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2003 Calendar, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - Routine MEDEVAC?
Document Item Number: 20080209001
[Number of Pages: 28]
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Front-Cover-Photo: Cpl R.J. Del Vecchio provided this photo of Echo Papa (EP) 6, a CH-46A from HMM-265, conducting a medical evacuation in April 1968. See the narrative for the June photo in this calendar for more details.

January
A Mojave in Thailand
CH-37B #55-00623 from the 611th Transportation Company – October 1965. This photo was taken by VHPA member CWO Don Joyce on the military side of the Air Field at Bangkok while he was serving there with JUSMAG. 1LT Wilbur (Bill) P. Lusker (now deceased) and CW3 Bob Edens had recently flown 623 via a hopscotch route from Vung Tau to Bangkok. Bill’s son, Dave, is also a member of the VHPA. Don recalls that a USAF aircraft had crashed ‘up country’ in Thailand and they wanted to recover at least one of the engines for analysis. Don believes this aircraft and crew only stayed in Thailand about two weeks and then returned to Vietnam. The sign reads Army Aviation Branch. JUSMAG stood for Joint United States Military Advisory Group.

February
Working the Hole
CH-47A #66-19088 from the 178th ASHC – August 1967. VHCMA member Dean Nelson took these photos while serving as a Flight Engineer with the 178th Assault Support Helicopter Company, the Boxcars, at Chu Lai. Often they would put pieces of their body armor on the deck for some protection from hostile fire and then lay on a cushion. The man had to lay there during the entire sling load operation to watch the load and immediately report anything unusual that was happening. On the right you see their load; a busted Minuteman, 176th AHC, UH-1D being returned to Chu Lai. Dean printed these photos in the 2002 Boxcar Calendar that he prepared for the 178th ASHC Veterans Association.

March
A Joker Snake
AH-1G #69-16445 from the 48th AHC – May 1972. This photo was taken by VHPA member CPT Ron Magnus of his wingman as they climbed the Hai Van Pass north of Da Nang. Ron recalls, “I don’t remember the other pilot in my Cobra that day nor the crew of 445. We were flying north as we did on most every mission. My collection of slides shows that I took several pictures on this day. What you can’t see are the bullet hole patches in 445. This was during the famous NVA Easter Offensive, we were taking hits almost every day. This was ‘business as usual’ for me until May 21st when I took a round through the left while flying a Cobra and was medically evacuated from Vietnam.”

April
Outcast 6, this is 3 – I have a problem!
OH-6A #66-07855 from D/1/4th Cav 1st Infantry Division – 9 May 1968. VHPA member CPT Ellwood Soderlind, Outcast 6 (the Scout Platoon Leader), provided these photos of his wing man’s ship flown that day by VHPA member WO1 Mike Guillot and SP4 D.A. Brown as Crew Chief/Observer. Ellwood recalls they were working northwest of Lai Khe that day when Mike, Outcast 3, announced that he had a problem because he’d just flown through a tree. Ellwood thought, “We fly through trees all the time – what’s the big deal!” When he got a look at Mike’s ship, he radioed, “You don’t have any skids!” Mike says, “We were working a defoliated area and being a good Scout, I had my head out of the aircraft. I was flying west. Late afternoon, sun in my eyes (he adds – ‘This is all an excuse, but hey, it all worked out in the end!’). There was a tall, dead, gray-colored tree that I just didn’t see. I was flying from the right seat. The right front bubble was gone. I remember I could hardly talk on the radio with all the wind noise. We were almost done with the mission anyway, as we broke for home. I don’t think I could fly faster than about 60Kts and that took about 20 to 30 minutes. The maintenance guys had the pill of sandbags ready when I got there, so it wasn’t any big deal to land on top of them. I remember the observer’s legs were bruised from the tree branches but I don’t think he had an serious injuries.” The accident summary in the VHPA Helicopter database reads: ‘Wing ship was on a low level recon and had a tree strike. The aircraft was flown to the airfield and landed on a sandbag pile with no further damage.’ The database also provides the name of the CE/Observer, SP4 D.A. Brown. The un-cropped version of the photo on the right shows a mini-gun laying on the ground. Mike added, “We liked those mini-guns but you had to keep reminding yourself – you are a small gunship! There was a time to fire the mini and then there was a time to put out the smoke, get the heck out of there and let the Cobras pound the bad guys!!”

May
This Ain’t No Teeter-Totter!
These photos were taken by VHPA member WO Steve Shepard of H Troop, 10th Cavalry (formerly C/7/17th Cav) at Camp Holloway in May 1972. Steve explains: “This was just after the NVA Easter Offensive in MR II had peaked. We were still flying everything we had long hours every day. I took my camera everywhere I went. I was down on the flight line and saw this 180th ASHC Chinook making a very SLOW approach. I waited until it got pretty close and I could include the Holloway control tower in the picture. The CH-47 passed almost directly over our Cobra revetments. There were two men working on one Cobra’s main rotor system. The Chinook’s rotor wash caused the Cobra’s blades to turn and the men started yelling. I saw the blades make a 180-degree arc and took this picture just as they managed to get them stopped. You can see that the push-pull tubes are disconnected from the head. Naturally, they had untied the blades so they could sit on them. Not only were they concerned that they might fall off but that the turning blades could damage other parts of the helicopter. Several guys from H/10 have looked at this photo. We believe the man on the left is either SP5 Chadwick or Jones and on the right SP4 Eugene C. Thompson or SP4 Gabriel.”

June
More on the 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 Section, Service Company, HQ Battalion, 1st Marine Division using a Nikon F camera with the 43-86 zoom lens using Ektachrome film rated at ASA 400 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. We had open travel orders to go wherever the action was, so we went from unit to unit as the situation presented itself. 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. But while it was going on, I had time to move to several locations on the side of the valley to take a sequence of about a dozen pictures. I was out of film by the time he started to make his turn to depart. You can tell by the relaxed posture of the Marines that the enemy had left the area. Even 34 years later, I am still impressed with the skills of that helicopter crew. As a grateful former passenger, with sincere admiration for the job the helicopter crews did, and in memory of those who did not return, I am glad to contribute these pictures to the VHPA for publication.

July
The 195th Ghostriders
UH-1Hs from the 195th Assault Helicopter Company – 1968. VHPA member Al Fink, Ghostrider 21, provided the photo of the PZ (Pick-up Zone) which shows at least seven Hueys gathering to load troops from the U.S. 9th Infantry Division during the May Offensive of 1968. At this time, the 195th had been in-country about six months. The August 2002 VHPA Calendar describes how they “camoed” their aircraft during the summer of 1968. The bottom three photos were provided by Crew Chief Don Haase. They all show the camouflaged paint scheme. The left most photo shows a ladder ship, equipped to support MACV-SOG operations in III Corps and in Cambodia. Don is in the center photo that also shows some Ghostrider nose art. The aircraft in the right most photo is landing at Dau Tieng to refuel.

August
The Original DUSTOFF
UH-1B #63-08717 from the 57th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) – July 1965. VHPA member CW3 Don Joyce took this picture at Tan Son Nhut in July 1965. By this time the 57th had been flying in Vietnam for three years. The only other DUSTOFF unit in Vietnam was the 82nd Med Detachment at Soc Trang. But the Air Ambulance platoon of the 15th Med Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division was on the way as were other medical evacuation units. The VHPA Helicopter database shows that this aircraft was destroyed on 22 September 1965 with VHPA Member 1LT James Truscott as the Aircraft Commander.

September
Convoy Escort
A C/7/17th Cav AH-1G and OH-6A on the An Khe Pass – March 1972. These photos were taken by VHPA member WO Steve Shepard from the front seat of the second Cobra flown by VHPA member WO Roger Lone. The Cobra in the picture was flown by VHPA members CW2 Jeff Clink and CPT Tom Butz. The LOH pilot may have been WO Russell, now deceased, or VHPA member WO John P. Johnson. Steve says: “C Troop who still called themselves the Ruthless Riders, maintained a ‘Convoy Escort package’ of two Cobras, a LOH, and a Huey at An Khe. The Transportation command that controlled the convoys from Qui Nhon to Pleiku and back would notify us when they had trucks getting ready to enter the critical sections of QL 19 and we would launch. Most of the time the Huey, which could have served as our C and C or chase/rescue ship, was tasked to fly some important people around the Pleiku – Kontum – Dak To area. CPT Zane Brown usually flew our Huey. On this day we were orbiting an American convoy that I think had some equipment from units that were standing down in the Pleiku area. They were coming down the An Khe Pass when a truck tipped over in one of the worst possible places for an ambush. The dust hadn’t settled by the time we arrived over them. They were scared (well, you know the word) because the road was now blocked. You can see the ammo containers spilled on the roadway. Our LOH landed to see if anyone was injured or if they needed to fly someone out. Those familiar with the old 1st Air Cavalry Division basecamp at An Khe should recognize old Hong Kong mountain and parts of what was once the Golf Course behind the Cobra.”

October
One Mortar Round
A Boxcar CH-47A at Phu loi – Late 1966 or early 1967. VHCMA member Dean Nelson provided this photo which also appeared in the 2002 Boxcar Calendar. To the best of our knowledge, there wwere no 178th ASHC or 400th TC Detachment casualties from this attack where most of the rounds fell on the flight line and runway. However, this Chinook would be in maintenance for some time! It sustained damage to two aft rotor blades, the left pilot’s door, the left chin bubble, and 78 shrapnel holes in the skin. One 60-mm mortar round did all this damage.

November
Retrieving A Village Search Team
Four B/7/1st Cav Hueys – Late 1969. This photo was taken by VHPA member WO Don Clarke from the front seat of a Cobra. He believes this is a village near Vi Thanh in western IV Corps. A close inspection shows what appears to be ARVN troops moving onto the pickup zone. All the bomb craters would suggest that this was NOT a friendly place to visit!

December
Doug’s Tour
These photos were taken by VHPA member 1LT Doug Neil. As a brand new ROTC 2LT, he attended the Artillery Officers Basic Course and then graduated with helicopter flight class 71-6 on 6 March 1971. In late April he joined D/1/10th Cav and was assigned to fly Hueys in their Lift Platoon. During mid-1971, the majority of D Troop was based at An Son but they also had resources near the old An Khe Special Forces base and that is where Doug lived. Until about September 1971, D Troop had three primary missions. QL 19 convoy escort, general security for the An Khe area using their Blues and standard Air Cav VR (visual reconnaissance) tactics, and working with C/75th Rangers (the Long Range Patrol company from the 4th Infantry Division). The center and right photos on the top show a D Troop Huey racing off to pickup a Ranger team. Doug remembers guys in D Troop replacing their 4th Infantry Division patches with 1 Field Force patches. The center photos of the Cobras were taken at An Khe during this period. During late 1971, D Troop started the stand-down process. Doug was the Supply Officer. In late December, he and CW3 Ringo took the Troop guidon and the Property Books to Long Binh as part of the close-out of D/1/10th Cav. In January he was assigned to the 48th AHC and was involved in one of the last super-gaggles in II Corps – a 60-ship operation using Korean Infantry. Then a strange thing happened. He and four other Artillery officer pilots were assigned to the 196th Light Infantry Brigade at Da Nang. When the Americal Division withdrew, the 196th was reconstituted as a separate command to safeguard this area; but they were short Artillery Forward Observers( FOs) and there were none in the pileline for them. Doug was assigned to A/3/82nd Artillery (Flying Red Horse) served three 40-day tours in the field with A/1/46th Infantry commanded by CPT Mills. The three photos at the bottom and left top are of I Corps helicopters. They patrolled around Fire Base Linda. Doug DEROSed in April 1972 to a pilot assignment in the States.

Blue Max (ARA)
UH-1Bs from C Battery, 2d Battalion, 20th Artillery , 1st Cavalry Division – 1966 and 1968. These photos were presented to the VHPA by Russ Warrier, President of the Blue Max Aerial Rocket Artillery Association. In his younger days, Russ was the Crew Chief of #64-14054, which is shown in the lower left corner equipped with the Maxwell SS-11 system. Russ took this photo of VHPA member WO Edwin W. Fuller at LZ Evans in 1968. The upper left photo shows three aircraft at the Bong Son refuel point in 1966 from a copy someone gave Russ several years ago. The upper right photo shows #64-14054 with a CS gas ejection canister to compliment the 24-shot rocket pod. The lower right photo shows a C Battery ship on display, for an unknown reason, as LZ Evans.
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2004 Calendar, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - VHPA 2004 Calendar
Document Item Number: 20080210001
[Number of Pages: 28]
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Front-Cover-Photo – UH-1C Easy Rider from the 176th AHC in late 1970. VHPA member Fred Thomposn took this photo from the wing aircraft while flying low level somewhere in Southern I Corps. Fred, who contributed to many VHPA publications, passed away in Nov. 2002. This calendar is dedicated to the memory of Fred as one OUTSTANDING VHPA supporter!

January
Tet of 68
A village near Binh Hoa – Early 1968. These photos were taken by VHPA member Brian Wold while flying over a village near Binh Hoa air base when serving with Company A, 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division. During Tet of 68 (the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong offensive that lasted from 31 January until early February in most areas of the country), he had a front row seat to much of the action. The before picture was taken in late January 1968, the after picture in mid-February.

February
Lam Son 719
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 – March 1971. VHPA member Fred Thompson took this photo while serving with the US Army 176th Assault Helicopter Company during the famous Lam Son 719 operation in the Khe Sanh area. This Sea Stallion is most likely from HMH-463 since that squadron provided the majority of the USMC heavy lift support for this operation. HMH-463 lost one complete crew and had two CH-53s destroyed while supporting Lam Son 719. This aircraft is delivering fuel blivets to the aircraft refuel point.

March
A 1st Cav PZ
UH-1Ds from the 229th Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cav Division – April 1967. These photos were taken by VHPA member Lanny Julian who served with Company A, 229th Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division from December 1966 through December 1967. The troops in these photos are loading the Hueys in preparation for a combat assault into the An Lao Valley.

April
The Flying Circus on Standby
Four UH-1Hs from C Troop, 7th Squadron, 1st Air Cavalry – Spring 1971. This photo was taken by VHPA member CWO Ross McCoy after he had shut down his Cobra in this staging area somewhere in IV Corps. Each Air Cavalry Troop had an Aerial Rifle Platoon with five UH-1Hs to provide transport for their infantry platoon. By 1971, the 7/1st Cav was not allowed to use the American GIs but were assigned ARVN soldiers, called ‘troopies,’ on a mission by mission basis. C Troop’s Aerial Rifle Platoon called themselves the Flying Circus. The crews of these Hueys in the staging area monitored a radio to communicate with the Command and Control (C and C) aircraft. On order from the C and C, they would fly off to pick-up, insert or extract troops, detainees, equipment, etc. They would also perform medical evacuations, downed crew rescues and even sling out downed Scout helicopters.

May
Slowmotion Jean
OH-6A from the Aviation Platoon, 198th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division 1971. VHPA member Ron Petrovich took this photo of #66-7930 flown by CW2 Doug Lackey, Slowmotion 4, some time prior to October 1971. Slowmotion was the radio call sign of the Brigade’s Aviation Platoon. All the Brigade’s OH-6As were given female nicknames, this aircraft is “Jean.” Ron stayed with the 198th until October when they started preparations to depart Vietnam. Dutch DeGroot, who served with a Military Police platoon attached to the 198th and flew door gunner on a volunteer basis whenever he could, provided the Slowmotion art work. The VHPA thanks Ken Bigelow, brother of helicopter pilot Ralph Begelow who was killed while flying for the 198th, for bringing Ron and Dutch’s work forward.

June
Assembling a new Sky Crane
The 14th Transportation Battalion assembles a new CH-54A at Nha Trang – June 1967. These photos were taken by VHPA member Steve Bosan when he commanded the 14th TC Battalion. He recalls that his battalion assembled three CH-54As during the summer of 1967. He believes all the pieces for one CH-54A arrived in a single Military Airlift Command C-133 aircraft. They assembled a team of between twenty and twenty-five specialists who worked about four days to assemble the Sky Crane. They had to borrow a mobile crane from an Engineer unit and the mobile air conditioning unit from the Air Force.

July
2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
Aircraft from the Aviation Section, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division – 1968. VHPA member Curt Knapp, TADPOLE 795, provided these photos taken at LZ Sally in late 1968. The OH-6A is # 66-17795. It was the Brigade’s first OH-6A and is still flying today with the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation. The two photos on the right are of UH-1H #66-01055. It was the first Huey Command and Control (C and C) for the Brigade and was lost due to damage received after an engine failure and night autorotation on 11 December. UH-1H #67-17554 shown in the lower left, was the C and C ship for MG Zais, the Division’s Commanding General. It was called “Lucky Eagle.” Curt says, ‘554 had nicely padded and upholstered seats plus a good stateside-manufactured radio console in the back.’

