Vietnam War Marine Richard Merriman and his wife Becky have a fascinating story.

Richard fought along the DMZ in late 1967 and 1968.

He fought at Battle of Khe Sanh and his time in the war had a dramatic impact on his life and his wife, Becky.

On this episode, a very open conversation with Richard and Becky Merriman about their lives before, during, and after the war.

This is a conversation that will resonate will any combat veteran and is an opportunity for anyone to understand the realities for veterans, their spouses, and families in the years after the war is over.

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Vietnam War Marine Richard Merriman was fighting in the war when the Tet Offensive started.

In this episode, a sneak peak at a future episode with Richard Merriman.

We will have much more with Richard Merriman in our next episode in two weeks.

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Freedom Sings USA is a national non-profit that offers a unique brand of music therapy.

Nashville songwriters talk to a veteran about their story and then that veteran and those songwriters write a song about their story.

Today on the show a look at how Freedom Sings USA helps veterans heal.

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We've had a big year here on the show and one great experience was attending the Military Influencers Conference in Atlanta back in September.

And I came across an interview that I never released from the conference.

So, in this episode a short conversation with Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt Michael Huff discussing the changes at Marine Corps Community Services.

MGySgt Huff is the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Business And Support Services Division at Marine Corps Community Services.

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This is Chapter 5 of our series on the battle for Hue in the Vietnam War.

We call this series, the battle that changed everything and we call this episode Wounded, Bleeding and Angry.

This is the story of 2 Marine Corps Legends at the Battle for Hue City, Sgt. Alfredo "Freddie" Gonzalez and SgtMaj John Canley.

Most of the information in this series comes directly from the veterans I spoke to for this project, but I have done a lot of other research as well. This link below has a list of the primary resources that helped inform this reporting.

https://newschannel9.com/features/tomorrow-town-tennessee/the-battle-that-changed-everything-they-were-all-shot-up#

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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.

You can find more content on the Congressional Medal of Honor Society Celebration and much more on my Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/@joshroe

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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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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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