Marine veteran John Canley, now 80 and a retired sergeant major, received the nation's highest military honor Wednesday for his "conspicuous gallantry" during the Vietnam War 50 years ago.
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I was in the USN for 20 years; there have been several Marines who were rather influential in my life.
I recall one elderly Marine I was shooting with at the Wheeler AF rifle range. He was one of the advisers in Vietnam who was doing a bit more than advising. He and his friends were worried about how their leaders were going to react. Then one day they got a message from JFK. It said in part; "It has come to my attention that some of my advisers in Vietnam are fighting along side our Vietnamese allies. I have one thing to say about this; don't miss." He was happy to hear that message.