The war didn’t end overseas. It followed them home. Justin Governale joined the U.S. Marine Corps at 17, driven by the aftermath of 9/11 and a chaotic upbringing in Laredo, Texas. What he found wasn’t just military structure—it was trauma, hazing, chaos, and survival. This raw episode pulls no punches as Justin exposes what it was like to deploy to Iraq in 2005 and 2007 with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines—one of the units hardest hit in Fallujah, losing 33 men. From becoming a Scout Sniper, sur...
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The war didn’t end overseas. It followed them home. Justin Governale joined the U.S. Marine Corps at 17, driven by the aftermath of 9/11 and a chaotic upbringing in Laredo, Texas. What he found wasn’t just military structure—it was trauma, hazing, chaos, and survival. This raw episode pulls no punches as Justin exposes what it was like to deploy to Iraq in 2005 and 2007 with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines—one of the units hardest hit in Fallujah, losing 33 men. From becoming a Scout Sniper, sur...
He Quit in Hell Week Then Fought Like Hell to Become a Navy SEAL
Urban Valor: the podcast
1 hour 41 minutes
2 weeks ago
He Quit in Hell Week Then Fought Like Hell to Become a Navy SEAL
He quit during Hell Week. Most don’t come back. Jovon Quarles did — and became a Navy SEAL Honor Graduate. Born into chaos in Washington D.C., Jovon grew up with a mom addicted to crack, no father, and violence all around. He became a dad before he graduated high school. Then he joined the Navy — not because he wanted to, but because he had no choice. He found the SEAL Teams by accident. But what followed wasn’t luck — it was pain, failure, and redemption. In this Urban Valor interview, Jo...
Urban Valor: the podcast
The war didn’t end overseas. It followed them home. Justin Governale joined the U.S. Marine Corps at 17, driven by the aftermath of 9/11 and a chaotic upbringing in Laredo, Texas. What he found wasn’t just military structure—it was trauma, hazing, chaos, and survival. This raw episode pulls no punches as Justin exposes what it was like to deploy to Iraq in 2005 and 2007 with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines—one of the units hardest hit in Fallujah, losing 33 men. From becoming a Scout Sniper, sur...