August
Wicked Escort
The 540th Transportation Company Chinook revetments and maintenance area at Qui Nhon – May 1968. VHPA member CWO Rich Johnson provided these photos of their CH-47s. The 540th TC’s radio call sign was ‘Wicked Escort.’ While other Chinook units did aircraft recoveries, the 540th TC was the only dedicated aircraft recovery unit in the 14th Transportation Battalion. During his tour, Rich made recoveries all over II Corps and most of I Corps for the US Army. The ‘door frame art’ chronicles their recoveries.

September
The LZ is Marked with the Burning LOH
The Death of C/7/17th Cav OH-6A #66-7875 on the Bong Song plain – 28 September 1969. These photos were taken SP4 Jim Yamnitz and were given to VHPA member Bruce Carlson a few days later. Jim had previously flown with Bruce but at this time was serving with C Troops’ Blues, their infantry platoon. These pictures were taken soon after they stepped off the Hueys that had transported them to start the rescue mission. Since the Blues were often inserted on very short notice, the Huey crews were always asking the Command and Control aircraft – ‘Where is the Landing Zone (LZ)?’ Air Cavalry Troops had a lot of LOHs (Light Observation Helicopter) shot down and soon invented the macabre expression: ‘The LZ is marked with the burning LOH.’ Bruce was still strapped in the burning LOH when it exploded. He and the two enlisted crewmen, SP4 Floyd Hansen and SP5 Rocky Conklin, managed to get out of the LOH, avoid being captured or killed by the local North Vietnamese who were living in caves on the side of the hill, and were rescued by the Blues. Bruce’s book “Red Bird Down!” includes two chapters that novelize this event.

October
Cam Ranh Bay Pedro
A U.S. Air Force HH-43 at Cam Ranh Bay – April 1967. VHPA member Lanny Julian took this photo during one of his visits to Cam Ranh Bay Airbase while serving with the 229th Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division in 1966 and 1967. The 7th Air Force’s Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service (ARRS) had several two helicopter detachments equipped with Kaamen Husky HH-43s at its basses throughout Southeast Asia. The Husky was ideally suited for local base rescue operations.

November
Left Base to a Zero Five Approach at Nha Trang Airbase
An Intruder UH-1H from the 281st AHC landing at Nha Trang Airbase – Early 1969. This photo was taken by VHPA member Steve Matthews who was “Rat Pack 15,” the gun platoon of the 28ast Assault Helicopter Company, and is now the Intruder Webmaster. “Intruder” was the radio call sign for the 281st’s transport Hueys. This Huey is on the left base to zero five approach at Nha Trang Airbase.

December
Vietnamese Children
Almost every Vietnam veteran had pictures of Vietnamese and Montagnard kids. A parked helicopter was a sure ‘kid magnet.’ The upper left photo was taken by VHPA member Brian Wold with his A/101st AHB Huey north of Phu Loi about March 1968. The upper right photo was taken by VHPA member Lanny Julian near his A/229th AHB Huey in March 1967 at LZ English. The lower right photo was taken by VHPA member Bill Robie in March 1969 through the left front chin bubble of his 92nd AHC Huey at the Phan Rang MACV pad. The lower left photo shows VHPA member Mike Law with his B/7/17th Cav AH-1G at the Phan Rang MACV pad in June 1969.

Shawnee Maintenance
CH-21C maintenance area at Nha Trang – November 1962. This photo was taken by VHPA member Don Joyce during his first tour in Southeast Asia. At this time he was flying CV-2 Caribou for the Army’s 1st Aviation Company. Don’s company would send aircraft all over Southeast Asia hauling people and supplies for the American units, mostly aviation units at that time. Don took lots of pictures and has generously shared them with the VHPA. Anyone who can provide details about the aircraft in this picture is encouraged to contact the VHPA Calendar Editor. Don states that the aircraft being moved was eventually repaired and returned to flying status.
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2007 Calendar, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - Rock Pile Resupply
Document Item Number: 20080213001
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Front-Cover-Photo – Rock Pile Resupply painted by Mike Leahy in 2005. VHPA member John (J.R.) Aucella commissioned this painting because he flew this mission about thirty times in late 1967, while HMM-361 operated from the USS Iwo Jima in the waters off northern I Corps. J.R. often flew these missions with VHPA member Seppo Hurme. Mike Leahy, also a VHPA member, has allowed the VHPA to publish several pieces of his artwork over the years.

January
A Camouflaged Cobra
AH-1G NETT Cobra at Bien Hoa – November 1967. This photo of AH-1G #66-1529 was taken by VHPA member Chip Decker. Chip flew for the 128th Assault Helicopter Company. While landing at Bien Hoa, he saw this newly painted Cobra. VHPA and NETT (New Equipment Training Team) members Jerry Childers, Dick Jarrett, and Ken Rubin provided the following details: “In August 1967, Major Paul Anderson took the NETT to Vietnam on TDY (temporary duty) orders. We were attached to the 334th Aerial Weapons Company for maintenance and administrative support. We shared part of their flight line. Since the 334th was a TO and E (table of organization and equipment) unit, they technically ‘owned’ our aircraft. Our six AH-1Gs arrived via USAF C-133s. By October, thanks to our First Sergeant Spears, all of them had this camo paint scheme courtesies of the USAF A-37 Squadron, also based at Bien Hoa. 1SG Spears wsa very good at repairing beat up air conditioners, trading, and making friends.” While there were other helicopter gunship units in Vietnam that used the name Cobra and had snakes on their pocket patches prior to 1967, the AH-1G NETT’s patch would be liberally copied by most every unit that flew AH-1Gs from that time onward. VHPA member Larry Winters provided the small photo of a camouflaged B/1/9th Cav AH-1G near Song Be in 1970.

February
Firewater Mission
A UH-1B from the Crocodile Platoon, 119th AHC – Early 1966. This photo was taken of VHPA member Ron Richtsmeier at Lane Army Heliport just west of Qui Nhon. The full details of Ron’s adventure appeared in the July/August 2003 VHPA Newsletter. Ron says: ‘To the best of my knowledge, this was the only B Model gunship to drop napalm during the war. While in Qui Nhon one day, I met an USAF Master Sergeant who was in charge of the ammo dump. He gave me a tour of the facility and I became interested in the napalm bombs. The more I learned, the more intrigued I became. I ended up trading him a bottle of Scotch straight across for 4 napalm canisters, 4 igniters and an appropriate amount of powder to turn JP4 (standard helicopter jet fuel) into flaming jelly. My platoon leader, Captain Bob Wright, decided that he would fly the aircraft and I was to be in the left seat as the “bombardier.” Ron goes on to detail the events to the next two days when they dropped all four bombs. He concludes with, ‘As it turns out, napalm dropped from a UH-1B at 80 knots really doesn’t do as well as if dropped form an F4 at 250 knots. It only spreads out about 50 feet or so. VHPA member Barrie Turner provided the small photo of the B/a/9th Cav UH-1B hog in western II Corps in 1965. VHPA member Dean Lauerman provided the small photo of the 129th AHC UH-1B hog at Lane AAF in March 1969.

March
Resupplying ‘The Herd’
A UH-1H from A Company, 4th Aviation Battalion, 4th Infantry Division – March 1968. These Polaroid photos were taken by SGT E-5 Charles A. Lewie of B Company, 3/503rd Airborne, 173rd Airborne Brigade during Operation MacArthur in the mountains of Kontum Province. SGT Lewie’s company had cut a hole in the jungle at their night lager site to accommodate the resupply helicopter. These photos came to the VHPA via member Phil Lanphier. Officially, the 173rd is known as the ‘Sky Soldiers,’ but many American fighting men in Vietnam called them ‘The Herd’ because of their high esprit and close bond to each other (black and white). History shows they were more often than not Vietnam’s ‘fire brigade’ because they were shuttled from battle to battle. Thus it was when the 4th Infantry Division needed ‘more rifles’ during MacArthur, that units from the 173rd were assigned to fight in Kontum Province. Many Army and Marine infantry units fought hard in Vietnam and covered themselves with honor and glory – but in the author’s opinion ‘The Herd’ stands at or near the top of the class. Thank you SGT Lewie and all your brothers in arms!! VHPA member Charlie Ostick provided the small photo of the A/4th AVN 4th Inf Div UH-1H somewhere in II Corps in April 1967.

April
OUCH!
UH-1H #67-17513 from B Company, 101st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 101st Airborne Division – 25 August 1968. VHPA member Brian Wold provided this photo of 513 just prior to its recovery from a ridgeline approximately five miles south of Camp Eagle. Brian flew for A Company, 101st AHB and brought additional men and equipment to this firebase. It is easy to see that the rigging crew (with their shirts off) have finished their work and are waiting for a Chinook to remove the Huey so the Artillery guys can complete the construction of their firebase. The accident record for this event states that 513 was the number two aircraft of four that landed the troops initially. Due to turbulence and center of gravity changes as the troops unloaded, 513’s tail moved into the main rotor disc area of the number three aircraft. Number three’s main rotor blade struck 513’s tail rotor, knocking off the 90 degree gear box. VHPA member Ross McCoy provided the small photo of the C/7/1st Cav UH-1Hs somewhere in IV Corps in the Spring of 1971.

May
First With Guns
UH-1As and UH-1Bs from the Utility Tactical Transport (UTT) Helicopter Company – December 1962. VHPA member Charlie Ostick provided these photos. The UTT arrived in Vietnam with A models in October 1962. The paint scheme for their A models was ‘toned down’ by re-spraying over their standard Army markings. The ship nearest the camera on the flight line at Tan Son Nhut is UH-1A #59-01683 (tail number 91683). Brand new B models started arriving November 1962 with standard high visibility markings. The second ship on the flight line is UH-1B #62-0188(unable to read the right digit) with the standard Army markings. The upper left photo provides a closer view of an A model with the MA-2 2.75 inch rocket launcher plus the M-38, 30 cal machine gun. The upper right photo was taken in January 1963. The name of the SP6 walking away is not known, but we see Charlie Ostick in front of a B model with XM-6 Quad MG system and a UTT installed 2.75 inch rocket kit. VHPA member Don Joyce provided the small photo of the 57th Med Det UH-1B lifting off from Saigon in August 1965.

June
Night Minigun Run
Cobras from the 235th Aerial Weapons Company – June 1970. SP5 Lloyd Newell took this photo while serving with the 345th Aviation Detachment from October 1969 through September 1971. This detachment was stationed at the Can Tho airfield to provide ATC (air traffic control) tower and GCA (ground control approach) functions. They were assigned to the 165th Combat Aviation Group. For some time Lloyd had been trying to take photos of nighttime fire missions flown by AH-1Gs from the 235th Aerial Weapons Company also based on Can Tho. He mounted his 35-mm camera on a tripod in the tower and used a cable release to control the shutter. Because the airfield was frequently the target of enemy attacks by fire, the area around it had been cleared of civilians and a free fire zone established. Since their official guard post position was the four-story ATC tower in case of attack, the two or three man crew in the tower were expected to stay put during an attack versus having to run to a bunker. The attacks by fire were so frequent that the 235th usually maintained a firefly or air cap over the airfield. On the night this photo was taken, Lloyd believes the Cobras were from either the Viper or the Death Dealer Platoon. The pilot radioed Lloyd that they had a fire mission, told him where it would go in, and asked if he wanted to take some pictures. There are several sets of small circular and diamond shaped red lights in the image. Lloyd explains that these were reflections from the camera lens and/or the glass in the tower. They were not part of the actual nighttime display in the sky. Lloyd also provided the small photo of the Can Tho tower.

July
A Muleskinner atop Nui Ba Den
A CH-47A from the 242nd Assault Support Helicopter Company – early 1969. VHPA member Gary Roush provided this photo. See the ‘thumbs-up’ hand on the left side pilot’s window? That’s Gary’s hand from the aircraft commander’s seat. He passed his camera to the radio operator who snapped the photo. The Black Virgin Mountain, as Nui Ba Den was also called, is a 3,000-foot high monolith rising out of the otherwise flat plain about 10 kilometers northeast of Tay Ninh in eastern III Corps near the Cambodian border. Other mountains in the area are named Nui Ba Ra and Chua Chan. All were sites of important radio relay stations. VHCMA member Robert Brackenhoff provided the small photo of the 196th ASHC CH-47A landing near Duc Pho in January 1970.

August
Some Guys Have all the Luck
UH-1Hs from C Company, 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division – September 1967. VHPA member Troy Wise provided these photos from his first tour that was divided between being an infantryman with B/2/8th Cavalry and a doorgunner with C/227th AHB. The large photo shows a line of UH-1Ds some place near Bong Son, getting ready to pick up an infantry unit to insert them into the single ship LZ shown in the smaller photo. This LZ was in the mountains north and west of the famous LZ English. Troy was on the Command and Control Huey when an USAF C-130 dropped a ‘daisy cutter’ (10,000 pound bomb) that blew down the trees to form the LZ. He says, ‘It was like watching your own private B-52 strike but with just one bomb.’ After Troy’s first tour, he went to helicopter school and returned to Vietnam to fly with – you guessed it – the 227th again!! Some guys just seem to have all the luck!! VHPA member Larry Winters provided the small photos of the 1st Cav Hueys from early 1970.

September
Time to Refuel
An Assault Helicopter Company arrives at a 1st Cav Refuel Point – November 1965. VHPA member Jim Oden took this photo at a 1st Cav Div refuel point somewhere between Qui Nhon and the An Khe Pass along Highway 19. Jim was a CH-54A pilot with the 478th HHC and often flew #202 showed in the November photo in this calendar. The 478th deployed to Vietnam with a special communications section that contained an ADF (Automatic Direction Finding) radio station. The original idea was to allow their Sky Cranes to fly bad weather and night missions but still be able to use the ADF radio to get back to base. The 1st Cav Div posted this communications section near a refuel point along Highway 19, so their aircraft had a safe option rather than returning to An Khe all the time. Jim said the 478th rotated their pilots to be the OIC (Officer In Charge) of the communications section for about one week at a time. VHPA member John ‘Peg Leg’ Givhan provided the small photo of the CH-21Cs from the 120th Aviation Company en route to Kien Hoa in January 1964.

October
A Dust Devil over Laos
An Air Force CH-3E from the 21st Special Operations Squadron over Laos – December 1969. These photos were taken Bill Crawford of the 21st SOS and came to the VHPA via VHCMA member Jim Henthorn. Jim served with the 21st Helicopter Squadron from November 1967 to May 1969. The 21st HS was redesigned the 21st SOS on 1 Aug 1968. The large photo shows #66-13287. It crashed in Laos on 24 October 1970, killing two USAF crewmembers. The small photo shows an USAF CH-3C. Besides having internal vital component armor, the E model had a purpose-built external hoist with a 250-foot cable versus an internal hoist with a 135-foot cable in the C model. Notice the extension on the ends of the stub-wing on the E model – this allowed the helicopter to carry external fuel tanks that could be dropped if necessary. The 21st normally had twelve aircraft. They were stationed at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base with the primary mission of SAR (Search and Rescue). The VHPA’s records show that twelve pilots and eleven crewmembers were killed serving with the 21st during the Vietnam War Era. A good friend of the VHPA, Judy Porter who served with Air America, provided the small photos taken at Udorn Thailand in 1973.

November
1st Cav Sky Cranes
CH-54As from the 478th Heavy Helicopter Company, 1st Air Cavalry Division – November 1965. These photos were taken by VHCMA member Ed Lemp when he was with E Battery, 82nd Artillery, 1st Cav from September 1965 to August 1966. The large photo was taken at the famous ‘Golf Course’ near An Khe and shows #64-14202 getting ready to lift part of a Huey. Notice the ‘Golf Course’ still has a fair amount of natural grass preserved to prevent the dust from becoming air borne in the helicopter rotor wash. The smaller photo was taken about February 1966 at the Bong Son Special Forces camp during Operation Masher. The Sky Crane carrying a pod is possibly #202. We believe there were only four pods in Vietnam and photos of them in the air are very rare. This pod was configured as a Command and Control Center. Sky Crane #202 was destroyed on 9 August 1966 near Da Nang. VHPA member Michael Inlow provided the small photo of a Sky Crane taken in 1970 in I Corps. VHPA member Don Joyce provided the small photo of the CH-47 from the 179th ASHC near Pleiku in August 1967.

