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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2299Newsletter610730
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Gary Roush
REUNION:
Tis is the reunion you've been waiting for!
LETTERS:
Neither Rain~nor snow~nor bullets FROM Thomas H. Nadeau
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Paul Hart
Paul FROM David Adams
To the members of the VHPA FROM Chuck Carlock
Hello David FROM Leo (Doc) Flory
I think I can add a small postscript FROM Lionel Shrago
Seeking the owner of a lost Class ring FROM Linda Tuck
Dear Editor FROM Ron Garrison
Sir: FROM Reg Harris
Attention: pilots who flew the Central Highlands FROM John Everhart
We learn more about last issue's found on post huey FROM John Harris
More on the unidentified Cav Guidon at Fort Irwin FROM William T. (Tom) Clary
Seeking photos for book and video FROM Jim Fulbrook
General Brady needs help FROM General Brady
The Kobb-Etchells effect
Looking for...
Photos and videos BY Jim Fulbrook
Chief WOPA BY Dan Grigsby
FEATURES:
Story of a Warrior BY Tara Dixon Engel
Doing the right thing pays your Heart Dividends BY Paul E. Bartlett
Soldiers missing in actoin from Vietnam War are identified
Liz's story BY Liz Rick
Downed pilots endure 30 minutes of intensity before rescue BY Thomas Mills
Dinner at the Cattleman's BY Howard D. Horton
Where eagles dared: Focke and Flettner's WWII German helicopters BY Ken McElroy
We return to the Battle of An Loc BY R.D. Toms, Jr.
REPORTS:
Museum donation to VHPA Scholarship fund BY Edward T. Luttenberger
The VHPA needs a few good men BY Moon Mullins
Heads up members BY Jim Fulbrook
UH-1 retirement ceremony at Ft. Meyers
Army Aviation Assiociation of America hosts ceremony BY Michael J. Wheeler
I should have never let Dusty go on that crappy little mission by himselfBY David Adams
VHPA members
Veteran's Day 2009 BY Gary Roush
Remarks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library BY Gary Roush
Attention VHPA members ~ now is the time BY Mike Sheuerman
Scholarship awarded
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Pat Richardson
VHPA of Florida Chapter BY Jim Basta
Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Gary Hurrelle
Souther California Chapter BY Tom Crosby
North Carolina CHapter BY JD Lawson
South Missouri BY John Sorensen
Georgia Chapter BY "Skip" Bell
Montana Chapter BY Todd Brandoff
San Antonio Chapter BY Jon Osborn
Washington State Chapter BY Frank Jones
TAPS:
Alfredo Coy - Billy J. Slusher - Byron Ernest Penny - David (Dusty) Rhodes - Gary Eugene Pidock - George Wilson Derrick - Howard M. Moore - James H. Brahney - James Howard (Lucky) Edwards - John Hodnett - Larry Carmichael - Lee Kohl - Lloyd Dennis Lessor - Michael A. Martin - Michael Wayne Haley - Orville Elmer Bilhofner - Ray L. Chase - Vincent Joseph LeDuc - Willard M. Will Bennett, Jr. - William "Bill" Robert Menucci - William Harold "Bill" Miller - William Gregg Stegemann- Michael J. Novosel, Jr. - Dennis R. Freeman - Richard Eugene Warren
BOOK REVIEWS:
Distant War BY John Penny
Centaurs in Vietnam BY John Penny
Volume: 28
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January/February 2010
Collection: Jack Swickard Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 24 Mar 2017 [Updated: 19 Sep 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610731
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Clyde Romero
LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq FROM Sherry Rodgers
You never get a second chance to make a first impression FROM Bob Lanzotti
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Al Roettger
From the editor FROM Tom Hirschler
Information regarding recovered mia remains of sfc Billy David Hill
Dear editor FROM Dennis
Class photo FROM Rebekah Root
Project and personal request FROM Matt Davenport
FEATURES:
Wonic BY John Shafer
Looking for Vietnam veteran helicopter pilots of all branches BY Tom Kirk
The Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker - our legacy BY Rich Johnson
Tale of Nha Be BY William L. McCalister
The four lieutenants BY Gary Roush
AAAA/VHPA scholarship BY Mike Scheurman
The Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Memorial proposal frequently asked questions BY Bob Hesselbein
It could only happen in Vietnam BY Douglas Moore
Cobra dedication BY Brad Hanson
Air compassion for veterans provides bridge of access for wounded warriors BY Suzanne Rhodes
REUNION:
Reunion arrival and other details
Tour descriptions
A reunion request BY Tom Hirschler and Tom Kirk
Official schedule of events
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Ed Faught
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Robert Leach
Washington State Chapter BY Bill Lyons
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Florida Chapter BY Frank Hoover
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
North Carolina Chapter BY Larry Pigg
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akeeson
South Missouri Chapter BY John B. Wilkinson
TAPS:
John H. Butler - James Devito - Roger J. Dewitt - Joel D. Ferguson - Russell K. Fleming - Donald L. Holbert - Lester E. Heath Jr. - Gerald D. Kimel - Richard T. Maltais - Robert W. McDonald - Bernard J. O'Donnel - Loyd P. Resfell - Dabney A. Reynolds - Jack E. Tiesing Sr. - Raymond F. Wiley - John L. Wikinson - Theodore P. Wyman - Alfred Barret - Glenn R. Clements - Frederick L. Clements - Philip S. Elmeer - James O. Hegdahl - Johnny W. Huffman - James P. Kenny - Michael Lachance - Thomas J. Mashaw - Ablert Newton - Eugene S. Pedrick - Conrad Provencher - Robert P. Simon - Ernest A. Sylvester
BOOK REVIEWS:
Blades of Thunder: Book One BY John Penny
Guts 'N Gunships BY John Penny
364 Days and a Wakeup BY John Penny
The Typhoon Truce, 1970 BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: January/February 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 28 Mar 2017 [Updated: 17 Oct 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610800
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Clyde Romero
LETTERS:
Wonic #2 FROM John Shafer
No classes, but tons of class FROM Jon A. Bouile
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Chapter visit FROM Tom Kirk
Sustaining the VHPA until the last man stands FROM Bob Hesselbein and Bill "Moon" Mullen
Monument update: winter, 2016
The Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Memorial proposal FROM Bob Hesselbein
Editing the VHPA newsletter-Aviator FROM Jack Swickard
Looking for information sought regarding helicopter crash FROM Mac Kolar
Looking for crew FROM Larry Newsom
Looking for photos of marine aviator
Trying to get information
Can anyone id this patch FROM Mike Law
AAA/VHPA scholarship FROM Mike Scheuerman
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Pearcy
FEATURES:
Keeping history alive BY Terry Garlock
Rescue BY Benjamin A. Van Etten
The Crash of falcon Eight Zero BY Dennis Dupuis
Aerobatics at lz east BY Arthur Darryl James
Flight of the truculent turtle
REUNION:
An update on the 33rd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
More details concerning sleeping rooms at the Peppermill BY Mike Law
R2016 banquet meals
Bring your lanyards to Reno BY VHPA Executive Council
Official schedule of events
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Ed Faught
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Dale House
Southern California CHapter BY Sven Akesson
TAPS:
Rodney D. Bither - Harold Boyd - Ronald A. Brooks - Howard R. Crotty - Louis Etcheverry - Stanley Gause - Ernie L. Greening - Robert L. Grove - Frank H. Hampshire - William W. Heilman - John W. Huffman - Anthony E. Myers - Robert W. Mitchell - Dewey G. Norton - John H. Oliver - Charles J. Pelletier - Clyde S. Rockett - Richard T. Schuler - Wayne Sieb - Stanley R. Buford - Terry A. Carlson - Robert E. Craig - Joe C. Fouts - Farret O. Lewis - Bill C. Martin - Wiley W. McCrary - Leo M. Moore - Kenneth W. Philley - Dick E. Roach - John Robertson - Dennis A. Smith - Raymond E. Vietti
BOOK REVIEWS:
Shoulda Played the Flute BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 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: 999Newsletter610801
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Clyde Romero
LETTERS:
Wonic #2 FROM John Shafer
No classes, but tons of class FROM Jon A. Bouile
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Chapter visit FROM Tom Kirk
Sustaining the VHPA until the last man stands FROM Bob Hesselbein and Bill "Moon" Mullen
Monument update: winter, 2016
The Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Memorial proposal FROM Bob Hesselbein
Editing the VHPA newsletter-Aviator FROM Jack Swickard
Looking for information sought regarding helicopter crash FROM Mac Kolar
Looking for crew FROM Larry Newsom
Looking for photos of marine aviator
Trying to get information
Can anyone id this patch FROM Mike Law
AAA/VHPA scholarship FROM Mike Scheuerman
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Pearcy
FEATURES:
Keeping history alive BY Terry Garlock
Rescue BY Benjamin A. Van Etten
The Crash of falcon Eight Zero BY Dennis Dupuis
Aerobatics at lz east BY Arthur Darryl James
Flight of the truculent turtle
REUNION:
An update on the 33rd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
More details concerning sleeping rooms at the Peppermill BY Mike Law
R2016 banquet meals
Bring your lanyards to Reno BY VHPA Executive Council
Official schedule of events
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Ed Faught
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Dale House
Southern California CHapter BY Sven Akesson
TAPS:
Rodney D. Bither - Harold Boyd - Ronald A. Brooks - Howard R. Crotty - Louis Etcheverry - Stanley Gause - Ernie L. Greening - Robert L. Grove - Frank H. Hampshire - William W. Heilman - John W. Huffman - Anthony E. Myers - Robert W. Mitchell - Dewey G. Norton - John H. Oliver - Charles J. Pelletier - Clyde S. Rockett - Richard T. Schuler - Wayne Sieb - Stanley R. Buford - Terry A. Carlson - Robert E. Craig - Joe C. Fouts - Farret O. Lewis - Bill C. Martin - Wiley W. McCrary - Leo M. Moore - Kenneth W. Philley - Dick E. Roach - John Robertson - Dennis A. Smith - Raymond E. Vietti
BOOK REVIEWS:
Shoulda Played the Flute BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 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: 2841Newsletter611020
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush
REUNION:
VHPA 27th Annual Reunion San Diego
Veteran's Day, 2009 BY Gary Roush
Remarks at the Ronald Reaggan Presidential Library BY Gary Roush
LETTERS:
Neither Rain ~ nor Snow ~ nor Bullets FROM Thomas H. Nadeau
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Paul Hart
Clarification FROM Tom Payne
To the members of the VHPA FROM Chuck Carlock
Hello David FROM Leo (Doc) Flory
I think I can add a small postscript FROM Lionel Shrago
Seeking the owner of a lost Class Ring FROM Linda Tuck
Dear Editor FROM Ron Garrison
ATTENTION: Pilots who flew the Central Highlands FROM John Everhart
We learn more about last issue's Found On Post Huey FROM John M. Harris
General Brady Needs Help FROM General Brady
More on the Unidentified Cav Guidon at Fort Irwin FROM William T. (Tom) Clary
Mr. Roush FROM Jack Stamps
Dear Sirs FROM Doug Robinett
Dear Sirs FROM Charles Johnson
Dear Members of the VHPA FROM Joe Parnar
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Joe Parmer
Dear members of the VHPA FROM Bill Parrish
Dear Sir FROM Stan Allen
Old Warrior, Hu1-D 64-13736 Seeks Crew Members FROM Bill Spies
Dear Sirs FROM Jack Morrison
Dear Sirs FROM Rod Henson
Webmaster FROM Chris Kohl
VHPA Members
FEATURES:
Story of a Warrior BY Tara Dixon Engel
Doing the right thing pays your Heart Dividends! BY Paul Bartlett
Liz's Story... BY Liz Rick
The VHPA Needs a Few Good Men... BY Moon Mullins
Head Up Members BY Jim Fulbrook
UH-1 Retirement Ceremony at Ft. Myers BY Jim FUlbrook
Army Aviation Association of America Hosts Ceremony BY Michael J. Wheeler
Downed Pilots Endure 30 Minutes of Intensity Before Rescue BY Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Mills
Dinner at the Cattleman's BY Howard D. Horton
I Should Have Never Let Dusty Go On That Crappy Little Mission by Himself BY David Adams
Chief WOPA BY Dan Grigsby
Where Eagles Dared: Focke and Flettner's WWII German Helicopters BY Ken McElroy
We Return to the Battle of An Loc... BY R.D. Toms Jr.
Scholarship Awarded
Attention VHPA Members ~ Now is the Time! BY Mike Sheuerman
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Fort Wolters chapter BY Pat Richardson
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurelle
Southern California chapter BY Tom Crosby
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorensen
Georgia chapter BY "Skip" Bell
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
San Antonio chapter BY Jon Osborn
Washington State chapter BY Frank Jones
TAPS:
Alfredo Coy - Billy J. Slusher - Bryson Ernest Penny - David (Dusty) Rhodes - Gary Eugene Pidock - George Wilson Derrick - Howard M. Moore - James H. Brahney - James Howard (Lucky) Edwards - John Hodnett - Larry Carmichael - Lee Kohl - Lloyd Dennis Lessor - Michael A. Martin - Michael Wayne Haley - Orville Elmer Bilhofner - Ray L. Chase - Vincent Joseph LeDuc - Willard M. "Will" Bennett Jr. - William "Bill" Robert Menucci - William Harold "Bill" Miller - William Gregg Stegemann - Michael J. Novosel Jr. - Dennis R. Freeman - Richard Eugene Warren
BOOK REVIEWS:
Distant War BY John Penny
Centaurs in Vietnam BY John Penny
Volume: 28
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: Jan/Feb 2010
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 26 Oct 2017 [Updated: 26 Oct 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611031
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law
FEATURES:
Returning Fire: In the Beginning BY James W. "Pete" Booth
Let's Smoke on this... "Why We Went" BY Charlie Gossett
Christmas Day 1967
More than a Gunship Pilot...... BY Joseph M. Sheridan
VHPA'ers in the News BY Patrick Brady
Christmas Trick or Treat, thanks to some beautiful Australian girls... BY Bob Potvin
Christmas of 1966 with the 25th Infantry Division BY Benjamin R. Crabtree
Walt Winters recognized by the FAA
Another Close Call BY Robert C. Scarbrough
Eighteen VHPA Applicants Receive Scholarships From AAAA BY Mike Sheuerman
Welcome to the VHPA!
VHPA Membership Numbers Really Growing....... BY Mike Sheuerman
Chapter Six - My friendship with Bob Hope BY Ron Miller
LETTERS:
Dear David FROM John M. Schmidt
To the Editor of the VHPA in response for your request for Christmas in Vietnam stories... FROM Arthur Nussel
Looking for pilots on a mission in May of 1968 FROM Lloyd Crowl
Looking For pilots flying from Bearcat in 1968-70 FROM Eugene (Gene) Hansen
Looking for anyone knowing CWO Paul Rasmussen FROM Julie (Rasmussen) Osina
REUNION:
It's New Orleans - you're different there! BY Gary Roush
TAPS:
Charles D. Perriguey - Conrad "Buz" Keister - David Franklin Bunting - Donald C. Gray - Donald Lee Nichols - Donald Wayne Pickens - Douglas Scott - Dwight L. Lorenz - Edward A. Parnell - Frank Joseph Daniel Vassett - Gary Aus - Gary E. Lott - Glenn M. Erbaugh - Harry F. Pellett - Jack Harlan Carpenter - James "Jim" Riovo - James Snyder - Jimmy Dale "Jim" Helm - Jimmie Mitchell - John Anthony "Tony" Musci - John E. Pirkle - John G. Daneker - Ronald Ehmann - Kenneth Linville - John M. Stoen - Kenneth Francis Wilson - Leon Sidney Skeen - Martin Walker - Otis R. Key - Richard C. Brunell Jr. - Richard Michael Levy - Robert "Bob" Everett Durie - Ronald F. Young Jr. - Ronald R. Garner - Ronald Gordon "Rock" Rhoades - Richard Dean Baker - Thomas Daniel Casey - Thomas William Moritz - Floyd Ray Burchett
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
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 chatper BY Skip Bell
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Vic Lent
Mid-South chapter BY Pete Norman IV
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
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
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta, Gary Harrell
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
Volume: 29
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 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: 2841Newsletter611032
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law
FEATURES:
VHPA/AAAA Scholarship Applications Deadline Fast Approching BY Mike Sheuerman
An Old Army-Marine Corps Cobra Soldiers On BY Cornelius McMillan
and again... Great Thanks BY Anne Armstrong
Maggie - Honoring the Past, enlightening the future
Take a Leadership Role in the VHPA BY Clyde Romero
Back Home to "Mother Rucker" BY Moon Mullen
Bell Helicopter 66-15107 - An UH-1C Huey Gunship Named Mother Goose BY Ed McKee
Taken from the pages of history BY Malvin Handy
A Marine Huey Pilot Learns How the Army Does It BY John Boden
Anotehr Piece of our history shall endure to commemorate all who served ~ Charlie Model 66-15069 BY Howard Smith
Total Knee Joint Replacement Major Depot Maintenance BY Robert L. Graham
Mission Made Just For A FNG.... BY Steve Bookout
Veteran's Day 2011: a Report from the Wall BY Bob Hesselbein
REUNION:
New Orleans is back from Katrina better than ever! BY Gary Roush
The Big Easy Insider
From the Chariman of the 2012 Reunion... Please Register Early BY Gary Roush
New Orleans Reunion - "New Orleans Area" Tour Offerings
Official Schedule of Events - The 29th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
Inside the Hotel Events BY Gary Roush
LETTERS:
Looking for information on the Battle of Dong Xoai, June 10, 1965 FROM Ruth Verlinde
Looking for information men who knew Gene Armour FROM Danna Johnson
Looking for the men who saved my life FROM Jim Schmidt
An Offer to the Members of the VHPA FROM Tom
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM R.D. Cranmer
Members of the Arizona Chapter of the VHPA FROM Bill Sorenson
To the men of the VHPA FROM Tim
Members of the VHPA FROM Roberto Rodriguez
Membership in the VHPA Continues to Grow FROM Mike Sheuerman
Dear VHPA FROM Stan Marcieski
TAPS:
Dean C. Lyon - Edward J. Hickey - Engle Wayne Scott - Eugene Francis Bannigan - Gerald W. "Gerry" Davis - Harry Plude - Jack Aaron Matson - James Laurent Barousse - Jerome Boyle - John W. Hill III - John "Jack" Allison - Johnie Armstead Wilkinson - Nickolas W. "Nick" Montgomery - Richard Chapman - Richard C. Brunell Jr. - Richard Eugene "Dick" Miller - Richard E. "Sandy" Shores - Robert Allen Waldo - Robert R. Marsh - Wallace M. Evans - Walter R. (Russ) Miller Jr. - William E. Bill - William "Bill" C. Bill Zeman - Robert Gene Dawson -
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Michigan chapter BY Charley Martin
Minnesota chapter BY Ray Wilson
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
New Jersey chapter BY Pete Purnell
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Northern California chapter BY Ken Fritz
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Ken Mulholland, Gary Harrell
BOOK REVIEWS:
Returning Fire: In the Beginning BY James W. "Pete" Booth
Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam BY John Penny
Men of Granite BY John Penny
Plagued By Good Luck BY John Penny
Lords of Darkness BY John Penny
Volume: 30
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: January/February 2012
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: 2841Newsletter611037
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law
FEATURES:
Focus, A Reminder, And An Apology BY Bob Hesselbein
The Association Continues to seek the return... BY Bob Hesselbein
Vietnam War's Missing In Action BY Ron Miller
Vietnam Veteran Helps Transport a Fallen Afghanistan Trooper BY Bill Jeczalik
Vietnam Reflection - Through Their Eyes BY Ned Crimmin
The Reunion BY Richard Dipboye
Welcome to the VHPA!
I'm a VHPA Kid!
Spur 338 Is Back in the Saddle BY Mike Billow
The Question of whether Mother Goose was a B or a C model continues... BY Ed McKee
The Jesus Nut BY Robert L. (Bob) Graham
From the Editor of the VHPA Aviator BY David Adams
Lee Greenwood sings for a special Vietnam Vet at his Unit's Reunion BY Chris Cannon
MIA-POW event in Maine BY Russ Warriner
Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and his Chopper Reunite BY Thomas A. Bricker
Time spent in the Military BY Stu McIntosh
Former Huey from B Co, 158th AVN, 101st Airborne (the Lancers) Recieves Place of Honor in Boeing Field Museum BY John Penny, Doug Decker
REUNION:
New Orleans is Back From Katrina better than ever!
Inside the Hotel Events BY Gary Roush
The Big Easy Insider BY Vic Lent
Official Schedule of Events - The 29th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Greg Ross
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Peter Rzeminski
To the Members of the VHPA FROM John Conway
An open letter to Howard Horton, author of last issue's story about his flight class's "Critter" FROM F.C. Goode
To the Editor of the VHPA FROM Carl L. Hess
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Norman L. Goodin
Looking For info on Arthur John (Jack) Ilm Jr. FROM David Ulm
Looking for men with knowledge of service dogs in Vietnam FROM Maurice Martin
Looking For information on Lester Haverfield FROM Stacy Haverfield
Looking For information about SP4 Robert Thomas Callan FROM Peter W. Barber
Looking For the pilot of a Huey that crashed during the battle for Hill 875 in November of 1967 FROM Norm Goodin
Looking For Richard L. Allaire and Johnny E. Hayes
Looking For Cpt. James Cooper Wright FROM Robert (Bob) Lyle
To the Members of the VHPA - Bill Janes here, Webmaster for the 191st AHC FROM Bill
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorenson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
The Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY Samuel B. McLamb Jr.
Minnesota chapter BY Ray Wilson
Michigan chapter BY Charlie Martin
TAPS:
Benjamin Jess "Buddy" Epps Jr. - Charles Andrew Weseman - 'Charles' Ray Dunn - Dalton G. "Chopper" Willis - Dana Ed Keeney - Daniel D. Nichols - Edward (Edman) Monhollen - Eugene L. Osmondson - George H. (Hank) Echols III - George Linden "Tommy" Allen - Gordon Spencer Hall - Herbert T. Kerr - Howard E. Kessinger Jr. - James Michael Basta - Joseph William Cody - Larrie Phillip Goldsmith - Nathan J. "Jack" Lewis Jr. - Norman David Carter - Noel M. Harvey - Richard (Rick) Frederick Sendelbach Jr. - Richard Kenneth Macauley - Robert G. Shain - Robert Patrick Jr. - Thomas C. Blecha - William Edgar Ogle - Archie R. Taylor
BOOK REVIEWS:
A Different Light BY John Penny
Fifty Years of Flying BY John Penny
U7Forks: The Life of One Marine BY John Penny
Leave No Man Behind BY John Penny
The Trials of the Initiate BY John Penny
Volume: 30
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2012
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: 2841Newsletter611038
FROM JOHN SORENSEN, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen
FEATURES:
New Aviator Delivery Options Now Available
Membership in the VHPA is Growing to Record Levels BY Mike Sheuerman
Tales of Flying an "Old Smokey" Smoke Ship in 1966..... BY Michael Hershey
VHPA'ers In the News BY Kevin Spear
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night BY Steve Bookout
"The Night Our Night Hawk Went Down" BY Bill Thomason Sr.
Divarty Air Unit Reunites After 43 Years BY Darryl James
Return to Vietnam BY Stephen Willett
The V.C. Were Predictable Too BY Ed Canright
Return to Vietnam BY Richard Dipboye
Welcome to the VHPA!
The Last Checkride
Riding the Air in Vietnam BY Jim C. Parker
Business Cards from Vietnam
Ozark Honor Flight BY Ralph McClurg
Mineral Wells Honors Fort Wolters Medal of Honor Recipients BY Edward T. "Edd" Luttenberger
LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bill Zierdt
Looking For two Cobra crews involved in a CCN mission on 23 July 1970 FROM Tom Yarborough
Looking For Vietnam photos of OH-23's FROM Dave Hill
Looking For anyone who knew my father, Cecil Blanton FROM Dustin Blanton
Looking For members and friends of crew chief Richard Garcia FROM Helen and Dale Kueter
Looking For - a set of Charlie Model blades and hub FROM Ken Fritz
Looking For anyone who might have known Jan Franklin Wilson FROM Ron Miller
Looking For contact info for Ricky Farnsworth and Karl Pfitzer FROM Mac McMillan
Looking For Aircrew Nearly Shot Down by a B-40 Rocket FROM Jack Galany
Dear Bob FROM Gary Roush
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Robert Lyle
We recieved this e-mail about the cover art for our last three issues FROM Janet-Anne Boykin
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John E. Barron
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Larry Russell
To the organizers of the 29th Annual Reunion of the VHPA FROM Geoge Vanriper
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
North Carolina chapter By Robert Inglis
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Phil Lanphier
South Dakota chapter BY Jim Miles
Old Dominion chapter BY J.T. Severin
Michigan chapter BY Charlie Martin
VHPA-CCN chapter BY Ken Fritz
TAPS:
Bernard Bruno "Bernie" Quedens - C.Edward "Ed" Fickes - Charles Vincent Masick - Clifford E. Reese - Daniel James Fick - Donald E. Sullivan - James R. (J.R.) Thomas - Jason "Chick" Bridge - James E. Duncan - Jerry Lee Butts - Lewis Eugene "Buck" Buchanan - Mark L. Jensen - Peter Edward Laux - Ralph W. Penniman - Richard Lee Lambert - Robert "Bob" Charters - Robert L. Vecchio - Thomas E. Heydinger - Tim Stott - Timothy Francis Doreen - Zane Bell Fisher - Clyde J. Emery - David A. Redel - Charlie Gossett
BOOK REVIEWS:
Discovery Of Flight 19 BY John Penny
I Was A Pilot For the Mob BY John Penny
Vietnam War Hlicopter Art: U.S. Army Rotor Aircraft BY John Penny
...And Sometimes The Bear Eats You BY John Penny
REUNION:
Reunion Scrapbook
Volume: 30
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: September/October 2012
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: 2841Newsletter611046
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Hesselbein
LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
To the VHPA Reunion Committee, FROM George Van Riper
To the VHPA Reunion Committee, FROM Ken Bartholomew
To the VHPA Reunion Director, FROM Tom Wood
To the Members of VHPA... Thank You! FROM Susan Clotfelter Jimison
Gary Sterling Fowler, a member of the Fort Wolters Chapter of the VHPA, tends to hang on to things FROM Edward T. "Edd" Luttenberger
A Member of the VHPA wrote us to say:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM F.L. (Fritz) Gruetzmacher
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Michael Lazares
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Larry Smith
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John Brennan
Looking For.... Members and Trainers of Task Force Sea Wolf
Looking For.... The crew of Inagodadavita FROM Denise Hart
Looking For.... Information concerning a 24 February 1967 Dustoff Mission FROM Jim Burns
Looking For... Mister Wilson FROM Jan van den Noort
Looking For... Lost COpies of the Charger, the Vietnam magazine of the 196th Brigade of the Americal Division FROM Les Hines
Looking For.... more information concerning my father, John Leaf FROM Jennifer Ray
Looking For... Members that can provide details about the loss of a medivac helicopter on 5 September 1969 FROM David R. Holdsworth
Looking For - any information about the attached patch FROM Dana Merrill
Looking For... anyone who knew my father Richard Pearcy FROM Sheryol Pearcy Miller
What Can I Do With My Vietnam Stuff? FROM Mike Law
FEATURES:
An afternoon Search and Rescue mission in the southern Gulf of Tonkin BY Tom Phillips
Eyes with Teeth BY John Shafer
Gentlemen, we're incredibly lucky to have Julie Kink working for us and our familes...
