Posted on 07/21/2018 1:39:43 AM PDT by GonzoII
Fifty years after the Battle of Hue, one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War, a Marine is being recognized for his brave actions.
Retired Sgt. Maj. John Canley received a phone call from President Donald Trump earlier this month in his home in Oxnard, California. Trump told Canley that he was receiving the Medal of Honor for his work in early 1968.
The White House will be making an official announcement once the date for presenting the award is confirmed.
Canley has previously received the Navy Cross, two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart for his heroism.
In his Navy Cross citation, according to Stars and Stripes, Canley was a gunnery sergeant with 1st Battalion and 1st Marines who showed “extraordinary leadership and selflessness during the Battle of Hue.”
During the battle, his commander was seriously wounded, and Canley stepped up and helped lead his fellow Marines. During a week-long siege, Canley led his men to successfully neutralize enemy combatants and brought Marines who were injured to safety, while he himself had several shrapnel injuries.
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I had a very bad experience with red cross during a civil emergency.
They can rot for all I care.
What a shame your education is so lacking. Guess they cant teach it all or choose what to teach.
All MOH recipients say the same thing, “Not for me but for all the heroes who serve.”. These men are one of America’s greatest blessings.
Hue was another hell on earth.
Hue was a major battle in an urban setting during the Tet Offensive... if you saw Full Metal Jacket the last scenes are intended to depict Hue.
Except those weren’t likely hippies, a notably unpolitical crowd.. they were Red Diaper Babies and their ambition driven liberal comrades. Hippies didn’t become the suit and tie crowd that took over gov’t... that political crowd has the Clintons, the Gores, the John Brennans
I had a boss who had been at Khe Sanh, that Marine firebase up by the DMZ which had the dubious record of being the most heavily bombarded combat base in the entire war.
Anyway after that experience pretty much nothing he encountered afterwards got him rattled. So he was good for dealing with situations that others considered dangerous.
Since he is now a civilian, is anyone in the military required to salute him?
I do know that if a sergeant has the MOA, even a general has to salute him.
When my father was in the Army during the Korean War, his CO had little good to say about the Red Cross. The officers put together a slush fund (probably against regs) for the purpose of helping out the soldiers in the unit, especially the enlisted, so they would not have to rely on Red Cross aid. No payment back to the fund. One private got round trip bus far between Fort Belvoir and Kentucky so he could go to his father’s funeral. Red Cross aid would have been in reality a loan.
Red Cross looked really bad when Harvey hit Houston. They were staying in four star hotels while the Salvation Army and Samaritan’s Purse were staying in trailers and tents.
I would much rather give to those two organizations than the Red Cross.
Unfortunately it gave the anti-war crowd here just the ammo they needed to force the wussy politicians to run from continuing the war.
Thank you Walter Krankheit.
Krankheit = sickness.
>>The Red Cross set up a few tables had ham and cheese on rolls and a coke for sale ($2.00<<
I recall awhile back reading some critical reviews about the Red Cross, but I cannot remember the details.
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