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This week’s Urban Valor episode features retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Arcand. Daniel grew up near the twin cities in Minnesota. He enlisted into the Marine Corps as an infantryman and conducted 7 deployments during his service, 6 of which were combat. Combat veteran Daniel Arcand discusses the struggle with his mental health as an active duty Marine and using alcohol to cope with his memories and PTSD. He’s established a veteran organization called “Peace for Warriors.” Peace for Warriors allows veterans to travel, volunteer, and give back to communities around the world, which will enable veterans to get an entirely new outlook on travel and, in turn, contributes to mental health healing. ???? Support Daniel and Urban Valor by "LIKING" Today's Video! ????️ Ask Questions or Share Thoughts in the Comments! We answer ASAP! ???? Click "SUBSCRIBE" and the ???? So You NEVER Miss an Episode of Urban Valor! #veteran #military #urbanvalor #marines #marine #war #combatveteran
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2 years ago
I was a Infantry Marine with 1/5 Apache Company and this was my Gunny! What a privilege it was to have such a leader!
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2 years ago
This man embodies the quote “beware the old man in a profession where men die young” - Semper Fidelis
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2 years ago
The best word to describe these interviews is "Powerful" I see no weakness only a true warrior
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10 months ago
One of the coolest company guns I've ever had. Man was one of the greatest mentors I ever had as a Sgt.
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2 years ago
He seems like a great dude
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2 years ago
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Thanks Josh for all you do. Keep it up - save our precious vets who deserve so much from their brave service. Thank you Dan for sharing your stories and your new Peace for Warriors program.
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2 years ago
Had the honor to serve with this man during his time with 3rd Battalion 7th Marines, Kilo Company. He was a Staff Sergeant when he showed up and was a platoon SNCO. Always loved being the machine gun support, I was an 0331 for Kilo Company, for his platoon. He taught us really valuable life lessons on and off the training grounds and even while we were deployed to Afghanistan in 2013 to 2014 and then to Iraq in 2015. I could always go to him and ask for advice and knowledge, he was an awesome mentor and the type of Marine every Marine under his charge would look up to and use him to set the standard of how a Marine should be. I still remember playing dominoes with him at night during our exercises at 29 Palms before Afghanistan and just laughing and him joking with us for being machine gunners. You can actually see several of us machine gunners in that first black and white picture during our work up to go back into Iraq in 2015. I also admired and will continue to admire everything that man taught me. All I can say now is thank you, I will also remember my talks with you and hold myself to the standard you displayed to us everyday. Semper Fi Gunny.
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2 years ago
This guy should write a book. As many tours as he's done. I feel he has so much to share
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2 years ago (edited)
I retired in 2015 ( 10th Mar. RAHHH) and it took me a full 5 years to transition. I had great jobs on Camp Lejeune as a contractor and as a GS employee but nothing I had did as you put it gave me that adrenaline rush. What I learned to accept was this. The 20 years of active duty was a long chapter in our lives. At some point we have to close that chapter and for some it is a lot harder than others. What I found helped me tremendously was getting away from the Marine Corps environment. I moved back to Pennsylvania away from Camp Lejeune back in 2019 and I slowly started noticing a shift in my attitude and demanor. I was losing that Marine mentality but that is ok. As you put things we say and did in the Corps do not transition well out here especially our stories, foul language and just overall demeanor. It was a hard thing to accept for how I have changed but as the Corps always put it .....get with the program or move on. Well society also sees it that way. My wife catches me slipping into those periods of silence, quietness and just overall darkness but I do snap out of it eventually and it is ok to relive those great moments in the Corps but I had to accept that it is over and I had to move on. I closed the chapter. Semper Fi brother. Take care of yourself and thanks for your service
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2 years ago
He was so right about veterans not necessarily needing a dog and internalizing but getting out there and serving his fellow man
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1 month ago
These interviews are therapeutic, hearing their post testimony.
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2 years ago (edited)
After watching this I want to say thank you, thank you for not hurting yourself or taking your own life… I have PTSD also… and I really want to say thank you for not leaving. You might not accept people saying this… but you are a true man.
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2 years ago
I love these interviews man…I hope this channel takes off.
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