Gunnery Sergeant Donald Beaver (from Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania) receives two combat decorations in a ceremony on September 28, 1966. He is awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for his involvement in an air-ground rescue and the Purple Heart for injuries sustained while fighting the Viet Cong. This official USMC photo was taken on October 5, 1966, by Cpl Paul Johnson.

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