It's the second day of the Battle for Hue and it's quickly becoming clear to many of the Marines on the ground that this fight is different than what they experienced prior to this. They've lost dozens of Marines and Navy corpsmen who've been killed or wounded in the fight, they are clearly out numbered, they haven't been trained for urban environments, the rules of engagement in the battle are different than anything they've seen before, they continue being sent out on missions that are deadly and appear to be impossible, and the officers know that their command does not understand the situation on the ground in Hue.

The Battle That Changed Everything is our special series on the Battle for Hue in the Vietnam War. This is chapter 3 of our story.

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We have been telling the story of the Battle for Hue in the Vietnam War in early 1968 in our series titled The Battle That Changed Everything.

Bill Purcell fought with Alpha 1/1. Alpha Company 1st Marine Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. Alpha Company was the first company of Marines who were sent into Hue after NVA troops overran the city in the early morning hours of January 31, 1968.

Bill Purcell was a big part of our first episode titled They Were All Shot Up.

The Battle That Changed Everything is a special series of our podcast Tomorrow Town, Tennessee.

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If you live in the Chattanooga area or watch NewsChannel 9 from someplace farther away, you likely know David Glenn.

He grew up in the area, and he's been our Chief Meteorologist at NewsChannel 9 and Fox Chattanooga for about 19 years, but before that he worked in Mobile, Alabama and was there when Hurricane Katrina made landfall.

Later this week, we will mark 20 years since Hurricane Katrina.

So, on this episode I talk to David Glenn about his memories of covering Katrina.

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