That guy was probably a Marine. Camp Pendleton is just south of the old Western White House, and when we camped at San Clemente State Beach during Nixon's presidency, we saw Marine helicopters all the time.
By the way, I walked on Nixon's beach many times, since it was about a half a mile from the campground. From the beach one can see the gazebo where President Franklin D. Roosevelt used to play poker with a previous owner, a Democrat fat cat.
USMC 81-85 Yeah the guy was a pilot and the gearbox or something went out and the only thing he could do is take it down fast and he did, just right onto Dick’s beach when he was home. Good story, funny as hell, here is this pilot with a full flight suit and then the SS comes out with every gun imaginable and adds to the fun.