Vietnam War Lt.Col. Weise assumed command of the
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines in October 1967 and commanded them during
Operation Napoleon/Saline and at the
Battle of Dai Do where he was seriously injured. For his actions at Dai Do Weise was awarded the
Navy Cross.
Post-Vietnam Weise retired from the Marine Corps in 1982 after 31 years of service. In his role as co-chair of the Marine Corps Heritage Center committee he assisted with the funding and creation of the
National Museum of the Marine Corps which opened in 2006. ==References==