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 300th marine in our history to receive the medal of honor, 58 of those came for combat actions in vietnam.