After Being Shot & Hit With Grenade Marine Rescues Wounded Teammate 🇺🇸
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- This week’s Urban Valor episode features MARSOC veteran and retired Master Sergeant, Danny Santos. Danny grew up in the rampart district of South-Central Los Angeles. He enlisted in the Marine Corps to escape the gang-infested streets of LA. His parents migrated to the U.S. from El Salvador in the 1970s and at the age of 10, Danny had to endure his father taking his own life.
As a young Lance Corporal in the Marines, Danny was awarded the Silver Star. After being shot and blown up by a grenade he completely disregarded his own safety, exposed himself to enemy fire, and drug one of his wounded teammates to safety. Danny would go on to serve 15 years in the MARSOC community as a Critical Skills Operator with 9 deployments under his belt. He leaves us with what he’s done to adapt and overcome the challenges of transitioning out of the military.
Danny Santos is incredibly courageous and a true warrior. We're so thankful he sat down with Josh Gutierrez of Urban Valor to share his incredible story as a combat veteran who served 9 deployments and was wounded in battle.
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Master Sergeant Santos, I really appreciate you sharing your experience. Many thank yous for serving, and much respect to you. For many years I have always paid for coffee/lunch/dinner for any soldiers I see and thank them personally. You ALL deserve so much heartfelt gratitude for all you have been through & sacrificed. Sending blessings & thanks.
Welcome home MS Santos. You've led an amazing life so far, and you're just getting started. I am sure that you will reach those goals.
Good interview. Thanks for bringing it to us.
Oorah, Devildog, I'm very proud of you, as are many. I'm also of Salvadoran heritage, so proud twice over. Semper Fi.
Great and thank you for service and sharing your story,
Jason was a great guy. He was in 3/4 kilo with me before he went to 3/7. Was about to EAS and decided he wanted to deploy before he got out. Remember the day we found out what he did to save his brothers, we were in Falujah at the time. Can't put into words what he is to his fellow Marines.
Thank you for you and your family's service and sacrifice to our country. 🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲
To us all brah
for a split second i thought yall went in on 3/4 of a kilo😂😂 smh im slow
Glad you made it home man. Hope you are doing well.
I was in Kilo 4/2 under Cpl Jason Dunham. It is an honor to have served with these warrior gods. MSgt Santos and Cpl Dunham were the best of the best of all the Marines in 3/7. A true honor to know and serve with these guys.
Danny was my best friend growing up. We went to elementary, middle school and high school together. I’m glad to see how successful he has been in life. Keep it up bro. Hope to see you soon.
Danny is my neighbor and friend. I had the honor to be there at his retirement ceremony at Pendleton. To see how his peers and superiors spoke of him with tears in their eyes shows what kind of man he is
These are the type of men I surround myself with. As a former army infantry guy, this Marine is a True warrior. Salute
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This guy is a role model for young Latino men, well spoken, seems like a very intelligent man, as a former 90’s Marine, I’m proud of this guy for turning his life around….
Very inspiring hopefully I can be just as badass😂
This guy is an inspiration and role model for anyone, Latino or not. Semper fi, Top
Glad your dad took the chance! He gave America a great Warrior and I am happy he was in our military! my husband was 19 inV.Nam an listed to this an said war has a steep learning curve glad to hear your focus is on the Future an what else such a great man can contribute to him self and all of us!
You MSGT with all you have done with the Marine Corps and then a masters degree.......... are what makes Marines legends
Dude!!! That is how I left Highland Park in 85 ...Except it was the Air Force... It got me out of there...! Never went back! Bless you Man! My AF Experience was Disneyland compared to your Experience... Glad you made it!!!
An absolutely unique person of character. He has a road map on managing problems and coming up with a solution and I've never heard, in basic steps how to overcome problems. I salute up and hope all that happens in the future is blessed for your present and future generations. P.S. He didn't pay me for the comment.
Santos IS the highest level of American society. Thank you will never be enough. Hearing the testimonies of these vets from my generation, renews my hope in this nation. 🇺🇸
He wants to cry but no tears come. He is a superman...
Thanks for your service brother!. Hoora…
Criminally underrated channel that shares great stories from heroes. Keep posting great content!
Proud to have people like this fighting for our country. Thank you sir!
Much respect for Marine Raiders.
What an inspiring story! This guy is going to be a fantastic dad. Building generational wealth is a great goal. Thank you for your service 🇺🇸❤🌎
Wow, what an inspiring man! Great story.
Appreciate you watching 🤙🏼🇺🇸👊🏼
Outstanding! One of the best Veteran interviews I have seen! And really loved the pictures you included! The pics helped bring his experience to life.
Welcome home Master Sergeant Danny Santos. Thank you for taking care of all of your Marines.
That’s a real man right there. True American hero.
This guy should run for some kind of office. He's super smart and could bring some ethics and professionalism to American politics.
Holy f**k, the Marines is like the French Foreign Legion. It is blessed with smart, tough people like this man; who is crazy enough to go against the Marine Corps? I remember Chicano Marines at Pendleton came back from a weekend in East L.A... oh my cousin got shotgunned at our party, my brother got stabbed this weekend at a party... Constant. They grow up in that then join the Marines. The USMC is gifted with these people
Semper Fi, Top!! Thanks for your leadership combat experience and sacrifice for this old breed's freedom to continue play golf!!
Thanks for joining the Jarhead family bro! We need good dudes like you. I've been to the Stumps many times. You sound like you got your life going in the right direction, and that's awesome! I'm pulling for you Danny. Semper Fi Devil Dog!!
I’m glad your here brother!
Thank you for defending our freedom!
Thank you sir for your service and being such an awesome example to everyone! God bless you!
MSgt Santos, you’re an awesome guy man. I could tell by your eyes you have guilt and grief about your dudes from Al Qaim. Dudes like you were my seniors when I was in and just know I have so much respect for the 03/04 guys including yourself. Thanks for everything and I’m glad you got to retire. Live a good life brother.
Thank you Danny for your service , you are a real Hero and Leader!
Danny,
I thank you for your interview and military service. I was at Camp Horno 1/9 about 10 years before you. It was a different brother. I am glad you were able to gain much internal understanding of who you are and how you define yourself. I commend you on getting your degrees. A university degree will pave the way with the right mindset. After I left the Marines, I enrolled at a university in Chicago, knocked out my degree in Political Science/International Relations and Sociology. I too was an 0311. I strongly applaud you. Stay out of comfort zones and keep growing & looking out for your family. About your father, you are not alone. I also had a father who took the wrong road. Read Jack Canfield's book Principles of Success.
Stay strong brother and be well
Thanks brother! Sounds like you did really good for yourself to- congrats! Take care and SF brother 🤙🏼
Awesome interview. Semper Fidelis 🇺🇸
Well spoken guy!!!
Deeply grateful for you and to you
Semper Fi Brother... Thank you for your Service, Sacrifice and Patriotism..... I, too, joined the Corps due to a negative path and direction... Best thing I could have done..... Thank you Devil Dog
Thank you for your service Danny💯
Another amazing video. My step bro was in 3/6 Kilo during all of this. I'm so glad to see the Marines who went above and beyond get the recognition they all deserve.
Danny, your killin it. Keep it up.
God bless you and all Veterans because of you we can celebrate independence day 😊
We need more people with his Ethos, amazing interview!
Good interviews brotha! Keep ‘em up! 🔥 shout out to y’all that served or is serving! 💯
Thanks for the comment man!
This dude seems solid as fuck
Mark you have the best interviews . Master Sgt Santos amazing human being .
Agreed No decision is substantially worse than a bad one in hone sight
Your ONE BADASS MAN SEMPER FI MAY GOD BLESS YOUR EVERY STEP
A shining example of a great American.
