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John kanly, a rank that meant his job was to care for his men, and lead them at all costs and he did. it is estimated h ed -- estimat that in the seven straight days that he spent in combat in hue, despite his wounds he saved 20 men, often times openly while in fire. he was originally awarded the bronze star, and more and more marines came forward and talked about the actions of him saving their lives. it was upgraded, you may say, effective today to the melgd of honor. born in -- to the medal of honor, he is 80 years old and seems half that. and consider this, sergeant major canly is the 300t...

Last thing before we go tonight, last evening, if you watched, you know we talked about 1968. and tonight's final story comes from that year as well. if you had a loved one in the fight in vietnam, they faced increased odds of being killed or wounded in '68. the tet offensive, and the fight along the the stretch of the perfume river. 10,000 died in the end, and when it was over, there wasn't much of the city left. the story is superbly told in painful detail by mark bowden, his newest book is "hue 1968." the battle is in the news today, because the nation has a new medal of honor recipient. jo...

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, he's 80 years old, and seems about half that. and he's the 300th marine in our history to receive the medal of honor. 58 of those came for combat actions in vietnam. as of today, there are 74 ...

The battle is in the news today, because the nation has a new medal of honor recipient. john canley, it's 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 of honor. he lives in california, he's 80 years old, and seems about half that. and he's the 300th m...

Last thing before we go tonight, last evening, if you watched, you know we talked about 1968. and tonight's final story comes from that year as well. if you had a loved one in the fight in vietnam, they faced increased odds of being killed or wounded in '68. the tet offensive, and the fight along the the stretch of the perfume river. 10,000 died in the end, and when it was over, there wasn't much of the city left. the story is superbly told in painful detail by mark bowden, his newest book is "hue 1968."