, ▁where ▁he ▁assumed ▁duties ▁as ▁deput y ▁commander ▁of ▁XX IV ▁Corps ▁under ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Richard ▁G . ▁St il well . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁during ▁the ▁T et ▁Off ensive ▁and ▁was ▁decor ated ▁with ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁during ▁that ▁period . ▁He ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁Air ▁Medal ▁for ▁his ▁participation ▁in ▁observation ▁fl ights ▁over ▁the ▁combat ▁area ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁decor ations ▁from ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁South ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Dra ke ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁Ed win ▁B . ▁Whe eler ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁he ▁assumed ▁duties ▁as ▁assistant ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁for ▁operations ▁at ▁Head quarters ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁after ▁ 3 2 ▁years ▁of ▁active ▁service . ▁During ▁his ▁ret irement ▁ceremony , ▁Dra ke ▁received ▁his ▁third ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁ ▁Dra ke ▁settled ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁Virginia , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Marg ery ▁For bes ▁Jones . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁two ▁children : ▁Christopher , ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁Carol yn , ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁in ▁Sem in ole , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations