouse in your pocket bro?
Do you have a mouse in your pocket bro?
Do you have a mouse in your pocket bro?
Not enough ppl are exposed to these national treasures and their stories. HEROES 💯🎯
This guy is the definition of “what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger” -Friedrich Nietzsche
yes he truly is!
And what unique quote can you contribute?
WOW, one of my favorites so far! Johnny, you're incredible man! Thank you for your service and thank you for sharing!
Thanks Adam! Appreciate the comment, and yeah, definitely a great story!
This guy is so cool (TY for your service, honestly). We owe our freedom to great men like this.
Absolutely and he really is! A hero, and a COOL hero at that! Thank you Dan!
This guy was awesome, glad he is helping out others that are struggling. God bless this man and all of our veterans.
Graduated class 133 in 85. and I am also from San Antonio. ST-1 85 - 92, Unit - 2 92 - 94. ST-3 94 - 97. NSWG -1 97 - 98 stood up NSWU-3 then PCS to Unit 3 - in 98 until retirement in 2003. Got a good job offer in Dubai. i miss The Teams. Was/is a great job.
I can listen to special ops stories all day . These guys are ye real GI Joes and growing up in the 70’s I had the kung foo grip joe with the beard . I joined the army when I was 35 in 2005 and deployed in 06 to Iraq it wasn’t high speed like the SF guys but seen war n seen the horrors that come with it . I would do it all over agin loved the military wish I joined out of high school but I didn’t wanna be a freedom moocher n gave up a great job to go fight for this great country that gave me nothing but opportunities
We appreciate you, Earl. You're welcome to take the seat on Urban Valor any time. Feel free to email me at josh@urbanvalor.com That goes for any veteran who sees this 🤘🏻🪖🇺🇸
Here from tiktok. Glad i watched the whole thing. Immediately subscribed
That was basically my experience! If I understood social media, I would share the shit out of this! haha
This is GREAT to hear, and great feedback! Is there anything else we could provide on TikTok that'd move more interested viewers over?
We appreciate you letting us know how you made it here Kylen, and we're really glad to hear you Subscribed!
@@Juiceboxdan72 Thank you big time Dan! Man, we really appreciate the support!
We as a nation take some of our brightest most capable people and use and abuse them for us. We need to keep them safe after the damage is done. America will regret this treatment in the long run. Losing guys every day that were true hero’s and deadly with integrity when we need them. We will never forget. Nice work.
Thank you. Totally agree
Sotello brothers are warriors
Remember one day going to the range for about 3 hours, long time ago, I just bought a desert eagle and borrowed a friend's AR-15 and brought my AK, after shooting those guns for 3 hours I was nauseous all night, headache the entire next day. I remember after every shot of the desert eagle I would like black out for a couple seconds like I don't have any memory for one or two seconds after each shot of the eagle, and that was just one day. I can't imagine the amount of TBI you would get from a lifetime of this, and obviously using heavier weapons/explosions than that. I can't stress enough the importance of a suppressor on the AR platform it was by far the most damaging with that stupid muzzle brake on the end of it. That and one shot I took with the eagle where I forgot to put the right side of my cans down. Disclaimer: obviously I'm not comparing my range days to The extraordinary life of these men, only trying to relate the closest reference I have to it.
Thank you for helping the guys, Johnny.
1st to all that served with honor, my deepest respect and thanks.
2nd To the Content Creator: What verification did you get about the gentleman's story?? Has Don Shipley Verified his service as a Navy SEAL????
What a great interview! Thanks, fellas, and thank you for your service, y’all.💜
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
Seems like a genuinely great dude. Love the way he talks so highly of dudes from other branches that he worked with.
Amazing story stay strong brother! I know that pain. The migraines get me often. Thank God you overcame the pils and addiction its the worst thing I ever did to myself
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I have terrible tinnitus. 24/7. And I never served, I can’t imagine how bad these guys have it. These guys keep me going. God bless.
much respect! God bless you, and thank you for your service.
Much appreciated Jason! Thanks for subscribing and being part of the family man!
Love what you do man keep this vet content up
Thanks you so much. Means the world to hear that 🙏🇺🇸
thanks for trying to help other combat vets before it's too late for them. hits me right in the soul man. good shit
Deeply grateful for and to you
You are the most humble , warrior , hero , patriot and freaking badass I’ve ever listened to ! I’m rockin red !
Let’s go!!
Incredible story Johnny
Hyper vigilance is sizing people up as well & hyper startle response can also be if your house is quiet and you hear a creak and your heart skips a beat. Some vets can have all the ptsd symptoms and not realize it. I appreciate what your doing for your fellow vets
Thank You Mr. JOHNNY SOTELLO!
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This guys knows his stuff. Impressive. Came from Tiktok too
Thank you for coming over to watch, Alfonso. Means a lot 🙏
My Cuz !! pure San anto
Thank you 🇺🇲
May the good lord boost this channels strength in the algorithm, may he spread the contents of this channel and those similar to it, in youtubes name amen.
