"Marines of the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, listening to Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., Commander in Chief, Pacific Forces, speak after his arrival on December 24, 1969. The event included Assistant Secretary of the Navy John Warner, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. This photograph was taken by Cpl P. J. LaBrecque in Vietnam."

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