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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2299Newsletter610715
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Mike Sheuerman


LETTERS:
Helicopter flies from 19th hole FROM Jim Barger
Renewal card stirs memory of Vietnam FROM Mark O. Hayes
Crew chief strong supporter of VHPA FROM Joseph Litton
Dust-off crew risks lives for wounded FROM William A. Nunn III
WOC chorus recording still available for the asking FROM Frank S. Potts
Aviator recalls Jolly Green missoin described in issue FROM Richard Parrish
Mission sounds pretty typical for a slick pilot FROM Fred Walburn
Retired Australian officer seeks claim confirmation FROM Peter J. Pearson
Book clearly describes white table remembrance FROM Stan and Lindi Wiley
It's only a uniform - you can wear at reunion FROM Jerry C. Yost


TAPS:
Stephen F. Flanagin - Robert A. Kibler - Roman Ochotsky - John Sherburne Sentell - Bartholomew "Bart" Spano Jr. - Roosevelt "Roe" T. Wilson Jr.


REPORTS:
VHPA Museum website now online By Gary Roush
VHPA briefs
VHPA Headquarter develops speed-up plan


REUNION:
Registration times nears for Washington gala BY Dave Rittman, Joe Bilitzke, and Dana Young
War Stories BY Jim Fulbrook
Parade - VHPA to march down Constituion Avenue on 4th BY Gil Ferrey
Sept. 11 attacks take toll on tours BY Joe Bilitzke and Dave Rittman


FEATURES:
Fort Rucker receives plaque from VHPA president BY Mike Sheuerman
Pilot has Loach delivered to Mineral Wells Airport
Helicopter pilot receives DSC after 34 years BY Katherine K. Lee
Volume: 23
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: November/December 2005
Collection: Jack Swickard Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610806
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Charles Rayl
Museum lets pilots fly family in Hueys BY Dick Rench
GreenHats celebrate 30-years anniversary


LETTERS:
Newsletter articles bring back memories FROM T. Vraniak
Vietnamese pilot obtains citizenship FROM Jim Kelley
VHPA internet site provides new forum FROM Mike McCormick
Pilot locates OH-6 with vietnam history FROM Peter Bales
'Happy Birthday, Brother,'it was an exciting flight FROM Don Martin
Former Navy pilot has helicopter parts FROM Bruce O. Williams
Thanks for bomb drop article in newsletter FROM Jim Oden
VHPA member in Laos keeps up with organization FROM James Michener
Writer denies all rumors of his untimely demise FROM Andrew Hover
Journalist seeks information of friend of dead cousin FROM C. David Venditta


TAPS:
Charles E. Bitely - Thomas F. Doran - Michael S. Lopez - James Neal Hembree - Charles W. Rhyne - Donald J. Werner


REPORTS:
VHPA seeking help in manning booth BY Jack Jordan
Committee needs data BY Gary Roush
Visting USMC History Center productive BY Mike Law
Northern Califoria chapter launched at Orangevale meeting
Running for office in VHPA BY Bob Johnson


REUNION:
Calendar of events for reunion '97
Reunion '97 in Orlando draws near BY Don long
Direction to Reunion '97 headquarters
Theme park puts you in the movies
Fly to reunion, drive home in car
Sebring JXi comes with a 2.5-liter engine BY Bob Smith


FEATURES:
Second medevac trip even wilder than first BY Stanley C. Marcieski
Call can flesh out historical data
VHPA, VHCMA team up on orders BY Mike Law


BRIEFS:
Volume II of History Book planned
VHPA seeks copies of patches
Ohio River Chapter meets during rainy weekend in Frankfort, KY
Volume: 15
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 1997
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Apr 2017 [Updated: 24 Apr 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611005
[Number of Pages: 24]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Jack Salm

LETTERS:
Attention chickenmen FROM LaVerna VanDan
Looking for medevac pilot/crew FROM Terry Garlock
John Hirsch writes... FROM John Hirsch
Twenty-nine year Army veteran gets helicopter ride from son FROM Mike Sheuerman
A typical day FROM Dan Rudy
July 30th, 2008 - To whom it may concern: FROM Myles D. Henry


REUNION:
Panthers meet dead guy at San Antonio BY Mike Scheuerman
Wow - What a Great Reunion! BY Mike Whitten
Herdin' Cats BY George Van Ripper


FEATURES:
The Gambler Guns visit to Fort Hood, March 29th, 2008 BY Bruce Loughridge
VHPA Member Inducted into Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame
After Action Report - Return to Vietnam BY John Mackel


TAPS:
Theophilus B. "Brady" Burch - James L. Broderick - Richard B. Crawford - Jerry Thomas Dennis - Gary A. Goldsmith - Richard L. Hatter - Russell E. Johnson - Charles Wayne Kirby - George M. "Korky" Korycinski - Howard Marquardt - Gary A. Maus - Robert John Mengden Sr. - Robert L. Riney - Peter Salamone - Paul Richard Smith - Billy Gene Williams - Jeff Stewart Williams-Heritage - John A. Williamson - John Michael Woods - Bobby E. Wofford - Richard A. Burner


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITES:
VHPA of Florida BY Don Welch
FT. Wolthers chapter BY Adam Steczko
Mid South chapter BY Pete Norman IV
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Rick Beaver
Southern California chapter BY Ed Holguin
Washington State chapter BY Paul Fleming
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
VHPA adds third scholarship
Volume: 26
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2008
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 18 Oct 2017 [Updated: 25 Oct 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2241Newsletter611131
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Ken Fritz


LETTERS:
Seeking Capt. David N. Head FROM Robert A. Coleman
Seeking Gary Daniels From David Clemmer
Pilot's remains return home after 22 years FROM John R. Becker
Warrant officer wounded by nail in his flying boot FROM Charles E. Qualline
Pilot fails to teach first student to land FROM Tom Johnson
Who sells poster entitled 'God created the Huey?' FROM Ronald C. Gibes
Serviceman seeks pilots who served with father FROM David C. Woods
'North Flag' patch shows a flag that depicts north FROM Roger C. Baker
Two pilots trying to find former field grade WOC FROM Russ Boyd "Boy Wonder"
Belonging to the VHPA an honor for special few FROM D.E. Scott
California veteran plates come with VHPA decals FROM Ben Prieb
Photo shows 1963 UH-1B medevac FROM George Reese


FEATURES:
In Touch matches vets, KIA families BY Jim Schueckler
Holidays, snow delay newsletter BY Jack Swickard
Unit patch project archive tops 250 items BY Jay Riseden
Pilots, crews can help write history BY Gary Roush
VHCMA notes BY John H. Hastings
Wine-tasting a high point of reunion BY Ross McCoy
The first CH-46D loss in Vietnam BY Mike Law
The first CH-47 loss in Vietnam BY Gary Lozier
Airborne citation raises a question BY Tom Eitel
Computer net continues to grow BY Mel Canon




TAPS:
George Thomas Crowell Jr. - Michael F. Patterson
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: February/March 1996
Collection: John C. Williams Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Jan 2018 [Updated: 29 Jan 2018]
The FWC-VHPA Newsletter (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA))
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter576504
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Smith


LETTERS:
Nashville reunion first, but not last FROM Bob Bales
Great four days spent at reunion FROM Don Joyce
Reunion '99 organizers deserve praise for work FROM John Bercaw
Reunion organization, camaraderie impressive FROM Dan Dantzler
Where is Yosemite Sam? Send him home to Juneau FROM Steve Dillman
Vietnam combat veterans meet at battalion reunion FROM John B. Givhan
Young Army aviators watch Marine approach FROM Alex Kelley
Essay describes reunion of aviation warrant officers FROM Don Joyce
Why didn't I receive a Purple Heart Medal? FROM Jack Serig Sr.
'Rattlers,' 'Firebirds' decorated 26 years late FROM Doug Womack
Pilot enjoys remarkable time at Nashville reunion FROM Jack Carpenter
E-mail address jumbled in letter about TCCA FROM Richard Hartert
Notice of death saddens friend from Glasgow FROM Sandy Mercer


TAPS:
Allen Barklage - Billy A. Davidson - John L. Freeouf - John G. Hill Jr. - Gerald E. Porter - James D. Wallace II - Freddie L. Waters


REPORTS:
Ohio River chapter planning reunion BY Bob Hamilton
Officers elected, committees report
California chapter treated to flights BY Ken Fritz
Tips on recruiting VHPA members BY Don Joyce
Database Committee busy at reunion BY Gary Roush
Meet VHPA member No. 10,000! BY Tom Payne
Members support history of 1972 Easter Offensive BY Mike Sloniker
Committee seeks more rooms in DC BY John Powell


BRIEFS:
Deadline near for renewals
Reservations available in August
California members sought BY Dana M. Young
191st AHC plans reunion
Did you have Seabee experience? BY David W. Schill
Huey part of Labor Day parade
Price drops on 1999 calendars


FEATURES:
VHPA pilot saluted as national hero BY Anthony J. Gonzalez
Clines flew with 'Ghostriders' in Vietnam
Volume: 17
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: December 2012
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 23 Feb 2014 [Updated: 08 May 2017]
The FWC-VHPA Newsletter (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA))
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595242
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Smith


LETTERS:
Nashville reunion first, but not last FROM Bob Bales
Great four days spent at reunion FROM Don Joyce
Reunion '99 organizers deserve praise for work FROM John Bercaw
Reunion organization, camaraderie impressive FROM Dan Dantzler
Where is Yosemite Sam? Send him home to Juneau FROM Steve Dillman
Vietnam combat veterans meet at battalion reunion FROM John B. Givhan
Young Army aviators watch Marine approach FROM Alex Kelley
Essay describes reunion of aviation warrant officers FROM Don Joyce
Why didn't I receive a Purple Heart Medal? FROM Jack Serig Sr.
'Rattlers,' 'Firebirds' decorated 26 years late FROM Doug Womack
Pilot enjoys remarkable time at Nashville reunion FROM Jack Carpenter
E-mail address jumbled in letter about TCCA FROM Richard Hartert
Notice of death saddens friend from Glasgow FROM Sandy Mercer


