Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird greets a squad of Leathernecks from the First Marine Division in Da Nang during his initial visit to I Corps. Laird commends the Marines for their diligent service in Vietnam. This image is from a ceremony on March 9, 1969, featuring Assistant Secretary of the Navy John Warner and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale as well.

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