Tomorrow Town, Tennessee

Last spring I met John Hollis over zoom. John Hollis has spent most of his professionally life telling stories about other people working as a journalist in many places, and a few years ago he wrote a book about Medal of Honor recipient Marine Corps Sergeant Rodney Maxwell Davis. Davis was killed in action during the Vietnam War. In our last episode of Tomorrow Town, Tennessee, I announced the sho...

Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is going to Vietnam. We've been invited on a journey to visit locations of major battles and significant combat actions in the Vietnam War. Some of the stories we will tell include the stories of Medal of Honor recipients Rodney Maxwell Davis and Father Vincent Capodanno. We will visit Hue City, the site of a major battle in early 1968. To understand the battle a little be...

Several weeks ago NewsChannel 9's Josh Roe met Vietnam Air Force Veteran Mike Fish. He is a pararescue veteran and was awarded the Air Force Cross for an action in 1969. That is the second highest honor for member of the Air Force. Josh Roe talks to Mike Fish about his military career and dealing with survivor's guilt late in life years after the war. Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is a production of Ne...

Two Civil War soldiers were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor at the White House on July 3rd. George Wilson and Philip Shadrach were two members of the legendary Andrews Raiders. Members of the Raiders were the first soldiers in U.S. history to be awarded the Medal of Honor. From 1863 to 1883, nineteen members of the Andrews' Raiders were awarded the Medal of Honor, but for 162 years Wilson...

The White House has announced that two Civil War soldiers will be awarded the Medal of Honor next week. We have told you about these soldiers on several recent episodes. George Davenport Wilson and Philip "Perry" Gephart Shadrach will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in Washington D.C. on July 3rd. Wilson and Shadrach were members of the legendary Andrews' Raiders and were part of e...

June 18th is a significant date in two Medal of Honor stories we've told you in the past on our podcast. The 18th of June is an important date in the story of very first recipients of the Medal of Honor, Andrews' Raiders during the Civil War, and the last person to be awarded the Medal of Honor, the late Vietnam War Veteran, Captain Larry Taylor. And both stories have major ties to Chattanooga Ten...

Colonel Martin Jeremy Bowling just retired from the Army after close to 30 years of service. Col. Bowling had an outstanding military career. A few years ago, he discovered a new found interest. He helping combat veterans and family members return to the battlefields that changed their lives forever. On this episode, Josh Roe talks to Colonel Bowling about his career and what he is working on...

On August 26, 2021, about 170 Afghan civilians, and 13 United States Service Members were killed in a suicide bombing at the Hamid Karzi Airport in Kabul Afghanistan. Major Katie Lunning has served as a nurse in the National Guard and the Air National Guard. She was on a deployment to Qatar at the time of the airport attack. She had just finished working a long shift when her phone rang. On the ot...

Recently on the podcast we told the story of the two members of the legendary Andrews' Raiders from the Civil War who were overlooked for the Medal of Honor. Those Union Soldiers were Phillip Shadrach and George Wilson. Our last episode on this story was heavy on the Shadrach side of this story. So, this episode is all about George Davenport Wilson through a conversation with a descendant of Georg...

Many times on this show we have told you about Medal Of Honor recipient, Vietnam Veteran Captain Larry Taylor. We have told the story of what happened during the combat action in Vietnam on June 18, 1968 that action that would decades later earn Taylor the Medal of Honor. Captain Taylor was a Cobra Helicopter pilot who landed his gunship in the middle of a firefight to save the lives of 4 men who...

162 years and still waiting: The Story Of Overlooked Civil War Heroes Shadrach and Wilson Philip Gephart Shadrach and George Davenport Wilson were two of the legendary Andrews' Raiders in the American Civil War. The Raiders were the first recipients of the Medal Of Honor. 19 of the soldiers were awarded the Medal Of Honor. One more was offered the Medal, but he declined. Shadrach and Wilson were t...

Marine Corps Veteran William Marvin Parks saw 2 of the most significant battles in the Korean War. He was at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir and at the landing at Inchon. Host Josh Roe talks to Mr. Parks about his memories of the Korean War. Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is a production of NewsChannel 9, Fox Chattanooga, and Sinclair Broadcast Group Chattanooga. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p...

