▁ ▁One ▁month ▁later , ▁Dra ke ▁was ▁appointed ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁personnel ▁division ▁at ▁Head quarters ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁under ▁Major ▁General ▁August ▁Lar son ▁until ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁East . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁assumed ▁duties ▁as ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Marine ▁Art illery ▁Regiment , ▁ 3 rd ▁Marine ▁Division ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁states ide , ▁Dra ke ▁attended ▁National ▁War ▁College ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁His ▁next ▁duty ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁Quant ico , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁director , ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Command ▁and ▁Staff ▁College . ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁ ▁Dra ke ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁appointed ▁director , ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Reserve ▁at ▁Head quarters ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁He ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁all ▁reserve ▁marine ▁troops , ▁which ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁rein for c ements ▁for ▁combat ▁units ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁major ▁general ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Dra ke ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁second ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁there . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁ordered ▁to ▁Vietnam