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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611049
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[Number of Pages: 48]FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Shafer
FEATURES:
From the VHPA Staff at HQ! BY Sherry Rodgers
Aviator Monument Report BY Bob Hesselbein
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation Participates in the Funeral for LTG Hal Moore BY Jerry Mellick
A Vietnam Anthem
Moon Landing BY Rob Glasier
Bikini Blue and Huey 823 BY Jim Haga, Pete Bohn, Don Beatty, Russ Mowry
Sky Soldiers BY Joe Emerson, Jerry Mellick
Full Circle
An Old Friend BY Tom Payne
Helping a Helicopter BY Barbara Miller
Welcome to the VHPA!
LETTERS:
Hi Tom FROM Dick Hendrie
From the Editor FROM Tom Hirschler
Looking For FROM Ed Bruner
Tom FROM Tom Putnam
Looking for downed Cobra crew FROM Pat Dougan
Looking for anyone who flew UH-1H 66-00958 in Vietnam FROM Rich Deer
Dear Gary and Tom FROM Michael Perrot
Looking for my "Guardian Angel" FROM James J. Adams
REUNIONS:
Upcoming Reunions
An Update on the 34th Reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Official Schedule of Events
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Ohio River LZ chapter BY Robert Blair
Utah chapter BY Doug Drury
Alaska chapter BY Lynn Kile
California north chapter BY Dave Anderson
Florida chapter BY Joe Ponds
Georgia chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama chapter BY Ralph Weber
The Rocky Mountain chapter and the Helicopter War Museum
Southern California VHPA chapter BY Sven Akesson
North Carolina chapter BY Ed Hughes
South Missouri chapter BY John Wilkinson
BOOK REVIEWS:
A Vietnam Anthem: What the War Gave Me BY John Penny
Refined by Fire BY John Penny
Trailblazers BY John Penny
TAPS:
Walter M. Bergmann - David M. Bliven - Benny L. Booth - John J. Cesar - Kenneth J. Cole - Delbert N. Cornell - Larry E. Dent - Edward R. Doane - Scott A. Evans - Marion C. Faseler - Lorane Green - Gary S. Higgins - John C. Kendrick - John M. Masica - Charles H. Mathews - James L. McElroy - Thomas D. O'Brien - Terry G. Opdahl - Daniel P. Phillips - Robert H. Raab - James M. Rhoades - Charles D. Robertson - Frank A. Santillo - Roger R. Santo - Bill R. Sasin - Roger J. Shields
Volume: 36
Issue: 03
Item Creation Date: May/June 2017
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 15 Nov 2017 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611116
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Sheuerman
LETTERS:
From the VHPA Staff at HQ FROM Sherry Rodgers
From the Managing Editor FROM Tom Kirk
I am Looking For FROM Judi Jay
To the Editor of the VHPA FROM Kristy Borchart
FEATURES:
Huey 66-15005 BY Chauncey Clark
The Kien Hoa Swing BY William E. Sharpe
I Find out Forty-Five Years Later I Could Have Been Killed!! BY Mike Sheuerman
H-21 Fun BY Mel Pollock
The Morning Was Chilly BY Lonney McCann
Welcome to the VHPA!
Project 295 Update BY John Woodward
Camp Eagle Seabee BY Tom Wood
VHPA Scholarship Recipients BY Thomas Payne
How to Land a CH-47C Chinook Inverted (And Live to Crawl Away from it) BY Mike Maloy
Midnight Requisitioning BY Darryl James
A Voice in the Dark BY Douglas Moore
Selections from Past Newsletters BY Roger L. McAlister
REUNION:
Upcoming Reunions
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Chuck Oualline
North Carolina chapter BY Ed Hughes
Ohio River LZ chapter BY Bob Hamilton
Southern Missouri chapter BY John Wilkinson
Upper Midwest chapter BY Bert Leach, Jim Bankston
Alaska chapter BY Lynn Kile
North Alabama chapter
VHPACCN chapter BY Dave Anderson
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
Georgia chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Old Dominion chapter
Rocky Mountain chapter and the Helicopter War Museum BY Dale House
Washington chapter BY Jerry P. Mellick
TAPS:
Anthony P. Atack - Ronald A. Bartolucci - Frank J. Bernard - Robert A. Brown - John E. Caron - Hilbert H. Chole - James T. Connor - David P. Davis - John D. Edmunson - Michael D. Green - Jesse Hamilton - Robert J. Heisterman - Jesse A. Hines - William H. Howell - Cullis L. Holub - John W. Junsch - Kenneth E. Kellogg - George J. Kerrigan - James F. Mahoney - Thomas H. McCord - George C. Miller - Ronald L. Nicholas - James W. Pushak - Michael F. Royse - Vincent A.. Pacelli - Alfred E. Santoro - Dennis A. Seals - Samuel L. Scott - John F. Simpson - William L. Seymour - Leonard Tajer - Bruce J. Webster - Robert C. Willeumier - Frank H. Zahrt
BOOK REVIEWS:
19 Minutes to Live BY John Penny
Above the Best BY John Penny
Volume: 36
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: November/December 2017
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 24 Jan 2018 [Updated: 24 Jan 2018]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611361
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen
LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Note from Bob Smith, FROM Bob Smith
Regarding the Utah Chapter FROM Tom Melville
To the Aviator Editors FROM Ed Newton
From the Editors to all VHPA members FROM Tom Kirk
To All FROM Dick Tejano
Hello FROM Rich Angelini
Looking for information of Thomas T. Collins FROM Jim McLaughlin
Looking for anyone who knew James M. Dunnavant in 1970 FROM Barry H. Dunnavant
Looking for information on William "Rick" Apblett FROM Guy Hansen
FEATURES:
Flying Cranes in I Corps and Laos BY Ed Strazzini
Loach Pilot Rescue BY Hank Ortega
VHPA Grant is Making a Difference at the Vietnam Center and Archive BY Amy K. Mondt
Vietnam Missions BY Ken Bradley
A Perfect Film at the Perfect Time... BY Bill Fortier
Filling a Gold Star Void BY Jeff Thatcher
From Revival To Survival BY Jerry M. Free
REUNIONS:
Upcoming Reunions
VHPA Atlanta Reunion Volunteers BY Gary Jones
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation Activities in Atlanta
Quilters Show and Tell BY Kathleen Sherfey
Gold Star Family Breakfaast Attendees: "We are not alone" BY Julie Kink
Annual Reunion, Atalnta GA BY Tom Kirk
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and The Helicopter War Museum (HWM)
Southern California Chapter BY Jim Davidson
TAPS:
Thomas P. Berry - David A. Boostrom - Robert L. Clark - Leo D. Christensen - Robert W. Cromwell - Thomas E. Davenport - Roger D. Freeman - James J. Frier II - Donald L. Hanson - Carl M. Hunter - Eugene F. Jones - Michael T. Kenney - Stephen L. Kollstedt - Allen G. Lyden - William T. Marshall Jr. - Raul C. Mathews - Daniel W. Martin - Clayton E. McLaughlin - Eugene W. Reaves - Charles M. Rice - David N. Rochelle - Albert J. Roesel - Sheldon L. Rudzek - Larry J. Sands - Terry W. Shulze - Howard O. Sturgis Jr. - Robert E. Truitt - Martin R. Vissers - Francis A. Wadginski - Melvin L. Bailey - Karlton I. Bakke - John W. Brake - Harry E. Brown - Theodore J. Dolloff - Richard A. Ennis - Robert D. Freihofer Jr. - Willoughby S. Goin - William L. Harding - Gary Hoffman - Larry H. McCallister - Danny O. McDonald - Edward J. Mulderick Jr. - Charles H. Lewis - Donald R. Martin - Henry E. Schwarz - Richard A. Sims - Thomas E. Shirley - John J. Valcourt III - Edward A. Weiss - Charles D. Wilson
Volume: 37
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: September/October 2018
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 14 Sep 2018 [Updated: 17 May 2019]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610811
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shafer
LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
HQ announces two new products FROM Mike Law
Damn the torpedoes... full speed ahead FROM Royce Raley
To the editor of the aviator FROM Rick Winship
To whom it may concern FROM Erin Miller
Looking for FROM Mike Williams
Lt Little From Dave James
To the editor of the Aviator FROM Don G. Fite
From the managing editor FROM Tom Kirk
How to get your representative's attention FROM Bob Hesselbein
Legacy endowment FROM Gary Roush
Important VHPA Scholarship update and information FROM Mike Scheuerman
FEATURES:
Battle of Michelin Rubber Plantation BY James W. "Pete" Booth
Site 85 BY Rober Caron
ACE book wins bronze medal IPPY award
REUNION:
A summary on the 33rd reunion in Reno BY Mike Law
Gold star family breakfast: VHPA reunion 2016 BY Julie Kink
Honoring those who have died in the past year BY Hary Roush
Quilter's show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey
VHPA Reunion 2016 ~ Reno, Nevada
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Alaska Chapter
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter BY Larry Pigg
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Oklahoma Chapter BY Tom Payne
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum
SO Cal Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
Washington State Chapter BY Hal Thornton
TAPS:
Charles T. Brown - Gordon D. Colis - Donald J. Chadwick - George O. Charity - Samuel G. Conley - Manuel G. Davila - Donald J. Douglas - James M. Drake - Wayne L. Fisher - Edward J. Fitzgerald - Donald M. Frierson - Ralph W. Graham - George P. Hewlett - Donald E. Isenburg - Floyd H. Keller - Paul E. Lent - Ron Miller - Roger P. Olney - Charles W. Sloan - Kenneth L. Strand - Willard L. Swank - Ralph R. Reinl - Michael R. Armstrong - Robin M. Barrett - Paul D. Bromley - Robert P. Burge - Francis W. Butler - Peter E. Benet - Edward A. DuChene - Joseph C. Fouts - Ray J. Hill - Harry V. Hobbs - Albert C. Hurst - Jack T. Holland - Vernon W. Kennedy - Leonard F. Mayes - Robert A. Melvin - Thor M. Werenczuk - Thomas C. West - Donald M. Sayrizi - William R. Seale
BOOK REVIEWS:
A Shau Valor BY John Penny
Out of His Time BY John Penny
Tragedy at Chu Lai BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610814
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shafer
LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
HQ announces two new products FROM Mike Law
Damn the torpedoes... full speed ahead FROM Royce Raley
To the editor of the aviator FROM Rick Winship
To whom it may concern FROM Erin Miller
Looking for FROM Mike Williams
Lt Little FROM Dave James
To the editor of the Aviator FROM Don G. Fite
From the managing editor FROM Tom Kirk
How to get your representative's attention FROM Bob Hesselbein
Legacy endowment FROM Gary Roush
Important VHPA Scholarship update and information FROM Mike Scheuerman
FEATURES:
Battle of Michelin Rubber Plantation BY James W. "Pete" Booth
Site 85 BY Rober Caron
ACE book wins bronze medal IPPY award
REUNION:
A summary on the 33rd reunion in Reno BY Mike Law
Gold star family breakfast: VHPA reunion 2016 BY Julie Kink
Honoring those who have died in the past year BY Hary Roush
Quilter's show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey
VHPA Reunion 2016 ~ Reno, Nevada
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Alaska Chapter
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter BY Larry Pigg
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Oklahoma Chapter BY Tom Payne
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum
SO Cal Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
Washington State Chapter BY Hal Thornton
TAPS:
Charles T. Brown - Gordon D. Colis - Donald J. Chadwick - George O. Charity - Samuel G. Conley - Manuel G. Davila - Donald J. Douglas - James M. Drake - Wayne L. Fisher - Edward J. Fitzgerald - Donald M. Frierson - Ralph W. Graham - George P. Hewlett - Donald E. Isenburg - Floyd H. Keller - Paul E. Lent - Ron Miller - Roger P. Olney - Charles W. Sloan - Kenneth L. Strand - Willard L. Swank - Ralph R. Reinl - Michael R. Armstrong - Robin M. Barrett - Paul D. Bromley - Robert P. Burge - Francis W. Butler - Peter E. Benet - Edward A. DuChene - Joseph C. Fouts - Ray J. Hill - Harry V. Hobbs - Albert C. Hurst - Jack T. Holland - Vernon W. Kennedy - Leonard F. Mayes - Robert A. Melvin - Thor M. Werenczuk - Thomas C. West - Donald M. Sayrizi - William R. Seale
BOOK REVIEWS:
A Shau Valor BY John Penny
Out of His Time BY John Penny
Tragedy at Chu Lai BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610817
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shaffer
FROM THE VHPA STAFF AT HQ FROM Sherry Rodgers
LETTERS:
The dog that flew with silver spurs FROM William "Bill" McCalister
Hi son, your mom and I are in Saigon. How do we get to Dong Ba Thin FROM Lee Chambers
Dear editor FROM Leslie Hines
Looking for a photo FROM Gary Redden
Searching for my birth father... maybe you can help! FROM Darrin Harrison
FEATURES:
Dawdling dromedary BY Tom Phillips
The final mission BY Darryl James
2017: The year to complete the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Monument BY Bob Hesselbein
VC soldier does as he was trained BY Thomas G. Eastman
REUNION:
An update on the 34th reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
2017 Inauguration Parade NCVHPA wives' edition BY Barbie Armstrong
NCVHPA at the Inauguration Parade BY Larry Pigg
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Old Dominion Chapter
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
TAPS:
Gilbert Acheson - Harvey Blanchard - Larr M Clark Sr. - Ted A. Crozier - Gilbert W. Daniels - John K. Davis - Albert Fragola - Paul L. Grubbs - Frederick W. Harris - David L. Hendrex - John Jewell - David R. Mcpherson - Roger L. Oppedahl - William M. Owings - Bernard A. Parr - Dennis L. Pullen - James A. Small - James C. Smith - Harry C. Stoddard - Harold J. Tanner - Grover C. West - Clarence D. Wils
BOOK REVIEWS:
Forgotten BY John Penny
Full Circle BY John Penny
Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam BY John Penny
Front Cover:
James Dyer, Richard Edelman, Dave Samualson, Jerry Seago, Larry Pigg, Phil Keith, Terry Lainer, Dug Mulman, Ed Hughesm Jesse Dize, Tom Braaten, Sid Chambers, Jim Breznay, George Chapman, James Baker, Robert Purdue, Mik Mikulan, Joe Armstrong, John Leandro, Brock Nicholson, Dave Beishline, Ben Gay, Lynn Sephens, Andrew Chambers, Walt Emory, Ray Ivey, Bob Inglis, Nichols, and Jerry Seago
Volume: 36
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2017
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611015
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Jack Salm
LETTERS:
I was contacted a few years ago FROM Kathleen Appling
Dear Sir FROM Jim Pratt
Hi, my name is George Murphy FROM George Murphy
Dear Members FROM Gene Kobes
Dear Editor of the the VHPA Aviator FROM John Brennan
David FROM Lash Wisener
To the Editor FROM Dave Ballentine
Christmas of 1963 was approaching FROM Eugene A. Beyer
A Christmas Story FROM James "Scotty" Scott
Dear Mr. Roush FROM Erik Velthuis
FEATURES:
Flying Christmas Trees
Lela Ruck Awarded VHPA Scholarship BY Thomas H. Payne
The Last Recon Platoon BY Fernando De Pierris
Christmas Day 1970 BY Ken Bradley
The Heritage Continues
36 Years Later BY Joe Shepherd
After Action Report - Return to Vietnam BY John Mackel
We're So Alone! BY John L. Keller
A Forty-Year Vietnam Tour Finally Comes to an End BY Art Jacobs
Recent VA News Release
After 35 years, a Texas A and M class ring and its owner are reunited BY David May
Family to Recieve Pilot's 150 Medals BY Denise Lavoie
An Un-Merry Christmas Story from HMM-165 in Dec 1971
One Good Reason You Went to War ~ Take Pride Fellow VHPA Members BY Robert J. Schissell
The "Greyhounds of Vietnam"
REUNION:
The 1972 Battle of Kontum Reunion BY Jack Heslin, Jim Stein
Philadelphia Reunion July 1-5, 2009
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Ohio River LZ chapter BY John Flanagan
Washington State chapter BY Paul Fleming
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Georgia chapter BY Bill Stanley
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
South Carolina "Celebrate Freedom" chapter BY Larry Russell
Alabama chapter
Virginia chapter BY Tom Mitchell
Fort Rucker chapter BY John Crowley
Southern California chapter BY Ed Holguin
Fort Wolters chapter BY Virgil Laughlin
VHPA of Florida BY Don Welch
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Rick Beaver
Mid South chapter BY Pete Norman IV
TAPS:
Albert P. (A.P.) Whaley Jr. - Charles "Dave" Davidson - Charles R. "Chuck" Jones - Darron (Dar) Spalty - Dan Corby - Dan Slayden - David R. "Daisy" Odell - Delbert Waugh - Eugene J. Zacsek - Gary Wayne Dombroski - Jack Fisher - Lt. Col. James Stephens - Jon Dennis Rowe - Joseph David Chase - Karl Bentley Hill - William D. Ray III - William David Austin, SR.
BOOK REVIEWS:
"Loach - The story of the H-6/Model 500 Helicopter" BY John Penny
"Vietnam Scrapbook - An Army Pilot's Combat Tour" BY John Penny
Volume: 26
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: 2008
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 24 Oct 2017 [Updated: 25 Oct 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611019
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[Number of Pages: 36]FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush
FEATURES:
Family Contact Committee Helps Families Find Answers BY Gary Thewlis
The VHPA Legacy of Valor Museum Website BY Jon Conway
The "Eggbeater with Good Sense": Helicopter Medical Evacuations in the Burma Theater in World War II BY Ken McElroy
More on The Battle of An Loc
Hank's Claw (TOW Missiles used mostly against tanks/other hard targets in April/May 1972)
Do You Have Maps from Binh Dinh Province II Corps Vietnam?
