General Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, congratulates Lance Corporal W. T. Owens, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 81's, Mortar Platoon, during Bronze Star Medal presentations at Fire Support Base H. M. Smith in the northern tip of I Corps. Photograph taken on January 10, 1969, by SSgt L. E. Hoeynck.

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