A 15-year dream comes to completion BY John Hagleroad
Cambodian Sunset BY Robert Graham
Bringing Tony Home BY Tom Phillips
So You Actually Considered a Career in the Helicopter Industry? BY Chuck Ramsdell
So Few Vets... BY Danny Fisher
Susan J. flies with the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation BY Jerry Mellick
REUNION:
And the praise for our 2014 Reunion keeps rolling in...
"HOT LZ" Honors Vietnam War Vets BY Jim Singleton, Mike Neu
TAPS:
Ralph L. Allison - Kent W. Bennetts - Charles Wayne Dickerson - Jesse E. Felter - William E. Finney Jr. - Terrence Gese - Charles David Jochetz - Charles F. Johnson - Duane C. Ingram - Stanford N. Kaplan - John Patrick Leonard Jr. - Louis J. Martinez - David A. Measels - Robert N. Norona - Albert M. Orgain IV - Cecil W. Parker - Steven Paul Rhule - John Larry Rovetto - Ralph Edward Saylor Sr. - David Auther Ware - Patrick M. Wilson III - Randall Vern Wolfe
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Chip Brown
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Oklahoma chapter
Southern California
Upper Midwest chapter BY Bert Leach
Washington State chapter BY J.C. Combs
North Alabama chapter
Michigan chapter BY Rich Deer
Rocky Mountain chapter
South Missouri chapter BY Bill Thompson
Old Dominion chapter BY Tom Rountreer
REVIEWS:
Duty, Honor and Betrayal BY John Penny
Missile!Missile!Missile! BY John Penny
We Gotta Get Out of this Place, Volume 2 BY John Penny
Eleven Months and Nineteen Days: A Vietnam Illustrator's Memoir BY John Penny
Volume: 33
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2014
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: 2876Newsletter611017
FROM JOHN SORENSEN, PRESIDEONT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen
FEATURES:
Sorry for the outage... but the VHPA Member Services webpage took some serious hits... BY Gary Roush
The Alaska Chapter of the VHPA holds their first meeting BY Vic Micol
It started at Fort Knox in 1969 ~ The Wedding of Larry Brown BY Barry McAlpine
Captain America - Or How I Became a Hometown Hero BY Ty Graham
Chinook Versus Porta Potty BY Howard Van Dine
Vietnam Buddy's Reunite BY Alan Schoenack
Looks can be deceiving when it comes to old Aviators
A Pilot-Grandfather's Tough Love Story....
Random act of kindness..... A relayed story.... BY Howard Horton
An old Infantry soldier died and went to Heaven BY Mike Perry
Musings of an old Helicopter driver BY Rudolph (Rudy) Ribbeck
Lighten Up! BY Terry Opdahl
Taking Fire From a Dead Tree BY John Shafer
Remember Going Home? BY Bob Witt
Aviation 101
The Tower........ BY John Bercaw
Everything I Needed to Know in Life I Learned as a Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam BY Dale McKnight
Aviators... BY Chuck Oualline
Member Tom Huhn sent us this photo taken in early 1968 BY Tom Huhn
Collier's Signs of a Really Bad P/Z Mission (or) Bad-Hair Day Clues for the Clueless Flight Crew BY Craig B. Collier
Hillsborough County Veteran's Memorial Park, Tampa, Florida BY Harry Bryant
5 Man Can Can Dance
Welcome to the VHPA!
HQ Needs Your Help! BY Sherry Rodgers
Note to the Membership - The VA Revises Its Guidelines on Exposure to Agent Orange BY Tony Humphreys
REUNIONS:
The Vietnam War Weekend Conferece
Reunion Status Report from the Reunion Committee
HPF Needs Help FROM Al Roettger
VHPA Workshop ~ The Memoir That Heals
Official Schedule of Events - The 30th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
Newly Scheduled events for the 2013 Reunion
Executive Council Leadership in the VHPA Election Up Coming BY John Shafer
LETTERS:
To the Catholic Members of the VHPA FROM Gary Potter
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator - RE: Last issue's story Dustoff Down in the Delta FROM Ted Riendeau
Gentlemen of the VHPA FROM John Brennan
Looking For... anyone who knew Donald Higggins FROM Stele James
Looking For... anyone who can help us find/acquire a surplus Huey FROM Pete Bohn Jim Haga
Looking For... members of a aircrew that was shot down 17 December 1966 FROM Dennis Fisher
Looking For.... Pilots/crewmembers who sprayed Agent Orange FROM Steve Maher
Looking For... anyone can help me find a "Solo Hat" FROM Les H. Combs
Looking For... members of an aircrew that extracted a SF team in December 66 or January 67 FROM Tom Livingston
Looking For... anyone who might have known Ed Shultz
Looking For... anyone who can help me find a LTC White or a Col Joseph R. Franklin FROM Don C. Thomson
Looking For.... anyone who might have known my father Tarey Bessette Schell FROM Lauren Schell Bozone
And last, it's been a great month for our "Looking For” queries FROM Marty Nelson
If you are Looking For.... FROM Mike Sheuerman
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Jim Marinson
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorensen
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Michigan chapter BY Charlie Martin
Minnesota chapter BY Ray Wilson
North Alabama chapter BY Les Haas
Old Dominion chapter BY Don Agren
So Cal chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
Washington State chapter BY Mark S. Hansen
TAPS:
George J. Benjamin - Doug Buchanan - Duane T. Daily - Gary E. Davis - Algin S. Hawkins - Robert Allen Lawson - John Payne Grooms - Richard L. Mathews - Cecil Dewey McCullen - Glynn Alfred McGregor - Ray E. Murphy - Kenneth G. Nielson - Andrew H. Olesen - Carl J. Riley - Richard F. Schuster - William Winston Spurlock - Clarence William Smith - Jeffery Hugh Thomason - Steven L. Yuhas - Eddie L. Watson - William Auhur Willcox - Robert Thomas Wood
BOOK REVIEWS:
Bear Cat BY John Penny
The Sky Behind Me BY John Penny
Volume: 31
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2013
Collection: Barry McAlpine Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 25 Oct 2017 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611041
FROM JOHN SORENSEN, PRESIDEONT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen
FEATURES:
Sorry for the outage... but the VHPA Member Services webpage took some serious hits... BY Gary Roush
The Alaska Chapter of the VHPA holds their first meeting BY Vic Micol
It started at Fort Knox in 1969 ~ The Wedding of Larry Brown BY Barry McAlpine
Captain America - Or How I Became a Hometown Hero BY Ty Graham
Chinook Versus Porta Potty BY Howard Van Dine
Vietnam Buddy's Reunite BY Alan Schoenack
Looks can be deceiving when it comes to old Aviators
A Pilot-Grandfather's Tough Love Story....
