Deputy Defense Secretary David Packard visited Da Nang during the Vietnam War. Marine First Lieutenant Jerry L. Hiersche, a radar intercept officer, greeted him on the flightline. Marine First Lieutenant Andrew Vadyak, the pilot of an F-4B Phantom jet, briefed Secretary Packard on the aircraft. Major General Thrash, commanding general of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, is also pictured.

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