TAPS:
Allen Barklage - Billy A. Davidson - John L. Freeouf - John G. Hill Jr. - Gerald E. Porter - James D. Wallace II - Freddie L. Waters


REPORTS:
Ohio River chapter planning reunion BY Bob Hamilton
Officers elected, committees report
California chapter treated to flights BY Ken Fritz
Tips on recruiting VHPA members BY Don Joyce
Database Committee busy at reunion BY Gary Roush
Meet VHPA member No. 10,000! BY Tom Payne
Members support history of 1972 Easter Offensive BY Mike Sloniker
Committee seeks more rooms in DC BY John Powell


BRIEFS:
Deadline near for renewals
Reservations available in August
California members sought BY Dana M. Young
191st AHC plans reunion
Did you have Seabee experience? BY David W. Schill
Huey part of Labor Day parade
Price drops on 1999 calendars


FEATURES:
VHPA pilot saluted as national hero BY Anthony J. Gonzalez
Clines flew with 'Ghostriders' in Vietnam
Volume: 17
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: December 2012
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Jun 2015 [Updated: 05 Sep 2017]
Subcourse 75: Map Reading - Department of Tactics, United States Army Primary Aviation School (Fort Rucker, Alabama)
Document Item Number: 28170109001
[Number of Pages: 219]
Item Creation Date: May 1966
Collection: John L. Taber Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 22 Oct 2018 [Updated: 08 Mar 2024]
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The Battle of Kontum - source unknown - Paper
Document Item Number: 30080106011
[Number of Pages: 58]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: John G. (Jack) Heslin Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 06 Mar 2019 [Updated: 06 Mar 2019]
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Magazine Article with Cover, Army Magazine - Operation Pegasus - RE: air assault operations that ended the siege of Khe Sanh
Document Item Number: 8850727001
[Number of Pages: 11]
Author(s): Lt. General John J. Tolson III
Item Creation Date: December 1971
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
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Added: 07 Dec 2017 [Updated: 11 Jan 2018]
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Magazine Article, Army Magazine - Close Air Support: The View From the Cockpit
Document Item Number: 8850728003
[Number of Pages: 10]
Author(s): Major Rudolph F. Wacker
Item Creation Date: July 1970
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
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Added: 07 Dec 2017 [Updated: 11 Jan 2018]
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Magazine Articles (4), TIME Magazine - Vietnamization: A Policy Under the Gun / How Good Is Saigon's Army? / The Air War: To See Is To Destroy / The Sea War: Barrages and Boredom
Document Item Number: 8850716025
[Number of Pages: 6]
Item Creation Date: 17 April 1972
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
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Added: 28 Nov 2017 [Updated: 28 Nov 2017]
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Magazine Articles (3) with Cover, Newsweek - The War That Won't Go Away / Vietnamization: A Policy Put to the Test / New Perils For U.S. Pilots
Document Item Number: 8850716027
[Number of Pages: 7]
Item Creation Date: 17 April 1972
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
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Added: 28 Nov 2017 [Updated: 28 Nov 2017]
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Magazine Articles (3) with Cover, Newsweek - 'Just Say It Was The Comancheros' / Can Choppers Be Vietnamized? / P.S. To A Briefing
Document Item Number: 8850716028
[Number of Pages: 7]
Item Creation Date: 15 March 1971
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
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Added: 28 Nov 2017 [Updated: 28 Nov 2017]
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The VHPA Newsletter (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA))
Newsletter Item Number: 2112Newsletter476811
[Number of Pages: 8]
FROM THE EDITOR BY Roger Gould


LETTERS:
Carried away! FROM James Sanford
More on no pilot doors FROM Bob Risner
Looking for old friends FROM Tom Koenig
Class rosters FROM Wayne R. Alexander
Scharp update FROM Bob Scharp
Info request FROM John L. Keller
Calling all "Vikings" FROM Robert "Hal" Duensing
Unit call signs FROM Larry Feonard
Wheels? FROM Jack Smith
Downsized FROM Ronald Nelson
Ah! the good life FROM Charlie Prather
Oh no! we blew it FROM Jack Agnew


Vietnam's Heroes
New Members


MEMBER NEWS:
Cary Shelton
Dave Grieger


BOOK REVIEW:
To Bear Any Burden BY Tom Garcia


1986 Reunion
1985 directory
Upcoming events
Change of address
VHPA financial statement
Change of address
Help! help! help! BY Mike McDonald


REUNION:
Reunion '85 BY Mike McDonald
Item Creation Date: May 1985
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Oct 2010 [Updated: 24 Apr 2017]
Airmobile Operations in Mid-Intensity Antiaircraft Environment - 101st Airborne Division - re: personal observations, evaluation and views of airmobile operations in support of Operation LAM SON 719, 8February-15 March 1971
Document Item Number: 8850603001
[Number of Pages: 106]
Item Creation Date: 05 November 1973
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 25 Sep 2012 [Updated: 07 Mar 2025]
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Report - A Solution Was At Hand: Phoenix / Phung Hoang and the Attack on the Viet Cong Infrastructure
Document Item Number: 8850608001
[Number of Pages: 162]
Author(s): David Silverstein
Item Creation Date: 11 December 1989
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 01 Oct 2012 [Updated: 01 Oct 2012]
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Pamphlet, U.S. Army - Historical Study of German Antiguerrilla Operations in The Balkans (1941-1944)
Document Item Number: 8850520003
[Number of Pages: 94]
Item Creation Date: August 1954
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 10 Sep 2012 [Updated: 18 Sep 2012]
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Dustoff Memorial Book - Dustoff Association - re: list of 211 names recorded as killed while serving with Dustoff in Vietnam
Document Item Number: 2930111001
[Number of Pages: 57]
Item Creation Date: February 1992
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 24 Apr 2002 [Updated: 24 Sep 2019]
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Naval Aviation News (Naval Historical Center)
Serial Item Number: 302Serial611127
[Number of Pages: 43]
The Last of the Jolly Rogers 22
NAS Fallon: "The Biggest Little Air Station in the World" 10
Quality Assurance--Safety is Job One 16
GPS and the Naval Aviator 18
Naval Aviation in WWII--The Largest Invasion...That Never Was 26
Aviation Storekeeper is 1994 Shore Sailor of the Year 36
Aviation History and Publications Division Director Retires 38
Volume: 77
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: 25 September 1995
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Periodicals
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 22 Aug 2018 [Updated: 23 Aug 2018]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611098
[Number of Pages: 36]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Jack Salm


LETTERS:
Dear Sir FROM Jim Pratt
Hi, My Name is George Murphy FROM George Murphy
Dear Members FROM Gene Kobes
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John Brennan
David FROM Lash Wisener
To the Editor FROM Dave Ballentine
Dear Mr. Roush FROM Erik Velthuis


FEATURES:
Flying Christmas Trees
Christmas of 1963 was approaching BY Eugene A. Beyer
A Christmas Story BY James "Scotty" Scott
For Jimmy BY William N. Janes, Sr.
The Last Recon Platoon
Christmas Day 1970 BY Ken Bradley
The Heritage Continues
36 Years Later: A War Story BY Joe Shepherd
After Action Report - Return to Vietnam BY John Mackel
We're So Alone! BY John L. Keller
A Forty-Year Vietnam Tour Finally Comes to an End BY Art Jacobs
After 35 years, a Texas AM class ring and its owner are reunited BY David May
Family to Receive Pilot's 150 Medals BY Denise Lavoie
Preventing the loss of your Airman Certificate Privileges BY Angelo Spelios
The "Greyhounds of Vietnam"
Interludes and Visions BY Bob Karstensen


REUNION:
The 1972 Battle of Kontum Reunion BY Jack Heslin, Jim Stein
Philadelphia Reunion July 1-5, 2009
An Un-Merry Christmas Story from HMM-165 in Dec 1971 BY Robert J. Schissell


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Ohio River LZ chapter BY John Flanagan
Washington State chapter BY Paul Fleming
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Georgia chapter BY Bill Stanley
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
South Carolina "Celebrate Freedom" chapter BY Larry Russell
Alabama chapter
Virginia chapter BY Tom Mitchell
Fort Rucker chapter BY John Crowley
Southern California chapter BY Ed Holguin
Fort Wolters chapter BY Virgil Laughlin
VHPA of Florida BY Don Welch
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Rick Beaver
Mid South chapter BY Pete Norman IV


TAPS:
Albert P. (A.P.) Whaley Jr. - Charles "Dave" Davidson - Charles R. "Chuck" Jones - Darron (Dar) Spalty - Dan Corby - Dan Slayden - David R. "Daisy" Odell - Delbert Waugh - Eugene J. Zacsek - Gary Wayne Dombroski - Jack Fisher - James Stephens - Jon Dennis Rowe - Joseph David Chase - Karl Bentley Hill - William D. Ray III - William David Austin Sr.


BOOK REVIEWS:
Loach BY John Penny
Vietnam Scrapbook - an Army Pilot's Combat Tour BY John Penny
Volume: 26
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: November/December 2008
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 19 Jan 2018 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611099
[Number of Pages: 32]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Jack Salm


LETTERS:
From Tom Payne FROM Tom Payne
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Paul Thompson
Dear David FROM Glenn (Hoffman)
From James Scott FROM James "Scotty" Scott
Dear David FROM Bob Karstenson
Dear VHPA Editor FROM Don Long
Dear Fellow Vietnam Aviators FROM C. Soto
Dear Members of the VHPA FROM Sgt Jeff Jones
Dear Sir FROM Greg Gooden
The VHPA recieved this email FROM John Brennan
Dear Members of the VHPA FROM Wayne Mutza
Members of the VHPA FROM John W. Boyce


FEATURES:
VHPA Executive Council (EC) Elections - Want to get involved? BY Jim Fulbrook
Membership Costs Versus Dues BY Gary Roush
Details about the VHPA Directory BY Mike Law
Announcing a free, trial VHPA Membership BY Mike Law
Story Recollections of MG Hamlet
All the News that's Fit to Print
UH-1H 69-15217 - Extreme Makeover 2008 BY Mark S. Hansen
Preventing the Loss of your Airman Certificate Privileges BY Angelo Spelios
Promises Made... Promises Kept BY Rodger McAlister
Tales of The Blue Max A.R.A. (Arial Rocket Artilery) in Vietnam BY John Doug Foster


REUNION:
VHPA Reunion 2009


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
VHPA of Florida chapter BY D.L. Welch
Fort Wolters chapter BY Virgil Laughlin
Fort Rucker chapter BY John A. Crowley
Alabama chapter BY LaRue Weisner
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Ohio River LZ chapter BY John Flannagan
Washington State chapter BY Paul Fleming
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell


TAPS:
Charles K. Miller - Lieutenant General Harry William Osborn Kinnard - Archie Lee Ahl - Bill (MAC) McGowan - Ed Sweeney - Frederick T. Zandri - George W. Fryer - James Alshire - James T. Newman - James W. "Bugs" Moran - Jonathan Peery Lee - Rex M. Medcalf - Kenneth A. Pokorski - Raymond L. Moore Jr. - Robert Francis (Sauce) Worcester - Verlin Borton - William Frederick O'Neal
Volume: 27
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January/February 2009
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 19 Jan 2018 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611101

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[Number of Pages: 36]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush


FEATURES:
Family Contacts Committee Helps Families Find Answers BY Gary Thewlis
The VHPA's Legacy of Valor Museum Website BY Jon Conway
"Help Wanted" BY Moon Mullen
The "Eggbeater with Good Sense" BY Ken McElroy
More on The Battle of An Loc BY John Parker
Hawk's Claw BY Hal Manns
Do You Have Maps from Binh Dinh Province, II Corps Vietnam?
Compromise 36 and 16 provide gun cover for Dustoff 601 BY Jim Hunt
UH-1H "Hueys" arrive in Vietnam BY Larry Clark
Balls of Steel BY Terry Garlock
Help Start Your Own Chapter of the VHPA BY Jack Salm
VHPA Members in the news...
A long silver bar with a ball on the end just flew off the helicopter BY David A. West
Army Colonel Finally Eats His Old C-ration Pound Cake BY Sagar Meghani



LETTERS:
Looking For Cpt. Frank Keenan FROM Chuck Cox
Looking For Bruce J. Matheson FROM Jim Matheson
Looking For CW4 Charlie West FROM Thomas H. Nadeau
We hear from the Author of last Issue's story FROM Bob Mitchell
To whom it may concern FROM Jim Loomis
Can anyone help me get a copy of a tape FROM Ray Murphy
A member writes us imploring us to FROM J. Willingham
Anybody Remember Dennis C. Hamilton FROM Mike Sheuerman
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Jill Burwash
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Leo (Doc) Flory
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator and the Members of our Organization FROM Ed Maston


REUNIONS:
AAR on the 26th Annual Reunion, Philadelphia, PA BY Jack Salm
Vendor Room ~ A Success BY Woody McFarlin
Why We Meet Every Year BY Mike Sheuerman
Philadelphia Golf Outing BY Mike Whitten
Sheuerman Casts "No" Vote For McFarlin in VP Election BY Mike Sheuerman
Poker Tourney Adds to VHPA Scholarship Total BY Mike Sheuerman
Presentation Events at Philly Reunion
6th Gold Star Family Breakfast Brought the Memories Home BY Julie Kink
Philadelphia Donations Fund a Quarter of Fourth VHPA Scholarship BY Mike Sheuerman


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurelle
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Donald Welch
North Carolina chapter BY JD Lawson
Washington state chapter BY Dave Eck
Georgia chapter By "Skip" Bell
Southern California chapter BY Ed Holguin
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell
Fort Wolters chapter BY Virgil Laughlin
California chapter north Ken Fritz


TAPS:
Charles "Chuck" Thomas Goodroe III - Elmer G. Anderson - Howard "Al" Corson - James Graham - Kenneth L. Reusser - Sidney Carroll Cowan - Bill (William L.) Irby - Robert S. Allen - Roger Greennan


BOOK REVIEWS:
A Hundred Feet Over Hell BY John Penny
6000 Hours BY John Penny
Volume: 27
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: September/October 2009
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 19 Jan 2018 [Updated: 19 Jan 2018]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611106
[Number of Pages: 32]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush


FEATURES:
Old Vietnam Aviators Reunite in Iraq
Freedom Bird BY Lawrence E. Pence
Let's call this "the Tales of Hookers and Lookers" BY Tom Murphy
There wasn't a billboard that said "Welcome to Laos" BY Phil Marshall
Buying on Ebay.... BY Judge Lyons
27 May 1967 - A Day in the Life of a "Blue" from B Troop, 1st/9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division BY Barry McAlpine
Ceremony Commemorates the Life of CMH awardee Jon Swanson BY Jack Shields
The Passing of a Torch BY Tom Davis
Useful Internet Links for All Veterans BY David Adams
2010 VHPA Member Directory Information Deadline and Ordering Update BY Gary Roush
The Improvised Secret Weapon BY Stephen Cover


REUNION:
Vietnam Heroes Welcomed Back to Fort Rucker
History of 2010 Reunion Logo Poster BY Mike Sloniker


TAPS:
Albert Neil Allen - Burtis G. Parcels - Carlos E. Quintero - Edwin Lamar Richter Sr. - George R. Miller - Hal Larry Scott - Jack Roger Audiss - James M. Leslie - Jesse Franklin "Frank" Archer Jr. - John R. Morton - Louis James Rochat III - Michael J. Wheeler - Michael Todd Koone - Richard Morgan Musick - Robert Ramsey Vickrey - Ronald W. Williams - William E. (Bill) Austin - William A. Pruzan - Patrick "Pat" John O'Grady


LETTERS:
VHPA AVIATOR , Issue 28-01 (Jan/Feb 2010), story entitled: "We Return to the Battle of An Loc" FROM Steve L. Yuhas
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Dave Gray
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Phil Marshall
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Douglas Nelms
Looking For - two of your finest WO's who saved my butt on 11 February 1971 FROM Jim Young
To the members of the VHPA FROM Jaymi Freeman
Members of VHPA FROM Tom Morrissey
Searching For James Ross Bandy WO1 FROM Joe Sepesy
Looking For "Medivac Pilots That Saved My Life" FROM Brian Anderson
Looking for an old friend FROM Greg Smith
Looking for a Vietnam helicopter Pilot with Canadian Citizenship FROM Karan
Looking For Bootstrap Student at University of Omaha in 1965 or 1966 FROM Greg Smith
Looking For information on Huey Tail Number 64-13603 FROM Dale Jacobe


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Fort Wolters chapter BY Pat Richardson
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Andrew Hover
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurelle
Southern California chapter BY Tom Crosby
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorensen
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Gary Harrell
Washington State chapter BY Bob Brown


BOOK REVIEWS:
Dustoff: No Compromise, No Rationalization, No Hesitation, Fly the Mission! BY John Penny
Fragments From Vietnam BY John Penny
Empty Tubes and Back Seat Memories BY John Penny
Volume: 28
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: July/August 2010
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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History Section, 1995 Membership Directory, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association
Document Item Number: 2980204002

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[Number of Pages: 24]
Item Creation Date: October 1995
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
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History Section, 1995 Membership Directory, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Document Item Number: 2980205002

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[Number of Pages: 24]
Item Creation Date: October 1995
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA))
Document Item Number: 3000101001
[Number of Pages: 35]
Volume: 27
Issue: 1
Issue Information: VHPA's 26th Annual Reunion
Item Creation Date: 2009
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: VHPA Newsletters
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA))
Document Item Number: 3000101002
[Number of Pages: 36]
Volume: 26
Issue: 6
Issue Information: Special Enlarged Edition Featuring Christmas Stories From Vietnam
Item Creation Date: 2008
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: VHPA Newsletters
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Manual, U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School - Helicopter Primary Flight Training Manual
Document Item Number: 21120101005
[Number of Pages: 134]
Item Creation Date: 1 March 1968 - 15 January 1970
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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ASE DOMT Notices: CH-34, CH-37 - United States Army Aviation School - Student Handouts
Document Item Number: 4030603002
[Number of Pages: 112]
Item Creation Date: November 1967
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Cloth Patch of the U.S. Armed Forces - American Society of Military Insignia Collectors - Booklet
Document Item Number: 2930807003
[Number of Pages: 82]
Item Creation Date: 1 April 1968
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
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Various Articles – HAWK – Magazine Excerpts
Document Item Number: 8850929003
[Number of Pages: 77]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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U.S. Army Yearbook, 52nd Aviation Battalion (Combat) 'Flying Dragons' - 1st Aviation Brigade II Corps, RVN, 1970-1971
Document Item Number: 8850750001
[Number of Pages: 187]
Item Creation Date: [ca. 1972]
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
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After Action Report, U.S. Army, 1st Squadron, 1st Aviation Brigade, 9th Cavalry Division - Cambodian Campaign, 22 February-19 May 1971 [Typed Transcription with Copyist's Note]
Document Item Number: 8850725001
[Number of Pages: 35]
Item Creation Date: [ca. 2003]
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
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Pensacola News Journal - Newspaper
Document Item Number: 3010100003006
[Number of Pages: 6]
Author(s): Amie Klanke, Rick Barret, Jackie Brooks, Duwayne Escobedo, et.al.
Item Creation Date: 15 February 1996
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Newsletter (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA))
Newsletter Item Number: 2299Newsletter610681
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Smith


LETTERS:
'Turning off' light causes a problem FROM Gary Bortolus
Pilot curious about fate of UH-1C's crewman FROM Pete Costilow
Semi-truck's trailer sports VHPA logo, phone number FROM Jay Elliott
Bell engraved with names of B Company's aviators FROM Don Joyce
Chinook on newsletter's cover brings back memories FROM Chris Peterson
Letter thanks helicopter pilots for war service FROM Randy Zahn
VHPA member honored as HAI 'pilot of the year' FROM Alan E. Rhoades
Assault company loses 25 percent of crewmembers FROM Jack W. Serig
ORWAC 66-2 seeking missing class members FROM Herb Hirst
Ceremony to honor combat medevac pilots FROM John Kaye
Nephew seeks photos,stories about uncle FROM Bill Medsker
Writer collectiong photos, information on VNAF FROM Wayne Mutza


