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The US Navy commissioned a new warship earlier this month, a massive floating sea base named after Vietnam war hero Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley.

The US Navy commissioned a new warship earlier this month, a massive floating sea base named after Vietnam war hero Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley.

The US Navy commissioned a new warship earlier this month, a massive floating sea base named after Vietnam war hero Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley.

The US Navy commissioned a new warship earlier this month, a massive floating sea base named after Vietnam war hero Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley.

The US Navy has commissioned a new ship in San Diego, which will sail as part of the Seventh Fleet. It will operate in an area of the Pacific where its great geopolitical rivals – China and Russia – are also located

USS John L. Canley was designed to tackle a variety of missions, including special operations and counter-mine efforts.

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John L. Canley fought in intense combat in the Tet Offensive. 50 years later he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Now a ship bears his name.

The Navy secretary was the main speaker at a ceremony to crew the 785-foot Expeditionary Sea Base named after Marine Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley, who repeatedly risked his life to save wounded fellow Marines in the 1968 Battle of Hue City in Vietnam.

The Navy’s newest ship, the expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley, joined the active fleet Saturday when it was commissioned at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif.