A Metal of Honor for Marine's action in Vietnam
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His is an inspiring story of leadership under fire.
Hue was overrun by the NVA during the Tet offensive and units like Canley's were sent in to clear it. They defeated a numerically superior force. Meanwhile, the US media failed to notice that the enemy was losing that battle, and took the position that the fact that they made a failed attack showed the US was losing. Such people are a disgrace to journalism.
Marine Sgt. Maj. John Canley’s astounding heroism in Vietnam 50 years ago speaks for itself, so loudly that Wednesday he was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Donald Trump at a White House ceremony.There is more.
Canley's daughter Patricia Sargent knows how her father took command of the undermanned Company A, First Battalion, First Marines despite shrapnel wounds during the bloody battle of Hue in 1968. How he set up a base while caught in a “deadly crossfire,” drew fire by darting into the open so his Marines could seize a building and carried wounded Marines to safety while exposing himself to the enemy.
"John raced straight into enemy fire over and over again, saving numerous American lives and defeating a large group of communist fighters," Trump said in conferring the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony. He lauded the former gunnery sergeant for "unmatched bravery" and fearlessness.
"Despite sustaining serious injuries – very, very serious injuries – he continued to face down the enemy with no thought for his own safety," Trump said.
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His is an inspiring story of leadership under fire.
Hue was overrun by the NVA during the Tet offensive and units like Canley's were sent in to clear it. They defeated a numerically superior force. Meanwhile, the US media failed to notice that the enemy was losing that battle, and took the position that the fact that they made a failed attack showed the US was losing. Such people are a disgrace to journalism.
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