Compromise 36 and 16 provide gun cover for Dustoff 601 BY Jim Hunt
6th Gold Star Family Breakfaast Brought the Memories Home BY Julie Kink
UH-1H "Hueys" arrive in Vietnam BY Larry Clark
Balls of Steel: Nick Donvito's Story BY Terry Garlock
A long silver bar with a ball on the end just flew off the helicopter...... BY David A. West
Army Colonel Finally Eats His Old C-ration Pound Cake... BY Sagar Meghani
LETTERS:
Cpt. Frank Keenan FROM Chuck Cox
Bruce J. Matheson FROM Jim Matheson
CW4 Charlie West FROM Thomas H. Nadeau
"Help Wanted" FROM Moon Mullen
We hear from the Author of last Isuue's story FROM Bob Mitchell
To whom it may concern FROM Jim Loomis
Can anyone help me get a copy of a tape FROM Ray Murphy
A member writes us imploring us to... FROM J. Willingham
Anybody Remember Dennis C. Hamilton? FROM Mike Sheuerman
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Jill Burwash
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Leo (Doc) Flory
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator and the Members of our Organization FROM Ed Maston
REUNION:
AAR on the 26th Annual Reunion, Philadelphia, PA BY Jack Salm
Vendor Room ~ A Success BY Woody McFarlin
Why We Meet Every Year BY Mike Sheuerman
Philadelphia Golf Outing BY Mike Whitten
Memorial Service at the Philly Reunion
Sheuerman Casts "No" Vote for McFarlin in VP Election BY Mike Sheuerman
Poker Tourney Adds to VHPA Scholarship Total BY Mike Sheuerman
After Action Report ~ Presentation Events at Philly Reunion
Philadelphia Donations Fund a Quater of Fourth VHPA Scholarship BY Mike Sheuerman
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurelle
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Donald Welch
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Washington State chapter BY Dave Eck
Georgia chapter BY "Skip" Bell
Southern California chapter BY Ed Holguin
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell
Fort Wolters chapter BY Virgil Laughlin
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
TAPS:
Charles "Chuck" Thomas Goodroe III - Elmer G. Anderson - Col. Howard "Al" Corson - James Graham - Kenneth L. Reusser - Sidney Carroll Cowan - Bill (William L.) Irby - Robert S. Allen - Roger Greennan
BOOK REVIEWS:
A Hundred Feet Over Hell BY John Penny
6000 Hours BY John Penny
Volume: 27
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: September/October 2009
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 25 Oct 2017 [Updated: 09 Feb 2018]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611499
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen
LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
From the Managing Editor FROM Tom Kirk
Contacted by Jack Heslin FROM Don Agren
Tom and Tom FROM Rich Deer
Photos of the Flying Cranes in I Corps FROM Bob Wilhelm
Looking for Pictures of my father FROM Hanns Jones
Any pilots who knew WO Steve Bramblet FROM Jack Gilmore
Looking for Pilots trained by John Fouche FROM Jan Fouche
Looking for Huey pilot FROM Danford Meischen
Looking for class picture FROM George White
Looking for Downed Cobra crew FROM Pat Dougan
FEATURES:
“A Most Demanding Approach” BY Franklin L. Grose
Vietnam Pilot’s Reunion BY Jack Baumgarten
Bulldog 417. Going Down… BY Captain F.T. Hausman
What Should be done with old Aviator Magazines and Membership Directories? BY Mike Law
REUNION:
General Reunion Information
Schedule of Events
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
American Huey Chapter BY Robert Fureigh
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Arizona Chapter BY Bill Sorenson
Florida Chapter BY Joe Ponds
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
Old Dominion BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY Ken Sherfey
Southern California Chapter BY Jim Davidson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Jim Bankston
Utah Chapter BY Thomas Melville
50th Anniversary Reunion BY Ron Spearman
Veterans Day Remembrance at the Monument BY Bob Hesselbein
TAPS:
James H. Boschma – Jack A. Brown – Jeffery L. Brown – Fred J. Cappadona Jr. – Horst H. Cleveland – Delio G. Colonna Jr. – Richard T. Ferguson – Jarvis D. Gambrell – Dennie W. Gose – Jim E. Hartley – Richard A. Huckle – Harold J. Hutsell – Carroll C. Isaacs – Frank D. Jones – Lawrence T. Lanier – William R. Maloney – Jon F. Myhre – Ralph J. Paduano – James A. Price – Richard L. Simpkins – Armond C. Simmons – Michael R. Skomswold – Kenneth D. Stanton – Jackson C. Stevens – Laurence C. Thomas – Dale Toler – Thomas L. Watkins – Raymond K. Weisheit – Gary L. Williams – Anthony Aliotta – Justin G. Ballou III – Carter D. Brooks – James L. Butera – James R. Brier – Edwin L. Carson – Samuel E. “Sam” Denton – Joseph DiStefano – Rayburn E. Farmer – Jerry D. Foster – Ernest D. Gill – Joe B. Green – Fred F. Guyton – Franklin R. Harr – Edward L. Heft – Lyman Jennings – Gerald D. Lawrence – James M. Lawrence – Thomas K. Leach – Fred O. Lethco – Stephen J. Mabrey – Hung N. Nguyen – George P. Olin – Richard W. Pederson – William T. Sinnott – Charles B. Singletary – Barry J. Sottak – Shepard C. Spink – Robin L. Sterckx – Norman C. Toso – Jeffrey E. Virgne – Joseph V. Wildinger Jr.
Volume: 38
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January/February 2019
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 23 Jan 2019 [Updated: 17 May 2019]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611500
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen
LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
From the Managing Editor FROM Tom Kirk
Contacted by Jack Heslin FROM Don Agren
Tom and Tom FROM Rich Deer
The Flying Cranes in I Corps FROM Bob Wilhelm
Looking for Pictures of my father FROM Hanns Jones
Any pilots who knew WO Steve Bramblet FROM Jack Gilmore
Looking for Any Pilots trained by John Fouche between 1957 and 1969 FROM Jan Fouche
Hello FROM Danford Meischen
Looking for Class picture FROM George White
Looking for Downed Cobra crew FROM Pat Dougan
FEATURES:
“A Most Demanding Approach” BY Franklin L. Grose
Vietnam Pilot’s Reunion BY Jack Baumgarten
Bulldog 417. Going Down… BY Captain F.T. Hausman
What Should be done with old Aviator Magazines and Membership Directories? BY Mike Law
REUNIONS:
36th Reunion General Information
36th Reunion Schedule of Events
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
American Huey Chapter BY Robert Fureigh
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Arizona Chapter BY Bill Sorenson
Florida Chapter BY Joe Ponds
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY Ken Sherfey
Southern California Chapter BY Jim Davidson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Jim Bankston
Utah Chapter BY Thomas Melville
50th Anniversary Reunion Flight Class 68-28/68-516 BY Ron Spearman
Veterans Day Remembrance at the Monument BY Bob Hesselbein
TAPS:
James H. Boschma – Jack A. Brown – Jeffery L. Brown – Fred J. Cappadona Jr. – Horst H. Cleveland – Delio G. Colonna Jr. – Richard T. Ferguson – Jarvis D. Gambrell – Dennie W. Gose – Jime E. Hartley – Richard A. Huckle – Harold J. Hutsell – Carroll C. Isaacs – Frank D. Jones – Lawrence T. Lanier – William R. Maloney – Jon F. Myhre – Ralph J. Paduano – James A. Price – Richard L. Simpkins – Armond C. Simmons – Michael R. Skomswold – Kenneth D. Stanton – Jackson C. Stevens – Laurence C. Thomas – Dale Toler – Thomas L. Watkins – Raymond K. Weisheit – Gary L. Williams – Anthony Aliotta – Justin G. Ballou – Carter D. Brooks – James L. Butera – James R. Brier – Edwin L. Carson – Samuel E. “Sam” Denton – Joseph DiStefano – Rayburn E. Farmer – Jerry D. Foster – Ernest D. Gill – Joe B. Green – Fred F. Guyton – Franklin R. Harr – Edward L. Heft – Lyman Jennings – Gerald D. Lawrence – James M. Lawrence – Thomas K. Leach – Fred O. Lethco – Stephen J. Mabrey – Hung N. Nguyen – George P. Olin – Richard W. Pederson – William T. Sinnott – Charles B. Singletary – Barry J. Sottak – Shepard C. Spink – Robin L. Sterckx – Norman C. Toso – Jeffrey E. Virgne – Joseph V. Wildinger Jr.
Volume: 38
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January/February 2019
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 24 Jan 2019 [Updated: 17 May 2019]
The VHPA Aviator
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611914
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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Added: 21 May 2021 [Updated: 21 May 2021]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595247
From the President BY Bob Hesselbein
From the VHPA staff at hq BY Sherry Rodgers
Attention! BY John Sorensen
AAAA/VHPA Scholarship deadline alert BY Mike Scheruerman
FROM THE EDITOR BY Tom Kirk
LETTERS:
"Poopie pants" FROM Arthur Darryl James
Air to air combat FROM Rich Deer
The Arlington Nat'l Cemetery Vietnam Helicopter Memorial: February update
To the editor of the VHPA magazine FROM John J. Bane
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Walter Gutsche
FEATURES:
Must be true BY Dale McKnight
When I was young BY Lloyd Smith
Fishing - an aviator's story BY Chuck Oualline
A circus owner BY Al Roettger
My 'older' pilot pals will understand this BY Harry Bryant
Fool's Bunker BY Dan Hickman
The Rescue of Lady Ace 7-2 BY Rex Gooch
Scramble the seawolves! Part IX By Tom Phillips
Story byline for " the rescue of Lady Ace" BY Rex Gooch
REUNION:
An update on the 32nd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Official schedule of events
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Central New York Chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Adam Steckzo
Georgia Chapter BY Billy McRae
North Carolina Chapter BY Brock Nicholson
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Florida Chapter BY Frank Hoover
Southern California Chapter - Sven Akkeson
North Alabama Chapter BY Brock Nicholson
Old Dominion Virginia Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Dale House
TAPS:
James Larry Conger - Tim Dallas - William Farmer - William H. Harper - Walter G. Hicks - Nestor G. Popa - Robert P. Sellers - Jerry Wesley Serrate - Stephen L. Sink - Fred Robert William Sutter - Thomas J. Ward - Gary Wade Drinkwater - Frank Lewis Brewer - John S Gann - Sherril A. Hannah - Howard Hugh Emert - H.B. Jones James Jr - Robert Coleman Moore - Olin Gene Staton - Joseph Tirre - John Donald Trotti - Kenneth L West - Rober Allen Woods - John Edson Woolam
BOOK REVIEWS:
Dustoff and Medevac Vietnam BY John Penny
Jokers BY John Penny
Scout BY John Penny
Surprised at Being Alive BY John Penny
Volume: 34
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: January/February 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Jun 2015 [Updated: 20 Apr 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610604
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY John Shaffer
FROM THE VHPA STAFF AT HQ BY Sherry Rodgers
LETTERS:
The dog that flew with silver spurs BY William "Bill" McCalister
Hi son, your mom and I are in Saigon. How do we get to Dong Ba Thin BY Lee Chambers
Dear editor BY Leslie Hines
Looking for a photo BY Gary Redden
Searching for my birth father... maybe you can help! BY Darrin Harrison
FEATURES:
Dawdling dromedary BY Tom Phillips
The final mission BY Darryl James
2017: The year to complete the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Monument BY Bob Hesselbein
VC soldier does as he was trained BY Thomas G. Eastman
REUNION:
An update on the 34th reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
2017 Inauguration Parade NCVHPA wives' edition BY Barbie Armstrong
NCVHPA at the Inauguration Parade BY Larry Pigg
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Old Dominion Chapter
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
TAPS:
Gilbert Acheson - Harvey Blanchard - Larr M Clark Sr. - Ted A. Crozier - Gilbert W. Daniels - John K. Davis - Albert Fragola - Paul L. Grubbs - Frederick W. Harris - David L. Hendrex - John Jewell - David R. Mcpherson - Roger L. Oppedahl - William M. Owings - Bernard A. Parr - Dennis L. Pullen - James A. Small - James C. Smith - Harry C. Stoddard - Harold J. Tanner - Grover C. West - Clarence D. Wils
BOOK REVIEWS:
Forgotten BY John Penny
Full Circle BY John Penny
Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam BY John Penny
Front Cover:
James Dyer, Richard Edelman, Dave Samualson, Jerry Seago, Larry Pigg, Phil Keith, Terry Lainer, Dug Mulman, Ed Hughesm Jesse Dize, Tom Braaten, Sid Chambers, Jim Breznay, George Chapman, James Baker, Robert Purdue, Mik Mikulan, Joe Armstrong, John Leandro, Brock Nicholson, Dave Beishline, Ben Gay, Lynn Sephens, Andrew Chambers, Walt Emory, Ray Ivey, Bob Inglis, Nichols, and Jerry Seago
Volume: 36
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2017
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 20 Mar 2017 [Updated: 04 Apr 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611377
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen
LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Looking for information on my uncle FROM John C. Thornton
FEATURES:
“In The Open!” BY Terry Shulze
Friday the 13th – Unlucky or Not? BY Jim Siverd
AAAA Scholarship Foundation BY Thomas J. Konitzer
Canteen tradition of service carries on
What a difference a few years makes. BY Michael O’Brien
Tacron BY Gene Beyer
Merry Christmas Dick BY J. Bruce Huffman
I was an Outsider BY Paul Mayo
BOOK REVIEWS
Ups and Downs BY Marc Liebman
REUNION
General Reunion Information
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California North Chapter
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Edward T. “Edd” Luttenberger
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Clifford Lawson
Southern California Chapter BY James Davidson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Don Abrams and Bruce Hunter
Charlie Co. 227 AHB 1st CAV September 2018 Reunion BY Jim Fink
TAPS:
Terry A. Bailey – Burnam J. Barnett – Austin B. Bates – Eugene E. Beatty – Michael C. Bevis – Richard C. Bradley – Lawrence W. Brumm – Eldon J. Byars – Thomas E. Cahill – Gerald I. Canfield – Donald E. Cecil – Roger E. Combs – Prince A. Denson – James A. Donoghue – Joe W. Goss – Robert L. Graves – Michael D. Harding – Archie A. Harrell – Leslie J. Hepler – Hubert B. Harrison – David E. Hill – Teddy F. Jenkins – Edward F. Johnson – Daniel M. Juneau – James T. Leman – Cornelius F. McGillicuddy – Robert V. McElroy – Robert B. Montarro – Charles L. Nesbit – Lane A. Pearce – Jack F. Ross – Clyde E. Scott – Edward J. Smrcka – Daniel R. Stefanowich – Michael C. Stefanski – William P. Stewart – Joe T. Stroud – William F. Thomas – Don Robert Watson Jr. – Richard L. Weaver – Bruce P. Wise – Billy J. Cox – Cecil W. Culpepper – Elliott P. Dawson – Michael DeLong – Carl V. Hunt – Donald G. Jutz – Arthur “Joe” Klein – Andrew Komblevitz – Charles Lewis – Alex P. Lupenski – Ernest (Ernie) L. MacQuarrie – Robert G. Nisson – Roy C. Jones – Graham “Zork” Rohrsheim – Lawrence T. Saltee – Everett O. Sanburn – Robert E. Smith – James Summerford – Lubert E. Wing
Volume: 37
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2018
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Nov 2018 [Updated: 17 May 2019]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611376
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen
LETTERS
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Looking for information on my uncle FROM John C. Thornton
FEATURES
“In the Open!” BY Terry Shulze
Friday the 13th – Unlucky or Not? BY Jim Siverd
AAAA Scholarship Foundation BY Thomas J. Konitzer
Canteen tradition of service carries on
What a difference a few years makes. BY Michael O’Brien
Tacron BY Gene Beyer
Merry Christmas Dick BY J. Bruce Huffman
I was an Outsider BY Paul Mayo
BOOK REVIEW
Ups and Downs BY Marc Liebman
REUNION
General Reunion Information
CHAPTER ACTIVITIIES
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California North Chapter
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Edward T. “Edd” Luttenberger and Richard Gaurkee
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Clifford Lawson
Southern California Chapter BY James Davidson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Don Abrams and Bruce Hunter
Charlie Co. 227 AHB 1st CAV September 2018 Reunion BY Jim Fink
TAPS
Terry A. Bailey – Burnam J. Barnett – Austin B. Bates – Eugene E. Beatty – Michael C. Bevis – Richard C. Bradley – Lawrence W. Brumm – Eldon J. Byars – Thomas E. Cahill – Gerald I. Canfield – Donald E. Cecil – Roger E. Combs – Prince A. Denson – James A. Donoghue – Joe W. Goss – Robert L. Graves – Michael D. Harding – Archie A. Harrell – Leslie J. Hepler – Hubert B. Harrison – David E. Hill – Teddy F. Jenkins – Edward F. Johnson – Daniel M. Juneau – James T. Leman – Cornelius F. McGillicuddy – Robert V. McElroy – Robert B. Montarro – Charles L. Nesbit – Lane A. Pearce – Jack F. Ross IV – Clyde E. Scott – Edward J. Smrcka – Daniel R. Stefanowich – Michael C. Stefanski – William P. Stewart – Joe T. Stroud – William F. Thomas – Don Robert Watson Jr. – Richard L. Weaver – Bruce P. Wise – Billy J. Cox – Cecil W. Culpepper – Elliott P. Dawson – Michael DeLong – Carl V. Hunt – Donald G. Jutz – Arthur “Joe” Klein – Andrew Komblevitz – Charles Lewis – Alex P. Lupenski – Ernest (Ernie) L. MacQuarrie – Robert G. Nisson – Roy C. Jones – Graham “Zork” Rohrsheim – Lawrence T. Saltee – Everett O. Sanburn – Robert E. Smith – James Summerford – Lubert E. Wing
Volume: 37
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2018
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 28 Nov 2018 [Updated: 17 May 2019]
The VHPA Aviator
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611905
VHPA OFficers, Members of the Executive Council 2019-2021
National Committee
Aviator Privacy Statement
In This Issue:
President's Corner 3
Letters to the Editor 6
Looking for Bob 12
Guns a Go-Go Tet 18
Attention to Detail 22
Arizona Helicopters 24
Chapter Activities 31
Taps
Letters:
President's Corner FROM Art Jacobs
From the Staff at HQ FROM Sherry Rodgers
My fellow rotor-heads FROM Timoth B. Braun
To the Editor FROM Ricky Gerontis
To the Editor FROM Fred Pratt
Looking for FROM Dave Anderson
Looking for names in photo FROM John S. Martin
Features:
"Your" VHPA Legacy -- Estate Planning
National American Huey History Museum
Quliters Show and Tell
Vietnam Helo Operations-VHPA Rotorheads Return
Looking for BOB BY Dale House
A Pilot's Daughter Gets a Belated Christmas Present Back in 1969 BY David Hause
Welcome to the VHPA!
Identifying the Domesticated Vietnam Helicopter Pilot BY Ira McCormic
Guns a Go-Go Tet BY Bill McKenzie
The Vietnam Center and Archive (VNCA) Announces A New Tool Image Captioning BY Mike Law
Attention to Detail BY Richard Hudgens
History of Arizona Helicopters in Laos 1972-1973 BY Robert 'Bob' Thydean
Upcoming Reunions
New Kia Discovered
Restoration of the Cobra BY Tom Westcott
VHPA Chapter Activities:
Alamo Chapter
Alaska Chapter
American Huey Chapter
Arizona Chapter
California North Chapter
Central New York Chapter
Florida Chapter
Fort Wolters 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 Dakota Chapter
South Missouri Chapter
South Carolina Chapter
Southern California Chapter
Upper Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter
Washington State Chapter
Taps:
Adessa, Anthony J. - Anderson, Richard K. - Bidigare, Ted L. - Brown, Kenneth D. - Clark, Gary L. - Colvin, John D. III - Coyle, Richard - Cryer, Robbie L. - Doyle. Robert P.J. - Elliott, Robert W. - Enselek, Donald H. - Gallagher, Walter J. - Hebert, Levi J. - Heim, Donald C. - Jackson, Ralph R. - Johnson, Durrell C. - Korth Ronald F. - Marquette, Eugene O. - Mcginness, James J. Jr. - McQuade, William G. - Micol, Victor E. - Moore, John E. - Pullum, Donald M. - Royals, Gerald E. - Snead, George R. - Springer, Bobby W. - Ulsh, John H. - Valabek, Michael P. - Vest, Asa M. - Wachter, John J. - Webster, Lawrence S. - Wooten, Robert D.
Item Creation Date: September/October 2020
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 22 Jan 2021 [Updated: 22 Jan 2021]
The VHPA Aviator
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611906
VHPA OFficers, Members of the Executive Council 2019-2021
National Committee
Aviator Privacy Statement
In This Issue:
President's Corner 3
Letters to the Editor 6
Looking for Bob 12
Guns a Go-Go Tet 18
Attention to Detail 22
Arizona Helicopters 24
Chapter Activities 31
Taps
Letters:
President's Corner FROM Art Jacobs
From the Staff at HQ FROM Sherry Rodgers
My fellow rotor-heads FROM Timoth B. Braun
To the Editor FROM Ricky Gerontis
To the Editor FROM Fred Pratt
Looking for FROM Dave Anderson
Looking for names in photo FROM John S. Martin
Features:
"Your" VHPA Legacy -- Estate Planning
National American Huey History Museum
Quliters Show and Tell
Vietnam Helo Operations-VHPA Rotorheads Return
Looking for BOB BY Dale House
A Pilot's Daughter Gets a Belated Christmas Present Back in 1969 BY David Hause
Welcome to the VHPA!
Identifying the Domesticated Vietnam Helicopter Pilot BY Ira McCormic
Guns a Go-Go Tet BY Bill McKenzie
The Vietnam Center and Archive (VNCA) Announces A New Tool Image Captioning BY Mike Law
Attention to Detail BY Richard Hudgens
History of Arizona Helicopters in Laos 1972-1973 BY Robert 'Bob' Thydean
Upcoming Reunions
New Kia Discovered
Restoration of the Cobra BY Tom Westcott
VHPA Chapter Activities:
Alamo Chapter
Alaska Chapter
American Huey Chapter
Arizona Chapter
California North Chapter
Central New York Chapter
Florida Chapter
Fort Wolters 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 Dakota Chapter
South Missouri Chapter
South Carolina Chapter
Southern California Chapter
Upper Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter
Washington State Chapter
Taps:
Adessa, Anthony J. - Anderson, Richard K. - Bidigare, Ted L. - Brown, Kenneth D. - Clark, Gary L. - Colvin, John D. III - Coyle, Richard - Cryer, Robbie L. - Doyle. Robert P.J. - Elliott, Robert W. - Enselek, Donald H. - Gallagher, Walter J. - Hebert, Levi J. - Heim, Donald C. - Jackson, Ralph R. - Johnson, Durrell C. - Korth Ronald F. - Marquette, Eugene O. - Mcginness, James J. Jr. - McQuade, William G. - Micol, Victor E. - Moore, John E. - Pullum, Donald M. - Royals, Gerald E. - Snead, George R. - Springer, Bobby W. - Ulsh, John H. - Valabek, Michael P. - Vest, Asa M. - Wachter, John J. - Webster, Lawrence S. - Wooten, Robert D.
Item Creation Date: September/October 2020
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 22 Jan 2021 [Updated: 22 Jan 2021]
The VHPA Aviator
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611909
Item Creation Date: January/February 2021
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Feb 2021 [Updated: 12 Feb 2021]
The VHPA Aviator
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611910
Item Creation Date: January/February 2021
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Feb 2021 [Updated: 12 Feb 2021]
Woodstock One-Three (Patriot's Toll) - Manuscript Draft
Document Item Number: 30100421002
Author(s): Tom Marshall
Item Creation Date: 22 March 1995
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 31 Jan 2022 [Updated: 08 Feb 2022]
Item Creation Date: 1 May 1972
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
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Added: 04 Dec 2017 [Updated: 19 Jan 2018]
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The German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941) - Department of the Army - Historical Study Pamphlet No. 20-260
Document Item Number: 8850522001
Item Creation Date: November 1953
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 13 Sep 2012 [Updated: 23 Dec 2025]
History Section, 1998 Membership Directory, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Document Item Number: 2980304002
Item Creation Date: October 1998
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 20 Sep 2018 [Updated: 20 Sep 2018]
History Section, 1998 Membership Directory, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Document Item Number: 2980305002
Item Creation Date: October 1998
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 20 Sep 2018 [Updated: 20 Sep 2018]
The Army Personal Affairs Handbook - Headquarters, Department of the Army
Document Item Number: 4030207004
Item Creation Date: March 1961
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 08 Sep 2023 [Updated: 12 Sep 2023]
Field Manual: Aerial Surveillance-Reconnaissance, Field Army - Department of the Army
Document Item Number: 4030510001
Item Creation Date: February 1972
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 13 Nov 2024 [Updated: 06 Jan 2025]
The Easter Offensive of 1972: Indochina Monographs - Department of the Army
Document Item Number: 8850808002
Item Creation Date: 1980
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 26 Sep 2024 [Updated: 26 Sep 2024]
Rotary Wing Flight - Department of the Army - Technical Manual TM 1-260
Document Item Number: 4030215002
Item Creation Date: 21 May 1965
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 12 Sep 2024 [Updated: 12 Sep 2024]
Publication, Weapons and Warfare Quarterly - Battles in Viet Nam 1967-75
Document Item Number: 11790103001
Author(s): Perry Moore
Item Creation Date: 1982
Collection: Michael Cook Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 05 Dec 2010 [Updated: 05 Dec 2010]
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610804
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Clyde Romero
LETTERS:
Wonic #3 FROM John Shafer
Aviator FO FROM Doug Neil
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Letter to the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Sally Johnson
Dear editor FROM James Reeves
Web sites consolidated FROM Gary Roush
Escape from darkness FROM Ben Bentley
FEATURES:
Tank hunt in Cambodia BY Carl (Skip) Bell
The most decorated flight crew in Vietnam: the story of Cherry Six
Vietnamese-American still marvels at flying helicopter to freedom in 1975 BY Tom Paulu
UH-1D s/n xxxxxxx Sept. 1968 162nd AHC Dong Tam, RVN BY LT Little
REUNION:
An update on the 33rd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
A second shuttle route for Reno Reunion BY Mike Law
Official schedule of events
Quilters show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
Ohio River Chapter BY Robert Blair
Oklahoma Chapter BY Tom Payne
The Rocky MOuntain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum BY Dale House
Upper Midwest BY Richard Andersen
Alamo Chapter
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
North Alabama BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY Larry Pigg and Jerry Seago
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Virginia Chapter BY Don Agren
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
TAPS:
Peter B. Adams - Delbert C. Belanger - Harold E. Caldwell - Calvin E. Coates - Gregory A. Corliss - Charles W. Cupp - Gary E. Dekay - Waldron W. Duncan - David S. Dyer - Robert H. Folstadt - John D. Harris - William A. Hutchinson - David G. Jayne - Virgil M. Laughlin - Michael D. Lazares - Richard D. McCraig - Clifford J. Mitchell - Kenneth E. Morrison - Craig D. Mossman - Alfred G. Nichols - Larry W. Nieuhr - Lee N. Potratz - Raymond J. Roalofs Jr. - Larry W. Self - Louis C. Stengel - John M. Tivnan - Frank W. Thompson - George I. Vadelnieks - Jack R. Watkins - Keith A. Young - Ronald D. Zec - Billy J. Aldred - Edward W. Baker - Robert S. Barsby - Orlando L. Busby - Jack M. Cherry - Edward E. Clark - Harold G. Clark - Gary K. Cline - Orlow B. Donaldson - Peter G. Dorland - Michael J. Friel - John F. Guilmartin - Breeden P. Hamer - Delmar W. Johnson - Donald M. MacWillie - Eddie Mason - Paul V. McGovern - Larry G. Miller - Paul H. Rigsby - John C. Roberson - Eugene W. Rosenthal - Nicholas E. Saunders - Jerry L. Shelby - Robert P. Simon - Alfred B. Tallman - John C. Urquart - Dennis S. Van Liew - Richard Villarreal - Rodney N. Whalen
BOOK REVIEWS:
North flag BY John Penny
Once upon a time in the 60s BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 03
Item Creation Date: May/June 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: 999Newsletter611003
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Mike Sheuerman
LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq FROM Sherry Rodgers
Aviator monument update FROM Bob Hesselbein
Vietnam pilots unite with huey FROM Barbara Miller
To the editors of the aviator FROM Jim Haga
To the editor of the aviator FROM Tom Pearcy
To the editor of the aviator generals have accidents too FROM Jerry Mellick
FEATURES:
Job Well Done, Candidate BY Robert Jones
My reunion with Cobra 589 BY Denny Caldwell
Hands off! BY Carl Garske
An Nhut Tan BY Frank Grose, Gene Richardson
REUNION:
ANZAC day at Fort Rucker BY Fred Dunaway
BOOK REVIEWS:
Inner Look BY John Penny
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going BY John Penny
Us Guys: the Army, the 60's BY John Penny
Vietnam Again BY John Penny
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter FROM Chuck Oualline
Ohio River LZ chapter FROM Bob Blair
South Missouri chapter FROM John Wilkinson
Upper midwest chapter FROM Dick Anderson, Bert Leach
Alaska chapter FROM Lynn Kyle
Florida chapter FROM Joe Ponds
Georgia chapter FROM Bob Lanzotti
Hawaii chapter FROM Ken DeHoff
Michigan chapter FROM Rich Deer
North Alabama chapter
North Carolina chapter FROM Ed Hughes
The Rocky Mountain chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) FROM Dale House
TAPS:
John H. Anderson - William L. Bradner - Todd Brandoff - Roger W. Campbell - Norman F. Cates - Robert S. Davis - Edward L. Diveley - Joseph P. Doyen - Donald F. Farris - Alan J. Fink - Jack E. Gerke - Thomas G. Hayes - Aussie S. Hearron - Jonn L. Helms - Arden P. Hubbs - David L. Johnson - Donald R. Magill - Albert W. Malone - John D. McArthur - Melville E. Macie - Roger F. Miller - John J. Murray - Donald W. Phillips - Thomas J. Shaughnessy - Roger J. Shields - Robert L. Simmons - Howard E. Smith - Dennis M. Sorges - Edward Swearingen - Robert P. Teal, Sr. - William M. Wilkerson - Larry E. Willer
Volume: 36
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2017
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 18 Oct 2017 [Updated: 25 Oct 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611004
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Mike Sheuerman
LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq FROM Sherry Rodgers
Aviator monument update FROM Bob Hesselbein
Vietnam pilots unite with huey FROM Barbara Miller
To the editors of the aviator FROM Jim Haga
To the editor of the aviator FROM Tom Pearcy
To the editor of the aviator generals have accidents too FROM Jerry Mellick
FEATURES:
Job Well Done, Candidate BY Robert Jones
My reunion with Cobra 589 BY Denny Caldwell
Hands off! BY Carl Garske
An Nhut Tan BY Frank Grose, Gene Richardson
REUNION:
ANZAC day at Fort Rucker BY Fred Dunaway
BOOK REVIEWS:
Inner Look BY John Penny
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going BY John Penny
Us Guys: the Army, the 60's BY John Penny
Vietnam Again BY John Penny
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter FROM Chuck Oualline
Ohio River LZ chapter FROM Bob Blair
South Missouri chapter FROM John Wilkinson
Upper midwest chapter FROM Dick Anderson, Bert Leach
Alaska chapter FROM Lynn Kyle
Florida chapter FROM Joe Ponds
Georgia chapter FROM Bob Lanzotti
Hawaii chapter FROM Ken DeHoff
Michigan chapter FROM Rich Deer
North Alabama chapter
North Carolina chapter FROM Ed Hughes
The Rocky Mountain chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) FROM Dale House
TAPS:
John H. Anderson - William L. Bradner - Todd Brandoff - Roger W. Campbell - Norman F. Cates - Robert S. Davis - Edward L. Diveley - Joseph P. Doyen - Donald F. Farris - Alan J. Fink - Jack E. Gerke - Thomas G. Hayes - Aussie S. Hearron - Jonn L. Helms - Arden P. Hubbs - David L. Johnson - Donald R. Magill - Albert W. Malone - John D. McArthur - Melville E. Macie - Roger F. Miller - John J. Murray - Donald W. Phillips - Thomas J. Shaughnessy - Roger J. Shields - Robert L. Simmons - Howard E. Smith - Dennis M. Sorges - Edward Swearingen - Robert P. Teal, Sr. - William M. Wilkerson - Larry E. Willer
Volume: 36
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2017
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 18 Oct 2017 [Updated: 25 Oct 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611030
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law
FEATURES:
Suggested Reading BY John Penny
One More Huey Driver BY Steve Bookout
So Others May Live BY Terry Garlock
Let's Smoke on this... BY Charlie Gossett
Please Gentlemen.... Embellishments must be allowed BY Howard D. Horton
Announcement of a Special Warrant Officer Veterans History Project
Federal Way pilot retires after front-line service spanning Vietnam, Afghanistan
Report on the Funeral Services for CW3 Andy Howes BY John Mateyko
VHPA'ers in the News
B Troop, 7/17 Cav re-flags to the Scalphunter Troop from the Vietnam Days BY Mike J. Hodges
Museum Announces Opening of "Tropic Lightning" Exhibit
REUNION:
From the Chairman of the 2011 Reunion in Orlando BY Mike Law
VHPA leadership and Military Reunion Planners BY Julie Kink
Orlando Reunion Raflle BY Moon Mullen
The Members of the VHPA Are Invited
LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Al Roettger
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Kenneth Roach
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM George Hadeler
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bill Campbell
Dear Editor the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Thompson
August 10, 2011 Editor, VHPA Aviator FROM Thomas K. Farley
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM LeRoy R. Brown
Looking For - a Huey Crew in need of a GCA at Hue/Phu Bai on 10 Jan 1970 FROM Gary Breault
Gary (Roush) answered Gary (Breault) with the folling E-Mail FROM Gary Roush
Looking For tow long-lost friends FROM A.H. Timothy Wilson
Looking for help ID'ing a book about a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot FROM Doug Chadwick
Looking For anyone who might have known George Mellinger FROM Misty Reynolds
Looking For - Correction to a previous request for information FROM Seppo I. Hume
TAPS:
Aberlt N. "Al" Turner - David Jacob Feigert - Delmer Mason 'Mac' McConnell - Edward Tolfa Jr. - Frederick G. Funk - Glenn M. Ebaugh - James R. Grissom - James (Jimmy) Allen Smith - James Joseph Hughes Jr. - John Berrien Whitehead - John W. Alber - John M. Stoen - Kenneth Lindstrom - Lanley Jerry Chavis - Lee "Tex" Westbrook - Oscar L. 'Bud' Shuler - Richard Michael Levy - Robert Andrew Stroud - Wayne Rex Bryan - William "Bill" Barrett - William (Bill) Edward Rowe - William C. "Bill" Hinton - Bobby Gene "Bob" Walls - Michael E. Neufield
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Phil Ness
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
Mid-South chapter BY Pete Norman
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Ohio River LZ chapter BY Jim Miller
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Phil Lanphier
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
South Dakota chapter BY Harold Pardew
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Gary Harrell
Virgina chapter BY Ben Gay
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
BOOK REVIEWS:
Dear Mom, I'm Alive: Letters Home From Blackwidow 25 BY John Penny
Sharks, Dolphins, Arabs, and the High Priced Help BY John Penny
Strength and Honor: America's Best in Vietnam BY John Penny
Volume: 29
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: September/October 2011
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 Nov 2017 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610812
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Clyde Romero
LETTERS:
Wonic #3 FROM John Shafer
Aviator FO FROM Doug Neil
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Letter to the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Sally Johnson
Dear editor FROM James Reeves
Web sites consolidated FROM Gary Roush
Escape from darkness FROM Ben Bentley
FEATURES:
Tank hunt in Cambodia BY Carl (Skip) Bell
The most decorated flight crew in Vietnam: the story of Cherry Six
Vietnamese-American still marvels at flying helicopter to freedom in 1975 BY Tom Paulu
UH-1D s/n xxxxxxx Sept. 1968 162nd AHC Dong Tam, RVN BY LT Little
REUNION:
An update on the 33rd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
A second shuttle route for Reno Reunion BY Mike Law
Official schedule of events
Quilters show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
Ohio River Chapter BY Robert Blair
Oklahoma Chapter BY Tom Payne
The Rocky MOuntain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum BY Dale House
Upper Midwest BY Richard Andersen
Alamo Chapter
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
North Alabama BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY Larry Pigg and Jerry Seago
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Virginia Chapter BY Don Agren
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
TAPS:
Peter B. Adams - Delbert C. Belanger - Harold E. Caldwell - Calvin E. Coates - Gregory A. Corliss - Charles W. Cupp - Gary E. Dekay - Waldron W. Duncan - David S. Dyer - Robert H. Folstadt - John D. Harris - William A. Hutchinson - David G. Jayne - Virgil M. Laughlin - Michael D. Lazares - Richard D. McCraig - Clifford J. Mitchell - Kenneth E. Morrison - Craig D. Mossman - Alfred G. Nichols - Larry W. Nieuhr - Lee N. Potratz - Raymond J. Roalofs Jr. - Larry W. Self - Louis C. Stengel - John M. Tivnan - Frank W. Thompson - George I. Vadelnieks - Jack R. Watkins - Keith A. Young - Ronald D. Zec - Billy J. Aldred - Edward W. Baker - Robert S. Barsby - Orlando L. Busby - Jack M. Cherry - Edward E. Clark - Harold G. Clark - Gary K. Cline - Orlow B. Donaldson - Peter G. Dorland - Michael J. Friel - John F. Guilmartin - Breeden P. Hamer - Delmar W. Johnson - Donald M. MacWillie - Eddie Mason - Paul V. McGovern - Larry G. Miller - Paul H. Rigsby - John C. Roberson - Eugene W. Rosenthal - Nicholas E. Saunders - Jerry L. Shelby - Robert P. Simon - Alfred B. Tallman - John C. Urquart - Dennis S. Van Liew - Richard Villarreal - Rodney N. Whalen
BOOK REVIEWS:
North flag BY John Penny
Once upon a time in the 60s BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 03
Item Creation Date: May/June 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 19 Apr 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610815
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[Number of Pages: 48]FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shafer
LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Tide 6 FROM Bob Lanzotti
Bob Hope Christmas specials FROM Lance Patten
The U.S. military medical evacuation system: from the eyes of a participant; an adventure in and of itself; makes getting shot almost an afterthought FROM Mark Keeney
Good things from bad FROM Chuck Oualline
Dear Editor FROM David Slone
Looking for a colleague FROM Dianna Davis-Forest
Request from: David Porter FROM Dave Porter
Looking for helicopter names/nose art FROM Tom Payne
Regarding taps for Les Valouche FROM Steve Bunting
Serendipity FROM Curt Herrick
To the editor of the Aviator FROM John Simpers
To the editor of the Aviator FROM Earl Hensley
Earl FROM Tom Kirk
Dear Mr. Kirk FROM H.H. (Rick) Roll
Rick FROM Tom Kirk
To the editor of the Aviator: Military Vehicle Preservation Assoc. MVPA Convoys BY Paul B. Fellencer Sr.
