Lieutenant Colonel Johan S. Gestson assumes command of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines from Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Terry in a ceremonial procession at Vietnam war in 1969. Assistant Secretary of the Navy John Warner, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale were also present.

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