Lieutenant Colonel James R. Aechie hands over the 1st Engineer Battalion colors to Major Charles O. Newton at a change of command ceremony in Vietnam. This photograph captures the moment during a ceremony held on August 20, 1966, by the 1st Marine Division. (Image: Official defense department photo, Marine Corps)

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