6 February 1968 - Hue, Vietnam On this day in 1968, Marines recapture the provincial headquarters building in Hue, pull down the Communist flag, and run up the "Stars and Stripes." Photo: Happy Marines from Company H, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines display the Viet Cong banner that flew from a flagpole in the courtyard of the provincial building. The Marines raised the American flag in its stead, ignoring for a time a MACV directive that forbade the display of the U.S. flag without the South Vietname

Today, 52 years ago, the Battle of Hue City began where two Marines earned the Medal of Honor. GySgt. John L. Canley received the Medal of Honor on October 17, 2018, for his heroic actions during the battle. | U.S. Marine Corps

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