1971 Press Photo Defense Secretary Melvin Laird at Washington news conference

Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird tells a Washington news conference Friday night that General Creighton W. Abrams will not be replaced as Commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam. "No changes are contemplated this year as far as Abrams is concerned," Laird said after returning from a 10-day trip to Southeast Asia.

Photo is dated 1971.

Photo measures 10.25 x 8 inches.