TAPS:
Edwin "Larry" Cunningham - Michael S. Glynn - Gerald D. "Gary" Green - Howard Knight - David H. Marlowe - Robert L. Mauseth


REPORTS:
Florida chapter plans Orlando reunion BY Bob Lee
New SoCal Chapter grows rapidly BY Carl Cortez
Fort Wolters, museum productive BY Bobby Bateman
Georgia Chapter establishes website BY Woody McFarlin
Ohio River LZ plans Indiana mini BY Mike Molish
Mid America sponsors two minis BY Gary Winetteer
National Capital plans Reunion 2000
Headquarters busy preparing for reunion BY Jodi Allison


FEATURES:
Medevac pilot started tour on July 4 BY Phil Marshall
Chapter listings show local VHPA growth
Register for parade on the VHPA website BY Gil Ferrey


REUNION:
Chapters can share in raffle proceeds BY Bob Smith
Potomac cruise a reunion high point BY Jim Goldthorpe
Tours available at aircraft restoration facility BY Gil Ferrey
VHPA to lay wreath at The Wall
Registration open for golf tourney
Units filling mini-reunion schedule BY Jim McDaniel

VHPA BRIEFS:
Reunion planned at Fort Rucker
Armed helicopter unit plans mini
Volume: 18
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: May/June 2000
Collection: Jack Swickard Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2299Newsletter610720
[Number of Pages: 32]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Angelo Spelios
VHPA accepting management bids BY Dana M. Young


LETTERS:
Helicopter pilot enjoys celebration FROM "Mik" Mikulan
Writer accumulating war stories FROM Tom Putnam
Project would pair pilots with aircraft FROM Pamela L. Reed
Goldie's family thanks friends, colleagues FROM James "Goldie" Goldthorpe
Wife seeking veterans who flew with husband FROM Roy and Brenda Rhoades
Veterans advocate flag honoring military service FROM Gary Thewlis
VFW commander seeks huey for N.M. memorial FROM Abe Saiz
Aviator recalls late nights, light shows, run to bunker FROM Forest Snyder
Pilot wanted to fly Cobra from first time he saw one FROM Greg Smith
Photo taken during rare day unit was not flying FROM Herbert W. Korte Jr.


TAPS:
Craige S. Albee - Edward L. Behne - Terry Wayne Jacobs - William Hayden "Pappy" Jones - Michael John Keating - Lawrence Lester - Jimmy Don Lowry - William J. Mittelstadt - Paul C. Petersen - Joseph L. Pike - Timothy Ralph Templin - James B. "Jim" Thompson


REPORTS:
Directory offered on CD this year BY Gary Roush
Make certain email address is up to date BY Gary Roush and Charles Holley
Presentations now available on DVD BY Gary Roush
Scholarship fund - good news/bad news BY Mike Sheuerman
War Story DVD a good way to teach about war BY Gary Roush
Management support contract request for bids BY Dana M. Young


REUNION:
Committee completing final planning for event BY Dana M. Young
Poker anyone?
Two new seminars planned for Phoenix reunion BY Rich Buzen


FEATURES:
Rest of story - LOH pilot tracks down veterans who saved him BY Gary Holmes
Scotch saved for VHPA survivors BY Mike Sheuerman
Pleiku 6 BY Mike Sheuerman
Shot Down! BY Bernardo S. Paez
Presidents' pilots BY Marc Yablonka
Quick trip BY Marc Yablonka
Looking for peace and quite can be risky business BY Jack Salm
Volume: 24
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: Winter 2006
Collection: Jack Swickard Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Aviators Flight Log Book - Chief of Naval Operations
Document Item Number: 28300102001
[Number of Pages: 202]
Item Creation Date: 18 February 1964
Collection: Noel L. (Mike) Hammer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The FWC-VHPA Newsletter (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA))
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter576454
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Smith


LETTERS:
'Turning off' light causes a problem FROM Gary Bortolus
Pilot curious about fate of UH-1C's crewman FROM Pete Costilow
Semi-truck's trailer sports VHPA logo, phone number FROM Jay Elliott
Bell engraved with names of B Company's aviators FROM Don Joyce
Chinook on newsletter's cover brings back memories FROM Chris Peterson
Letter thanks helicopter pilots for war service FROM Randy Zahn
VHPA member honored as HAI 'pilot of the year' FROM Alan E. Rhoades
Assault company loses 25 percent of crewmembers FROM Jack W. Serig
ORWAC 66-2 seeking missing class members FROM Herb Hirst
Ceremony to honor combat medevac pilots FROM John Kaye
Nephew seeks photos,stories about uncle FROM Bill Medsker
Writer collectiong photos, information on VNAF FROM Wayne Mutza


TAPS:
Edwin "Larry" Cunningham - Michael S. Glynn - Gerald D. "Gary" Green - Howard Knight - David H. Marlowe - Robert L. Mauseth


REPORTS:
Florida chapter plans Orlando reunion BY Bob Lee
New SoCal Chapter grows rapidly BY Carl Cortez
Fort Wolters, museum productive BY Bobby Bateman
Georgia Chapter establishes website BY Woody McFarlin
Ohio River LZ plans Indiana mini BY Mike Molish
Mid America sponsors two minis BY Gary Winetteer
National Capital plans Reunion 2000
Headquarters busy preparing for reunion BY Jodi Allison


FEATURES:
Medevac pilot started tour on July 4 BY Phil Marshall
Chapter listings show local VHPA growth
Register for parade on the VHPA website BY Gil Ferrey


REUNION:
Chapters can share in raffle proceeds BY Bob Smith
Potomac cruise a reunion high point BY Jim Goldthorpe
Tours available at aircraft restoration facility BY Gil Ferrey
VHPA to lay wreath at The Wall
Registration open for golf tourney
Units filling mini-reunion schedule BY Jim McDaniel

VHPA BRIEFS:
Reunion planned at Fort Rucker
Armed helicopter unit plans mini
Volume: 18
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: September 2013
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The FWC-VHPA Newsletter (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA))
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595254
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Smith


LETTERS:
'Turning off' light causes a problem FROM Gary Bortolus
Pilot curious about fate of UH-1C's crewman FROM Pete Costilow
Semi-truck's trailer sports VHPA logo, phone number FROM Jay Elliott
Bell engraved with names of B Company's aviators FROM Don Joyce
Chinook on newsletter's cover brings back memories FROM Chris Peterson
Letter thanks helicopter pilots for war service FROM Randy Zahn
VHPA member honored as HAI 'pilot of the year' FROM Alan E. Rhoades
Assault company loses 25 percent of crewmembers FROM Jack W. Serig
ORWAC 66-2 seeking missing class members FROM Herb Hirst
Ceremony to honor combat medevac pilots FROM John Kaye
Nephew seeks photos,stories about uncle FROM Bill Medsker
Writer collectiong photos, information on VNAF FROM Wayne Mutza


TAPS:
Edwin "Larry" Cunningham - Michael S. Glynn - Gerald D. "Gary" Green - Howard Knight - David H. Marlowe - Robert L. Mauseth


REPORTS:
Florida chapter plans Orlando reunion BY Bob Lee
New SoCal Chapter grows rapidly BY Carl Cortez
Fort Wolters, museum productive BY Bobby Bateman
Georgia Chapter establishes website BY Woody McFarlin
Ohio River LZ plans Indiana mini BY Mike Molish
Mid America sponsors two minis BY Gary Winetteer
National Capital plans Reunion 2000
Headquarters busy preparing for reunion BY Jodi Allison


FEATURES:
Medevac pilot started tour on July 4 BY Phil Marshall
Chapter listings show local VHPA growth
Register for parade on the VHPA website BY Gil Ferrey


REUNION:
Chapters can share in raffle proceeds BY Bob Smith
Potomac cruise a reunion high point BY Jim Goldthorpe
Tours available at aircraft restoration facility BY Gil Ferrey
VHPA to lay wreath at The Wall
Registration open for golf tourney
Units filling mini-reunion schedule BY Jim McDaniel

VHPA BRIEFS:
Reunion planned at Fort Rucker
Armed helicopter unit plans mini
Volume: 18
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: September 2013
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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History of 350th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron - 100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
Document Item Number: 27860201001
[Number of Pages: 195]
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Interview Transcript, U.S. Army Military History Institute - Interview with Colonel J. H. Crerar for the Senior Officer Oral History Program
Document Item Number: 8850602001
[Number of Pages: 105]
Item Creation Date: 17 January 1989
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
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2012 Calendar, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - HE AIN'T HEAVY ... HE'S MY BROTHER!
Document Item Number: 20080218001
[Number of Pages: 28]
Table of Contents
Front Cover Photo – He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother! – VHPA Member Neil Lee provided this photo of CH54-#67-18420 from the 273rd Heavy Helicopter Company recovering CH-47A #66-19082 from A Company, 288th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division on 1 April 1970. CW2 Ferrell Joe Jones was the AC and 1LT RE Hood the pilot of the Chinook that lost an engine on short final carrying a load of two 500-gallon diesel fuel blivets to an 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment position in very tall trees near the Cambodian border north of Quan Loi. The Chinook crashed, burst one of the blivets and also ruptured one of its fuel cells. Miraculously there was no fire! Maintenance Officer, Neil Lee, helped rig the Chinook for recovery the next day and took this picture from another A Company helicopter on the way back home. VHPA databases show that 082 was evacuated to the States, repaired and flew again in May 1971.

January
128th AHC and 173 AHC Lifting 1st Inf Div Grunts
Lai Khe mid-1968. VHPA Member David O’Quinn took this photo. He says: “This was a routine mission. My company, the 128th AHC “Tomahawks” are on the left and the 173rd AHC “Robinhoods” on the right. We were moving a battalion from the Big Red 1 at Lai Khe. The water in the ditch tells me it was during the rainy season. Normally we’d insert the four infantry companies into four separate LZs.”

