Upon his return to the United States at the beginning of June of that year, Beans remained with 6th Marines at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, before he received orders for deployment to South Vietnam in August 1966.

[4] Following the promotion to major on January 1, 1967, Beans was sent back to South Vietnam and appointed operations officer, 4th Marine Regiment at Phu Bai under Colonel William L. Dick.

[5] Dick and Beans spotted the General Hochmuth's Huey Helicopter upside down in a rice paddy filled to the brim by the heavy rains which had been falling for several weeks.

[5] Beans and others recovered six who had died in the crash, including the body of General Hochmuth, who was still sitting in the rear seat of the helicopter, the spot where he usually traveled when visiting the various command posts.

[6][7] Three of the lead tanks successfully breached the bridgehead defenses, rapidly crossed the bridge and penetrated the 9th Battalion's Command Post area on the South bank of the Song O'Khe River.

Beans calmly responded to this critical situation by calling for and receiving close air support aircraft which isolated the enemy tanks and permitted their destruction.

With complete disregard for his own personal safety, he remained in his exposed position and resolutely persisted in his accurate direction of devastating air strikes that destroyed much of the enemy armor.

Beans contributed to the 9th Vietnamese Battalion's success in repelling the enemy's coordinated attack and directly attributed to the safe passage of over 10,000 friendly troops to the Hue City area.

[6] Upon his return to the United States, Beans assumed duty at headquarters, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific on Hawaii and served under lieutenant general Louis H. Wilson Jr. as director, Automated Services Center and subsequently, as assistant chief of staff for management.

[1] Beans was sent to the Executive Seminar for National and International Affairs in August 1979 and following the graduation in June of the following year, he was promoted to colonel and joined the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

[1] While in this capacity, Beans served consecutively under Generals David C. Jones and John William Vessey Jr. and was responsible for such diverse matters as readiness, force deployments, security assistance, exercises, and contingency planning for the Pacific, Southwest Asian and Indian Ocean areas.

Additionally, he proposed invaluable advice and counsel while accompanying the chairman on official trips to military facilities and operational units in Alaska, Japan, Korea, Thailand and the Philippines.

[6] Additionally, Beans laid the groundwork for a secure video teleconferencing network which allowed commanders and action officers to conduct "face-to-face" meetings and briefings without the time and cost consumed by travel.

[1][6] Here is the ribbon bar of Brigadier General Beans:[6] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.