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>> the men and women of these programs like your mother, these people are seriously brave heroes that may be our adrenaline junkies, the average among us could never do this so we are thankful for those who do. >> reporter: it is the teams on the ground behind them and engineers that make it possible, pretty incredible. shannon: it takes a huge team. thank you so much. our second hero is sergeant major john cantley, awarded the medal of honor for his heroism 50 years ago in vietnam during the te...

Tracey: milania trump praising a vietnam hero who received the medal of honor, the first lady twoing thank you for your service to our nation. it was an honor to have you and your family at the white house to receive the medal of honor for your heroic action and leadership under enemy fire. rob: always so beautiful. to see cannily awarded for saving 20 marines 50 years ago. >> he raced into heavy machine gun fire on many occasions all to save his fellow marines. in one harrowing engagement after...

The president commended him yesterday. >> president trump: he is truly larger than life. john, it is because of your extraordinary personality and being and whatever it takes that really do something very special for our country. there are very few brave people but very, very few like you, john. >> bill: first lady extending her gratitude saying thank you, sergeant imagine or, for your service to our nation. it was an honor to have you and your family at the white house to receive the medal of h...

In the seven straight days he spent in combat in hue, despite his own wounds, he saved 20 men, often while exposed openly to enemy fire. he was originally awarded the navy cross, along with his bronze star and purple heart. but more and more marines came forward talking about his actions in saving their lives. it was upgraded, you might say, effective today, to the medal of honor. he lives in california, hes 80 years old, and seems about half that. and hes the 300th marine in our history to rece...

The battle is in the news today, because the nation has a new medal of honor recipient. john canley, its estimated that in the seven straight days he spent in combat in hue, despite his own wounds, he saved 20 men, often while exposed openly to enemy fire. he was originally awarded the navy cross, along with his bronze star and purple heart. but more and more marines came forward talking about his actions in saving their lives. it was upgraded, you might say, effe effective today, to the medal o...

Command and lead his troops to hue city. he set up fire and maneuvered in a flanking attack that eliminated several enemy positions. retaining command of the company for three days, he led attacks against multiple enemies while braving enemy fire to carry wounded marines to safety. on 4 february, he led agree of marines to an occupied building in hue city. he moved to the open to draw fire, eliminated the thread and expanded the companys hold on the building room by room. gunnery sergeant canley...

[applause] that maria and henry, were internally in your debt. sergeant gonzalez will live forever in the hearts of all americans. thank you both for being here. thank you. thank you very much. [applause] as the battle raged on, sergeant major john canley fought his way inside the joan of arc school. there he and his fellow marines went room to room in brutal close quarters combat. john raced into enemy fire over and over again, saving numerous american lives and defeating a large of group of co...

Offensive. one of the largest enemy offenses that weve ever seen and certainly of the vietnam war. within the first day the communist seized control of a vital american strong hold, way city. at the time of the attack, john was a gunnery sergeant with alpha company, first marine regimen. this company of 150 marines was tasked to help take back the city. on their way the enemy attacked them with machine guns, mortars, rockets and everything else they had. johns friend, pat fraley was struck by a ...

Fire. he was strapped in the head. it not only survived but he is now a member of the secret service. a true hero. most-watched, most trusted. good night from washington. im shannon bream nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn? that last place was pretty nice. i dont like this whole thing. i think we can do better. change is hard. try to keep an open mind. come on, dad.

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