December
Doorgunner of the Nevada Gambler
VHCMA member Howie Belkin took these photos from September to December 1969 when he was the doorgunner on UH-1H #66-16642 with the ‘Ghostriders,’ C Company. 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division based at Phuoc Vinh. Notice the Christmas stocking hanging on the instrument panel! Howie says, “I was from Long Island, NY but the crewchief was from Nevada. We were impressed with an AH-1G named “Arizona Gambler” so we agreed on the name. I snuck out one evening and painted the noseart. Our company ‘artist’ and my crewchief refused to help, fearing our Commanding Officer would throw the book at us since I was apparently breaking company policy with such a large and prominent piece of artwork. I assumed the C.O. wouldn’t approve so figured, ‘why not?’ After all, what could happen – they’d send me to ‘Nam?! As it turned out, they let it stay on and didn’t discipline us.” Howie published an article in the International Plastic Model Society Journal in the early 1970s then built a model of Nevada Gambler. Monogram later released a large scale UH-1H model with Nevada Gambler markings. Recently … produced decals of Vietnam era Hueys and Cobras including Nevada Gambler. The left small photo shows these decals and the model is on the right.

Above:
Lane Army Airfield near An Son – March 1969. This photo was taken by VHPA member Dean Lauerman during his tour in the 129th Assault Helicopter Company based at Lane. It was approximately 14 kilometers northwest of Qui Nhon. At various times Air Cavalry, Assault Helicopter, Assault Support, Headquarters, Medical Evacuation, Reconnaissance Airplane, and Transportation Corps aviation related units were stationed at Lane. It was located just a few miles north of the Republic of Korean (ROK) Army base camp. Korean Army units provided most of the perimeter security for Lane.
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A CH-46 from HMM-262 resupplies the US Marines on the Rock Pile – Early 1967. These photos were taken by VHPA member Dave Althoff during his tour with HMM-262. The large photo appeared in the 2002 Calendar and Membership Directory and is presented again to compliment Mike Leahy’s artwork featured on the front cover. The small photo proves that Dave’s CH-46 was orbiting the Rock Pile as he waited his turn to and on the pad and provides a ‘side view’ of the top of the Rock Pile. Chatterbox was one of the squadron radio call signs for HMM-262 during its tour in Southeast Asia.
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Front-Cover-Photo – VHPA member Pete Baxter took this photo during a C Company, 227th Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division Combat Assault about April 1967 southeast of Bong Son in II Corps. While the Huey’s door guns are not firing, someone else was. Notice the tracer round near the heel of the left skid!

January
E/82nd Arty’s Flight Line
Battery E (Avn) 82nd Artillery, 1st Air Cavalry Division at the ‘Golf Course’ – May 1966. This photo was taken by VHCMA member Ed Lemp who served as an OH-13S and the UH-1B Crew Chief with E/82nd Artillery. As best we can determine, Battery ‘E’ had 12 OH-13S (one for each of the 1st Cav’s tube artillery batteries), 4 UH-1s (they flew Command and Control for Division Artillery and the Artillery Battalions), and 6 O-1s Bird Dogs (after Dec 1965). You can easily see that these were still the days of white name tags and colored patches on the uniforms. Ed also provided the two small photos. The left photo shows a crew preflighting an OH-13S. The right photo shows a VC captured near an artillery fire base getting ready for his first helicopter ride back to the interrogation point.

February
1st Platoon, 174th AHC (Assault Helicopter Company) conducting a Combat Assault (CA) north of Duc Pho – Summer of 1967. These photos were taken by VHPA member Jim Messinger. He wrote, “Our company had two lift platoons. One platoon had a CA nearly every morning. Between six and nine Hueys would insert a rifle company. On this day I was flying with a new Aircraft Commander, so I was in the right seat and left him with all the flying while I snapped the pictures. For some time I wanted to get a sequence or pictures during a CA, but most of the time it was just too hazardous to be working with a camera. This day I was successful.” The left most small photo could be titled ‘LZ Prep Complete’ and the second ‘Grunts Delivered.’

March
In Come The Cobras, Out Go The Bravos
A UH-1B and AH-1G from B Battery, 2/20th Aerial Rocket Artillery (ARA), 1st Cavalry Division – July 1968. These photos were taken by SGT Carol (Carl) B. Ussery possibly at LZ Jane. Carl was killed on 9/28/1968 while riding in a C/227th AHB 1st CAV Huey that crashed and burned during a resupply mission. Prior to his death, Carl met his wife, Joyce, in Hawaii on R and R and gave her some 35-mm film to have developed. Joyce loaned the slides to the VHPA. Though Carl served with HHC and Company A, 1/5th Cav he was fascinated with helicopters and obviously spent some time with B/2/20th ARA. We believe this Cobra is #67-15525. It was destroyed on 12/4/1969. VHCMA and Blue Max Aerial Rocket Artillery Association member, Russ Warrier, provided the small photos. They show C Battery UH-1Bs armed with different weapons systems. Larger versions of these photos appeared in the 2003 VHPA Calendar.

April
A Deuce Lifts A Dog!
A CH-37C lifts UH-34D Bureau Number 150250 from HMM-361 – 6 April 1966. Pop A Smoke member Scott Estabrook provided the two large photos. Former USMC mechanic Earl ‘Frenchy’ Caillouet wrote: “After these pictures were taken, my friend, Dale, and I were stripping the rotor head off to lighten it up because the Deuce failed to lift the ’34. We took sniper fire, dived off the clamshell and hid behind a rice paddy dike. This started a whole series of escalations and ended up with a company on the ground and ‘34’s and Hueys everywhere. Later a Chinook recovered the ’34.” The faithful UH-34D was formerly known as the HUS; so it had two nicknames “Huss” and “Dog.” They were a joy to fly. All H-34 pilots and aircrews hold a special place in their hearts for the “Dog.” The CH-37C was formerly known as the HR2S; hence the nickname “Deuce.” The Marines deployed about six to eight CH-37Cs to Vietnam in mid-1965. The small photo was taken by Allen C. ‘A.C.’ Daniel from HMM-361 in May 1967. He wrote: “The last flyable Deuces made a flight over Marble Mountain, landed and taxied to the bone yard where they were left for the junk man. They deserved a better fate.”

May
This Is Shrimpboat 76
Shrimpboat 76 from the 197th Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) – March 1967. VHPA member Brian Foote took this photo as a Pickup Zone (PZ) named “3 Tango” west of Pleiku. Brian wrote: “We were supporting the 4th Infantry Division. Our procedure was to send out a number of Chinooks each day. We had the first Chinook take out a jeep with radio and an experienced pilot who we referred to as the Air Mission Commander (AMC). The AMC would be the person who coordinated with the units/people on the ground on the loads they had and their destinations. The AMC would then pass that info (unit coordinates, unit call signs, FM frequencies, etc.) to our aircraft flying the missions. I was the AMC this day. This Chinook (CH-47A #65-07976) picked up a 105 Howitzer as you can see. The strap under the Howitzer was connected to an additional load (in a tarp) that contained about 20 rounds of 105 ammo plus the 105 crew’s sectional equipment (aiming stakes, etc.). The pick up procedure was to approach the load from behind, hover up to the Howitzer and hook it up. The Flight Engineer or Crew Chief (who was laying on his stomach looking down through a hatch just above the cargo hook) would then direct the pilot to move up (taking the slack out of the strap) and above the secondary load – hence the name ‘a Piggy Back’ load. Our primary customer in those times was the Artillery. I would say 80-90% of our missions in those early years were devoted to Artillery Support.” The VHPA Helicopter database states that 976 crashed, burned and was destroyed on 7 May 1967 after taking a hit in an engine from an enemy round. Brian also provided the small photo. It shows another view of the same pick-up.

June
Welcome To The USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) HMM-363’s Home In Early 1968
UH-34Ds from HMM-363 on the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) off I Corps – February 1968. Pop A Smoke member Greg Ferris took these photos while serving with HMM-363. The USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) was the first ship designed from the keel up as an amphibious assault ship. It was commissioned in 1961 and made six deployments to Southeast Asia. The ship carried a squadron of 24 Marine helicopters (at this time is was HMM-363) plus a Battalion Landing Team of 1500 Marines (at this time it was the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines). The combines unit of the ship, helicopters and infantry were called a Special Landing Force (SLF). For several years there were two SLF’s based off Vietnam. You are looking at SLF – Alpha. The helicopter crews ‘enjoyed’ their time on the LPHs because the living conditions were better than on land plus they didn’t get mortared!

July
Love At First Sight!/Beware of Flying on your Day Off!
A Robinhood UH-1H from the 173rd Assault Helicopter Company at Lai Khe – July 1967. VHCMA member Dan ‘Bink’ Binkley provided these photos, the pocket patch, and his story. “I remember walking down the revetment area with my platoon sergeant to be assigned my Huey. It was a case of ‘Love at first sight’ for sure! I was glad to be a Robinhood! I will never forget the 1st of September. The pilots were CW2 BA Nakamura and WO1 KL Demaranv, the crew chief was PFC Lanny Bart Jarvis, and I was the gunner. We had a full load of wounded ARVNs, a few Americans, some blocks of ice and bananas coming out of Dion on a hot afternoon. We pulled pitch and seemed to have enough power but hit a dirt pile and crashed into a ditch. I helped get CW2 Nakamura out of his seat and yelled at everyone to get away before it blew. The last time I saw UH-1D #65-09591 it was burning fiercely and cooking off ammo.”

August
You Are Looking At An Angel!
A US Navy UH-2B Seasprite from HC-1 on the Princeton – August 1966. This photo was taken former USMC crew member Scott Estabrook while landing in a UH-34 on the USS Princeton off the coast of I Corps Vietnam. VHPA Member George Kirsten, who provided the HC-1 patch and flew Seasprites on two cruises in the Tonkin Gulf, states: “Everyone in HC-1 used the call sign Angel. The HC-1 patch was special – note the hand reaching from the sky to the bleeding hand reaching up from the sea! Normally each Detachment had three UH-2s, with eight pilots, a maintenance Warrant Officer, and 32 enlisted men. Whenever the carrier conducted landings and takeoffs, one of our ships was aloft for SAR (Search and Rescue). Night or day, good or bad weather, we pulled four-hour missions. During a standard nine-month cruise I logged about 500 hours.” This aircraft, bureau number 150153, was destroyed on 4 Oct 1967 while on an over the water rescue and recovery mission. George flew the twin engine UH-2C. The small photos show his HC-1 Det – 1 team on the USS Enterprise in 1968 and one of their UH-2C Seasprites.

September
A Wagon Wheel CA!
UH-1Ds from C Company, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division – August 1967. VHPA member Dave Rittman took these photos. The large one shows a combat assault (CA) some place in II Corps. The small photos were taken when Dave’s company was working out of Phan Thiet in southern II Corps. Over the years the VHPA has published literally dozens of Dave’s photos. We can only hope that Dave was as good a pilot as he was a photographer – because he took some outstanding photos!

October
PEDRO 42
Air Force HH-43B at New Pleiku Air Base – March 1966. The color photo was taken Ed Lemp, a Crew Chief in Battery “E” (Avn), 82nd Artillery, 1st Air Cavalry Division. It shows HH-43B #62-4511 serving with Detachment 9 of the 38th Aerial Rescue and Recovery Squadron. The primary mission of these two aircraft detachments was local base rescue and recovery, but they also did combat medevacs. On 28 October 1966 pilot CPT Carlton Vermeys, co-pilot 2LT George H. ‘Spike’ Bonnell, III, flight engineer A2C Frances David Rice and PJ Allen Stanek were the crew of PEDRO 42 in this aircraft on a mission in the Ia Drang Valley about 35 miles west of Pleiku to medevac critically injured US Army 4th Infantry Division soldiers. Allen was on the ground loading the fourth man onto the hoist when an RPG hit the helicopter. Rice and the Army wounded were killed immediately or in the crash. Carlton and ‘Spike’ were seriously injured but rescued by the Infantry. Sadly ‘Spike’ died a few days later from his injuries. Both Carlton and Allen completed full careers in the Air Force. Mike McMillan, also a PJ, provided the insert 1970 photo of Tuy Hoa based Det 11, 38th ARRS plus the two small photos.

November
Big Mother
CH-54A #67-18418 from the 478th Heavy Helicopter Company at Da Nang – October 1968. VHPA member Jim Oden provided these photos that describe one of the most interesting helicopter stories from Vietnam. The full story appeared in the Nov/Dec, 1996 VHPA Newsletter. Prior to his second RVN tour with the 478th, Jim went to Ft. Rucker as part of a joint Army/Air Force effort to use surplus 10,000-lb. bombs to blow instant LZs. They dropped a total of four bombs in 1968 near the western side of the DMZ as directed by III MAF. What a blast! The concussion shook the helicopter as if all the blades were out of track! There were five people in the Skycrane: Jim was the AC, CWO Merle Handley the other pilot, CWO Marc Wilson the bombardier, SP5 Johnson the C.E., plus an Air Force observer name not recorded. The Air Force man took many of the pictures and gave copies to Jim. The small photos show CW4 Jim Oden and Marc Wilson holding the bomb sight used for the 10,000 bombs, some 478th HHC patches, plus a State-side training flight.

December
A Snake in the Grass
A collage from H Troop17th Cav taken at Kontum in early 1972. VHPA member Steven James provided these photos. The large photo shows AH-1G #68-17084 at Kontum ready to be rearmed. The photo was taken about June. Note the ‘toilet bowl’ – it defused the engine exhaust into the rotor wash. This helped defend against the heat seeking SA-7 missiles. This Cobra is armed with the 20-mm gun system. Concerning the need of a paint job, Steve says, “They didn’t have time to make them pretty. They were being flown almost every day by one of a very few pilots. The reason the blade wasn’t tied down was that we were subject to incoming at any moment and no one wanted to waste time before they could start up.” The lower left photo shows OH-6A #67-16333. The pilot on the left is CPT Craig Smith, Scalphunter 15, then CPT Steven James, Pallbearer 32, and CPT Walter Moss, Scalphunter Lead, on the right. The lower center photos shows the remains of UH-1H #68-16498 shot down on 24 Apr just north of Kontum. VHPA member 1LT Frank Shipton, Pallbearer 38, was flying this ship. The lower right photo shows a line of OH-6As with CPT Melvin Finch walking away from the camera. On 30 Mar his OH-6A was shot down, he was captured and died as a POW. VHPA member Steve C. Shepherd, a 7/17th Cav Cobra pilot, provided the small photos.

Above:
Top Left – Ed Lemp provided this photo of an E/82nd Arty OH-13S taken in Nov 1965 at LZ Falcon during the famous Battle of the Ia Drang Valley. CPT Jimmy L. Person flew a code book to the artillery battery on the Falcon late in the afternoon the day before this picture was taken. While there the LZ was mortared and they got his ship. He is the African-American soon on the right side of the picture. Bottom Left – Roger Patterson provided this photo of UH-1D #66-16565 from C/229th AHB 1 CAV taken on 28 Mar 1969 at Tay Ninh West. It was hit during a mortar attack the night before. Right – Scott Estabrook provided these photos after the famous 27 Oct 1965 sapper attack on the Marine Corps airbase at Marble Mountain. The top photo shows one of the six UH-34s destroyed, nine others had major and 17 more minor damage during the attack. The bottom photo shows one of 13 VMO-2 UH-1Es destroyed that night. Two more UH-1Es sustained major damage and another pair suffered less severe damage. The official USMC history states: “VMO-2 had only four flyable aircraft after the attack. Replacing the UH-1Es was especially difficult since the Marine Corps only had 18 UH-1Es that were not already in Vietnam.”
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The Flight Log Display Head (or map) for the Decca Navigator Mark 8A AN/ASN-72 system mounted in a US Army UH-1D – August 1967. This photo was taken by VHPA member Dave Rittman during his tour with C/229th Aviation Battalion of the 1st Air Cav Division. Dave wrote: “This photo is of the display map of the Decca Navigational approach to An Khe Golf Course in August 1967. The system was highly accurate and often invaluable in our day to day flying.” According to a Nov 1965 version of the Operating Instructions manual, the system had its own ground based radio transmission equipment, an aircraft mounted receiver and control box plus a computer that drove the flight log display head. Only a few aircraft in some units had the Decca equipment installed. Odds are that the average Vietnam helicopter pilot will tell you that he never saw the system working.
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Front Cover Photo – An F Troop, 9th Cavalry AH-1G – April 1972. This photo was taken by VHPA member Ron Timberlake at Lai Khe during the famous Easter Offensive documented in the history section of the 1999 VHPA Directory. The warheads on the tall pile of rockets contain anti-personnel flechettes or “Nails.” The smaller stack contains High Explosive Anti-Tank or HEAT warheads, Sadly, Ron died during 1999 in a vehicle accident.

January
Silver Scouts
A 2nd Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Division OH-13 – early 1967. These photos were taken by VHPA member WO Steve Rockett at LZ English. As a general rule, the aviation section for an Army Brigade had five Hueys that serves as Command and Control ships for the Brigade and Battalion Commanders plus at least five observation helicopters for lots of other jobs. The Hueys used the radio call sign of the commander, for example Thunder Ball 6, for the Brigade Commander. Initially the Army believed the brigade observation helicopters would be used primarily for courier missions or to carry a Forward Observer that adjusted artillery fire. Quickly, however, the Infantry started asking the OH-13 pilots to “look down the trail” (their direction of travel) and “tell us what you see.” To no one’s surprise, they started receiving fire! The machine guns and an armed observer were added to give a little back in return. Scouting became their primary mission and Silver was the radio call sign for the 2nd Brigade’s Scouts.

