{"id":57785,"date":"2022-05-12T14:40:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/05\/12\/vietnam-medal-of-honor-marine-dies-after-decades-long-battle-with-cancer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:57:21","slug":"vietnam-medal-of-honor-marine-dies-after-decades-long-battle-with-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/newsletters\/daily-news-roundup\/2022\/05\/12\/vietnam-medal-of-honor-marine-dies-after-decades-long-battle-with-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam Medal of Honor Marine dies after decade-long battle with cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/09\/25\/50-years-later-marine-gunny-to-be-awarded-the-medal-of-honor-for-hue-city-heroics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Medal of Honor recipient<\/a> retired Marine <a href=\"https:\/\/valor.militarytimes.com\/hero\/4479\" target=\"_blank\">Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley<\/a> died Wednesday after a decade-long battle with cancer, according to the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born Dec. 20, 1937, in Caledonia, Arkansas, Canley was 84 years old. He had enlisted in the Corps in 1953 and retired as a sergeant major in 1981, with three deployments to Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He died in Bend, Oregon, with his family at his side, the Corps said Thursday in a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canley received the Medal of Honor in October 2018 from then-President Donald Trump, after a separate decade-long battle: one with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/02\/06\/the-hellish-journey-through-pentagons-red-tape-to-approve-a-medal-of-honor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pentagon\u2019s red tape <\/a>to approve his award.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/09\/25\/50-years-later-marine-gunny-to-be-awarded-the-medal-of-honor-for-hue-city-heroics\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Canley-with-canteen.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">50 years later, Marine gunny to be awarded the Medal of Honor for Hue City heroics<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Retired Sgt. Maj. John Canley will be awarded the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on Oct. 17.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canley originally was awarded the Navy Cross for 1968 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2017\/12\/29\/new-in-2018-historic-marine-corps-battle-anniversaries-this-new-year\/\">actions at Hu<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2017\/12\/29\/new-in-2018-historic-marine-corps-battle-anniversaries-this-new-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">e City, Vietnam,<\/a> Marine Corps Times previously reported. In 2005, there was a push to have his medal upgraded \u2015 and for 13 years the Marines leading the effort were hit with setbacks and bureaucratic delays until he finally received his recognition, 50 years after his bloody street battles in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1968 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/military-honor\/2018\/01\/30\/the-marine-gunny-who-kept-his-men-alive-at-hue-city\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hue City, Canley<\/a> had been serving as company gunnery sergeant for Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. Canley and his Marines \u201cfought off multiple attacks\u201d while patrolling the streets and relieving another Marine company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During these bloody firefights, Canley \u201crepeatedly rushed across gunfire-swept terrain\u201d and carried wounded Marines to safety, according to his award citation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the company commander was severely wounded during what later became known as the Tet Offensive, Canley took command for three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"335\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Canley-with-canteen.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Canley-with-canteen.jpg.jpg 446w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Canley-with-canteen.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnder his leadership, Alpha Company Marines destroyed fortified enemy positions throughout the city as Sgt. Maj. Canley continued to carry wounded Marines to safety,\u201d his award citation says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Feb. 4, 1968, in an effort to draw the enemy out and locate its position, \u201cCanley moved to an open area, receiving machinegun fire\u201d while his Marines destroyed the threat and completely took over the occupied building from the enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just two day later in a hospital compound firefight, Canley \u201ctwice scaled a wall in full view of the enemy to carry wounded Marines to safety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Ligato, a former Marine private first class who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/military-honor\/2018\/01\/30\/the-marine-gunny-who-kept-his-men-alive-at-hue-city\/\" target=\"_blank\">had served under Canley<\/a>, previously told Marine Corps Times, \u201cWe\u2019d all be dead if it wasn\u2019t for the gunny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canley will be buried at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia with full military honors, the Marine Corps said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the Medal of Honor, his awards included the Bronze Star with Combat \u201cV,\u201d the Purple Heart, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat \u201cV\u201d and the Combat Action Ribbon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy Black said in a statement, \u201dThe actions in the face of danger Sgt. Maj. Canley took are incredible and remarkable.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSgt. Maj. Canley was a leader and a warfighter who undoubtedly contributed to the battles won in Vietnam. His first priority was and has always been his Marines \u2015 a true example of Semper Fidelis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"229\" height=\"339\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Canley-in-uniform-002.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Canley-in-uniform-002.jpg.jpg 229w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Canley-in-uniform-002.jpg.jpg?resize=203,300 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gunny John Canley in uniform (Courtesy photo\/ California Congresswoman Julia Brownley&#8217;s office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His legacy will live on with the 90,000-ton expeditionary sea base John L. Canley, which is preparing for its christening in San Diego on June 25, the Corps said. It will be forward-deployed to the Western Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sixty-four Medal of Honor recipients are now alive today, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Andrea Scott is editor of Marine Corps Times. On Twitter: <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_andreascott\" target=\"_blank\"><i>@_andreascott. <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired Marine Sgt. Maj. John L. 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