VA and/or Medicare? It is an important decision FROM Gary Potter
Letter to the editor: VHPA Reno reunion FROM John F. Imsdahl
Ghost meets savior FROM Richard Sebastian
VHPA Memorial Scholarship Fund offers a solid legacy
FEATURES:
The ANC Memorial update: Autumn 2016 BY Bob Hesselbein
GCA "slightly left of course and correcting" BY Pat Dougan
An Loc, some more of the rest of the story
Helicopter BY Butch Gudger
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alaska Chapter BY Tim Kavanaugh
California Chapter North BY Dave Andersen
Florida Chapter BY Joe Ponds
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
New York CHapter BY Tom McMillen
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY John Hoffman
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY John B. Wilkinson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Anderson
Washington State Chapter BY Dave Saunders
TAPS:
Mark Ayres - Robert R. Blake - Thomas J. Blake - Gene T. Boyer - Keith R. Broeme - Robert G. Bustos - Robert T. Chastine Sr. - Joseph R. Clelan - Jimmy E. Curtis - William N. Eckert - Robert M. Furney - Jospeh P. Gallagher - Cecil T. Gunter - Raymond C. Edge - Glenn L. Hartman - Charles N. Heape - Warren C. Joyce - Herbert D. Kalen - Floyd H. Keller - Christopher A. Maggio - Jimmy N. Moore - Arvel H. Perry - Charles E. Silva - William D. Sears - William E. Smith - Ed R. Stevenson - Gordon Stone - David A. Theobald - David L. Torrey - Dave Vautrinot - Gary L. Asdel - Hubert M. Brady - James J. Brady - Harold R. Brumage - Walter M. Burch - Michael A. Carosella - Roger W. Cederholm - James A. Dean - George William Lehman - Ronald C. Lombardo - Hugh W. Morgan - John E. Oglesby - James T. Pratt - Thomas E. Reinhardt - Maxie Riley - Francis Rocchi - Frank Rusk
Volume: 35
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610809
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[Number of Pages: 48]FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shafer
LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Tide 6 FROM Bob Lanzotti
Bob Hope Christmas specials FROM Lance Patten
The U.S. military medical evacuation system: from the eyes of a participant; an adventure in and of itself; makes getting shot almost an afterthought FROM Mark Keeney
Good things from bad FROM Chuck Oualline
Dear Editor FROM David Slone
Looking for a colleague FROM Dianna Davis-Forest
Request from: David Porter FROM Dave Porter
Looking for helicopter names/nose art FROM Tom Payne
Regarding taps for Les Valouche FROM Steve Bunting
Serendipity FROM Curt Herrick
To the editor of the Aviator FROM John Simpers
To the editor of the Aviator FROM Earl Hensley
Earl FROM Tom Kirk
Dear Mr. Kirk FROM H.H. (Rick) Roll
Rick FROM Tom Kirk
To the editor of the Aviator: Military Vehicle Preservation Assoc. MVPA Convoys FROM Paul B. Fellencer Sr.
VA and/or Medicare? It is an important decision FROM Gary Potter
Letter to the editor: VHPA Reno reunion FROM John F. Imsdahl
Ghost meets savior FROM Richard Sebastian
VHPA Memorial Scholarship Fund offers a solid legacy
FEATURES:
The ANC Memorial update: Autumn 2016 BY Bob Hesselbein
GCA "slightly left of course and correcting" BY Pat Dougan
An Loc, some more of the rest of the story
Helicopter BY Butch Gudger
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alaska Chapter BY Tim Kavanaugh
California Chapter North BY Dave Andersen
Florida Chapter BY Joe Ponds
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
New York CHapter BY Tom McMillen
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY John Hoffman
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY John B. Wilkinson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Anderson
Washington State Chapter BY Dave Saunders
TAPS:
Mark Ayres - Robert R. Blake - Thomas J. Blake - Gene T. Boyer - Keith R. Broeme - Robert G. Bustos - Robert T. Chastine Sr. - Joseph R. Clelan - Jimmy E. Curtis - William N. Eckert - Robert M. Furney - Jospeh P. Gallagher - Cecil T. Gunter - Raymond C. Edge - Glenn L. Hartman - Charles N. Heape - Warren C. Joyce - Herbert D. Kalen - Floyd H. Keller - Christopher A. Maggio - Jimmy N. Moore - Arvel H. Perry - Charles E. Silva - William D. Sears - William E. Smith - Ed R. Stevenson - Gordon Stone - David A. Theobald - David L. Torrey - Dave Vautrinot - Gary L. Asdel - Hubert M. Brady - James J. Brady - Harold R. Brumage - Walter M. Burch - Michael A. Carosella - Roger W. Cederholm - James A. Dean - George William Lehman - Ronald C. Lombardo - Hugh W. Morgan - John E. Oglesby - James T. Pratt - Thomas E. Reinhardt - Maxie Riley - Francis Rocchi - Frank Rusk
Volume: 35
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 02 Jun 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595239
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bob Hesselbein
LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
To the members of the VHPA FROM Charles R. Rayl
Christmas cards from 1971 FROM Hugh J. Preacher
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Gene Beyer
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John P. Egan
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Phil Marshall
Looking for kidney donor FROM Bill Wallace
Looking for information on the death of Lee Alter
To the members of the VHPA FROM Steve Davidson
FEATURES:
From the pages of the Stars and Stripes - 25 December 1964
Early Christmas present for the Vung Tau Airfield fire department BY Dan Walker
On long final home for Christmas BY Bob Sander
A touch of home: the Vietnam War's Red Cross girls BY Doug Donnell
In the beginning, there were "flying bananas"!! BY Tom Payne
Gary Klopfenstein's actions finally recognized BY Peter Tyner
Built from scratch ~ new mh-47g BY Dan Parsons
Black hawk choppers are finally getting the digital cockpits they need BY Ron Miller
Bell Helicopter submits v-280 design for jmr-td
Marine Corps retires the venerable uh-1n huey, first aircraft delivered in 1971
Ok, three wire in a helo BY Marc Liebman
General Jacob Franklin Wolters BY Jim Godfrey
From the pages of the Mineral Wells Index Historical Marker deidcation honors Southern Airways BY Todd Glasscock
Young Eagles takes kids to new heights BY Julie Grabowsk
DoD willing to reconsider discharges of Vietnam vets with PTSD BY Ander Tilghman
Guts and gumption: Vietnam helicopter pilots wore their hearts on their helmets BY Lisa Hix
REUNION:
Hotel Booking Instructions for the 2015 Washington reunion
Quilt Update BY John Sorensen
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter BY Hugh Adams
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Adam Steczko
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Florida Chapter
TAPS:
Harry Lee Barber - Charlie Berryhill - John Albert Betz - Frank Wallace Bockman - Lonnie L. Burkhalter - Al Davis - James Andrew Garner - Daniel Gene Hines - Gary N. Hinkle - James L. Hurt - George Michel - Harry E, Mitchell - Ronald D. Renfro - William C. Rouse - Raymond W. Schrader - Richard Dean Sherman - Harold E. Smith - Farrell Duane Swindell - Robert L. Weikel - Vernon E. Albert - George A. Brown - Gerald L. "Gerry" Dolin - William H. Freestone - Loyd R. Ganey Sr. - Michael Lee Olroyd
BOOK REVIEWS:
Bac Si BY John Penny
Last Men Out BY John Penny
The Secret War BY John Penny
Volume: 33
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: November/December 2014
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Jun 2015 [Updated: 19 Apr 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595245
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bob Hesselbein
AAAA/VHPA scholarship deadline alert FROM Mike Scheuerman
From the VHPA staff at hq FROM Sherry Rodgers
LETTERS:
The best helicopter door gunner of all time goes to heaven FROM Robert Lanzotti
I plan to take advantage of the VHPA's trip to Arlington Nation Cemetery FROM Mike Law
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Leland McCown
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Mark Keeney
FEATURES:
Touching someone BY William D. Sorenson
A memorable job interview with Air American BY Jack Johnstone
Swamp landing BY Ira McMormic
Remembering the fallen - replica of the wall to be contructed in Punta Gorda, Florida BY Richard Madore
Vietnam Easter Offensive of 1972 and the SA-7 missile threat BY David Anderson
A Year in the life of an rlo BY Lauren Heermann
Excerpts from the 101st airborne yearbook
Got you covered... sort of BY Bruce James
REUNION:
An update on the 32nd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Bring you existing lanyards to the DC reunion
Official schedule of events
Film presentations during the 2015 VHPA reunion in Washingtond
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Adam Steckzo
Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Dale House
Washington State BY Bill Lyons
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
North Alabama BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY B. Seago and L. Pigg
Old Dominion Chapter BY Hugh Adams
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Southern California BY Sven Akesson
TAPS:
Rober Arnau - Gordon T Carey - Tim Dallas - Randall Stewart Gee - Conrad John "Con" Jaburg - Max Mizekewski III - Louis L. Mizell - Frank H. Price - Paul Raetz - James E. Ross - John Lloyd Swarts - James Robert Walker - Dario Cavarzan - Rodney Carl Frye - Joseph Newton Jaggers - John D. Kottler - Thomas H. Knowles - Bobby C. Moore - James Ivan Parnell - Daniel Roger Williams - James T. White - Richard G. Waggener
BOOK REVIEWS:
Empire rising BY John Penny
The adventures of a helicopter pilot BY John Penny
Gunship pilot BY John Penny
We gotta get out of this place BY John Penny
When lemmings fly BY John Penny
Volume: 34
Issue: 03
Item Creation Date: May/June 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Jun 2015 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]
History of 350th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron - 100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
Document Item Number: 27860105001
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: John B. Konek Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 24 Oct 2018 [Updated: 29 Oct 2018]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611899
Volume: 39
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2020
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 10 Aug 2020 [Updated: 30 Sep 2020]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611900
VHPA Officers, Members
National Committee
E-mail items to The Aviator at: Aviator@vhpa.org
President's Corner
LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ!
