Video by Sgt. Christopher Varnell | Communication Directorate | 10.16.2018
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......
Video by Sgt. Christopher Varnell | Communication Directorate | 10.15.2018
U.S. Marine Corps (retired) Sgt. Maj. John Canley, soon to be Medal of Honor (MOH) recipient, tours the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., on Oct. 15, 2018. Canley will be the 298th Marine to be awarded the MOH for his couragous actions during the Vietnam War. Canley took command of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, after his company commander was wounded during the......
Video by Sgt. Daniel Jean-Paul | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 09.09.2018
Vietnam veteran Sgt. Maj. John Canley visits the Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and gives advice to today's Marine during Marine Week Charlotte. Sgt. Maj. Canley is a Navy Cross recipient, whose heroic actions during the Vietnam War saved the lives of numerous Marines. Marine Week Charlotte is an opportunity for the people of the greater Charlotte area to meet Marines and learn about......
Video by Lance Cpl. Kenny Gomez | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 09.07.2018
U.S. Marines Corps retired SgtMaj. Canley participates in morning physical training (PT) during Marine Week Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 7, 2018. Marine Week Charlotte conducts PT every morning and gives the community a chance to participate and reconnect with our Marines, sailors, veterans, and their families from different generations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kenny Gomez)...
Video by Lance Cpl. Kenny Gomez | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 09.07.2018
U.S. Marines Corps retired SgtMaj. Canley participates in morning Physical Training (PT) at Marine Week Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 7, 2018. Marine Week Charlotte conducts PT every morning and gives the community a chance to participate and reconnect with our Marines, sailors, veterans, and their families from different generations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kenny Gomez)...
Video by Sgt. Jamie Arzola | Communication Directorate | 07.09.2018
Sgt. Maj. John Canley will become the 298th Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor. President Donald J. Trump called Canley July 9 to congratulate him. As a gunnery sergeant during the Vietnam War, Canley took command of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, after his company commander was wounded during the Battle of Hue City. He led his Marines while saving lives and eliminating......
Video by Mathew Gleeson | Communication Directorate | 07.09.2018
Sgt. Maj. John Canley will become the 298th Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor. As a gunnery sergeant during the Vietnam War, Canley took command of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, after his company commander was wounded during the Battle of Hue City. Over several days, he led his Marines while saving lives and eliminating enemy threats. Canley's fellow Marines described......
