Taliban Fighters had Zero Chance Against Gunship | Paul Parkhurst

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Today’s Urban Valor story brings us Marine Corps veteran Corporal Paul 
Parkhurst in this veteran interview.  

Paul takes us through his life before joining the Marines, while in 
the Marines, and the struggle of transitioning out of the military after 
witnessing traumatic experiences. 

Paul recalls a war story where he was shipped off to Kuwait in 2003 in 
preparation for the Invasion of Iraq, just 2 months after joining his fleet. 

As part of Task Force Tarawa, Paul battled the mental strain of sleep exhaustion and stressors of war intensified by the reminders of the price of battle as his convoy drove past 
dead bodies along the roads. 

He shares with us the psychological effects of leaving for a second 
deployment immediately following the first and highlighting the impact of 
being subjected to horrific circumstances. Paul's war story also reminds the audience 
that leaving the service — which for him happened 9 days after returning 
home from Afghanistan — does not mean leaving the stress and anxiety 
behind. 

Paul courageously speaks about the consequences of war and the necessity 
of seeking assistance regarding mental health, which could manifest into 
physical ailments. 

To those watching, this episode will be a reminder of the impact war has on 
combat veterans while in combat and even more so after coming home from 
combat. 

About Urban Valor:

Welcome to Urban Valor, where we hear the stories of our veteran heroes in 
their own words. Within these vet interviews, you'll hear everything from 
combat stories, life stories pre/post military, military transition, and 
everything in between.  

Our interviews aren't just war interviews or combat veteran interviews, but 
interviews from any military veteran willing to share. Our hope is to educate 
the masses with what our military veterans went through while serving their 
country and how life has been since their military transition back to civilian 
life. 

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