Great story. Good dude right there!❤
This dude is the first SEAL I’ve ever heard talk about stuff I saw in the movie Navy SEALs with Michael Biehne and Charlie Sheen and the late great Bill Paxton.
What amazes me is, having PTSD, how much of the public is completely unaware, lack of knowledge, lack of understanding for how serious it is what us veterans go through....
Completely agree
Amazing. No idea how he lives that life, then comes back home to be harry homeowner. It's hard not to idolize these men
Thank you for watching, Amanda!
Respect.🇺🇸🦅
This channel has hella good stories 💯
Love your channel bro keep it up best wishes from Maine
Much appreciate Scott! Thank you! We’ll keep pushing!!
Great episode brothers!
Thank you!
Great work brother. Ibogaine & 5 MEO-DMT treatment is the real deal.
Greetings from San Antone Johnny. Hope you stay well. Thanks for doing what few would even consider.
That you take care of your men after the dust settles speaks volumes about your character.
Boerne is awesome. Love that part of TX.
Bro I was and am just like you. I did the same combo and I couldn’t sleep either.
Bound for success
Don Shipley talked about that fast roping incident
No nonsense guy…🇺🇸
I read about that oil platform thingy they had a bunch of sf green berets cog seals devgro what a crazy story
Wild
He's right. Everyone thinks they r alone in the battle when coming back. I am very impressed with this down to earth dude. I always thought SEAL's didn't talk like this as the standard troop. How in the hell was he still breathing after the drugs mixed with the with the whiskey? I also take Ambien, but never to that level. Just shows u they r a super breed.
Thanks so much Randy! Agreed, so chill and down to earth. Just a great interview
Oh shit brother Im prior Marine and we did MIO ops during Gulf War. CG57 Lake Champlain or Lake Complain. I also did a year boots on ground as an IA with the Army in Afghanistan
This dude oozes FFL clearance rated for demo 😂 thanks for asking the questions that people like me (civilians) are too nervous to ask. Also, as a civilian that suffers with PTSD & TBI issues, this has been enormously beneficial to my mental health.
That sounds like the same mission Mike Ritland was on, when he was talking about the oil platforms?
Yes, he was.
Sean Ryan might have some comp I been watching this for days straight
One minute in..John sotello .a new.hispanic .role model especially being from San anto ..Thanks for raising the bar for us Hispanic folk.#shout.out.A.gutierres.my.uncle.air.force Vietnam veteran .Alfredo Gut ,my grandfather WW2 Guada canal air.corp vet..my dad Jose Gut.not a vet but a great man still...uncle.john maldo .. Navy veitnam vet..Uncle.Lonzo..myself army reserve duty. Drilled by CSM Generali .My grandmother chelo my mother Mona and aunt Dora.,Edna .for all their sacrifices holding it down
And being the Queen's they are..Rep Texas
22:46 "sarge are you alright" - so when did the Navy get the sergeants?
If you go back to 20:12 and listen, you'll hear him say "we took a couple Army bubbas with us that day."
9:54 “during your invasion of Iraq did you conduct any land missions” 😂 😐
Like the UFC fighters learned…. no need for full combat training…..save the mind do you can continue to learn and fight better in the future
I’m actually confused as to why this channel isn’t bigger than what it is. Every episode is amazing 💯💯🫡🫡
you should really start asking their age too
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Let's go! Great interview Josh!
FYI came here from tiktok
GREAT to know Cody! Let us know if there's anything else we could provide on TikTok that'd make it easier or more desirable for people to come over and watch the full episodes! We'd love any feedback!
Thanks so much man,
Where is his BMF belt!
Getting good grades isn’t a gift. 😂
8 ads in a 49 minute video….wow 😮
I wonder if that chamber would help with tinnitus.
Try n get some people from the Shawn Ryan show on here you will get your views up for sure jus sayin his name
Chris Kyle talks about the part with the mortars in the mud in his book.
Botox for the migraines did a lot for me...... made my face look a bit better, but time does a lot too.
What's the dam podcast?
If you're asking what our podcast is called it is "Urban Valor", which is just the audio ripped from these interviews put into podcast format.
@@UrbanValorTV I didn't mean that in a derogatory manor either brother I was asking for Johnny's
@@UrbanValorTV much respect, I've watched a couple shows in one day and I enjoyed them so much
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It's crazy that us Americans have a hard time raising funds to help veterans and people in need yet somehow manage to raise millions for kanye west for the 2nd time, to help him get back to billionaire status.
So
This kid has no idea what you're talking about fam....
I don't believe anything he says
Any vet who hasn’t heard of esketamine treatments please comment on this post.
I just literally listened to mike Ritland tell this same story and they were saying they were supposed to blow that oil filler up when the seals got on board and that they were rocking the MP5’s and reflex sights and they took down like 26-27 hostages from that mission
He had to be there with mike Ritland and I think Clint Emerson as well
Man keep up the great interviews. Do you do a check on ex servicemen to make sure your not being stolen valour? I'm not saying this about this bloke I was just wondering .
We typically get interviews through a military network referrals or through American Legion or other Veteran Centers 🙏