Lieutenant Colonel Frank E. Petersen, Jr., prepares for a combat mission in Vietnam as he climbs into his phantom jet. Colonel Petersen assumed command of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 on July 28, 1968. He is the highest-ranking African American officer in the Marine Corps and the first African American aviator in the Marine Corps. This photo was taken by SSgt Stacy and is part of the collection of American military activities during the Vietnam War.

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