February
Showing Teeth
VHPA member Tom Dooling took the upper left photo of Wretched Mildred while serving with the D Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry in 1969 at Cu Chi. He said that during this period all their Cobras were painted with teeth as the “Killer” part of the 3/4th Cav’s Hunter/Killer Teams. VHCMA member Bill Moeller owns the photo in the upper right of a Dashing Cavalier Cobra from C Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry just leaving Tay Ninh and heading for a mission in the Fish Hook area of Vietnam near the Cambodian Border in late May 1970. The photo was taken by a door gunner on a C Troop Huey named Smitty. He and Bill traded negatives from time to time. Bill was in the avionics maintenance team and often flew as a door gunner. VHPA member Fred Thompson owns the lower right photo of the Dutchmasters of B Troop, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry going to work in late 1969.

March
One Bad Purple Fox
An HMM-364 CH-46D – June 1970. This photo was taken by VHPA and USMC/Vietnam Helicopter Association member Walt Wise at Marble Mountain. YK-21 was the Squadron’s special aircraft at this time. Not only did it have the standard compliment of two 50-cal machineguns, but it had a mini-gun in the right front door. It was very popular for those recon inserts or extracts when you knew where all the friendlies were and you wanted to keep the bad guys quiet. The squadron had only one black crew chief at the time named Sgt. “Buzz” Sawyer. He was proud of being black and proud of YK-21. Notice his “Jungle Bunny” sign aft of the pilot’s window! Major Frank Gulledge provides some more YK-21 history. “The first such unauthorized gun was installed by a Sgt. Joe V. “J.J.” Johnson. It was some electronic headache to make it work, but it finally did as indicated by confirmed kills in red in Walt’s photo.” Frank has another photo of YK-21 showing “Buzz” Sawyer and his sign but with two M-60 machineguns instead of the mini-gun. Maybe the electronic headache of the mini-gun became even more than Sawyer wanted to handle.

April
Log Bird
A 158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) UH-1H – 1969. This photo was taken by VHPA member Dan Bresnahan during his first tour when he was an Infantry Platoon Leader and Company Commander of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, which was part of the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) in 1969. The LZ was in Northern I Corps, south of Fire Support Base Veghel and east of the A Shau Valley. Don’t think that this photo is washed out or faded. What you are seeing is the effect of fog and smoke in the early morning in some I Corps jungle.

May
Birth Control from Guns A-Go-Go
These photos of AH-47A #64-13145, named Birth Control by her crew, were taken by WO Steve Rockett at LZ Uplift in April 1967. Guns A-Go-Go was the radio call sign for the 53rd Aviation Detachment, Field Evaluation (Provisional), which deployed to Vietnam with four armed Chinooks in May 1966. In September it was attached to the 1st Air Cavalry Division with support being provided by the 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion. Later they were redesignated the 1st Aviation Detachment and placed under the operational control of the 2/20th Aerial Rocket Artillery Battalion. Each AH-47 had a 40-mm grenade launcher in the nose, two 20-mm cannons and two pods for 17 2.75-inch rockets, and five 50-caliber heavy machineguns. Birth Control was making a gun run on 5 May 1967 when one of the pins on the left 20-mm gun mount fell out. The gun pivoted up and fired into the front rotor system. The Chinook crashed inverted, exploded and burned; killing all eight men on board. Steve was flying for the 2nd Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Division that day and was one of the first to land at the crash site. In May 2000 Guns A-Go-Go held a reunion and dedication ceremony at Redstone Arsenal for the restored AH-47 Easy Money memorial.

June
One of a Kind Porthole Shot
An HMM-265 CH-46C – June 1968. This photo was taken by VHPA and USMC/Vietnam Helicopter Association member Bruce Lake at Marble Mountain. “I was standing on the ground and looking through two windows of the H-46 on the ground beside me and I saw an aircraft fly by. I waited patiently and got this picture of the H-46.”

July
It’s a Blade Changing Party!!
A 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division UH-1H – October 1968. This photo was taken by VHPA member Curt Knapp at LZ Sally. “This is what happens after you clip a tree at 60 knots running low level down Highway 1 near Hue.” One might think that Huey blades are light because they are filled with a honey-comb material and have only one main steel spare. Wrong! Notice 13 men are ‘enjoying’ this party! The Huey is “Ol’ 055” (tail number 66-01055) which was used as the Brigade Commander’s C and C ship until the night of 11 December 1968. It was returning home after taking the Brigade Commander to Camp Eagle when it had an engine failure. Everyone loves doing those night autorotations, right? The hard landing produced so much damaged that the aircraft was declared a total loss.

August
A 1st Cav Sky Crane with Pod
A 478th Heavy Helicopter Company CH-54A – January 1966. This photo was taken by VHPA member Jim Oden somewhere in II Corps. This Skycrane, tail number 64-14202, was the first CH-54A purchased by the Army. See the September/October 1999 VHPA Newsletter for the story of how it was destroyed in an aircraft accident on the night of 9 August 1966 while carrying a load of fused 105mm ammunition in marginal weather southwest of Pleiku. The 478th had four ‘People pods,’ one for each crane they took to Vietnam in 1965 as part of the 1st Cavalry Division. The pods were configured as an emergency hospital, a communications center, and operations headquarters, and a resupply point.

September
Holes in a Chinook
A Hillclimber CH_47A – December 1965. This photo was taken by VHPA member Tom Elliston soon after the 147th Aviation Company (Medium Helicopter)), later redesignated as Assault Support Helicopter Company, arrived at Vung Tau. The ship made a precautionary landing after taking a large number of hits (like 37 or 47). Tom cannot remember the exact number of hits and the VHPA’s helicopter battle damage database has no record of this event. No one was injured and the damage was ventilation holes to the fuselage and blades. As per the field expedient Standard Operating Procedure, the blades received some green ‘100 mph speed tape’ and the ship flown back to Vung Tau. The two lucky pilots are the guys on the left; ‘Beetle’ Bailey and Charlie Davis. The guys near the center wearing flack jackets are from the 116th Aviation Company’s gun platoon who were supporting the Hillclimbers that day. VHPA Member Gary Harrel is on the left. Major Sims, the maintenance detachment commander for the 147th, is standing on the far right.

October
Artillery’s Best Friend
A Freight Train CH-47A – August 1968. This photo was taken by VHPA member Bill Robie at a fire support base east of Bao Loc. This Chinook, tail number 66-19053, belonged to the 243rd Assault Support Helicopter Company based at Dong Ba Thin in II Corps. Bill flew Hueys for the 92nd AHC, which was based at Dong Ba Thin. Tragically, just a few weeks later, on October 20th, 053 departed Dong Ba Thin on a resupply flight to Ban Me Thout with a crew of five. It was last heard from about 9 AM and then disappeared without a trace. See CW4 Charles Deitsch and CW2 Henry Knight.

November
An Air Cavalry Team Refueling
An OH-6A and an AH-1G – October 1968. This photo was taken by VHPA member Bill Robie at the Bao Loc refuel point. These aircraft are most likely from B Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry, which was based at Phan Thiet during late 1968 and the first half of 1969. The paint on the Cobra appears to be almost factory fresh. B Troop replaced its UH-1C gunships with AH-1Gs in August and September. B Troop usually conducted reconnaissance operations around Bao Loc about once a week. Their base near LZ Betty at Phan Thiet was called The Morgue, because it was basically part of a Vietnamese graveyard. B Troop’s Scout (OH-6A) Platoon used Scalphunter as their radio call sign, the Weapons (AH-1G) Platoon used Undertaker, and the Lift (UH-1H) Platoon were the Pallbearers. Some Troop Commanders used Embalmer 6. Interesting names indeed.

December
Air America External Loads
These photos were taken by Judy Porter in 1973 and 1974 at Air America’s maintenance facility at Udorn, Thailand as part of a project to illustrate the facilities and capabilities of Air America. Permission to use these photos resulted from some research done by VHPA member John Konek. The upper left photo shows UH-34D number H-45 lifting 2,965 lbs. The lower left photo shows S-58T number XW-PHD lifting 3,325 lbs. The S-58T fleet was manufactured at Udorn from UH-34 airframes utilizing Sikorsky-provided Pratt and Whitney Twin-Pack turboshaft powerplants and gearbox conversion kits. The upper right shows Bell 205 number XW-PFJ lifting 2,685. The lower right photo shows a CH-47C lifting 10,000 lbs. Air America’s CH-47Cs came from US Army bailment.

More Air America Helicopters
These photos were taken by Judy Porter in 1973 and 1974 at Air America’s maintenance facility at Udorn, Thailand as part of a project to illustrate the facilities and capabilities of Air America. Permission to use these photos resulted from some research done by VHPA member John Konek. The upper left photo shows Bell 205 number XW-PFJ with its crew of two and some Air America staff. The pilot is Captain Tom Grady, who died in a helicopter accident in Los Angeles in 1977. The Bell 205 is remarkable similar to the US Army UH-1D and was equipped with a Lycoming T5313A engine. The upper right photo shows Bell 204B number N8513F with its crew. The Bell 204B is remarkable similar to the US Army UH-1B and was equipped with a Lycoming T5311A engine. The lower left photo shows Hughes 500 number N354X with its pilot, three passengers plus some cargo. The lower right photo shows CH-47C number 019 with its crew of four and a large group of Air America staff plus some cargo.
Item Creation Date: 2001
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Old Warriors (145th Comat Aviation Battalion (Vietnam) Association)
Newsletter Item Number: 2336Newsletter611214
[Number of Pages: 27]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR BY James L. Bodkin


FEATURES:
Battalion History: 57th Transportation Company
Financial Report
Visual Dreams Movie Door Gunner
1st Battalion 145th Aviation Regiment
New People Located List
Issue: 14
Item Creation Date: July 1990
Collection: Larry Leonard Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 30 Mar 2018 [Updated: 06 Apr 2018]
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The Helicopter War, 1961-1968 - Source Unknown - Book
Document Item Number: 2930610001
[Number of Pages: 96]
Author(s): Charles Holley
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Typhoon (5th Public Information Detachment, I Field Force Vietnam)
Serial Item Number: 2842Serial610908
[Number of Pages: 48]
Dak Seang Still Lives 2
Ruthles Riders 6
Point To Where It Hurts 10
Recondo 14
Bu Prang Revisited 18
Focus On I FForce V 22
Cham 24
Ivy Leaf Cambodian Thrust 26
Push It And Go Down 30
Looking Beyond The War 34
The Love God Of Coop 12 38
Shangri-LA In The Central Highlands 42
Detached Violence 46
Volume: 4
Issue: 7
Item Creation Date: July- August 1970
Collection: Charles Winer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Hawk (1st Aviation Brigade, Information Office)
Serial Item Number: 2842Serial610953
[Number of Pages: 63]
Lam Son 719 ;
Taipans of the Delta, USA+RAN=EMU: 135th Experimental Military Unit ;
Houses Made of Tears: Golden Gate Halfway House, Phu Loi ;
Double Exposure: 225th Surveillance Airplane Company (SAC) ;
Factory at Sea: USNS Corpus Christi Bay ;
A Brighter Smile: DENTCAP, Children's Preventive Dentistry Program ;
That Island Called Man: Photo Gallery ;
Malaysia: Task Force Golden Hawk, flood relief mission ;
Editorial: Get Some / Chaplain LTC Reginald J. Huebner, 1st Aviation Brigade ;
Hawk Honey ;
Bunker 5 (vocal music group): SP5 Clarence Rossi, SP4 Dwight Borel, SP4 David McAloon, SP4 Frank D'Angiolini, SP4 John Henkel ;
Mama Sans ;
Fromer Commanding Generals: MG G.P. Seneff Jr, MG George W. Putnam, LG Robert R. Williams ;
Skycrane, CH-54: 273rd Heavy Helicopter Company ;
Outpost to Outpatient: Medevac Missions to ARVN Hospitals ;
Combat Art: Photo Gallery ;
Dear Charlie: Peek-a-Boo!: 221st Reconnaissance Airplane Company "Shotguns" ;
History, 1st Aviation Brigade ;
Seawolves, Detachment 9, HA(L)-3 ;
Firefighters from the Sky: 213th Assault Support Helicopter Company "Black Cats" ;
Letter to the Editor from LTC Jerry R. Curry, MACV Advisory Team 22, LZ Crystal ;
High School Degree? College Diploma? Why Wait?: USARV Education Program ;
Newsletter ;
Wing Tips... / CPT Dick Hooper.
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: Spring 1971
Collection: Charles Winer 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: 2841Newsletter611026
[Number of Pages: 36]
NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Woody McFarlin


FEATURES:
Happy New Year from VHPA Headquaters BY Ray Casey
Is it Your Time to Step Forward?
What to Say to Martha Raye! BY Robert (Bo) Atkinson
Welcome to the VHPA!
You Can Leave The Military, But It Never Really Leaves You BY Ken Burger
Please Gentlemen.... Embellishments must be allowed. Why should the facts mess up a good story? BY Howard Horton
Three Missing IN Action SOG Soldiers Come Home
Lest We Forget
I Return to Vietnam...... BY Jim Robbins
War Story, the First Flight of an Army Q-Model TOW Cobra BY Bob Taylor
Save your photographic legacy now!
The Courts Martial of CW2 Charles Gossett BY Charlie Gossett


REUNION:
The 28th Annual VHPA Reunion
Invite a Fallen Buddies Family to Breakfast BY Julie Kink
2011 Reunion Tours and Events


LETTERS:
Looking For a Book... FROM Lanny McCormack
Looking For Rescue Crew Members FROM Kenneth S. Peterson
Looking For My Former Aircrew Members FROM Stan Allen
Looking For any VHPA Members who might have served with SP5 Gerald (Jerry) Foley FROM James E. Davis
Looking For Chopper Pilots from during my tour in Vietnam FROM David Hollar
Looking For anyone who might have known WO Kenneth Lance FROM Larry Lance
To the Editor (and Members) of the VHPA FROM Tom Payne
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Edward Taylor
To the Members of the VHPA FROM John Brennan
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Anderson
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Pete Bradley
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Steve Bookout
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM J.James Rooks
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Rick Roll
The Author of last month's story entitled "Christmas Party for Missionary Kids" sent us this follow up message... FROM Bo Atkinson
VHPA Member Rick Williams sent us these photos along with a note: FROM Rick Williams


TAPS:
Dirick C. Overhamm - Frederick Dean Sando - John J. Griffiths - Joseph M.F. May - Kenneth Lance - Marvin Duane Spieker - Merl Hawkins - Richard L. Naughton - Norman Cox - Paul E. Protzman - Richard "Dick" Kearley - Wamon Floyd - Michael L. Sipsey


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
Washington State chapter BY Bob Brown
South Dakota chapter BY Harold Pardew
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorenson
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Phil Nuss
Fort Wolters chapter BY Lee Westbrook
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Ed Fickes
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta, Gary Harrell
Southern California chapter BY Carl Cortez
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
Virginia chapter BY Ben Gay


BOOK REVIEWS:
Helicopter Gunships: Deadly Combat Weapon Systems BY John Penny
Soldier's Heart: Close-up Today With PTSD in Vietnam Veterans BY John Penny
Volume: 29
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: Jan/Feb 2011
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Hawk (1st Aviation Brigade, Information Office)
Serial Item Number: 887Serial610882
[Number of Pages: 63]
Lam Son 719 ;
Taipans of the Delta, USA+RAN=EMU: 135th Assault Helicopter Company, Experimental Military Unit ;
Houses Made of Tears: Golden Gate Halfway House, Phu Loi ;
Double Exposure: 225th Surveillance Airplane Company (SAC) ;
Factory at Sea: USNS Corpus Christi Bay, 1st T.C. Battalion (Aircraft Maintenance Depot, Seaborne) ;
A Brighter Smile...A Healthy Future: DENTCAP, Children's Preventive Dentistry Program ;
That Island Called Man: photo gallery ;
Malaysia: Task Force Golden Hawk (special mercy mission) ;
Editorial: Get Some / Chaplain LTC Reginald J. Heubner ;
Hawk Honey ;
The Bunker 5: 1st Aviation Brigade Music Group - SP5 Clarence Rossi, SP4 Dwight Borel, Sp4 David McAloon, SP4 Frank D'Angiolini, SP4 John Henkel ;
Mama Sans
Fromer Commanding Generals
Outpost to Outpatient
History-1st Avn Bde
Seawolves
Wing Tips
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: Spring 1971
Collection: Michael Law 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: 1932Newsletter611129
[Number of Pages: 20]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Phil Marshall