February
Scalphunter Lead
B Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry, OH-6A, February 1971. VHPA Member John Shafer, Scalphunter 18, provided this photo of his platoon leader, CPT John Black (also a VHPA Member), conducting an evening Visual Reconnaissance (VR) mission around Camp Holloway near Pleiku. John Shafer says: “We really need to credit my observer SGT James “Mac” McConnell for this picture. He took many using my camera while I was flying the helicopter.” B Troop’s Scouts used the nom de guerre Scalphunter from 1968 until they left Vietnam in 1973.

March
Going to X-ray
UH-1B #63-08617 from B Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Air Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, November 1965. VHPA Member Barrie Turner took this photo en route to the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley made even more famous in the book We Were Soldiers Once … And Young. 617 continued serving with B Troop until it was destroyed 12 May 1967 after logging more than 1,697 hours. The small photo shows another B Troop UH-1B from VHPA Member Walt Gutsche.

April
Well Done Jolly 24!
37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-53C – Early 1970. VHPA Member Roy Dreibelis took this photo from the ‘high bird’ during an actual rescue mission in Southeast Asia. The US Air Force 37th ARRS’s famous nom de guerre was Jolly Green. Based at Da Nang, they flew missions over North and South Vietnam, Laos, and the Gulf of Tonkin. This photo is dedicated to the crew of Jolly Green 67 that perished on 6 April 1972 in #68-10365 while attempting to rescue LTC Hambleton, Bat 21, near Quang Tri South Vietnam. The small photo shows the fire hose bath the rescued pilot receives when he get back home safety.

May
He Ain’t Heavy … He’s My Brother
HMH-463 CH-53A recovers 281st AHC UH-1D – March 1967. VHPA Member Brent Gourley provided these pictures of the recovery of is 281st AHC UH-1D #65-09725 by CH-53A Bureau Number 152409 from HMH-463. Brent and VHPA Member Barclay Boyd with Frank Little as Crew Chief were flying 725 when it took several hits including one in the engine that kept running until they landed at Tra Bong. A four-plane detachment from HMH-463 arrived in Vietnam in Dec 1966.

June
Routine Medevac
CH-46A Bureau Number 151959 also known as Echo Papa 6 or EP 6 from HMM-265 – April, 1968. This photo was taken by Cpl R.J. Del Vecchio of the Photographic Services Station, Services Company, HQ Battalion, 1st Marine Division in the mountains south and inland of Da Nang. “My partner on this trip was Cpl John C. Pennington who was killed in action on 9 June 1968. On this mission, we had joined an Infantry unit sent to check out a bunker complex that had been located by Recon Marines and heavily bombed a couple of days before. One of the Marines was injured, possibly by a booby trap, and required evacuation. The pilot had to bring the helicopter up a long valley from the plateau. This was just amazing because the valley was very steep and narrow and there was very little clearance for their rotor blades. After threading their way between the trees, they arrived over a small cluster of bomb craters where they lowered the hoist, retrieved the man, did a slow 180-degree turn, and went back out. I’d guess this entire effort was completed in less than 20 minutes.”

July
Operation Iron Barnacle
OH-6A #67-16290 from C Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Air Cavalry and HH-2D from HC-5 at Phouc Vinh – July 1970. The small photo shows VHPA Members Bob Clark (former US Navy) and Walter Jones (former US Army) standing in front of a restored HH-2 on the USS Midway during the VHPA 2010 Reunion in San Diego. Operation Iron Barnacle involved two US Navy HH-2s equipped with Airborne Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD) systems attached to the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam to locate concentrations of enemy iron in the jungles of III Corps. On 13 July Walter, SP5TL Mitchell, and SP5 RD Wilkes get shot down and suddenly C Troop needs a ship with a hoist. It just so happens the Navy HH-2 Bob Clark is flying with C Troop has a hoist! Navy rescues Army and they have a wonderful 40-year reunion!

August
C Company, 227th Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division II Corps – October 1967. VHPA member Pete Baxter took this photo somewhere in the Bong Son area. By the way, Pete says he wasn’t flying too close to Caulk 1!

September
Apache Troop Cobras
A Troop, 7th Squadron, 1st Air Cavalry AH-1Gs. VHPA Members Jack Cattilini provided the top right photo, Don ‘Mixer’ Wilimzik the lower left photo plus the business card and patch, and Bob Hesselbein the top left and lower right photos. The Apache on the Cobra’s doghouse is very well done!

October
CH-47 from 178th Assault Support Helicopter Company early 1967. VHCMA member Dean Nelson took this photo while serving as a Flight Engineer with the 178th ASHC, the Boxcars, based at Chu Lai of another CH-47 from his company relocating troops from the 196th Light Infantry Brigade of the Americal Division to another firebase southwest of Chu Lai.

November
Welcome to Bong Son!
A Company, 229th Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division II Corps – November 1967. VHPA member Rick Berry took this photo of UH-1H #66-16779 somewhere in the Bong Son area. 779 served with several units in Vietnam and state side after the war. You can see that the door gunner is firing. There are two red tracers above and slightly below the front of the Huey.

December
He Ain’t Heavy … He’s My Brother!
CH-54A from the 478th Heavy Helicopter Company recovers CH-53D from HMH-463 – 9 November 1970. VHPA Members Janos ‘John’ Karo and Ed Strazzini from the 478th flew the only known recovery of a CH-53 during the Vietnam War. Red Edwards, the HMH-463 XO, recalls: “I remember this incident very well. I spent several days at the ARVN outpost as we recovered this ship. A typhoon had just gone through the area. HMH-463 was tasked to help resupply and evacuate Vietnamese. While at this outpost southwest of Da Nang the helicopter’s tail rotor hit a bunker and it crashed. After getting it back to Marble, someone opened a compartment and this snake came out! Eventually we got that helicopter flying again.”

Top
VHPA Member Paul Fretts provided the VHPA with a copy of many of his drawings several years ago. This one shows a Huey gunship and a transport. Paul’s first tour in Vietnam was with the 162nd AHC in 1967.
Below
VHPA Member Bill Kelley allowed the VHPA to copy this artwork showing two USMC CH-53s. Bill served three tours in Vietnam as a Marine Corps aviator: 1962-63 with HMM-362 and VMO-2, 1966-68 with VMO-3, and 1971 with MABS-16
Item Creation Date: 2012
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Old Warriors (145th Comat Aviation Battalion (Vietnam) Association)
Newsletter Item Number: 2336Newsletter611226
[Number of Pages: 32]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR BY James L. Bodkin


FEATURES:
45th Transportation Battalion History, 1 Jan - 30 June 1963 (edited)
Financial Report
New People Located List
Reunion '95
Issue: 27
Item Creation Date: January 1995
Collection: Larry Leonard Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 06 Apr 2018 [Updated: 06 Apr 2018]
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2015 Calendar, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - VERT-REP
Document Item Number: 20080301001
[Number of Pages: 28]
Table of Contents
Front Cover Photo - VHPA Member Don Joyce took this photo of one of four CH-54As that deployed to Vietnam with the 478th Heavy Helicopter Company, 1st Air Cavalry Division in 1965. Other sources indicate that Wooley Booger was #64-14204, the first CH-54A lost in Vietnam on 5 January 1966.

January
Mark Locatelli's scrapbook phtots from his tour with B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division at Camp Evans 1969-1970 - Mark passed away in January 2012. His brother, Larry, who served in an Engineer unit in Vietnam from 1970-1973, mailed the VHPA these photos.

February
SP-5 Jerry Hogan's scrapbook photos from his tour with B Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division in 1970 - 1971 - Jeremy Hogan, Jerry's son, collects photos relating to his father's time in Vietnam. Jeremy sent all these photos to the VHPA. Jerry was the crew chief on UH-1H #68-16349 also known as Saber 38 or the Magic Bus. 349 served in B Troop from Nov 1969 until at least June 1971 and possibly until Jan 1972. In 1972 it returned to CONUS so it is possible we could see it in one of the Huey monuments.

March
An Armament Specialist from C Troop, 7th Squadron, 1st Cavalry loads an XM134 Minigun on an AH-1G - 1968. VHPA Subscriber Mike Treinen took these photos at the "Short Strip" at Rach Gia during his tour with Advisory Team 55. The left photoshows the Armorer's "tools of the trade" - in the form of wooden rocket boxes containing extra parts and even an extra set of barrels. The other shows the man loading the minigun housed in the XM18 armament pod. Cranking in the ammo "delinked" the rounds. You can see the pile of links on the ground. Up to 1500 rounds were held by fingers in a "spool" magazine to the rear of the gun. Thus the XM18 pod did not have an ammo "chute" as did the UH-1C configured helicopters.

April
FLIR (Forward-Looking Infrared) - September 1970 and August 1971. VHPA Member Steve Sabree provided these photos. Briefly, the FLIR Detachment formed and trained at Davison AAF, Fort Belvoir, VA in early 1970. The AN/AAS-29 infrared night vision system was complicated new technology and heavy - 570 lbs. It was mounted on the UH-1M gunship. They deployed to I Corps in September 1970 and served with C Troop, 2/17th Cav, 101st Abn Div until 1 Feb 1971. They served with the 7/1st Cav at Vinh Long for 2+ months. In Apr 1971 they returned to I Corps and served with the 282 AHC at Marble Mountain until they stood down in Aug 1971. The Detachment had 5 aircraft and their staffing level was three officers, nine warrants and 23 enlisted.

May
Camp Holloway - September 1971. VHPA Member John Shafer provided this photo. It shows the famous Christmas Tree reevetment area on the left. This is a tribute to all those who flew out of Camp Holloway with special emphasis on the units who were based there about September, 1971. Left to right are the pocket patches for: B/7/17th Cav, 3rd Avn Co, 52nd CAB, 57th AHC, 179th ASHC, 219th Avn Co, 361st ACE and 611th Trans Co. VHPA Member Phil Lanphier provided the small photo of the Memorial Wall.

June
The Gun Platoon of the 120th Assault Helicopter Company (AHC) UH-1Cs - February 1969. VHPA Member Lee Beavers provided these photos. Based at the famous Hotel-3 Heliport at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Saigon, the 120th's weapons platoon was known as the Razorbacks. Naturally they called themselves Pigs. They saw lots of VIPs as shown in the small photo.

