This Navy SEAL Hunted the Taliban on Horseback in Afghanistan

Navy SEAL Andrew Arrabito sits down to tell the REAL stories behind serving in United States Naval Special Warfare from 2002 to 2012, including time with SEAL Team 5 and SEAL Team 1.In this episode of Urban Valor, he breaks down what BUD/S was really like, the mindset required to survive SEAL training, life as a new guy in the teams, and what combat looked like during deployments overseas.He also tells the incredible story of a nighttime freefall jump where he lost access to his ripcord, began tumbling at low altitude, deployed his reserve chute, survived… and then got back in the aircraft and jumped again.Beyond the military stories, Andrew opens up about growing up in Northern California, losing his father and two older brothers in a plane crash at age seven, and later returning to the crash site in Alaska.👍 Like this video to support and show appreciation.🗣️ Comment your support or ask any questions. Sometimes, our interviewees respond, and we at Urban Valor will do our best to respond as well!✅ SUBSCRIBE to support Urban Valor and the courageous Veterans who tell their stories AND so you NEVER miss a weekly episode of our veteran stories. New stories every Sunday!Your engagement greatly supports our mission to share authentic and impactful veteran stories.Chapters: 0:00 “I Thought I Was Dead” – Parachute Malfunction1:25 Meet Navy SEAL Andrew Arrabito2:07 Growing Up in Northern California5:20 Faith & Family6:08 Why He Wanted to Become a Navy SEAL7:11 Joining the Navy & Getting to BUD/S14:50 How BUD/S Instructors Targeted Candidates15:54 The Different Phases of SEAL Training21:59 Deaths & Danger During SEAL Training23:09 Joining SEAL Team 524:01 Life as the New Guy25:34 Hazing & SEAL Team Culture27:25 First Combat Deployment to Iraq28:42 Combat Missions in Iraq32:06 Hunting a Sniper in Tal Afar33:46 Screening for DEVGRU42:00 Fighting in Afghanistan43:12 How Taliban Fighters Hid From Apache Helicopters45:40 A Helicopter Crash That Nearly Included His Team46:02 Did They Make a Difference in Afghanistan?46:22 Training Other Navy SEALs58:27 Losing His Father & Two Brothers58:38 Returning to the Alaska Plane Crash Site1:00:06 Losing His Family at Seven Years Old1:01:08 Building His Business After the SEAL Teams━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━DISCLAIMER: The views and experiences shared in this interview are those of the individual and are recounted from personal memory.#UrbanValor #navyseal #podcast