Assistant Secretary of the Navy John Warner, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale at a ceremony in 1969. The photograph shows Captain Thomas M. Cooper receiving a handshake from Mr. Chaffee after being awarded the Silver Star. Captain Cooper is now serving as the Battalion S-4 officer.

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