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Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley Visits Quantico

Communication Directorate

Oct. 16, 2018 | 2:46

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley, 298th Marine Medal of honor recipient, visits Marine Corps base Quantico, Va., on Oct. 16, 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 safely into Hue City, including his commanding officer, to relieve friendly forces who were surrounded. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Sgt. Christopher J. Varnell)