Random act of kindness..... A relayed story.... BY Howard Horton
An old Infantry soldier died and went to Heaven BY Mike Perry
Musings of an old Helicopter driver BY Rudolph (Rudy) Ribbeck
Lighten Up! BY Terry Opdahl
Taking Fire From a Dead Tree BY John Shafer
Remember Going Home? BY Bob Witt
Aviation 101
The Tower........ BY John Bercaw
Everything I Needed to Know in Life I Learned as a Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam BY Dale McKnight
Aviators... BY Chuck Oualline
Member Tom Huhn sent us this photo taken in early 1968 BY Tom Huhn
Collier's Signs of a Really Bad P/Z Mission (or) Bad-Hair Day Clues for the Clueless Flight Crew BY Craig B. Collier
Hillsborough County Veteran's Memorial Park, Tampa, Florida BY Harry Bryant
5 Man Can Can Dance
Welcome to the VHPA!
HQ Needs Your Help! BY Sherry Rodgers
Note to the Membership - The VA Revises Its Guidelines on Exposure to Agent Orange BY Tony Humphreys
REUNIONS:
The Vietnam War Weekend Conferece
Reunion Status Report from the Reunion Committee
HPF Needs Help BY Al Roettger
VHPA Workshop ~ The Memoir That Heals
Official Schedule of Events - The 30th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
Newly Scheduled events for the 2013 Reunion
Executive Council Leadership in the VHPA Election Up Coming BY John Shafer
LETTERS:
To the Catholic Members of the VHPA FROM Gary Potter
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator - RE: Last issue's story Dustoff Down in the Delta FROM Ted Riendeau
Gentlemen of the VHPA FROM John Brennan
Looking For... anyone who knew Donald Higgins FROM Stele James
Looking For... anyone who can help us find/acquire a surplus Huey FROM Pete Bohn, Jim Haga
Looking For... members of a aircrew that was shot down 17 December 1966 FROM Dennis Fisher
Looking For.... Pilots/crewmembers who sprayed Agent Orange FROM Steve Maher
Looking For... anyone can help me find a "Solo Hat" FROM Les H. Combs
Looking For... members of an aircrew that extracted a SF team in December 66 or January 67 FROM Tom Livingston
Looking For... anyone who might have known Ed Shultz
Looking For... anyone who can help me find a LTC White or a Col Joseph R. Franklin FROM Don C. Thomson
Looking For.... anyone who might have known my father Tarey Bessette Schell FROM Lauren Schell Bozone
And last, it's been a great month for our "Looking For” queries FROM Marty Nelson
If you are Looking For.... FROM Mike Sheuerman
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Jim Marinson
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorensen
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Michigan chapter BY Charlie Martin
Minnesota chapter BY Ray Wilson
North Alabama chapter BY Les Haas
Old Dominion chapter BY Don Agren
So Cal chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
Washington State chapter BY Mark S. Hansen
TAPS:
George J. Benjamin - Doug Buchanan - Duane T. Daily - Gary E. Davis - Algin S. Hawkins - Robert Allen Lawson - John Payne Grooms - Richard L. Mathews - Cecil Dewey McCullen - Glynn Alfred McGregor - Ray E. Murphy - Kenneth G. Nielson - Andrew H. Olesen - Carl J. Riley - Richard F. Schuster - William Winston Spurlock - Clarence William Smith - Jeffery Hugh Thomason - Steven L. Yuhas - Eddie L. Watson - William Auhur Willcox - Robert Thomas Wood
BOOK REVIEWS:
Bear Cat BY John Penny
The Sky Behind Me BY John Penny
Volume: 31
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: March/April 2013
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Nov 2017 [Updated: 15 Nov 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611042
FROM JOHN SORENSEN, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen
FEATURES:
From the Staff at HQ! BY Sherry Rodgers
I'm a Vietnam Veteran, That's What I Am BY Donald E. Long
My War Souvenir, a Browning Hi-Power 9mm Pistol BY Rex Gooch
One Last Air Assault for our Beloved UH-1 Huey BY George VanRiper
A Mighty Pat on the Back BY Charles W. Abbey
Wyakin Warrior Foundation to join us in SFO BY Cliff Gaston
Memorial Service for "Blue Max" Aviator WO1 Francis McDowall BY Max Torrence, Rick Lester
"A Pilot's Daughter" BY Jamie Paye Collins
Sharing your Vietnam Aviation Experience BY Rex Gooch
From Near Death in Vietnam to Dusting off Flying Skills 40 Years Later BY Chuck and Leslie Ramsdell
From the Editor of the VHPA Aviator BY David Adams
Everything I Needed to Know in Life I Learned as a Helicopter Crewman in Vietnam BY Bobby McBride
Army OKS Women As Spec Ops Aviators BY Joe Gould
Random (And Not So Random) Thoughts... BY Tom Garcia
Welcome to the VHPA!
