Lieutenant Colonel M. L. Raphiel accepts the Battalion Colors of the 3rd Tank Battalion from Lieutenant Colonel 3. R. Jones during a change of command ceremony held in the defensive perimeter of Danang on August 31, 1965. Lieutenant Colonel Raphiel assumes the role of Tank Commander for the 3rdMarDiv troops in Vietnam.

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