FEATURES:
Council sets agenda deadline BY Charles R. Rayl
Committee wants details about platoons
Museum asks for crewmen names BY Gary Roush
HCA needs judges to help with nationals BY Jack Jordan
Video on helicopters, pilots is well done
Marine pilot in lucky 66 percent BY Fred Pratt
Directory spurs search for memorabilia BY Gary Stahlhuth
'Scarfing' mission leads to drowning BY Gary W. Stahlhuth
Terms describe Dustoff pilot's life BY Gary Stahlhuth
History Book improved, but delayed



LETTERS:
Marathon is member's mid-life crisis FROM Don Wood
Experience can take years to accumulate FROM O. Boyd Wynne
Thank you note to pilots draws a nice response FROM Raymond Blackman, Phil Marshall
French TV director seeks vets FROM Julien Meije
Sending out Newsletters a great idea FROM Mel Canon
Memorial story in Newsletter appreciated FROM William L. (Larry) Little
Daughter searching for father's friend FROM Jennifer Adams
Seeking "Silver Spurs" FROM David Earley
Seeking class list for 63-7WA FROM Susan J. Schumacher


TAPS:
Jimmy V. Dobbs - Paul Erekson - Clifford R. Hendryx - Gerald Dean Jones - Pierre R. Lefebvre - Donald Rollins - Ken Shriver - Burton "Jon" J. Vleck - Richard "Rick" D. Gleason


REUNIONS:
Reunion begins in three months BY Ralph Harvey
Follow these directions to hotel
Chapter would like guards for helicopters BY Jerry Seago
Fritz has information on Pennsylvania vendor taxes
Volume: 12
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: April 1994
Collection: Mr. Don Cameron Thomson Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Letter from Fred Blanchard to Mike Law with Attachment - re: paper written by Blanchard
Document Item Number: 8870111001
[Number of Pages: 57]
Item Creation Date: 29 March 2000
Collection: Michael Law Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Archival Descriptions Search - Archival Research Catalog - Webpage
Document Item Number: 30100133002
[Number of Pages: 48]
Item Creation Date: 8 July 2009
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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CHECO - Essay
Document Item Number: 30100423001
[Number of Pages: 60]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Project CHECO Report - Linebacker Operations, September thru December 1972
Document Item Number: 8850609001
[Number of Pages: 108]
Author(s): Major Calvin R. Johnson
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Michael Sloniker 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: 293Newsletter611105
[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush


FEATURES:
Flying Huey 217 BY Rex Gooch
Two Vietnam Vets Go for a Joyride of a Lifetime... BY Jim Dixon
VHPA Establishes Lifetime Achievement Recognition Program for Members
"Everyone Loves a Parade" BY Moon Mullen
The VHPA Needs a Few Good Men...
Seeking Stories and Writers for Chapters on Lam Son 719
The Bathtub in the Shadow of the DMZ....
"The Photo" BY Roger C. Baker
The Museum of the Vietnam War recieves Texas Tourism Award BY Edward T. "Edd" Luttenberger
Goin' to Work BY Tom Murphy
Nose Art Quiz, Part 2
Status of the VHPA Calender program BY Mike Law
Last U.S. Army Operational Huey Flown into the Sunset BY Rex Gooch
1LT Lousi E. Porrazzo Ice Skating Rink Re-Dedication Ceremony BY Bert Chole
Galloway: a farewell after 50 years of newspapering BY Joseph L. Galloway



LETTERS:
Can anone out there help my husband reconnect with this man? FROM Kristie
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Witt
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Douglas W. Nelms
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Don Slack
To the members of the VHPA FROM James R. Oden
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John Morris
An Open Letter to Tom Ellis FROM George Geiger
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Pat Glass
Looking For Information concerning Joe Latham FROM Tracy Saylor
Looking For Information concerning Pierre Lefebvre FROM Jack O'Connor
Looking For Information concerning William Hendricks FROM William Due Jr.
Looking For Information concerning an engine failure induced autorotation FROM David Tincher
Looking for patients/witness's to A.F. Mediac flight from Pleiku, 3 June 1970 FROM Gene McVay
Looking for crewmembers of rescue Huey after mid-air on May 6, 1970 FROM Allen H. Nohl
Looking For Information concerning Peter Gussenhoven FROM Gene Gussenhoven
Looking for Vietnam photos from the 1st Aviation Battalion and D troop, 1/4 Cav FROM Shane Keil
Looking for lyrics to a song.... FROM Don Roth
From the Editor of the VHPA Aviator... FROM David Adams


REUNION:
Reunion 2010
Just Who Are Those Guys Wearing the Yellow Hats at our Reunion?
Warning Order BY Mike Sheuerman
Gold Star Family Breakfast to take place during reunion BY Julie Kink
Reunion Poker Tournament BY Jack Salm
Historic Presentations and War Stories Contests at San Diego Reunion
Ohio River LZ Chapter Holds 23rd Annual Reunion BY Tom Payne
VHPA Reconnects with both New and Old Members at Houston Hai Exposition BY Mike Sheuerman


TAPS:
Arthur H. Trujillo - Clifford Lee Watson - Gerald R. (Bob) Crow Jr. - Gerry R. Curtis - James Rowe Cox - Jesse L. Moore - James Dobecka - John (Doc) Willingham - William Howard Montgomery - Ramon Williams - Richard A. Hartert - Richard A. (Dick) Chilcoat - Robert E. Bales - Robert Romines - Stephen M Samberg - Vaughan Roy West - William Jefferson Lumpkins Jr. - Darrel Clayton "Clay" Jones - Jim Ihli


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Virginia chapter BY Ben Gay
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
Washington State chapter BY Bob Brown
South Carolina BY Larry Russell
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurrelle
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta
South Missouri chapter
Fort Wolters chapter BY Pat Richardson
Mid South chapter BY Pete Norman
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
Southern California chapter BY Tom Crosby
The Alamo chapter BY Jim Bauer


BOOK REVIEWS:
Dead Men Flying BY John Penny
Xin Loi BY John Penny
Volume: 28
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: May/June 2010
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611109
[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM WOODY MCFARLIN. PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Woody McFarlin


FEATURES:
Understanding Executive Council Duties BY Bob Hesselbein
News from VHPA Headquarters
"Let's Smoke On This" BY Charlie Gossett
Giving Back - Two Odysseys to China BY Robert N. Steinbrunn
Childrens Library Project in VN
Southern Museum Of Flight Special Tribute to Vietnam Veterans BY Jim Griffin
A Story About Slick Pilots BY Danny C. Cox
Is It Your Time to Step Forward?
"Cementing a Friendship - The Hard Way" BY Steve Bookout
VHPA Sholarship Application FROM Mike Sheuerman
Kindergarten Near Khe Sanh Dedicated to Fallen Helicopter Pilot BY Dave Hansen
Checking In with Bob Mason, Author of the Best Selling book - Chickenhawk BY John Penny


BOOK REVIEWS:
Dubious Honor: The Story of a Huey Driver BY John Penny


REUNION:
Welcome Home 2011
Reunion 2011 BY Mike Law
28th Annual VHPA Reunion Orlando, Florida 5-10 July 2011 Schedule and Event Details
Will 2011 By Better than 2010? I Hope So! BY Bill "Moon" Mullen


LETTERS:
Looking For information from Pilots that served with the 129th AHC FROM Jim Crigler
Looking For info on James Warren Arvidson, KIA on 8/2/68 FROM Chuck Arvidson
Looking For name of aviation unit FROM Maurice McGleish
Man from Oklahoma is looking to thank Cobra pilots FROM Rusty Hair
Looking For anyone who might have known William Dvorack in Vietnam FROM Dorcey Wingo
Searching for information on a Catholic Chaplain from Vietnam FROM Patrick Long
My name is Thom Cerny and I'm a former Army Combat Engineer FROM Thomas P. Cerny
Looking For information on my uncle (SP4) Tim Betz FROM Jeff Betz
VHPA Member Tom Ellis sent us this request FROM Tom Ellis
Looking For any Medivac Crewmembers who might remember... FROM Franciso Garcia
On Tuesday, February 1, 2100, the VHPA received the following short note in our Comments/War Stories section of our website (www.VHPA.org) FROM Greg Karr
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM David Kime
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Mike Law
We hear from Allen Noll... the man that wawnted to make contact with his rescuers after his aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision in 1970 FROM Allen Nohl
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Julie Kink
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Jim Robbins
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Donald L. (Don) Martin
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Taylor
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Donald L. Wann
Looking For pilots who served with the 165th Transportation Co. in Vietnam FROM Pat Collins
Looking for Army One pilots who flew VH-1N Serial No. 158551 or any other VH1's between 1972 and 1976 FROM Mike Thompson
Looking For any information about the loss of SP-4 (PFC) Edward Smiley who was KIA on 4 Dec 1969
From David Adams, Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM David Adams


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Washington State chapter BY Bob Brown
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorensen
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta
Fort Wolters chapter BY Lee Westbrook
Ohio River LZ chapter BY Dave Garner
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
South Dakota chapter BY Harold Pardew
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Southern California chapter BY Carl Cortez
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurrell
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
Alaska chapter BY Vic Micol
Central New York chapter BY J.T. Severin


TAPS:
Alan Robert Davis - Bernard Patrick Sullivan - Carl L. King - Carl William Gustke Jr. - Dean R. Paquette - Dirick Carl "Dick" Overhamm - Donald Raley - Earl Charles "Charlie" Rodenberg - Frank Alden Druyor - G.J. "Jay" Barton - Harold P. Schwalm - J. Y. Hammack - James Warren Brown, Esquire - Joe Van Smitherman - John F. Dunn Jr. - John M. Schillereff - John W. "Jack" Green III - Larry Don Patton - Lewis Weldon Wright III - Loren Ellis Leonberger - Marsh Ramey - Marvin B. Olsen - Ray Burns - Ricardo D. (Dan) Aguilar - Richard Robert (Bob) Burroughs - Rondle Lee Nelson - Ronny "Curly" Wayne Ross - Samuel Paul Munn - Tim Haven Bates III - William Edgar Dillon - William Lawrence Whelan - William Lee Smith - Joseph M.F. May
Volume: 29
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: March/April 2011
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
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History Section, 1999 Membership Directory, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Document Item Number: 2980401002
[Number of Pages: 25]
Item Creation Date: October 1999
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
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History Section, 1999 Membership Directory, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Document Item Number: 2980402002
[Number of Pages: 25]
Item Creation Date: October 1999
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
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U.S. Army Special Forces Order of Battle Vietnam Theater (1957-1975) Part One of Three - RADIX Press - Booklet
Document Item Number: 4030205001
[Number of Pages: 118]
Author(s): Stephen Sherman
Item Creation Date: 1995
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Combat After Action Report (Operation Long Reach) - 1st Air Cavalry Division
Document Item Number: 8850801001
[Number of Pages: 166]
Item Creation Date: 04 March 1966
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Magazine Article, Army Magazine - Vietnam in 1970: Year of Transition
Document Item Number: 8850728001
[Number of Pages: 15]
Author(s): Lt. General W. J. McCaffery
Item Creation Date: October 1970
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
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Added: 07 Dec 2017 [Updated: 07 Dec 2017]
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War Stories of the Green Berets: The Viet Nam Experience - Motorbooks International - Book Exceprt
Document Item Number: 3010100002001
[Number of Pages: 22]
Author(s): Hans Halberstadt
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Report, U.S. Army - Operational Report for 9th Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade, Operation Truong Cong Dinh, 04 April 1968 thru 30 July 1968
Document Item Number: 8850419001
[Number of Pages: 87]
Item Creation Date: 30 July 1968
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Territorial Forces, 1961-1975 - Indochina Monographs, U.S. Army Center of Military History - Report
Document Item Number: 8850504001
[Number of Pages: 165]
Introduction: An Abstrace of Communist Insurgency in South Vietnam and the RVN's Counter-Insurgency Efforts ;
South Vietnam's Organization for Territorial Defense ;
The Regional and Popular Forces ;
The Para-Military Forces ;
RF-PF Employment and Performance ;
Efforts to Improve RF and PF Combat Effectiveness ;
Observations and Conclusions ;
Appendices: Insignia of Territorial and Para-Military Forces - The Viet Cong Infrastructure - Principles of Territorial Security ;
Author(s): Lieutenant General Ngo Quang Truong (ARVN)
Item Creation Date: 1 January 1981
Collection: Michael Sloniker 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: 293Newsletter611112
[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM WOODY MCFARLIN, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Woody McFarlin


FEATURES:
News From the VHPA Headquarters
UH-1H Flyaway Ceremony at Yakima Training Center BY John Penny
Preserving our History BY Gary Roush
560 Flies Again BY John Mateyko
Lets Smoke on this... "Imposters" BY Charlie Gossett
A Vietnam War Veteran in Prescott will get a slew of military medals this week, about four decades later than he should have..... BY The Associated Press
Hard Day at Hard Times BY Joseph Hardy
Permant Order 089-10 BY Peter Velesky
A Celebrity Takes a Ride in a Gunship BY Robert (Bo) Atkinson
VHPA'ers in the News BY George Jared
Ft Wolters Main Gate Restored BY Mike Sheuerman
Ed Lee Chevrolet, Ridgemar Sqaure "Behind the Wall", The Old 300th and Other Memories... BY Mike Sheuerman
The Legacy Lives On... BY Mike Law


REUNION:
After Action Report - VHPA Booth at Hai - Orlando BY Mike Sheuerman
Summery of both Registration Details and Events for this year's VHPA Reunion BY Mike Law
Schedule of Events: VHPA 28th Annual Reunion in Orlando, Florida
Change One! Orlando Reunion Concerts BY Mike Law
92nd Assault Helicopter Company Yahoo Group Site BY Bill Robie


LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Andrew "Andy" Egan
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Curtis D. Hatley
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Thom Cerny
Looking For information about PFC Norman Dale Adkins FROM Thomas P. Cerny
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Cameron Hendrickson
On March 28th 2011, the following comment was posted to our Web Site... FROM Bill Staffod
Looking For Class Photo of Flight B4 (5th WOC Company) from the WOC Class 67-23 FROM George Francisco
Looking For information about Brian Rowland FROM Kelly Bowerman
Looking For COntact Information for two Chinook Pilots FROM Dennis Furnas
Reunion Announcement - 165th Transportation Company (ADS) FROM Pat Collins
Looking For Members who might have known CW2 Harry Bruce Appleby FROM Paul Appleby
Looking For Guest Writers FROM Lee McCaslin
Looking For Information on B Troop, 7/17th Cav in Vietnam FROM Mike Hodges
Looking For Any Chopper Pilots lead into a LZ by a USAF O-2 FAC FROM George "Machine" Schaefer
Looking for Army Pilot on a "pick-up" Medivac Mission near the DMZ on 25 April 1967 FROM Seppo I. Hurme


TAPS:
Anan Vere McCulloch - August M. Cianciolo - Carlton Leroy Williams - Charles B. Johnson Pickett - Freddie H. Robbins - Gary Richard Weiland Sr. - Gene Clarkson Russell - Glenwood N. "Mickey" Parrish - Jack V. Macmull - James W. Taylor - Jimmy Dale Bright - John Raymond Leskovec - Joseph Wayne Milles - Paul Owwen Bailey - Richard Roth - Stephen A Mazur - Theodor (Ted) Mueller - Thomas A. Fitzgerald - Franklin Edward Pauli - Albert Michael Leahy


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell
South Dakota chapter BY Harold Pardew
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Walt Wise
Hawaii chapter BY Don Harlor
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
Southern California chapter BY Carl Cortez
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Phil Nuss
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
Alaska chapter BY Vicotr Micol
Central New York chapter BY J.T. Severin
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorensen
Fort Wolters chapter BY Lee Westbrook
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Washington chapter BY Mark Hansen
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Gary Harrell
Virginia chapter BY Ben Gay


BOOK REVIEWS:
Vietnam Special Flight, Inc. BY John Penny
Tiger Lead, Your Flight is Up BY John Penny
Skycrane: Igor Sikorsky's Last Vision BY John Penny
Volume: 29
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: May/June 2011
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 22 Jan 2018 [Updated: 22 Jan 2018]
Army Aviation (Army Aviation Publications)
Serial Item Number: 302Serial611099
[Number of Pages: 68]
APO New York 8-14
APO San Francisco 14-32
AVCOM, St. Louis, Missouri 55-56
Department of Defense 41-44
Department of the Army 44-48
Fort Rucker, Alabama 5-8
Fort Walters, Texas 63
Hunter AAF-Fort Stewart, Georgia 49-52
Issue Information: 1968 Command and Staff Directory Issue
Item Creation Date: 30 April 1968
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Periodicals
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 Aug 2018 [Updated: 02 May 2019]
History Section, 1993 Membership Directory, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Document Item Number: 2980202002
[Number of Pages: 37]
Item Creation Date: October 1993
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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History Section, 1993 Membership Directory, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Document Item Number: 2980201002
[Number of Pages: 37]
Item Creation Date: October 1993
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Handbook for U.S. Forces in Vietnam - Military Assistance Command
Document Item Number: 26340105001
[Number of Pages: 244]
Item Creation Date: December 1968
Collection: Clyde Romero Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Tour 365 (Information Office, U.S. Army Vietnam (USARV))
Document Item Number: 19410104001
[Number of Pages: 67]
Vietnam in Retrospect ;
U.S. Army Vietnam ;
In the Beginning, 1954-61 ;
The Darkest Era, 1961-64 ;
From Buildup to Counteroffensive, 1965-66 ;
The Squeeze, 1967 ;
Tet and the Aftermath, 1968 ;
Looking Toward Peace, 1969 ;
Pacification ;
The Enemy and His Arsenal ;
Free World Forces ;
Vietnamese Armed Forces ;
The More Pleasant Moments ;
For Valor and Service.
Item Creation Date: Mid-Year 1969
Collection: Howard Burbank 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: 999Newsletter480245
[Number of Pages: 32]
THE VHPA WELCOMES OUR NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE 2010-2011 TERM BY Woody McFarlin


REUNION:
Highlights of the VHPA's 27th Annual Reunion in San Diego, 2010 BY Mike Law and David Adams
To Mike Law, 2010 Reunion Chairman and the membership of the VHPA BY Susan Avery, Lorie Falcone-Kuo
Missing a Mug from the 4th VHPA Reunion on the Queen Mary BY Mike Sheuerman
Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's Association Convention in San Diego BY Haywood P. Norman IV
Linda Irvine, 19 July 1961-5 July 2010 BY Joe Bilitzke


FEATURES:
175th Outlaws present original painting to Army Aviation Museum
Take My Card? BY David Adams
Dear Members of the VHPA BY David Adams
A Memorial Day 2010 Rememberance BY Donald J. Taylor
Vietnam Vet to Return from Iraq Duty BY Christopher DeHart
Selling on Ebay.... BY Rock Lyons
Join the Twirlybirds BY Steve Sullivan
New HQ Contractor Selected BY Gary Roush
VHPA Scholarships now Stands at Four BY Mike Sheuerman
Close Call: Air Power to the Rescue of six aircrew men from H Troop, 10 Cav. BY Frank Beall


TAPS:
Alexander Kelley - Brian Weston "Mac" McCully - Hillman Eldridge Bearden - Michael J. Wheeler - Paul "Sam" Willis Bass - Roy Daniel Kettle - Thomas Joseph Goulas - Thomas Precious - Tim Harristhal - Bill Holloman - Thomas Stephen Casagrande


LETTERS:
Gary FROM Roy Knippa
Gary FROM Bob Ford
Gary FROM George VanRiper
Gary, Thanks for the great column FROM John E. Barron
To Gary Roush and the members of the VHPA FROM Carl Hess
Old Slides Live Again FROM John Penny
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Larry Liss
The VHPA's Calendar Editor and Photo Historian Mike Law answered FROM Mike Law
Dear Members of the VHPA FROM Tracy M. Baker
Veteran Needs Assistance from Fellow Unit Members
Members of the VHPA FROM Pete Laurence
VHPA Member Al Major answers last issue's RFI on Huey 13603 FROM Al Major
Information Sought about (Butch) Sears and (Jeffrey) Coffin
Looking For high-res version of Pit. B-4 (3rd WOC) ~ Flight Class 69-19


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorenson
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Andrew Hover
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell
Southern California chapter BY Tom Crosby
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
Fort Wolters chapter BY Pat Richardson
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
Washington State chapter BY Bob Brown


BOOK REVIEWS:
Bare Feet, Iron Will BY John Penny
The Price of Exit BY John Penny
US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam BY John Penny
Volume: 28
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2010
Collection: Vietnam Center 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: 999Newsletter611526
[Number of Pages: 48]
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA FROM John Sorenson

LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Let me Tell You about K.C. FROM Randy Duncan
From the Managing Editor FROM Tom Kirk
Looking For Anyone who served with David McClure McElliott FROM James Kurtz
Looking For The door gunner on Greyhound 22, UH-1 ‘630 on August 18, 1968 FROM Mark A. Eisenhour
Looking For EMU patches, badges etc. FROM John Conway
Looking For OH-6 Pilot FROM Mark Benjamin
Looking For Pilots who have flown Cobra tail # 67-15469 FROM Richard Meers

FEATURES:
A Truly Unique Experience BY Bill McRae
The Career of Eugene Frank Jones BY Tom Kirk and William Ready
Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire BY Michael A. Silva
“What were You Thinking?” BY Tom Kirk
Welcome to the VHPA!
VHPA Scholarship Eligibility BY Mike Sheuerman
The Best Above The Best BY Bob Lanzotti
The Longest Day or… “Baptism by Fire” BY John Hendrickson
Doctor No BY Ben Van Etten
61st AHC “Lucky Stars” Call Sign and Unit Crest Adopted by Fort Rucker Aviation Center Pilot Training Unit

REUNION:
Schedule of Events: Kansas City – 28 May-1June 2019
Quilters’ Show and Tell
Volunteers Needed BY Gary Jones

BOOK REVIEWS:
The Healing BY Richard Jellerson

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY John Deer
American Huey Chapter
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
Southern California Chapter BY Jim Davidson
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Richard Gaurkee
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Old Dominion Virginia Chapter BY Don Agren

TAPS:
Wesley A. Beal – Miles S. Becker – Claude A. Berry – Gary P. Beaulieu – James W. Booth – Colin D. Ciley Jr. – William D. Dantzler – Stephen P. Dietz – Michael Dufour – Emory A. Eason – Brian M. Glaspell – Peter E. Hadley – Harold M. Hannon – Forrest O. Hearn – Peter A. Kacerguis – Kenneth L. Ketzler – Michael J. Lacey – Kevin T. Maloney – John R. Maxwell – Joseph H. McHenry – Sean A. Moore – Carl E. Muckle Jr. – Harry R. Nevling – Joseph Pagan – James H. Paul – Aaron L. Rich – Robert J. Roggenkamp – Timothy W. Rooney – John F. Soares – Wade C. Straw – Daniel L. Taylor – Vester L. Thompson – Willard G. Turman – John A. Tymeson – William F. Voth – Carl A. Wilson Jr. – Howard T. Yost II – Timothy C. Booth – John E. Bouska – James T. Butler – Raymond P. Campbell – Robert D. Collins – Elliot P. Dawson – Michael P. DeLong – Arthur B. Grawe – Carl V. Hunt Jr. – Donald G. Jutz – Robert J. Maclennan – George E. Murphy – Paul E. Nelson – William L. Parker – Jack M. Smith – Sherman R. Snyder – William L. Summers – John R. Wehr – Jack H. Wenning – Samuel P. Walker – Bruce L. Willis Sr. – Dale G. Wylie
Volume: 38
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: March/April 2019
Collection: Vietnam Center 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: 999Newsletter611527
[Number of Pages: 48]
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA FROM John Sorenson

LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Let me Tell You about K.C. FROM Randy Duncan
From the Managing Editor FROM Tom Kirk
Looking For Anyone who served with David McClure McElliott FROM James Kurtz
Looking For The door gunner on Greyhound 22, UH-1 ‘630 on August 18, 1968 FROM Mark A. Eisenhour
Looking For EMU patches, badges etc. FROM John Conway
Looking For OH-6 Pilot FROM Mark Benjamin
Looking For Pilots who have flown Cobra tail # 67-15469 FROM Richard Meers

FEATURES:
A Truly Unique Experience BY Bill McRae
The Career of Eugene Frank Jones BY Tom Kirk and William Ready
Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire BY Michael A. Silva
“What were You Thinking?” BY Tom Kirk
Welcome to the VHPA!
VHPA Scholarship Eligibility BY Mike Sheuerman
The Best Above The Best BY Bob Lanzotti
The Longest Day or… “Baptism by Fire” BY John Hendrickson
Doctor No BY Ben Van Etten
61st AHC “Lucky Stars” Call Sign and Unit Crest Adopted by Fort Rucker Aviation Center Pilot Training Unit

REUNION:
Schedule of Events: Kansas City – 28 May-1June 2019
Quilters’ Show and Tell
Volunteers Needed BY Gary Jones

BOOK REVIEWS:
The Healing BY Richard Jellerson

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY John Deer
American Huey Chapter
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
Southern California Chapter BY Jim Davidson
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Richard Gaurkee
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Old Dominion Virginia Chapter BY Don Agren

TAPS:
Wesley A. Beal – Miles S. Becker – Claude A. Berry – Gary P. Beaulieu – James W. Booth – Colin D. Ciley Jr. – William D. Dantzler – Stephen P. Dietz – Michael Dufour – Emory A. Eason – Brian M. Glaspell – Peter E. Hadley – Harold M. Hannon – Forrest O. Hearn – Peter A. Kacerguis – Kenneth L. Ketzler – Michael J. Lacey – Kevin T. Maloney – John R. Maxwell – Joseph H. McHenry – Sean A. Moore – Carl E. Muckle Jr. – Harry R. Nevling – Joseph Pagan – James H. Paul – Aaron L. Rich – Robert J. Roggenkamp – Timothy W. Rooney – John F. Soares – Wade C. Straw – Daniel L. Taylor – Vester L. Thompson – Willard G. Turman – John A. Tymeson – William F. Voth – Carl A. Wilson Jr. – Howard T. Yost II – Timothy C. Booth – John E. Bouska – James T. Butler – Raymond P. Campbell – Robert D. Collins – Elliot P. Dawson – Michael P. DeLong – Arthur B. Grawe – Carl V. Hunt Jr. – Donald G. Jutz – Robert J. Maclennan – George E. Murphy – Paul E. Nelson – William L. Parker – Jack M. Smith – Sherman R. Snyder – William L. Summers – John R. Wehr – Jack H. Wenning – Samuel P. Walker – Bruce L. Willis Sr. – Dale G. Wylie
Volume: 38
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: March/April 2019
Collection: Vietnam Center 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: 999Newsletter610798
[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shafer


LETTERS:
Information deadline FROM Gary Roush
Incoming mail penetrating story FROM Michael Wegner
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
"Why didn't you two fly that piece of s__t - T 295" FROM Mike Sheuerman
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Carl Bell
The pigs of Saigon FROM Ralp Arnesen
HMM - 161 reunion FROM Ron Gatewood
Charles Kettles' Distinguished Service Cross to be upgraded to Medal of Honor
A failure to communicate FROM Bob Stewart
Tom Payne, chairman VHPA Scholarship Program provided the following information FROM James R. and Rae A Oden
Home for a Helicopter FROM Melody Pope


FEATURES:
Hits through the chin bubble BY Tony Spletstoser, Bob Anders, and Charlie Rex
Hitching a ride BY Jack Johnstone
Charlie's .45 BY Jim Dewitt
Battle of Michelin Rubber Plantation Part 1 BY Jim Moody
Night journey BY L.D. Smith
First Aviation Brigade celebrates its fiftieth year BY Tom Kirk
Convoy escort mission to Phnom Penh


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alaska Chapter BY Terrance Vraniak
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Florida Chapter By Dr. Joe Ponds
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Virginia Chapter Upcoming Events
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Anderson


TAPS:
John C. Artley - William R. Burks - John C. Gruver - William M. Hodges - George B. Horan - Owen L. Hoskins - Monte D. Johnson - Harold R. Kolb - William T. Runsford - John L. Middleton - Wayne C. Miller - Herbert W. Nagel - Jimmie D. Ulrich - Leslie L. Valouche - James L. Winters - Thomas E. Albright - Randall M. Beckman - Gary W. Burdick - David B. Burless - Clyde R. Cloar - James R. Culbreth - Edward J. Franklin - Howard E. Funk - James D. Harris - Burnum E. Melton - Marvin L. Palmer - Tommy R. Palmertree - Robert J. Pyeatt - Robert D. McGee - Alan R. Shennum - Edwin L. Shobert - Cecil L. Shrader - Henry W. Steadman - Duane A. Watters - James K. Zook


LOOKING FOR:
Looking for contact information for the widow of Benny C. Parker
Looking for the crew that medevaced me from Dat Do BY Tony Twaitts
Looking for... Army helicopter nose art and names BY John Brennan
Looking for members of the 175 AHC, "Outlaws" involved in March 26, 1967 Easter Sunday Battle BY Jon F. Myhre
Looking for friends/unit members who knew my brother BY John Dexheimer
Looking for BY Paul A Lawrence
Looking for fellow amateur radio operators BY Gene Britt
Looking for anyone who served with my father BY Chad Stevens


BOOK REVIEWS:
The Final Flight of Curious Yellow BY John Penny
"Through the Valley: My Captivity in Vietnam" BY John Penny
Thanks be to God, this "Phantom Raider" Survived BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610808

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[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Clyde Romero


LETTERS:
A message from the new VHPA junior member at large FROM Art Jacobs
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
To be an American FROM Quang Nguyen
From the editor FROM Tom Kirk
Gold star daughter FROM Kimberly Kelly-Sydow
Looking for aircraft accident details
Looking for FROM James Ervi
Looking for an appeal for help in locating two pilots FROM Dean Nelson
Dear Sir, FROM Elmer Hale
I am looking for anyone who knew and served with LTC. Vincent Robert Ritts, Unit: 165th Aviation Group FROM Phil Ritts
Letters to the editor FROM Gary B. Smith


FEATURES:
"Huey" helicopter dedicated honoring VHPA member BY Tom Payne
A Thanksgiving memory BY John Sorensen
Born free (or the great chicken chase!) BY Marty Twite
First liar doesn't have a chance, hey, wait a minute! That's a true story BY TOm Phillips
VHPA/Quad A scholarships awarded BY Tom Payne
Friendly target BY John Parker
Phase two: the memorial campaign continues BY Bob Hesselbein
A memorial movement BY Bob Hesselbein
Payback time: veteran gives back to military through books BY Ethan McSweeney
Sharing through the generations BY Curt Knapp


REUNION:
Mini-reunion of 63-1 and 118th AHC Wednesday, Aug 25 2015 BY Allen Laya
Reunion highlights 2015
An open letter to the VHPA, its officers, and committees BY Julie Kink
Quilter's show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Bob Hamilton
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Bert Leach
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralp Weber
Rocky Mountain Chapter and Our Helicopter War Museum
Florida Chapter
South Missouri Chapter BY John B. Wilkinson


TAPS:
Francis D. Bettinger - Forest R. Bjornaas - Gary P. Bortolus - Ernest R. Bowling - Marshall E. Clarke Jr. - Curtis H. Downs III - Frank Freitas - Joe E. Gray - Gary L. Grow - John F. Hagen - Allen L. Junko - Jack Kilcrease - Philip Latimer - Virgil M. Laughlin Jr. - Kenneth R. Messer - William E. Miller Jr. - Thomas Potter - DeLyle Redmond - G. Daniel Reznicek - Michael E. Rigney - Adam E. Runk - James A. Tassie - Joe D. Underwood - Michael E. Wiklanski - Terence M. Winn - Lat G. Adkins - Russell Allison - Gustave E. Bliss - Greydon D. Cruse - Robert S. Falen - Grant C. Fritzche - Larry Gove - Robert D. Henderson - Joseph I. Kirkpatrick - Dean K. Klackner - Charles R. Klinkert - George S. Magnum - Michael F. McGee - Vard L. Miller - Carlton F. Robertson - James P. Simons - Gregory L. Stewart - David G. Summerfeldt - Gerald E. Vorholt


BOOK REVIEWS:
Cherubs 2 BY John Penny
The 600 m.o.l.: Black Helicopter Pilots in Vietnam BY John Penny
U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Damage or Destroyed During the Vietnam War Volume 1 and Volume 2 BY John Penny

Volume: 34
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: November/Decembers 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center 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: 2841Newsletter611021
[Number of Pages: 36]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush


REUNION:
Reunion 2010
Reconnect with your own Mini-Reunion or TOC at San Diego
Historic Presentations and War Stories Contest at San Diego Reunion
Getting There and Getting Around


FEATURES:
The VHPA Needs a Few Good Men BY Moon Mullen
Friendship Wall Near Khe Sanh Will Be Dedicated to Fallen Pilots BY Dave Hansen
Greater Love Hath No Man... BY Jay Brown
Seeking Stories and Writers for Chapters on Lam Son 719
Status of the VHPA Calendar Program BY Mike Law
Scholarships Awarded


TAPS:
Arthur L. Morgan - Boyd E. King Jr. - Claude E. Woolard - Dennis E. Freeman - Jim Hardy Clary - John Parry - John Rendell Braddon - Joseph B. Duncan - Joseph L. Klesen - Ralph Barsanti - Rhett Wayne Lewis - Robert F. Merrihew - Robert Kund - Stephen Marc Samburg - Tom McKnight - Robert Howard


