Retired Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley, the 300th Marine Medal of Honor recipient, attends a reception after the Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House in Washington, , 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 wh

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Retired Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley, the 300th Marine Medal of Honor recipient, attends a reception after the Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House in Washington, , 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. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daisha R. Johnson)

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