Colonel Thue greets Major General Edwin B. Wheeler after the change of command ceremonies at the 1stMarDiv Vietnam. The event took place on December 15, 1969, and in attendance were Assistant Secretary of the Navy John Warner, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. This photograph captures a historic moment during the Vietnam War.

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