Jose, Kneeling is 'Baggs' Marchese & NC. Look closely behind NC's head and you will see a dark object, that's an M-1, aimed at his head by none other than the illustrious 'JOSE',!!!!!! So now the world knows why NC has to drink beer, he was MADE TOO, by being forced by MR. JAG, or otherwise he probably wouldn't have known what beer taste like.
The other portion, SAD, of the picture, is the next day or two, Marchese was KIA, on June 9, 1951 & all but 4 others WIA.