Tomorrow Town, Tennessee

Friday will mark 25 years since the terror attacks on September 11, 2001.

A day that dramatically changed this country forever.

On this episode I talk to Vince Butler at the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee about his thoughts and memories of 9/11 and what the Center will do to remember the terror attacks and the lives lost and honor the sacrifices made since then.

Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is hosted, produced, engineered and edited by Josh Roe. This podcast is a production of NewsChannel 9, Fox Chattanooga and Sinclair Broadcast Group Chattanooga.

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A couple years ago, I traveled to Vietnam with the family of Medal of Honor recipient Sgt Rodney Maxwell Davis to visit the battlefield where Sgt Davis was killed in action. 

One of the organizers of that trip was Chattanooga native and retired Army Colonel Martin Jeremy Bowling.

On their first trip to Vietnam in 2019 they took a group of Veterans who fought at the Battle of Hamburger Hill back to that battle ground.

Then in 2024 they visited the Que Son Valley where Sgt Davis sacrificed himself on a grenade to save five of his Marine Corps brothers.

And since that trip Colonel Bowling, along with other organizers from those efforts, established a non-profit called the Longest Climb Foundation, and now that group has joined with several other groups and are working to take more veterans and their families on reconciliation trips back to important battle sites in Vietnam.

On this episode, I talk to Colonel Bowling about the important work he and the others are doing to bring closure and healing for those Vietnam Veterans and their families.

SHOW NOTES:

You can learn more about the Longest Climb Foundation here: https://www.longestclimbfoundation.org/

If you are interested in the book John Hollis wrote about Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Rodney Maxwell Davis. You can learn more here: https://www.amazon.com/Sgt-Rodney-M-Davis-Making/dp/1936449919/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1M75AZ9FNKBRE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CTdbtEAcknvE4Qmh1-c78Q.FPwdVMXEmJKlYRDQiB2U05T6kcYy6PDq9MsSBtPGC9A&dib_tag=se&keywords=Rodney+Davis+John+Hollis+Book&qid=1787795244&sprefix=rodney+davis+john+hollis+book%2Caps%2C315&sr=8-1

Here's a link to the video from the trip to visit the location Sgt. Davis was killed in action: https://youtu.be/YjPqYOOAINQ?si=l7d7NGXj5pHwXZ0g

To see more videos about Sgt Davis here's a link to that: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhpN1QWxa4oqJORU51XkjGFo8G550vAoS&si=1anefXBDLQ91nnmP

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Louis Varnell tells the story of WW2 Soldier William Mayo and his high school sweetheart, Clara and much more.

William Mayo was killed in action during Operation Husky over Italy in World War 2.

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75th Ranger Battalion Reunion: Gerald Allday, Part 3

A few weeks ago the 75th Ranger Battalion, the LRPS, Long Range Patrol veterans from the war in Vietnam held their annual reunion in Chattanooga and I had the unique opportunity to hear several of these warrior's incredible stories.

Over the next few weeks, we are going to have a deep dive into stories from the legendary LRPs from the war in Vietnam. Today on the show we hear from Vietnam Veteran Gerald Allday.

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The 75th Ranger Battalion, the LRPS, Long Range Patrol veterans from the war in Vietnam held their annual reunion in Chattanooga back in May and I had the opportunity to hear several of these warrior's incredible stories.

In this episode, part 2 of my conversation with Vietnam Veteran Gerald Allday.

Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is hosted, produced, engineered and edited by Josh Roe. This podcast is a production of NewsChannel 9, Fox Chattanooga and Sinclair Broadcast Group Chattanooga.

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A few weeks ago the 75th Ranger Battalion, the LRPS, Long Range Patrol veterans from the war in Vietnam held their annual reunion in Chattanooga and I had the unique opportunity to hear several of these warrior's incredible stories.

Over the next few weeks, we are going to have a deep dive into stories from the legendary LRPs from the war in Vietnam. Today on the show we hear from Vietnam Veteran Gerald Allday.

Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is hosted, produced, engineered and edited by Josh Roe. This podcast is a production of NewsChannel 9, Fox Chattanooga and Sinclair Broadcast Group Chattanooga.

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We are celebrating America's 250th Birthday.

Just before this historic day I was invited to talk to a group of veterans and their families at American Legion Post 62 in Marion County, Tennessee.

On this episode, I talk about the importance of telling the stories of Vietnam Veterans on this very important Independence Day.

Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is hosted, produced, engineered and edited by Josh Roe. This podcast is a production of NewsChannel 9, Fox Chattanooga and Sinclair Broadcast Group Chattanooga.

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On a recent episode of our series The Price of Freedom, I talked to Vietnam Veteran Jerry Harris.

He was a diesel mechanic in a land clearing company. He told me about his experiences in the war and his struggles in the years since with PTSD.

On this episode, more with Jerry Harris and his friend Vietnam War Marine Jimmie Coley. We talk about the war and the realities of Post Traumatic Stress from the war in Vietnam.

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Chattanooga, Tennessee native Navy Commander Thelmar Rosarda visited his hometown recently.

He spoke to a group of students considering careers in the U.S. military at the Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center.

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Vietnam Veteran Dave Hill visited the Medal of Honor Heritage Center in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee recently.

He spoke to an assembled crowd about the night of June 18, 1968 when he and his 4-man LRP team were rescued during a firefight by Cobra Pilot Larry Taylor.

Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is hosted, produced, engineered and edited by Josh Roe. This podcast is a production of NewsChannel 9, Fox Chattanooga and Sinclair Broadcast Group Chattanooga.

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