Colonel W. Crompton on the left and Colonel D. Mulroney on the right present the colors during the change of command ceremony at Dong Ha on July 13, 1969. The ceremony was attended by Assistant Secretary of the Navy John Warner, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, and speaker Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. SSgt Steve Moody captured the moment on a 35mm negative.

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