On this episode we talk to one of the founders of Textla about coming to Chattanooga to grow his business as a part of Brickyard. Brickyard invests in early stage startups. Then brings the founders to Chattanooga to let them learn and grow together. On an earlier episode we talked to Brickyard Co-founder Cam Doody about what he and his co-founders are building. You can find that episode here: http...

On this episode a conversation about entrepreneurship in Chattanooga with Brickyard's Cam Doody. He co-founded and he and his team built moving start up Bellhop. Cam is now a founder at Chattanooga's Brickyard. Brickyard invests in early stage start-ups. They bring those founders to Chattanooga so they can all learn and grow together. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

We held a town hall at the NewsChannel 9 studios recently talking about crime, safety, and policing with Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly and Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy. We edited this version for this podcast. This town hall is hosted by Josh Roe and Latricia Thomas. This podcast is a production of NewsChannel 9, Fox Chattanooga and Sinclair Broadcast Group Chattanooga. See Privacy Policy...

Josh Roe has a conversation with U.S. Senator from Georgia Jon Ossoff on legislation to improve military barracks, his investigation into military housing problems at Fort Eisenhower near Augusta, Georgia as well as other base housing at military installations, and why these military issues and others are so important right now. THE PRICE OF FREEDOM AND TOMORROW TOWN, TENNESSEE WITH JOSH ROE IS A...

Army Veteran John Street was sent the Marshall Islands in the late 1970s. Between 1948 and 1958 43 nuclear tests were performed there. From 1977 to 1979, The Department of Energy, civilian contractors and United States service members were sent there to clean up the nuclear fall out from the testing. Army Veteran John street was there. I have told this story in this podcast series and other report...

In this episode a conversation with Noel Durant. He is the Tennessee State Director of the Trust For Public Land.  He is working to get more people in the state of Tennessee outdoors and find more access to parks and green spaces. Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is a production of NewsChannel 9, Fox Chattanooga, and Sinclair Broadcast Group Chattanooga. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

The typical combat tour during the Vietnam War was 1 year. Robert Lee Rice was there for more than 3 years. Mr. Rice arrived in Vietnam in late December of 1965. He fought for about six months before he was shot in the hip. Robert Rice told me, "my problems didn't start until after I got shot." Rice went to the hospital. When he got out he didn't go straight back to his unit, so he was considered...

It is Thanksgiving and one thing we are thankful for is all of the incredible people we met so far this year. That includes Medal Of Honor recipient Leroy Petry. Of the 40 million people who have served in the United States Military only 3,517 have received the Medal of Honor. Only 66 are still living. Back in September I had the opportunity to talk to one of those 66 living recipients, retired Ar...

Tomorrow Town, Tennessee host Josh Roe served in the Marine Corps Reserves in the 1990's. Josh tells stories of his service, as well as stories about his time talking to Medal Of Honor recipient Captain Larry Taylor and much more in this special episode. Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is a production of NewsChannel 9, Fox Chattanooga, and Sinclair Broadcast Group Chattanooga. See Privacy Policy at https...

Saturday is Veterans Day. This year in Chattanooga there have been several important veteran related stories. Signal Mountain's Larry Taylor received the Medal of Honor. Taylor is the first Medal of Honor recipient from Southeast Tennessee since the 1950's. Also, Chattanooga and Hamilton County are working on a project to house homeless veterans. I talked to Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly about these...

On October 10th, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly announced a project designed to help the homeless veteran population. The city was awarded at least $12.5 million to create a campus to house homeless veterans with resources on-site to support that community. This project is a partnership  with the people behind the Heart of a Lion Foundation, non-profit Frontline Response, and others. Tomorr...

A few weeks ago we released an episode of Tomorrow Town, Tennessee with the National Commander of the American Legion, Daniel Seehafer. Well, on that same day host Josh Roe also spoke with the Tennessee Department Commander of the American Legion Lanny Culver. In this episode Josh Roe talks to Lanny Culver about several issues including the veteran suicide crisis. Tomorrow Town, Tennessee is a pro...

If you followed the story of our country's newest Medal of Honor Recipient you have likely seen or heard from or about Dave Hill. Hll is the last surviving member of the team of Army Rangers that Larry Taylor saved during the combat action that would eventually earn him the Medal of Honor. Dave Hill also started the effort to get Captain Taylor's Silver star upgraded. During six and a half year pr...