PKL Sponsors Commissioning of USS John L. Canley
March 1, 2024
PKL was proud to sponsor the commissioning of the USS John L. Canley (ESB-6), the fourth Expeditionary Sea Base ship commissioned and the first named after a Medal of Honor recipient.
SgtMaj Canley was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during a 7-day period (31 January to 6 February 1968) of intense combat in Hue City, Republic of Vietnam while assigned to Alpha Company 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division.
The ship was constructed in San Diego, California by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASCO). The Commissioning Ceremony was attended by the 78th Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Carlos Del Toro along with former 19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen Joe Dunford, USMC (Ret).We had a couple of PKL personnel, including our CEO, attend the commissioning ceremony and we are honored to have received a number of commemorative items to celebrate this event.
