Photo Album '64. Page 13
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I couldn't believe it when we took this Army guy and his troops out to look for VC, he didn't take a weapon.  He must have truly believed he was a non-combatant.  His other problem as you can see by the picture, he was readily identifiable to the enemy as an American advisor.  I always wondered how he he survived.
 Photo by, Cpl. Warren R. Smith 
A strip team performing the final act after removing all the valuable pieces they could recover.  You will notice they got the engine, landing gear, tail section, hoist, and rotor blades.  I assume they also got most of the Navigation and radio equipment out of the back.
 Photo by, Cpl. Warren R. Smith 
 From left to right  PFC. Robert Gauthier, a Canadian who enlisted in the Corps, Sgt. Gordon Barnes, Cpl. James J. Davolio, and LCpl. William D. Alston. They are pumping some fuel in to start the magnesium on fire. Once started, magnesium burns extremely hot and violent.
Photo by, Cpl. Warren R. Smith 
This shows why we rarely turned on the on-board heater that was fueled by 115/145 av-gas. If you were at any altitude, you would never get on the ground before this happened to you.
 Photo by, Cpl. Warren R. Smith 
LCpl James D. "DaNang" Didier who we used to kid because he was a Cajun from New Roads, La. and he seemed to suffer from the heat more than anyone.
 Photo by, Cpl. Warren R. Smith 

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