Wow. What an interesting interview. I am an army retiree. I didn't know marsoc was that active in Africa. I was SF my last 5 years in 7th Grp. Our region was latin america. I'm so glad he stayed in. Very articulate and knowledgeable of the intel stuff. You can tell he really got into it. Love your videos . brother. Looks like you're based in socal. I grew up in central coast cal.
This was a damn awesome interview. MSgt. Santos is one impressive individual
Freak'in courageous warrior and super inspiring!
🙏🏽 Thank you for your service Brother !! .. ✊🏽 .. God willing, & Together, you'll continue to be The Best You That You Can Be !! 🫶🏾
Was very helpful when you clarified the abbreviations and call signs, like when you said, "DI is Drill Instructor". Not all of us served so are not familiar with those terms. Thank you for helping us understand.
Nice interaction and analysis about how different people's views about this world is all about possibly relative to their existence in 'em respective places of stay.
Man, easy for me to say but don't even beat yourself up for your decisions in combat. You did the best you could at the time and you STILL BROUGHT THE FIGHT after being shot and blown up by a fukn grenade!!! That's beyond movie shit. You're actions define bravery and courage. Once again, I don't have the words. Love and respect.
I am from LA and grew up in Rampart!
Great interview, much respect
Coolest guy I’ve watched you interview so far. Still motivated!
Straight soldier
Luv you brother Semper fidelis. My family are refugees too. From communists Yugoslavia....1957.
I joined the usmc to serve and give back to this country that gave us our freedom.
Semper fidelis . India company plt 3111 1975
I had movie moment as a kid when me and my 2 cousins (who were brothers) were swimming in a leach infested creek in Ohio,,, we all got out and frantically starting ripping leaches off our body’s and then we all stopped…… look each other in the eyes ..and all at the same time checked inside our pants ….Crazy times.
Hi we're from the US Govt.....and we're here to help
Great video badass marine 🇺🇲
Well I'm glad I respected him and he was polite, I meet him at 1msob
Semper Fi brother
The sacrifice of immigrant families for their children is inspiring.
Love you top....semper fidelis
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The Purple Heart Hall of Honor does not show a Santos, Danny, as a Purple Heart recipient. If I were a recipient of such an award, I would ensure my name made it to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor roster. I'm just sayin'
Just an idea… some of these Marines who have valor award, please show their citations. I would absolutely love to read them. I was written up for a NAM w/ “V” in 2011/Afghanistan. My platoon sergeant ripped it up and called me a boot. I learned about politics of the USMC right then.
When I got out of the army I didn't apply for any benefits even though I had them and a honorable discharge. I just didn't believe that I deserved them. That was there for people who lost everything until I met a retired first Sargent, he explained to me like such. If you were roofing and fell off of a roof would you file for workers compensation. Well that's what the disability and benefits are so go down and file today do you need a ride over to the court house
Nothing good ever happens after someone says "get off your horse and look at this..."
Semper Fi!
Wow you say wow a lot .wow
plz starting asking their age too ! love the vids
I honor you brother serious run for president
Love ❤️
That’s some moto shit to show up to the hatches in damn work clothes! 😮
You joined on my birthday… was MSgt.Santos in Iraq Falluja in March 2006?
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This dude went to boot camp the day after I did. I was Parris Island though.
Tu es chingon
440 district Cpl.Dunham
Ibet my papa knows him
While his papa looks out for him from God's home and his brothers thank his papa
Rahhhhh 🔪
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Shop lifting wow the government better pay this man an pave your road I elect SANTOS FOR PRESIDENT RUN FOR PRESIDENT
Yeah man If you put your mind to it you can be an expert at mass murder...its up to YOU !
Just by joining the gang would’ve made you the OG or head honcho? I call bull💩
Easily could be fbi cia super experience 007 ops
His family is a reminder of the American dream. I have 3 generations here in the states… all served and still none feel worthy of this country
Good one.
Straight up Semper Fi shit.