General Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, shakes hands with Lance Corporal Antonio A. Diaz during a Purple Heart presentation at Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 36 in Phu Bai, South Vietnam, on January 10, 1969.

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