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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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