This is part 4 of our series examining the Battle for Hue in the Vietnam War.

We call this chapter The Truth Is Complicated as we examine mysteries, misunderstandings, and disagreements on different aspects of the historic battle during the Vietnam War.

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Retired USMC Colonel Ken Hopper is part of a group of people who are working to rebuild the historic bar where the Marine Corps was born. Colonel Hopper is a member of the Tun Legacy Foundation that is working to rebuild The Tun in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. That's the place that the United States Marine Corps got its start.

If you want to see a full list of events planned for the USMC's 250th Birthday weekend in Philadelphia here's a link to The Tun's website: https://thetun.org/250th-usmc-birthday/

If you want to see our video report on this story here's that link: https://youtu.be/jNDK0Ha7sCE

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Last week the Congressional Medal of Honor Society celebrated the Medal of Honor and all of the Medal's recipients in a historic and unforgettable weekend in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

In this episode, we look back on the week and hear from Medal of Honor recipients General Pat Brady and Captain Florent Groberg.

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Marine Corps Veteran Richard Cobb tells the story of what he witnessed on the first day at the Battle at Hue City. Mr. Cobb fought with the Golf 2/5 Marines and was there every day of the battle. He made it the full 32 days at Hue with suffering any major injuries. This battle is remembered as one of the bloodiest and arguably the pivotal fight of the 10 year war in Vietnam. The U.S. Forces in Hue 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. Listen to Richard Cobb's firsthand account being pushed to the limit in brutal urban combat.

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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.

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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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Our series The Battle That Changed Everything continues. This is our look at the Battle for Hue in the Vietnam War.

In this episode we follow the Golf Company 2/5 Marines on the first day of the battle. On the afternoon of January 31, 1968, Golf Company is sent across the Perfume River bridge to rescue a South Vietnamese General who is surrounded inside a walled fortress on the north side of the city of Hue.

What happens when Golf 2/5 is sent by their command into an ambush where they are outnumbered by thousands of NVA troops?

Veterans tell the story of what happened when company of Marines is sent into an ambush where they are outnumbered by thousands of North Vietnamese troops?

SHOW NOTES:

You can find a list of the books and other materials that helped inform this reporting here: https://newschannel9.com/features/tomorrow-town-tennessee/the-battle-that-changed-everything-they-were-all-shot-up#

And you can find lots of bonus content including extended interviews and more stories on the Battle for Hue on my YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@joshroe

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