Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green speak to Marines and Sailors about the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, 100 years of women serving in the Marine Corps, and Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Erik Estrada and Rick Robinson). For a descriptive transcript text document of this production, contact Kim Hardison at Kimberly.hardison@usmc.mil.

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 across fire-swept terrain despite his own wounds and carried wounded Marines safely into Hue City, including his commanding officer, to relieve friendly forces who were surrounded. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Sgt. Christopher J. Varnell)

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 Battle of Hue City. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Sgt. Christopher Varnell)

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 enemy threats over several days. He was originally awarded a Navy Cross for his actions. It is being upgraded to a Medal of Honor. (U.S. Marine Corps video edited by Cpl. Jamie Arzola) Watch why Canley's Marines called him fearless: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/612521/sgt-maj-john-canley-fearless-marine-awarded-medal-honor For a descriptive transcript text document of this production, contact Kim Hardison at Kimberly.hardison@usmc.mil.

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 him as "fearless" during the war. He was originally awarded a Navy Cross for his actions. It is being upgraded to a Medal of Honor (U.S. Marine Corps video by Mat Gleeson and Ric Robinson)