LETTERS:
Dear VHPA FROM John Menucci
Gentlemen FROM John Brennan
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Taylor
Gentlemen FROM Dan Fox
Members of the VHPA, Case of Mistaken Identity Dear David FROM John Penny
Aviators FROM Bill Spies
Looking For the family of David Popp FROM Bill Deuchar
Looking For (CW3) Cornelius Daniels FROM Thomas Nadeau
Looking For Vietnam Survival Map FROM Tom Ellis
Seeking Veterans of the Battle of the la Drang Valley FROM Laurie Haller
Looking for the family of Quincy Dent FROM Thomas K. Crider
Looking for photos or information on Peyton Stetson Scales FROM Sheila Giammetta
ATTN: Former Members if the 237th Medical Detachment (Air Ambulance) FROM Phil Marshall


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Southern California chapter BY Tom Crosby
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Fort Wolters chapter BY Pat Richardson
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
Alamo chapter BY Mike Maloy
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorensen
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
Virginia chapter
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe souders
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell
Mid South chapter BY Pete Norman
Florida chapter


BOOK REVIEWS:
Missions of Fire and Mercy BY John Penny
One Hell of a Ride BY John Penny
Volume: 28
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2010
Collection: John Shafer 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: 2841Newsletter611025
[Number of Pages: 36]
SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Woody McFarlin


FEATURES:
The very first Bob Hope Christmas Show BY Thomas E. Anderson
Christmas Party for Missionary Kids BY Bo Atkinson
Maybe the Warrant Officer Aviator in Vietnam had a little bit more "flight suit attitude" than his fellow Aviators of the RLO variety
A Christmas Story for our Association BY Dan Rackoff
For us, perhaps it was a little glimpse of Heaven... BY Steve Bookout
In the fall of 1967, I was stationed in Japan when Bob Hope and his entourage stopped off on their way to Vietnam... BY Doug Moore
The Mexican Bandit Gang and Christmas Eve of 1969..... BY Gary E. Earls
VHPA'ers In The News BY Bill Jeczalik
I just received the VHPA's 2009 Christmas in Vietnam Issue and found the Christmas Stories quite interesting. Well, here's another to share with the membership... BY Garry Mallernee
35 Years On, Vietnam Heroes Reunited, Decorated BY Joseph Shapiro, Sandra Bartlett
Home at Last, a Vietnam Veteran is Laid to Rest BY Kirk Kramer
Two More Bob Hope Stories...
Pleasanton's Man of the Year BY Elyssa Thome
Welcome to I Corps New Guy... BY Howard Horton
Baker Hotel to Live Again BY Helen Anders


LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM James Walters
David FROM John Lawyer
To the Editor of the VHPA FROM Ed Ragan
Story - Freedom Bird - pages 4 and 5 of the July/August 2010 issue of the VHPA Aviator FROM James Ward
To the President of the VHPA FROM Charles R. Bowery Jr.
Looking For... VHPA Members who might have known Randy Madigan FROM Suzanne Radigan
Looking For... VHPA Members who might have had, or need, rotator cuff surgery FROM Rob
Looking For pilots who fudged on their flight physicals FROM Bill Siefert
Looking For information on downed Cobra Crew... FROM Pat Dougan


TAPS:
Dale Allen Sorbello - David Elmer Helton - Derryl James Jones - Gregg Gammack - James Rowe Cox - Lloyd Allen Bills - Richard K. (Dick) Jamason - Richard "Dick" Kearley - Steven D. Merino


VHPA ACTIVITIES:
Fort Wolters chapter BY Pat Richardson
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
Gulf Coast chapter BY Andrew Hover
Mid South chapter BY Pete Norman
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama chapter BY James White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Ed Fickes
Southern California chapter BY Carl Cortez
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta
Washington State chapter BY Bob Brown


BOOK REVIEWS:
Inside the President's Helicopter BY John Penny
Keeping the Promise BY John Penny
Volume: 28
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: Nov/December 2010
Collection: John Shafer 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: 999Newsletter611132
[Number of Pages: 32]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Woody McFarlin


REUNION:
Highlights of the VHPA's 27th Annual Reunion in San Diego, 2010


LETTERS:
To Mike Law, 2010 Reunion Chairman and the membership of the VHPA FROM Susan Avery, Lorie Falcone-Kuo
Missing a Mug from the 4th VHPA Reunion on the Queen Mary? FROM Mike Sheuerman
Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's Association Convention in San Diego FROM Haywood P. Norman IV
Meet our New Contractors FROM Ray Casey
Dear Members of the VHPA FROM J. James Rooks
Gary, FROM Roy Knippa
Gary- FROM Bob Ford
Gary, FROM George VanRiper
Gary Thanks for a great column FROM John E. Barron
To Gary Roush and the Members of the VHPA FROM Carl Hess
Letter to the Editor: - Old Slides Live Again FROM John Penny
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Larry Liss
The VHPA's Calendar Editor and Photo Historian Mike Law answered FROM Mike Law
Dear Members of the VHPA FROM Tracy M. Baker
Man Cave FROM Peter Kacerguis
Veteran Needs Assistance from Fellow Unit Members
Members of the VHPA FROM Pete Laurence
VHPA Member Al Major answers last issue's RFI on Huey 13603 FROM Al Major
Information Sought about (Butch) Sears and (Jeffrey) Coffin... FROM Joe Sepesy
Looking For a high-res version of photo of Plt. B-4 (3rd WOC) ~ Flight Class 69-19 FROM Dave Huff


FEATURES:
175th Outlaws Present Original Painting to Army Aviation Museum
Take My Card? BY David Adams
A Memorial Day 2010 Remembrance BY Donald J. Taylor
Vietnam Vet to Return from Iraq Duty BY Christopher DeHart
Selling on Ebay.... BY Rock Lyons
Join the Twirlybirds BY Steve Sullivan
New HQ Contractor Selected BY Gary Roush
VHPA Scholarships Now Stands at Four BY Mike Sheuerman
Close Call: Airpower to the Rescue of six aircrew men from H Troop, 10 Cav BY Frank Beall


TAPS:
Alexander Kelley - Brian Weston "Mac" McCully - Hillman Eldridge Bearden - Michael J. Wheeler - Paul "Sam" Willis Bass - Roy Daniel Kettle - Thomas Joseph Goulas - Thomas Precious - Tim Harristhal - Bill Holloman - Thomas Stephen Casagrande - Linda Irvine


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
South Missouri Chapter BY John Sorenson
Louisiana Gulf Coast Chapter BY Andrew Hover
South Carolina Chapter BY Larry Russell
Southern California Chapter BY Tom Crosby
VHPA of Florida Chapter BY Jim Basta
New England Chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama Chapter BY Jim White
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Pat Richardson
North Carolina Chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Georgia Chapter BY Skip Bell
Washington State Chapter BY Bob Brown


BOOK REVIEWS:
Bare Feet, Iron Will BY John Penny
The Price of Exit BY John Penny
US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam BY John Penny
Volume: 28
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: September/October 2010
Collection: Vietnam Center 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: 999Newsletter610813
[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shafer


LETTERS:
Information deadline FROM Gary Roush
Incoming mail penetrating story FROM Michael Wegner
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
"Why didn't you two fly that piece of s__t - T 295" FROM Mike Sheuerman
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Carl Bell
The pigs of Saigon FROM Ralp Arnesen
HMM - 161 reunion FROM Ron Gatewood
Charles Kettles' Distinguished Service Cross to be upgraded to Medal of Honor
A failure to communicate FROM Bob Stewart
Tom Payne, chairman VHPA Scholarship Program provided the following information FROM James R. and Rae A Oden
Home for a Helicopter FROM Melody Pope


FEATURES:
Hits through the chin bubble BY Tony Spletstoser, Bob Anders, and Charlie Rex
Hitching a ride BY Jack Johnstone
Charlie's .45 BY Jim Dewitt
Battle of Michelin Rubber Plantation Part 1 BY Jim Moody
Night journey BY L.D. Smith
First Aviation Brigade celebrates its fiftieth year BY Tom Kirk
Convoy escort mission to Phnom Penh


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alaska Chapter BY Terrance Vraniak
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Florida Chapter By Dr. Joe Ponds
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Virginia Chapter Upcoming Events
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Anderson


TAPS:
John C. Artley - William R. Burks - John C. Gruver - William M. Hodges - George B. Horan - Owen L. Hoskins - Monte D. Johnson - Harold R. Kolb - William T. Runsford - John L. Middleton - Wayne C. Miller - Herbert W. Nagel - Jimmie D. Ulrich - Leslie L. Valouche - James L. Winters - Thomas E. Albright - Randall M. Beckman - Gary W. Burdick - David B. Burless - Clyde R. Cloar - James R. Culbreth - Edward J. Franklin - Howard E. Funk - James D. Harris - Burnum E. Melton - Marvin L. Palmer - Tommy R. Palmertree - Robert J. Pyeatt - Robert D. McGee - Alan R. Shennum - Edwin L. Shobert - Cecil L. Shrader - Henry W. Steadman - Duane A. Watters - James K. Zook


LOOKING FOR:
Looking for contact information for the widow of Benny C. Parker
Looking for the crew that medevaced me from Dat Do BY Tony Twaitts
Looking for... Army helicopter nose art and names BY John Brennan
Looking for members of the 175 AHC, "Outlaws" involved in March 26, 1967 Easter Sunday Battle BY Jon F. Myhre
Looking for friends/unit members who knew my brother BY John Dexheimer
Looking for BY Paul A Lawrence
Looking for fellow amateur radio operators BY Gene Britt
Looking for anyone who served with my father BY Chad Stevens


BOOK REVIEWS:
The Final Flight of Curious Yellow BY John Penny
"Through the Valley: My Captivity in Vietnam" BY John Penny
Thanks be to God, this "Phantom Raider" Survived BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center 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: 999Newsletter610810
[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Clyde Romero


LETTERS:
From the editor FROM Tom Kirk
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
The 2017 VHPA calendar could use your help FROM Mike Law
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Morrissey
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Gary Potter
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Collins


FEATURES:
Hangar crew BY Carl Burns
Huey kit: some assembly required BY Jerry Chapman
Only helicopter of its kind leaves Fort Rucker for restoration BY Chelsi Howman
92nd air refueling wing public affairs BY Nicolo J. Daniello
The unknown helicopter BY Susan Straight
Museum to restore war-scarred copter: Vietnam-era huey past uncovered BY Nikki Wentling
The bell uh-1 huey: a flying symbol; the beloved huey epitomizes the Vietnam War BY Barry Schiff


REUNION:


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Fort Worth Chapter BY Adam Steczko
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
So Cal Chapter BY Sven Akesson
Washington State Chapter BY Bill Lyons
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Florida Chapter BY Frank Hoover
Michigan Chapter BY Dave James Boomerang
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
North Alabama Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and our Helicopter War Museum BY Dale House
Upper Midwest Chapter



TAPS:
Clarence David Adams - Charles W. Bagnal - Benjamin J. Bond - Anthony M. Coggeshall - David L. Cox - Francis C. Dancsecs Jr. - Terry W. Davis - David D. Fry - Alden G. Hannum - Rex L. Holloway - James P. Hughes - Vernon T. Judkins - Jerry T. Long - Patrick E. Mahany - Herbert R. Metoyer - John R. Quesenberry - John L. Shanahan - Kenneth M. Sly - George J. Sullivan - Joe W. Tasler - Robert Jay Tessier - Jerry W. Thurman - John M. Whitney - James I. Wyatt Sr. - John J. Barry - Steven R. Bartlett Sr. - David L. Braun - Lloyd Childers - Lester Feutz - John E. Fiser - Dean G. Gillet - Maurice D. Gwinner - William E. Hattaway - James W. Rider - Thomas F. Ryland - William P. Shea - Keith Whittingslow - Jack G. Woodson


BOOK REVIEWS:
Abandoned in Hell BY John Penny
Vietnam War U.S. Army Helicopter Names Volume 2 BY John Penny
The Price They Paid BY Michael Putzel
Volume: 34
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center 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: 2841Newsletter611018
[Number of Pages: 32]
FROM OUR PRESIDENT BY Jack Salm


FEATURES:
The Battle of An Loc BY Dan Fox
American Huey 369 BY Phil Marshall
In late October of 1969 Camp Bu Prang, a 5th Special Forces A Camp 236 came under siege...
A Father's Day Story
Bandit 553 3 April 1969 BY Rich Buzen, Mel Schuck
Memories Beaucoup BY Jack Johnstone
Stupid Pet Tricks/Stupid Human Tricks BY Jack Salm
First Cav Helicopter Found BY Joseph L. Galloway
VHPA Members in the news... BY Bob Hamilton
Remembering BY Jack Salm
Resurrection of a "Dog" BY Seppo I. Hurme
Dustoff Association Pays Tribute to a Fallen Hero BY Al Michaels
A Really, Really Close Call BY Mike Waugh
Tale of a Combat Extraction BY Joe Hughes, Jack L. Williams
The History of Robert Maxwell's Maxwell System BY Robert Maxwell
A Photo Contest for Air Cavalrymen BY Mike Law


LETTERS:
From the Editor of the VHPA FROM David Adams
I have an unusual request after a very long time FROM Jim Millirons
Letter to the editor FROM Mike Streeper
Seeking Help from the VHPA Membership FROM Fred Romero
Dear Members of the VHPA FROM Jack J. Johnstone
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Greg Smith
Does Anyone Remember Me?
Dear Borthers FROM Robert C. Connor


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Rick Beaver
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorenson
VHPA of Florida BY Jim Basta
Southern California chapter BY Ed Holguin


TAPS:
Boyd E. King Jr. - Bruce Claude Douglas - Clinton E. Downing - James T. Cheatham - James A. Fuller - Larry R. Salzman - Michael "Pete" Jarina - Neal Gordon Beard - Robert R. Williams - Duncan Wyman Rae


BOOK REVIEWS:
Flying Alligators and Silver Spurs BY John Penny
Scarface 42 BY John Penny
Volume: 27
Issue: 03
Item Creation Date: July/August 2009
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 25 Oct 2017 [Updated: 30 Oct 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611013
[Number of Pages: 36]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush


FEATURES:
The Vietnam Center and Archive: Preserving Your History for Future Generations BY Victoria Lovelady
"Not such a bad day, 7 December 1972" BY Chris Cole
Christmas Eve in An Loc BY Ron
IFR Approach into Thu Dau Mot BY Doug Moore
The XM-47 Mine Disbursing System BY Robert D. (Bob) Williams
United Airlines Passengers pay respect to returning Vietnam GI BY Kathleen Kreller
The VHPA Scholarship Program really works BY Mike Sheuerman
The HUEY Brought Us Home! BY Tom Payne
101st Welcomes Home Vietnam Vets BY Mike Sloniker


LETTERS:
And out of the back came a bunch of Santa's Helper's dressed in short skirts... FROM C.J. Unruh
From the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John Parker
We received the letter from the author of The VHPA's Legacy of Valor Museum Website, Jon Conway FROM John Conway
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator, FROM Carl Kimmich
David Adams, the Editor of the Aviator answer Carl's letter: FROM David Adams
Dear VHPA, FROM Cadet David J. Fulbrook
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator, FROM David Benge
We recieved a follow up from the Author of our earlier "What The Hell" story... FROM Joe Litton
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John Gayle
Dear Members of the VHPA, FROM Don Hill
A note from the Editor FROM Denny Nevala
On September 9th, FROM John Allen
Looking for information on my old TAC Officer FROM Donn "Mixer" Wilimzik
Looking for information on James Cooper Wright FROM Bob Lyle
Looking for information on a Huey crew shot down on November 18, 1968, FROM Joe Parnar
Looking for information on my late father-in-law, Wayne L. White FROM Natalie Zador
Looking for Jan Franklin Watson FROM Theresa Edge
Looking for Info on info on Vietnam and Korean "found on post" helicopter FROM John M. Harris
Looking for a Hawk's Claw crew... FROM Terry Jessup
Note to VHPA members about AAAA' and the VHPA Scholarship Program FROM Jim Fulbrook
Gary Roush recieved this letter through our web site, it reads: FROM SSG William P. Hurst, Gary Roush


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
Washington State chapter BY Dave Eck
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Southern California chapter BY Ed Holguin
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
Southern Missouri chapter BY John Sorensen


TAPS:
Arthur L. Morgan Jr. - Charles "Charley" J. Borns - Daniel Edward Norman - George W. Putnam - James S. Wylie - James V. Sudduth - Joel B. "J.B." Simmons Jr. - Michael C. Locklear - Commander Norman E. Schrader Jr. - Robert M. Wright - Robert S. Allen - Roger K. Bean - Thomas Gay Couturier - William "Aubrey" Waldrop - David Donald Williamson