July
CH-37B from the 339th Transportation Company at Nha Trang - 1964. VHPA subscriber RayWilhite provided this photo from the U.S. Army Aviation Museum collection. The 339th had four CH-37s. All had names. VHCMA Member Bob Elzer provided the small photo of a Mojave starting up.

August
AH-1Gs from D Company, 229th Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division at Camp Evans in I Corps - February 1968. VHPA Member Rick Berry took this photo. The digital image came to the VHPA as part of the Richard Berry Collection at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Rick says that when he first arrived in A Company in 1967 most everyone was wearing the Stacked Deck battalion patch but later company patches started appearing. D Company had worked with Walt Disney to develop the Smiling Tiger logo.

September
US Navy Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC-7) Detachment 113 RH-3As - 1969-1970. VHPA Subscriber and HC-7 Historian Ron Milam provided these photos. HC-7 were also known as 'The Orphans of the 7th Fleet' and Sea Devils. Commissioned 1 Sep 1967 and decommissioned 30 June 1975, the Squadron had 15 dets (detachments) that flew H-2s, H-3s, RH-3s, H-46s and H-34s. This collage is a tribute to Det 113. Det 113's mission was unique - US Navy Air Mine Defense in the Pacific. They had three RH-3As ~ CH-3As modified to deploy and recover mine sweeping gear. Det 113 was based on the USS Catskill (MSC-1) and at NSA Atsugi, Japan. After training, they departed CONUS on 8 Jan 1969 for Japan. They conducted four mine sweeping exercises off Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, Okinawa, and South Korea. The Det was disestablished in Aug 1970. Their normal manning level was seven officers and eighteen enlisted men.

October
Photos from the 25th Anniversary Album of the 25th Infantry Division - October 1966. VHPA Subscriber Les Hines provided high resolution digital images of all 400 + pages of this special Silver Anniversary (25 years) commemorative pictorial. The division was established on 1 Oct 1941 in Hawaii and this album was presented on 1 Oct 1966 at Cu Chi, Vietnam. This collage is dedicated to al those who served in the Tropic Lightning but especially to those in the helicopter units.

November
An HMH-462 CH-53A Sea Stallion somewhere in I Corps - 1968. HMH-462 deployed to Phu Bai, Vietnam in August 1968 as part of MAG-36. The photo credits for this National Archive photo #NN33300514 state it was taken 1 June 1968 at a new mountain-top base in I Corps. All Marine and Navy Squadrons have two character Tail Codes. HMH-462's Tail Code is YF; so this is their aircraft number 5. The Heavy Haulers stayed in Vietnam until March 1971 when they relocated to Okinawa. In 1972 HMH-462 based on the USS Tripoli supported ARVN operations in northern I Corps. In 1975 HMH-462 participated in Operation Eagle Pull (the evacuation of Phnom Penh), Operation Frequent Wind (the evacuation of Siagon), and was sailing to help with the SS Mayaguez rescue. The small photo shows two refueling at Vandergrift.

December
VNAF UH-34Ds - 1968. VHPA Subscriber Mike Treinen took this photo at the "Short Strip", Rach Gia in Kien Giang Province of IV Corps while serving there with MACV Team 55. The Infantry are most likely from the Vietnamese 9th Division based at Rach Gia. The helicopters are most likely from the 84th VNAF Tactical Wing based at Binh Thuy. The 84th had at least three helicopter squadrons, the 211th, the 225th, and the 227th. We are unable to find copies of patches from any of those squadrons. Most of the VNAF helicopter squadrons had patches similar to the 223rd presented here. The small photo shows a 211th Squadron Huey inserting troops on an 18 July 1970 mission.

Attention All Aircraft West of Khe Sanh: Heavy Artillary Warning
VHPA Subscriber Ed Lacobacci provided this photo of a B-52 strike going into Laos during Lam Son 719 ~ February 1971. Ed was a Medic with the 237th Med Det also known as DMZ Dustoff. Ed took this picture while they were flying out to pick up some wounded. One of the most exciting messages you will ever hear over the radio is "Attention all aircraft flying (YOUR LOCATION) ~ Heavy Artillery Warning commencing at (RIGHT NOW!)." Heavy Artillery was the code word for a B-52 strike.

Air America
This famous Keith Wododcock illustration is a tribute to the Air America Bell 205 crew who attacked two North Vietnamese AN-2's after they had attacked the US Air Force radar site at Phou Pha Thi known as Lima Site 85 on 12 January 1968. VHPA Member Ted Moore was the pilot and flight mechanic Glenn Woods did the shooting. Gless was killed in a helicopter crash about a year later.
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The "Wall", 10 Years After
Reunion 93 Update
Financial Report
New People Located List
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FEATURES:
Battalion History: January Thru March 1966
Reunion '93 Report
Business Meeting Notes
Financial Report
New People Located List
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FEATURES:
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Battalion History: 135th AHC Jan - Dec 1970
Financial Report
New People Located List
Reunion 95
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Front Cover Photo - We Were Soldiers Once… And Young - VHPA Subscriber Bennie Koon took this photo about 3 April 1968 as his infantry battalion, the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Division gets ready to leave LZ STUD for their part in Operation PEGASUS (the relief of Khe Sanh). Bennie used a Ricoh 35 mm SLR plus a Gossen Pilot light meter. His wife mailed him rolls of 35 mm with a pre-paid mailer. When Bennie finished taking all the pictures, the roll went back to Georgia in the mailer for processing and hence delivery to his wife. Bennie was a 31B20, one of only two Field Radio Mechanics assigned to HHC/1/5 Cav to service all the battalion’s radios. His served in Vietnam from Oct. 1967 and Oct 1968.

January
Firewater Mission
Ron Richtsmeier with his 119th Assault Helicopter Company UH-1B gunship from the Crocodile Platoon armed with a USAF napalm bomb at Lane Army Heliport – early 1966 – This was the February photo in the 2007 Calendar, but is presented again in keeping with the “We Were Soldiers Once… And Young!” theme. Briefly while in Qui Nhon Ron, traded a USAF Master Sergeant a bottle of Scotch straight across for four canisters plus the igniters and the chemicals needed to turn JP4 into napalm, after learning that the canister would mount on the rocket pod rack. While the full story will be published in the VHPA Aviator, Ron concludes with “we learned that a partially filled napalm container dropped at 80 knots from a helicopter is not as impressive as full ones dropped by a jet at 250+ knots!” Lance Hopkins took the small photo in 1970 of a Crocodile UH-1C with an impressive paint job protected by Turtle Wax. Lance’s story and photos are the September photo in the 2010 Calendar.

February
LZ Candy (again)
1st Air Cavalry Division started rebuilding LZ Candy on 25 Feb 1970 – VHPA Member Mike Egli took these photos from his B/228 ASHB CH-47 after leaving his load on the base. LZ Candy was located due north of Song Be city, in western Phuoc Long Province, III Corps, Vietnam. The small photo shows Jim Wastradowski of Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry on Candy in late March 1970. He wrote: “It was terribly easy to get as filthy as we look on one of these artillery bases. You sweat in 100 degree temps and the first chopter to land nearby would kick up the dry red dirt, need I say more. This was a former site for 175mm cannons. The red dust was about a foot thick and very powdery.”

March
Movin’ On
Preparing to evacuate a 1st Cav FSB somewhere in Phuoc Long Province – 1970. VHPA Member Mike Egli took this photo as these two B/228 ASHB 1 CAV CH-47As wait for their internal loads. #66-00087 is nearest the camera. It had three tours in Vietnam – two after several months of rehab in the States. The small photo shows #66-19056 from A/228 ASHB loading 1/8th Cav infantry.

April
LZ Stud: Operation PEGSUS
LZ Stud – April 1968. VHPA Subscriber Bennie Koon took this photo on 3 April as his infantry battalion (1/5th Cavalry) prepared to depart west toward Khe Sanh. Operation PEGASUS (1 – 14 April) reopened Route 9 from the coast to the border with Laos, relieved the North Vietnamese Army’s siege of Khe Sanh and positioned the entire 1st Air Cavalry Division for its push into the A Shau Valley.

May
LZ Wharton: Operation DELAWARE
LZ Wharton – May 1968. VHPA Subscriber Bennie Koon took this photo on 1 May as his infantry battalion (1/5th Cavalry) prepared for a combat assault from the base at LZ Wharton. Though Operation PEGASUS ended in mid-April, there were 1st Air Cavalry units continuing to clean up the Khe Sanh are while others participated in Operation DELAWARE – the famous Battle of the A Shau Valley. Not the radar unit on the right side of the photo ~ only Wharton had one during this period of time. The small photo shows a view of LZ Peanuts.

June
Shawnee Scrapbook
A tribute to the Piasecki CH-21C Workhorse/Shawnee. VHPA member Ross Russell provided the iconic photo in the center taken on 17 Jan 1964 by Bernie Quedens, the Operations Officer of the 120th Aviation Company, “The Deans” during the famous airmobile operation at Kien Hoa. We see crew chief Jack Eichmann in the top left photo. Six of Jack’s photos appear in this collage. Al Doucette and Al Laya also provided photos. The small color photo shows a CH-21 outside an I Corps Special Forces camp taken by VHPA member Ramon Williams.

July
Dutchmasters Taking a Break
B Troop, 7th Squadron, 1st Cavalry at Rach Soi – 11968. VHPA Subscriber Mike Treinen took this photo on the “Long Strip” at Rach Soi in Kien Giang Province in IV Corps. Roy Sudeck (a long time VHPA member, now deceased) without his shirt faces the camera next to an unknown person. Roy served in several units in Vietnam for many years. VHPA members Ben Bentley and Ed Thomas provided the cloth pocket patches ~ both were weapons platoon leaders in B Troop. Behind the AH-1G Cobra, we see two OH-6A LOHs (light observation helicopters) plus the UH-1Hs that transported the Air Cavalry Troop’s infantry platoon. Mike also provided the small photo of Roy starting the Cobra with Ben’s name on the side.

