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Hue City

President of the United States Donald J. Trump places the Medal of Honor around retired U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley's neck, the 300th Marine Medal of Honor recipient, at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2018. From Jan. 31, to Feb. 6 1968 in the Republic of Vietnam, Canley, the company gunnery sergeant assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, took command of the company, led multiple attacks against enemy-fortified positions, rushed across fire-swept terrain despite his own wounds and carried wounded Marines into Hue City, including his commanding officer, to relieve friendly forces who were surrounded. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daisha R. Johnson)
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USMC Sergeant Major John L. Canley Receives Medal of Honor

By Military TraderOct 18, 2018

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