To the Editor FROM Ed Moore
To the Editor FROM Dennis Hogan
FEATURES:
The Roommate
Book Reviews
Friends of Vinh Son Orphanage BY Patrick Leary
I may be the only pilot ever who had too much fuel BY Ben Brown
The Armed Taxi BY John McCluskey
23rd Cambodian Infantry Brigade Mission BY Carl Bell
Quilters Show and Tell
Paper Tiger BY Marty Jenkins
General Reunion Information
Official Schedule of Events
Upcoming Reunions:
227th Assault Helicopter Battalion Reunion
D/3/5 and C/3/17
REUNION Ft Knox OCS 1965-1968
B Troop 7/17th Air Cav
VHPA Chapter Activities:
Alamo Chapter
Alasa Chapter
American Huey Chapter
Arizona Chapter
California North Chapter
Central New York Chapter
Florida Chapter
Fort Wolters Chapter
Georgia Chapter
Hawaii Chapter
Louisiana Gulf Coast Chapter
Michigan Chapter
Montana Chapter
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter
Oklahoma Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter
Rocky Mountain Chapter
South Dakota Chapter
South Missouri Chapter
South Carolina Chapter
Southern California Chapter
Upper Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter
Washington State Chapter
TAPS:
Carpenter, David M. - Cheek, Dwight C. - Cleary John E. - Coder, Dean R. - Dunavant, William H. - Eastman, David L. - Ehman, Richard R. - Footer, Joseph A. - Gill, Richard L. - Gish, David N. - Glomb, Robert W. - Huffaker, Roger D. - Keegan, John J. - Lambert, John A. - Laxton, William L. - Lichty, John W. - Murphy, James O. - Ostler, Robert H. - Rapp,, John R. - Schoeny, Richard W. - Serell, Howard Jr. - Spearman, Johnnie J. - Stevens, Paul L. - Walch, Charles J.
Volume: 39
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2020
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 10 Aug 2020 [Updated: 30 Sep 2020]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611903
VHPA Officers, Members of the Executive Council 2019-2021
National Committee
E-mail items to The Aviator at: Aviator@vhpa.org
President's Corner
Welcome to the VHPA!
Do you remeber him?
In This Issue
Presidents Corner
Letters to the Editor
Griffin
An Itty Bitty Intl Incident
How the Guys in Blue
Crash
USMC Asrt Flight
CH-53A, Tail Number 153710
Taps
Letters:
From the Staff at HQ
Editor, FROM Alan J. Donovan
Letter to the Editor FROM Richard Deer, President, Michigan Chapter VHPA
To the Editor FROm Marshall Eubanks, President, NAVHPA
Letter to the Editor FROM Lynn Kile, President, Alaska Chapter of the VHPA
To the Editor, FROM Ken DeHoff
To the Editor, FROM Mike Law
FEATURES:
Griffin 67 BY Don Bisson
An Itty Bitty International Incident BY Ken Bradley
How the Guys in Blue Impressed Me BY Doug Moore
CRASH
USMC ASRT Flight, February 5, 1969 BY Fred Pratt
Crash Information On U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter
The Crew BY Peter Starn
How we got here... BY Ralph Weber
VHPA Chapter Activities:
Alamo Chapter
Alaska Chapter
American Huey Chapter
Arizona Chapter
California North Chapter
Central New York Chapter
Florida Chapter
Fort Wolters Chapter
Georgia Chapter
Hawaii Chapter
Louisianna Gulf Coast Chapter
Michigan Chapter
North Alabama Chapter
North Caroline Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter
Oklahoma Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter
Rocky Mountain Chapter
South Dakota Chapter
South Missouri Chapter
South Carolina Chapter
Southern California Chapter
Uppwer Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter
Washington State Chapter
TAPS:
Basinger, Bailey N. - Baskin, Michael D. - Boivin, David L. - Brandt, Robert J. - Brown, Ricky C. - Burns, Johnny J. - Chester, Conrad F. - Colavope, Ralph J. - Drozdz, Dennis T. - Dyer, George D. - Falbo, John J. Sr. - Fox, Ronald E. - Hammond, Douglas P. - Herbert, Bentley J. - Henry, Terence M. - Hernandez, Victor M. - Hoffman, Raymond E. - Johnston, Francis E. - Kruse, Michael C. - Latimer, Larry D. - Law, John L. - Melin, Thomas G. - Miller, Donn L. - Moore, Larry E. - Mulholland Kenneth S. - O'Grady, George L. - Palascak, Ronald - Post, Alton G. - Powers, John s. - Richardson, Charles E. - Russell, Luther M. - Salger, Glenn A. - Salyer, James D. Jr. - Sandmeyer, Ralph W. - Siegman, Jim E. - Smith, James M. - Smith, Karl G. - Strobel, Francis J. - Tuttle, Fredrick M. - Vereen, Carlisle M. Jr. - Blazer/Aloft/Crusader - Warfield, Willard W. - Wasick, James E. - Williams, Robert D.
Volume: 39
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2020
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 11 Aug 2020 [Updated: 30 Sep 2020]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611904
VHPA Officers, Members of the Executive Council 2019-2021
National Committee
E-mail items to The Aviator at: Aviator@vhpa.org
President's Corner
Welcome to the VHPA!
Do you remeber him?
In This Issue
Presidents Corner
Letters to the Editor
Griffin
An Itty Bitty Intl Incident
How the Guys in Blue
Crash
USMC Asrt Flight
CH-53A, Tail Number 153710
Taps
Letters:
From the Staff at HQ
Editor, FROM Alan J. Donovan
Letter to the Editor FROM Richard Deer, President, Michigan Chapter VHPA
To the Editor FROm Marshall Eubanks, President, NAVHPA
Letter to the Editor FROM Lynn Kile, President, Alaska Chapter of the VHPA
To the Editor, FROM Ken DeHoff
To the Editor, FROM Mike Law
FEATURES:
Griffin 67 BY Don Bisson
An Itty Bitty International Incident BY Ken Bradley
How the Guys in Blue Impressed Me BY Doug Moore
CRASH
USMC ASRT Flight, February 5, 1969 BY Fred Pratt
Crash Information On U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter
The Crew BY Peter Starn
How we got here... BY Ralph Weber
VHPA Chapter Activities:
Alamo Chapter
Alaska Chapter
American Huey Chapter
Arizona Chapter
California North Chapter
Central New York Chapter
Florida Chapter
Fort Wolters Chapter
Georgia Chapter
Hawaii Chapter
Louisianna Gulf Coast Chapter
Michigan Chapter
North Alabama Chapter
North Caroline Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter
Oklahoma Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter
Rocky Mountain Chapter
South Dakota Chapter
South Missouri Chapter
South Carolina Chapter
Southern California Chapter
Uppwer Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter
Washington State Chapter
TAPS:
Basinger, Bailey N. - Baskin, Michael D. - Boivin, David L. - Brandt, Robert J. - Brown, Ricky C. - Burns, Johnny J. - Chester, Conrad F. - Colavope, Ralph J. - Drozdz, Dennis T. - Dyer, George D. - Falbo, John J. Sr. - Fox, Ronald E. - Hammond, Douglas P. - Herbert, Bentley J. - Henry, Terence M. - Hernandez, Victor M. - Hoffman, Raymond E. - Johnston, Francis E. - Kruse, Michael C. - Latimer, Larry D. - Law, John L. - Melin, Thomas G. - Miller, Donn L. - Moore, Larry E. - Mulholland Kenneth S. - O'Grady, George L. - Palascak, Ronald - Post, Alton G. - Powers, John s. - Richardson, Charles E. - Russell, Luther M. - Salger, Glenn A. - Salyer, James D. Jr. - Sandmeyer, Ralph W. - Siegman, Jim E. - Smith, James M. - Smith, Karl G. - Strobel, Francis J. - Tuttle, Fredrick M. - Vereen, Carlisle M. Jr. - Blazer/Aloft/Crusader - Warfield, Willard W. - Wasick, James E. - Williams, Robert D.
Volume: 39
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2020
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Aug 2020 [Updated: 30 Sep 2020]
Woodstock One-Three Manuscript Draft - Tom Marshall
Document Item Number: 30100420002
Item Creation Date: 01 December 1994
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 28 Jan 2022 [Updated: 28 Jan 2022]
Vietnamese Phrase Book - Headquarters, Department of the Army
Document Item Number: 25830102002
Item Creation Date: 10 July 1962
Collection: Loren Hall Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 06 Sep 2024 [Updated: 10 Sep 2024]
Selected appendices from a Combat SAR Study - Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Document Item Number: 27860301001
Item Creation Date: December 1970
Collection: John B. Konek Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 14 Feb 2022 [Updated: 14 Feb 2022]
Bennie See's Vietnam Diary 1969-1970 - Transcript - re: Warrant Officer Bernie E. See
Document Item Number: 31170103001
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Bennie E. See Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 18 Nov 2021 [Updated: 19 Aug 2025]
Booklet - First Offensive: The Marine Campaign for Guadalcanal
Document Item Number: 21120104008
Author(s): Henry I. Shaw Jr.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 07 Mar 2018 [Updated: 07 Mar 2018]
Item is Copyrighted – Check for access via the Vietnam Reading Room portal.
Into Laos, the Story of Dewey Canyon II/Lam Son 719; Vietnam 1971 - Presidio Press - Photocopy of Book Excerpt
Document Item Number: 8850916001
Author(s): Keith William Nolan
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 10 Apr 2025 [Updated: 10 Apr 2025]
Item is Copyrighted – Check for access via the Vietnam Reading Room portal.
Item Creation Date: April 1984
Collection: Michael Cook Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Dec 2010 [Updated: 14 Dec 2010]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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