With backing from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, paperwork to upgrade the Navy Cross awarded to then-Marine Gunnery Sgt. John Canley to the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Hue City in ...

Retired Sgt. Maj. John Canley's actions during the battle of Hue City, Vietnam, in 1968 have him one step away from receiving the nation’s highest award for combat valor, the Medal of Honor. (Courtesy ...

"Alpha Six is down," was the word passed from Marine to Marine. "Alpha Seven is up." In Marine-speak, that meant that Capt. Gordon Batcheller was hit and out of action. Gunnery Sgt. John Canley was ...

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Then-Gunny John Canley originally was awarded the Navy Cross while serving as a company commander at the outset of the infamous Tet Offensive in 1968. (Courtesy of the office of Julia Brownley) ...