BOOK REVIEWS:
Vietnam Mailbag, Voices from the War: 1968-1972 BY John Penny
To the Limite: An Air Cav Huey Pilot in Vietnam BY John Penny


REUNION:
Greetings From Military Reunion Planners BY Ray Casey, Rebecca Bittle
2010 Reunion in the Marriott San Diego Hotel and Marina
Issue Information: Christmas 2009
Item Creation Date: November/December 2009
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611911
[Number of Pages: 48]
LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Letter to the Editor FROM William Vaughn
Letter to the Editor FROM Tom Kirk
Letter to the Editor FROM Carl Kimmich
To Carl FROM Tom Kirk
Looking For FROM Robert Rice
Looking For FROM Gary Gray
Looking For FROM Keith Porter


FEATURES:
President's Corner
The Enlistment or...How I Was Shanghaied BY Bob Eustice
162nd Assault Helicopter Company BY Tom Melville
Friends of Vinh Son Orphanage (FVSO), Kontum, Vietnam
A Different View BY Mark Brennesholtz
2021 VHPA/Quad-A Scholarship Application Program Now Open BY Mike Sheuerman
History of the USAF Helicopter Pilots Association BY KV Hall and Mike Law
Medevac Pilot BY Phil Marshall
An Orphan Named Gigi BY Francis Pommett Jr.
"The Silver Fox" BY Pat Doyle
Aviator Staff Book Review BY Tom Kirk
Consider a Run... BY Art Jacobs
Save the Army's CH-47 BY Tom Lasser
22 Jan 1971 Incident ~ Honoring Bill Seaborn BY Richard Toops

VHPA Chapter Activities:
Alama Chapter
Alaska Chapter
American Huey Chapter
Arizona Chapter
California North Chapter
Florida Chapter
Georgia Chapter
Hawaii Chapter
Louisiana Gulf Coast Chapter
Michigan Chapter
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter
Oklahoma Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter
Rocky Mountain Chapter
South Missouri Chapter
South Carolina Chapter
Southern California Chapter
Upper Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter
Washington State Chapter

TAPS:
Beaumont, Marion E. - Botnen, Robert H. - Carr, Robert A. - Christensen, Neal R. - Coleman, Lynn F. - Davis, Patrick F. - Dubs, Roger D. - Gerretson, James L. - Gleason, Neal E. - Glover, Samuel E. - Goodowens, Folwer L. - Griffin, Jeffrey T. - Guthery, Alvin R. - Hamman, Kenneth A. - Harris, Edwin H. - High, Charles M. - -Humphreys, Michael A. - Inlow, Michael D. - Jourdan, Philip C. - Kash, Steven N. - Kester, William R. - Kirkley, Jimmie J. - Koslowski, Edward A. - Leopold, Robert C. - Lorence, Carl E. - McCreery, Robert L. - Miller, James E. - Mooney, Kenneth W. - Murray, Reginald A. - Paulson, Thomas R. - Quigley, Claude V. - Ray, Marion N. - Ricks, Douglas F. - Ringgold, Donald J. - rubery, Daniel J. - Rush, Thomas W. - Shearer, Ian C. - Sheehan, William H. - Shoemaker, Mark E. - Smith, Allan V. - Stormer, William H. - Stoverink, Robert I. - VanPelt, Richard S. - Villotti, James S. - Vineyard, Lawrence A. - Watt, Harvey W. - Wiley, James T. - Wyatt, Wallace W.
Item Creation Date: March/April 2021
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611912
[Number of Pages: 48]
LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Letter to the Editor FROM William Vaughn
Letter to the Editor FROM Tom Kirk
Letter to the Editor FROM Carl Kimmich
To Carl FROM Tom Kirk
Looking For FROM Robert Rice
Looking For FROM Gary Gray
Looking For FROM Keith Porter


FEATURES:
President's Corner
The Enlistment or...How I Was Shanghaied BY Bob Eustice
162nd Assault Helicopter Company BY Tom Melville
Friends of Vinh Son Orphanage (FVSO), Kontum, Vietnam
A Different View BY Mark Brennesholtz
2021 VHPA/Quad-A Scholarship Application Program Now Open BY Mike Sheuerman
History of the USAF Helicopter Pilots Association BY KV Hall and Mike Law
Medevac Pilot BY Phil Marshall
An Orphan Named Gigi BY Francis Pommett Jr.
"The Silver Fox" BY Pat Doyle
Aviator Staff Book Review BY Tom Kirk
Consider a Run... BY Art Jacobs
Save the Army's CH-47 BY Tom Lasser
22 Jan 1971 Incident ~ Honoring Bill Seaborn BY Richard Toops

VHPA Chapter Activities:
Alama Chapter
Alaska Chapter
American Huey Chapter
Arizona Chapter
California North Chapter
Florida Chapter
Georgia Chapter
Hawaii Chapter
Louisiana Gulf Coast Chapter
Michigan Chapter
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter
Oklahoma Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter
Rocky Mountain Chapter
South Missouri Chapter
South Carolina Chapter
Southern California Chapter
Upper Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter
Washington State Chapter

TAPS:
Beaumont, Marion E. - Botnen, Robert H. - Carr, Robert A. - Christensen, Neal R. - Coleman, Lynn F. - Davis, Patrick F. - Dubs, Roger D. - Gerretson, James L. - Gleason, Neal E. - Glover, Samuel E. - Goodowens, Folwer L. - Griffin, Jeffrey T. - Guthery, Alvin R. - Hamman, Kenneth A. - Harris, Edwin H. - High, Charles M. - -Humphreys, Michael A. - Inlow, Michael D. - Jourdan, Philip C. - Kash, Steven N. - Kester, William R. - Kirkley, Jimmie J. - Koslowski, Edward A. - Leopold, Robert C. - Lorence, Carl E. - McCreery, Robert L. - Miller, James E. - Mooney, Kenneth W. - Murray, Reginald A. - Paulson, Thomas R. - Quigley, Claude V. - Ray, Marion N. - Ricks, Douglas F. - Ringgold, Donald J. - rubery, Daniel J. - Rush, Thomas W. - Shearer, Ian C. - Sheehan, William H. - Shoemaker, Mark E. - Smith, Allan V. - Stormer, William H. - Stoverink, Robert I. - VanPelt, Richard S. - Villotti, James S. - Vineyard, Lawrence A. - Watt, Harvey W. - Wiley, James T. - Wyatt, Wallace W.
Item Creation Date: March/April 2021
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611913
[Number of Pages: 48]
LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
From the Managing Editor FROM Tom Kirk
Hello Tom, FROM Lauren Sherrick
Dear Editor, FROM Homer R. Steedy Jr.
Tom FROM Dan Schrage Tel
Hello Tom, FROM Dottie Barickman



FEATURES:
President's Corner
My Crew BY Ed Hughes
A PTSD Story BY Tom Arner
Cobra 202 BY Morgan Miller
CH-47 Crew Chief BY Bob Lanzotti
Vietnam Is a Long Way from Iowa... But It's Still a Small World BY Steve Bookout
USS Tucker BY Warren E. Fuller
Armor Components in Vietnam
We're still going to Charlotte...but...
Quilters Show and Tell BY Kathleen Sherfey
Notice to Change The VHPA By-Laws
Night Cross Country BY William R. Vaughn
National American Huey History Museum BY Robert Fureigh
Phase 3 Founder Application
First Flight in Vietnam BY Andrew Belmont


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alama Chapter
Alaska Chapter
American Huey Chapter
Arizona Chapter
Arkansas Chapter
California North Chapter
Florida Chapter
Georgia Chapter
Hawaii Chapter
Louisiana Gulf Coast Chapter
Michigan Chapter
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter
Oklahoma Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter
Rocky Mountain Chapter
South Missouri Chapter
South Carolina Chapter
Southern California Chapter
Upper Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter
Washington State Chapter


TAPS:
Ayala, Jesus J. - Ballis, Arthur H. - Cargen, Alfred J. - Clay, Dennis L. - Cottrel, David D. - Creagan, Wayne C. - Downing, Dudley H. - Doyle, Michael D. - Gattes, Hardy D. - Grazier, Edward H. - Hanson, James S. - Hardbeck, James V. - Helmker, Norman L. - Keelan, Roger M. - Kinzel, John S. - Lane, Carl D. - LeRay, Robert N. Jr. - Mazzucca, Valerio S. - McCleney, Dickie H. - McComic, Ira - Merz, John E. - Munson, Wayne T. - Nichols, Herbert W. - Pettit, Phillip D. - Philips, Jim G. - Phillipsen, Edwin R. - Punchak, David J. - Sebastian, Richard J. - Shaw, Ralph W. - Sibely, Bruce W. - Smyer, Raymond L. - Staggs, Elbert E. - Stewart, Lance E. - Taylor, Edward J. Jr. - Townsend, Harry W. - Vandagriff, Luther H. - Wiles, James T. - Barfield, James S. - Behelfer, Gary L. - Borton, Donald W. - Cornett, Jack Sr. - Cunningham, William F. - Curtis, Grantson R. - Daniels, Rufus - Donahue, John C. - Duff, Robert G. - Fish, Ronald M. - Franklin, William P. - French, George D. - Gardner, Jim - Gillette, William P. - Graves, Benny B. - Greenawalt, Frederick W. - Hall, Jerry W. - Hoppough, Robert E. - Hoven, Paul A. - Michaelis, Frederick G. - Ostergaard, Ray D. - Rodwick, Joseph III - Rudy, James J. Sr. - Selfe, John K. Sr. - Senitta, Michael Jr. - Shilkett, James D. - Shipman, Robert T. - Shuey, Martin W. - Spaur, Kenneth L. - Walker, Jerry L. - Warren Robert F. - White, John W. - Woltersdorf, Leonard O. - Wright, Vernon E.
Item Creation Date: May/June 2021
Collection: Vietnam Center 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: 999Newsletter611360
[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorenson

LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Letters to the Editor FROM Gordon Townsend
Looking for anyone who served with my brother FROM Jeff Thatcher
I am seeking information FROM Keith Turner
D’day US Huey drivers, FROM Bobby Taylor
Looking for medevac crew member(s) FROM Chris Towne
Locating a helicopter pilot FROM Ed Kennedy
Need help with a photo FROM Ed Preston
Looking For: Photos of soldiers from Florida FROM Johnny Byard


FEATURES:
Paint Job BY Don Abrams
The After Action Report BY Mel Pollock
Harrowing Day at LZ Professional BY Darryl James
July 8, 1970 BY Danny C. Cox
VNCA Mission BY Mike Law
Searching old VHPA Newsletters and Aviator Magazines BY Mike Law
Selections from Past Newsletters BY Walter E. Pinkerton Jr.
A Long Journey Completed BY Tom Kirk
Small World BY Mike Sheuerman

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Alaska Chapter BY Timothy Kavanaugh
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Herbert Koenig
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Bob Blair
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum BY Dale House
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Bruce Hunter
Utah Chapter BY Tom Melville
Washington Chapter BY Mel C. Latham

TAPS:
James M. Borland – David A. Boostram – Robert R. Browne – Craig L. Buchman – Stanley D. Cass – Max R. Claiborne – James D. Covey – Andrew J. Cujdik – Matthew D. Dallas – Charles M. Fiedler – Rodney A. Fleck – Robert R. Hinton – Lewis W. Keller Jr. – Jon D. Lawson – William T. Marshall – Gerald E. Masterson – Carl E. Midkiff -Warren M. Morris – William H. Oliver – Forest L. Ramsey II – Walter D. Sabey – Gary L. Salisbury – Richard E. Stanley II – Paul B. Summey II – Ferdinand W. Vandeuesen – Daniel A. Addiss – Robert H. Abplanalp – Robert C. Barthle – Theodore D. Beam – Randy C. Bourgeois – William A. Cheek – Carlisle H. Childress – James E. Daniel Jr. – William T. Deason – Francis V. Doheny – Bruce W. Driscoll – Tommy L. Erby – Robert A. Gilbert – Richard G. Graham – Edward A. Harney – James Harper – Robert A. Hefford – Henry E. Hooke – Ronald J. Johnson – Homer R. Jordan – Norman N. Jordan – Richard D. Ledoux Sr. – William T. McCreary – Robert B. McEachran – Thomas A. McGee Jr. – William J. Mulcahy – William R. Noble – John B. Riederich – Larry K. Rutland – John E. Shaeffer – Albert W. Stokes – Randall D. Storey – Joseph P. Sustarich – David W. Swank

REUNIONS:
Upcoming Reunions
Volume: 37
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: July/August 2018
Collection: Vietnam Center 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: 999Newsletter611205
[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Sheuerman


LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
From the Managing Editor FROM Tom Kirk
To the VHPA Aviator Magazine FROM Peter Frazier
Dear Tom FROM Walter Gutsche


FEATURES:
Gunship 049 Update 2017
The Tale of Three Tails BY Peter Frazier
Cobra 826 Ride BY Wayne Carlisle
Socks BY John R. Fox
Final Aviation Update
“I Believe That Every Human Mind Feels Pleasure In Doing Good For Another.” BY Don LeMaster
An Update on the VHPA Calendar Project BY Mike Law
LZ Overlook BY Darrell L. Jaggers
NVA Spoils Last Flight in Loach BY Louis J. Rochat III
Our Lucky Day? BY John Hendrickson


REUNION:
Quilter’s Show and Tell
Want To Go Back To Ranger School BY Mike Sheuerman
Reunion Notes BY John Powell
Official Schedule of Events
Upcoming Reunions


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Arizona Chapter BY Bill Sorenson
VHPAF Chapter BY Joe Ponds
Fort Wolters Chapter
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
Oklahoma Chapter BY Jim Mitschke
Old Dominion Chapter Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Andersen
Utah Chapter BY Doug Drury


TAPS:
William H. Bernard – Michael R. Boswell – Norval G. Brown – James W. Carmack II – Randolph B. Clapp – Albert D. Fox – Harry Gawkoski – Leroy E. Guy – Ronald L. Haglund – Herman S. Heath – Bruce N. Kelly – John Kidney – Dewey M. King – Vincent P. Mancusco – Harold E. Marks – Maynard A. Nagelhout – Lloyd L. Parthemer – Marvin F. Pixton III – Leonard J. Rodowick – Alfred E. Santoro III – Louis L. Share – Jon Shiffer – Clinton L. Segraves – Forrest B. Snyder – Darrel V. Stockinger – Robert E. VanSchoick – Randall S. Whitehouse


BOOK REVIEWS:
When We Came Home – How It Changed Our Lives BY Marc Liebman
Live By Chance, Love By Choice, Kill By Profession BY Marc Liebman
Volume: 37
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2018
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 19 Mar 2018 [Updated: 29 May 2018]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611206
[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Sheuerman


LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
From the Managing Editor FROM Tom Kirk
To the VHPA Aviator Magazine FROM Peter Frazier
Dear Tom FROM Walter Gutsche


FEATURES:
Gunship 049 Update 2017
The Tale of Three Tails BY Peter Frazier
Cobra 826 Ride BY Wayne Carlisle
Socks BY John R. Fox
Final Aviation Update
“I Believe That Every Human Mind Feels Pleasure In Doing Good For Another.” BY Don LeMaster
An Update on the VHPA Calendar Project BY Mike Law
LZ Overlook BY Darrell L. Jaggers
NVA Spoils Last Flight in Loach BY Louis J. Rochat III
Our Lucky Day? BY John Hendrickson


REUNION:
Quilter’s Show and Tell
Want To Go Back To Ranger School BY Mike Sheuerman
Reunion Notes BY John Powell
Official Schedule of Events
Upcoming Reunions


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Arizona Chapter BY Bill Sorenson
VHPAF Chapter BY Joe Ponds
Fort Wolters Chapter
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
Oklahoma Chapter BY Jim Mitschke
Old Dominion Chapter Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Andersen
Utah Chapter BY Doug Drury


TAPS:
William H. Bernard – Michael R. Boswell – Norval G. Brown – James W. Carmack II – Randolph B. Clapp – Albert D. Fox – Harry Gawkoski – Leroy E. Guy – Ronald L. Haglund – Herman S. Heath – Bruce N. Kelly – John Kidney – Dewey M. King – Vincent P. Mancusco – Harold E. Marks – Maynard A. Nagelhout – Lloyd L. Parthemer – Marvin F. Pixton III – Leonard J. Rodowick – Alfred E. Santoro III – Louis L. Share – Jon Shiffer – Clinton L. Segraves – Forrest B. Snyder – Darrel V. Stockinger – Robert E. VanSchoick – Randall S. Whitehouse


BOOK REVIEWS:
When We Came Home – How It Changed Our Lives BY Marc Liebman
Live By Chance, Love By Choice, Kill By Profession BY Marc Liebman
Volume: 37
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2018
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
 (Click For More Item Information)
Added: 19 Mar 2018 [Updated: 29 May 2018]
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