August
Golf course/CPT. Hingston fatal crash, Bong Son 1-24-67/”In the office”/Beck’s bullet holes, Kon Tum Area/LZ X-Ray/1LT Brooks, early ‘66/Fuel blivets/Chinooks in the field/Staging Area
A page from Jerry Brooks’ Scrapbook. VHPA Member Jerry Brooks serves with A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 20th Artillery, 1st Air Cavalry Division from April 1966 to April 1967 almost exclusively in II Corps. The battalion had three “letter” batteries: A, B, and C. Each was usually assigned one of the division’s three infantry brigades. Most everyone simply referred to them as “the ARA” ~ aerial rocket artillery or “Blue Max”. The small photo shows LTC Nelson Mahone (Battalion CO) on the right and MAJ Roger Bartholomew (C Battery CO) on the left soon after they arrived in Vietnam in 1965.

September
Flying Tigers at Wunder Beach
US Marine Corps CH-46s from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262), also known as The Flying Tigers. VHPA Subscriber Bennie Koon took this photo at Wunder Beach (also known as Utah Beach) in late March 1968 while his unit, the 1/5th Cav, waited for the start of Operation PEGASUS. Wunder was a logistical base built after Tet-68 to support the increased Army and Marine operations planning for northern I Corps. Nearest the camera is bureau number 153400 that we believe survived the war. Furthest from camera is 154019. It was destroyed 11 July 1968. Both these helicopters appear to be on medivac stand-by for the medical aid station in the sand bagged bunker facilities on the left of the photo. The small photo shows another Tiger with some serious battle damage.

October
Roger, Got Goofy Grape
UH-1Hs from Charlie Company, 229th Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division – April 1969. VHPA Member Bert Outlaw took this picture from the right seat of Caulk 3 (the third Huey in the flight) some place between Tay Ninh and Phuoc Vinh. He says, “Like everyone who talked over the FM radios to the infantry when I didn’t want the enemy to know what we were saying (they listened as well) ~ instead of saying purple smoke, we’d use some slang words that maybe they wouldn’t know ~ goofy grape for example.” VHPA Member Rick Berry provided the small photos of a Alpha Company Huey landing troops.

November
LZ Peanuts
A CH-54A Sky Crane delivers a backhoe to LZ Peanuts – April 1968. VHPA Subscriber Bennie Koon took this photo in late April during a short visit to work on his infantry (1/5th Cavalry) battalion’s radios. A/1/77th Artillery and A/1/5th Cavalry manned the base. On the night of 4/5 May, North Vietnamese Army regulars and snappers breached the perimeter supported by artillery and mortars. During the battle, there was an emergency ammo resupply by helicopters plus the ARA “cleared up” the slopes before Puff arrived with illumination and more fire power. All six 105mm cannons, all their vehicles, the Fire Direction Center, and most of the artillery men’s private bunkers were destroyed. Eleven Americans died on Peanuts that night and at least 20 were medevaced the next morning. This photo is a small tribute to all those involved in this battle.

December
LZ Uplift
A UH-1B burns up at LZ Uplift – Nov 1967. VHPA Subscriber Bennie Koon took these photos. He wrote: “This gunship was a fully loaded with rockets and ammo when it landed to refuel. When it caught on fire the crew ran to a safe place. A lot of ammo cooked off and most of the rockets launched.” The small photo shows a gunship in flight.

Above: VHPA Potential Member Mike Jeffries provided these photos from his time with HML-167 at Marble Mountain ~ Da Nang. He left Vietnam in May, 1969.
Below: Three CH-21C Shawnees from the 120th Aviation Company – April 1964. This photo was taken by Akihiko Okamura (a renowned Japanese free-lance photographer) and appeared in the 12 June 1964 issue of LIFE Magazine. VHPA member Ken Gehler is the pilot clearly visible in the left seat of the closest aircraft. Note that Ken and the doorgunners are wearing short sleeved uniforms! Akihiko took this photo from a Shawnee flown by VHPA member Bob Crissman. This was the April photo in the 1996 VHPA Calendar.
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Front Cover Photo – VHPA subscriber Bill Stilwagen took this photo from another USMC CH-53 in June 1970. In a single day, HMH-463 used twelve helicopters in four flights of three to drop 2,000 55 gallon barrels filled with napalm mixed with diesel onto an enemy tunnel and cave complex. See the January photos and narrative for the details.

January
Operation Thrash Light
CH-53s from HMH-463 (Helicopter, Marine, Heavy), the (Pegasus Squadron, based at Da Nang, I Corps – June 1970 – VHPA subscriber Bill Stilwagen provided the cover photo plus the collage. Bill says the unofficial name for this barrel bombing mission was the surname of Major General Thrash, the commanding general of the 1st Marine Air Wing, plus the famed Arc Light missions delivered by US Air Force B-52’s. The barrels burst on impact when dropped from 1,500 feet, allowing the napalm and diesel filing to flow into the caves and tunnels. A Cobra gunship ignited the firestorm with white phosphorus rockets. The small photo, from the National Archive, was taken in 1968 on a mountain top in I Corps.

February
LZ Wharton
1st Air Cavalry Division started LZ Wharton on 3 Apr 1968 – VHPA subscriber Bennie Koon took this photo while serving with the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division during Operation PEGASUS (the relief of Khe Sanh). The blue circle on the door says the Huey is from Company C, 229th Aviation. The door art is one of many variations of the “Fly United” theme as seen in the small photo. American 105 and 155 cannons were installed on LZ Wharton that was under heavy North Vietnamese artillery fire much of the time. A good bunker was a must-have!

March
129 AHC/ROK Tiger Division
The 129th Assault Helicopter Company primarily supported the Republic of Korea (ROK) Tiger Division base in Binh Dinh Province – 1969. VHPA Member Larry Alexander took these photos during his 1968 – 1969 tour with the 129 AHC based at Lane Army Airfield near the village of An Son not far from Qui Nhon in II Corps. This collage is dedicated as a tribute to the Tiger Division and those that supported them. The lower left photo shows Larry with the Division Commanding General’s favorite command and control Huey. They often trained Korean pilots to fly the Huey and conducted Combat Assaults and resupply missions. The Tiger Division, also known as the Capital Division, arrived in Vietnam 22 Sep 1965 and departed 11 Mar 1973. Officially the division suffered 2,111 KIAs and 4,228 WIAs. The 129th’s slicks were BULLDOGS as shown in the small photo, and their guns were COBRAS even though they flew UH-1Cs. They were also known as BITE and STRIKE.

April
Thunderbirds and ARVNs
UH-1Ds from the 118th Aviation Company – 1965. VHPA Member Tommy Thornton took literally hundreds of photos during his first tour in Vietnam with the 118th Thunderbirds based at Bien Hoa. For some sad reason, the VHPA Calendar did not have access to any of his photos until recently. The small photo shows their distinctive aircraft numbers on the tail rotor pylon.

May
Thunderbirds and the 173rd ABN
UH-1Ds from the 118th Aviation Company – 4 May 1966. VHPA Member Tommy Thornton took this frequently published photo showing the 118th Thunderbirds inserting troops from the 173rd Airborne Brigade near Tan Uyen, just about 10 miles north of Bien Hoa. Tommy recalls, “This was a 145th CAB operation. We made seven lifts that day.” This photo is the first a reader sees on their website: www.118ahc.org. The small photo shows Tommy and his Huey.

June
Silver Spur Air Cavalry
A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry (A/3/17 Cav) OH-58s at Quan Loi – 1971. VHPA Member (deceased) Scott Evans gave most of these photos to the Silver Spur Association. Webmaster and former Scout Platoon line chief Roger ‘Bear’ Young provided them to the VHPA. This collage is dedicated as a tribute to WO1 Wallace and SP4 Gillett, who perished in #68-16945 on 4 June 1970.

July
How a Flipper Earns an Aircraft Recovered Silhouette!
CH-47 from the 196th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Lane Army Airfield – 1968. VHPA member Larry Alexander took the center photo while serving with the 129th AHC at Lane of a Flipper Chinook. Later he donated the slide to the U.S. Army Aviation Museum at Ft. Rucker. VHPA subscriber Ray Wilhite provided a digital copy of this photo to the VHPA. VHPA subscriber Tom Crawley provided the two photos on the right when the Huey he was riding in as a passenger made a forced landing and needed to be recovered. This collage is dedicated to the seven (7) 196th men killed on 16 July 1969 when their aircraft crashed during a test flight. These are the only KIAs known to the VHPA from this unit. Please note the small black silhouettes of Hueys near the front door of the Chinook. This is the Vietnam version of mission markers used in WWII. There is no known name for these markers, so we juat called them aircraft recovered silhouettes. Lots of Chinook units painted them on their aircraft in Vietnam. Larry also provided the small photo of a Chinook lifting off a hill- top base.

August
Charlie Troop at LZ Two Bits
UH-1C from C Troop, 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division at LZ Two Bits in II Corps – 1967. VHPA subscriber Jim Hohman took these photos during his tour as a gunner and crew chief in the weapons platoon. VHPA member Rudy Ribbeck flew with Jim for several months and provided the VHPA with copies of Jim’s photos. The presentation is dedicated to the crew chief, and 1LT Honorio as observer. The small photo shows Jim’s “office” on the flight line.

September
LZ Two Bits ~ July 1967
OH-13s from C Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division at LZ Two Bits in II Corps – 1967. VHPA subscriber Russ Underwood took these photos during his tour as a crew chief in the scout platoon. On 21 July while flying with VHPA member John Lee in 64-15394, they experienced a tail rotor failure and crashed on the side of a hill. You can see what remained after the wreck was returned to Two Bits. Russ is the guy in the middle of the photo in the center. He says he traded a package of cigarettes in a nearby village for the monkey. Notice they didn’t have to walk too far from their tents to get to their helicopters!

October
CH-54A Tarhe Sky Cranes. Most everyone associated with helicopter in Vietnam after 1965 recalls seeing a Crane. Many have photos of them. VHPA Subscribers Robert Brackenhoff, Bennie Koon, and Jim Sheridan plus VHPA Member Rick Berry contributed photos to this collage dedicated as a tribute to the three US Army Heavy Helicopter Companies.

November
The End Of Easy Rider #1
UH-1C #66-15045 at Duc Pho in I Corps – Nov 1970. VHPA subscriber Robert Brackenhoff took all these photos while serving in the maintenance platoon. The 174th AHC’s gun platoon was called the Sharks. He Wrote, “045 was with the company from Mar 1970 until Nov 1970. It was on a night mission down in the Rice Bowl (South of Duc Pho near FSB Debbie) when while maneuvering at low level it had a tail rotor strike when a tree got in the way. Despite the fact the crew chief’s seat belt broke, sending him rolling across the rice paddy, everyone walked away from the scene.”

December
BLUE MAX Going To Song Be
BLUE MAX going to Song Be – 25 Dec 1968. VHPA Member Steve Shaw took this photo of his wingman early on Christmas Day 1968 en route to stage at Song Be in case anyone called in an ARA (aerial rocket artillery) mission. This AH-1G Cobra is 67-15685. Records show it was direct from the factory when it joined Charlie Battery, 2/20th Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division in December. On 17 February 1969, it was destroyed by a mortar round while parked in a revetment. The small photo shows the two crews eating Christmas dinner with the infantry that day. They are: WO1 Crumpton on the left, WO1 Jon Rowe in the center holding the menu, and 1LT Bill Drummer on the right. To the best of the VHPA’s knowledge, Steve is the only one still living today.

Above: VHPA Member Gary Gard provided this photo of Purple Fox 23, A HMM -365 CH-46, on an artillery ammo resupply mission into the famous Khe Sanh (notice the runway at the top of the photo above the aft pylon) during February 1968. These were very challenging days – monsoon weather, heavy incoming NVA artillery, virtually non-stop resupply and medevacs missions, dodging American artillery and air strikes, plus external loads (reduced maneuverability). SEMPER FI!!! The patch came from VHPA Member Allyn Hinton’s USMC Insignia website.
Below: One of hundreds of photos Life Magazine accumulated during the Vietnam War. This shows Hueys delivering more infantry into an uncontested landing zone.
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Front Cover Photo - VHPA Member Frank Jensen provided this photo showing US Navy H-46 Bureau # 154036 from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron THREE Detachment 104 (HC-3 Det 104) conducting a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operation from the USS San Jose (AFS-7), a combat stores ship. The photo was taken in late 1972 in the Gulf of Tonkin while te USS San Jose was supporting the US Navy's 7th Fleet based off North Vietnam.

January
HC-3 Det 103 - A Load Every 49 Seconds
CH-46s from Det 103 and Det 104 HC-3 - 1972 - VHPA Member Frank Jensen provided these photos from his cruise aboard the USS San Jose. Most of these photos were taken when the San Jose was stationed off Da Nang. The San Jose was a combat stored ship desired for underway replenishment of a carrier task force group. Each detachment had two aircraft plus five pilots, one maintenance officer, and 20 to 25 enlisted. Their primary mission was vertical replenishment (VERT REP).

February
First Team Going to Work
1st Cav Infantry and Hueys - VHPA Subscriber Barry McAlpine, who served as a Sergeant in the Aero-Rifle Platoon of B Troop, 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry of the 1st Cavalry Division in 1967, sent this photo to the VHPA. By way of details, all we know is what we see! It was published in the famous Life Magazine and many of the soldiers are wearing 1st Cav shoulder patches. The small photo was also published in Life Magazine.

March
The Elephant Nuts You Ordered
C Company 159th Assault Support Helicopter Company 101st Airborne Division CH-47C - 1969 - VHPA Subscriber Dan Stroeing took this photo while elements from his unit, the 2/327th No Slack Infantry 101st Airborne, provided security as a base in the A Shau Valley. Notice severalRome Plow land clearing tractors waiting, we assume, for the fuel in the two blivets. CH-47C #67-18514 joined the Army in May 1968. By Jan 1969 was serving with C/159 ASHB in Vietnam. On 3/30/70 with 902 hours on the airframe, it was damaged by an exploding round and evacuated to CONUS. VHPA Member Grant Bobbitt provided this copy of their pocket patch.

April
Checkride's Over! Rearm This Ship and Get to Work!
C Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry AH-1G - 1969-1970 - VHPA Subscriber James Speed Hensinger took this photo during his tour with the 173rd Airborne Brigade based at LZ English in Binh Dinh Province. C/7/17th Cav was based at Lane Army Airfield also known as An Son. Why these guys are sleeping in this Cobra is anyone's guess! VHPA Member Steve Shepard provided the small photo of another C Troop Cobra flying near An Khe.

May
604th Transportation Corps Detachment, 189th Assault Helicopter Company - 1969. VHPA Member Terry Opdahl took these photos during his 1968-69 tour with the 189th AHC based at Camp Holloway, Pleiku. This presentation is a tribute to all the helicopters they lost while serving in Vietnam from May, 1967 to March, 1971. Each white cross represents a destroyed Huey. The two inserts show all the remains of some of them. The 604th TC Det, the company's maintenance platoon used the radio call sign CARETAKER and patch shown on the sign. The small photo shows their hangar area.

June
478th Heavy Helicopter Company (HHC) CH-54A #67-18430 at Qui Nhon - 1969-1970. VHPA Subscriber James Speed Hensinger took this photo during his tour with the 173rd Airborne Brigade based at LZ English in Binh Dinh Province. This helicopter joined the Army in Dec 1967, did a tour at Fort Sill, came to Vietnam in Nov 1968 abd was assigned to the 478th HHC. After the 478th departed Vietnam, 430 served with the 62nd Corps Aviation Comapany and left Vietnam in Dec 1972. In 1975 it was still flying at Fort Benning. The small photo shows another 478th Crane refueling.

July
"Helicopter Valley" Survivor
CH-46A #151917 EP-9 from the HMM-265. VHPA member Richard 'Clutch' Hendrie provided these photos taken in 1967. They are presented here as a tribute to this USMC Squadron. On 15 July 1966, HMM-164 and HMM-265 each lost two aircraft in LZ Crow in the Ngan River Valley near the DMZ. From that day forward the Marines referred to this part of the Ngan River Valley as 'Helicopter Valley.' Sadly #151917 and its entire crew were lost on 11 Oct 1968. They are part of the twenty-seven HMM-265 Marines who perished in the war.

August
Another Bong Song Day
UH-1H from A Company, 229th Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division over the Bong Son Plain in II Corps - December 1967. VHPA Member Rick Berry took this photo of the flight lead while flying #2 in a trail formation. They are descending to an LZ obscured by the Huey. The small photo shows another company Huey landing troops.

September
Phan Thiet ~ Early Days
A Tribute to all those who served at Phan Thiet - Nov 1966. VHPA Member Dave Rittman took this photo during his time at Phan Thiet with C/229th AHB 1st Cav. Other than MACV Advisory Teams, we believe the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry (Airmobile Infantry) was the center of a small 1st Cavalry Division task force sent to Phan Thiet in 1966 to fight against two Viet Cong battalions controlling most of Binh Thaun province. They were there for 16 months! Dave believes the Huey in the photo crashed at the refuel point due to a hydraulic system failure. Luckily the fire was extinguished before it could reach any of the fuel blivets. The small photo shows the airfield from the ocean.

October
Pleiku PEDROs
HH-43s from Detachment 9, 38th Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron at Pleiku Air Base - 1969. VHPA Member Terry Opdahl took this photo of the two HH-43 Kaman Huskies in 1969 serving with Det 9, 38th ARRS at Pleiku Air Base. Besides the Headquarters at Tan Son Nhut there were 14 detachments in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. The small photo is labeled Vung Tau Pedro even though there was no formal detachment based at Vung Tau. This photo is dedicated to the five-member crew of Pedro 44 from Deetachment 1 at Phan Rang who died on 10 October 1968.

November
One Lucky LOH
OH-6A #67-16326 from H Troop, 10th Cavaley - February 1972. VHPA Member Steve Shepard took this photo at An Khe. This OH-6A joined the Army in Sep 1968 and by Nov was in Vietnam serving with the 1st Cav. After logging 2,353 hours it was returned to CONUS for ten months of repairs starting in Nov 1970. The VHPA's databases give us no clues as to the causes or extent of the damage. In Oct 1971, 326 was back in Vietnam serving with C/7/17th Cav and the H/10th Cav. In Feb 1973, after logging 2,986 hours during its 42 months in Vietnam, it returned to CONUS in flyable condition. One Lucky LOH (Light Observation Helicopter) for sure!!!

December
Left Bank Radio Research
Project Left Bank UH-1D - circa 1968. VHPA Members Bruce Breisch and A. H. 'Tim' Wilson provided these photos. Project Left Bank was a unique airborne SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) collection method used by two Radio Research (RR) Direct Support Units (DSUs), the 371st RR Co (supporting the 1st Cavalry Division) and the 374th RR Co (supporting the 4th Infantry Division). The supporting unit (11th General Support Company for the 1st Cav) provided air crews and maintained the helicopters. The RR DSUs provided the radio operators. In the top left photo you can see the two external components of the AN/ARQ-27 DF system ~ the direction finding array under the nose and the black cable antenna extending beneath the Huey. Their job was to monitor (including locating the antennas) and record North Vietnamese Army radio traffic.

Thousands of Stories in this Boneyard
VHPA Subscriber James Speed Hensinger took this photo during his tour with the 173rd Airborne Brigade based at LZ English in Binh Dinh Province. It was taken somewhere in the Qui Nhon area. To date we have not been able to identify the name of the unit that owned this property disposal area. Near the center of the photo, just behind the sand bagged bunker notice the wrecked CH-53A sky crane pod. It is the sad remains of a tragic accident at An Khe on 27 September 1968.

Sniper Response
VHPA Subscriber James Speed Hensinger took this photo during his tour with the 173rd Airborne Brigade based at LZ English in Binh Dinh Province. This photo has the informal title of "sniper response." According to Jim, this sniper kept shooting at their camp night after night. Jim set up his camera and took a time exposer of M60 7.62 cal. machine guns, M2 .50 cal Browning Machine Gun, and twin 40 mm anti-aircraft Bofor (Pom-Pom) guns mounted on a M42 Duster (tank) firing long bursts of tracers at night.
Item Creation Date: 2016
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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