The Wayward GPS BY Andy Anderson
LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bruce Huffman
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Putnam
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Wood
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM James E. Nunn
Looking For Gunslinger 33 FROM Chuck Carlock
Looking For anyone who might have known Roger Schneider FROM Ralph Schneider
Looking For someone who knew my father, 1LT Paul Silvey Colvin FROM Cheryl Colvin-Chambers
Looking for former pilots Blackjack 29 and Gambler 26 FROM Darryl Beals
Looking For members of the 2nd Signal Group, 1st Signal Brigade in Vietnam FROM L.C. Gram III
Looking For details on the history of Huey tail rotor chain bracelets FROM Travis Thornton
Looking For Latino Veterans on the Vietnam War FROM Susy Garciasalas
Looking For - My Recruiter FROM James "Derry" Ray
Looking For help ID'ing these two Cobras FROM Sam Maki
Looking For the pilot in this photo FROM Michael D. Treinen
REUNIONS:
Upcoming Reunions
2013 Reunion Status Report BY Mike Law
Official Schedule of Events - The 30th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorenson
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Victor Lent
Old Dominion chapter BY Don Agren
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Hal Bergdahl
Alamo chapter BY Jim Martinson
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Tom Rountree
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Ohio River LZ BY Moon Mullen
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
Southern California chapter BY Swen Atkinson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
Washington State chapter BY Don LeMaster
TAPS:
Kenneth M. Bly II - Alfred F. Dreves - John R. Fleig - Bruce Holmberg - Paul Brian Howe - Charles Edward Killmer - Robert Lanier Krieger - Charles Early Larkin - Francis Max McCullar - Robert L. McDaniel - George W. "Butch" McHugh Jr. - John Francis Patterson - Al Rodriguez - Ronald L. Surgener - Dewell O. Thrall
BOOK REVIEWS:
Code Name: Total Eclipse BY John Penny
Sugar Creek BY John Penny
Volume: 31
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: May/June 2013
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: 999Newsletter576331
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bill "Moon" Mullen
To the president of the VHPA FROM Willis Jerry Heydenberk
2013 and 2014 membership directories update FROM Gary Roush
To the members of the VHPA FROM Frank Bengston, Jr.
FROM THE EDITOR OF THE VHPA AVIATOR FROM David Adams
LETTERS:
Christmas flying with the pelicans FROM James "Scotty" Scott
Christmas with the 229th AHC FROM Eugene A. Beyer
A really cool Christmas card from Vietnam FROM Greg Bradley
From the Editor of the VHPA Aviator
UH-1D/H 65-09584 identified; help needed filling in her service history FROM Ken Edward
Looking for long lost artist FROM Bob Godar
WWII war paint: how bomber art jacket embroidered our boys FROM Lisa Hicks
FEATURES:
"Souvenirs" of Christmas past BY Sterling Hart
Christmas of 1969, in Bear Cat, Vietnam BY Ben R. "Gentle Ben" Games
A tale of two christmases BY Mel Latham
Christmas Day of 1967 BY Bob Harley
A Christmas time birthday party in 1970: AKA a couple of nights before Christmas when I sat down to dinner with General Foods BY David Adams
Flying with the outlaws of the 175th AHC on Christmas Day of 1970 By Ken Bradley
Santa searches long and hard for good little boys BY Ted Riendeau
Personal remembrance of the rocket attack on the 118th AHC's mess hall BY Tom Roy
"My/our tour in Vietnam" BY John Sackman
Making your own reality: a survival story BY James P. Meade, Jr.
Remembering a 1967 USO show tour BY Jo Marie Escobar
Reflections on a military funeral BY Robert M. Lee
REUNION:
Just add bourbon: proposed schedule of events BY reunion Committee
"Back to school" at the 2014 VHPA reunion
Recreating the magic of a day long, long ago BY Mike Scheuerman
Why we got to these reunions BY Howard D. Horton
Reunion of the men of D Troop, 1/10 Cav BY Doug Donnell
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alaska Chapter BY Vic Micol
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Old Dominion Chapter BY Mel Anderson
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
Georgia Chapter BY Bill McRae
Arizona Chapter BY Bill Sorenson
North Carolina Chapter BY Larrys Russell
Louisiana Gulf Coast Chapter By Vic Lent
Washington State Chapter BY Don LeMaster
Alamo Chapter BY Bill Martinson
North Carolina Chapter BY Brock Nicholson
California Chapter North Chapter BY Ken Fritz
Rocky Mountain Chapter - Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association BY John Hargleroad
VHPA of Florida BY Tom Rountree
TAPS:
Paul William Cantin - Curtis A. Carlson - Joseph Clasby - William E. Crouch - Leiland M. Duke - Norman John Dzingleski - Robert "Bob" Knight - Richard T. Knowles - Caryl Glenn Marsh - Joseph B. Martinak - Robert Elliott McCarty - BG Steven L. Melancon - John H. Morse - Robert E. Morris - Van Lee McIntosh - Alfred C. Smith - William Louis Terry - John R. Weimer - John T. Wildman - Courtland A. Milner - Bobby Wayne Bobson - Donald Charles Blair III - Henry "Hank" Giedzinki - George Oakie Hambrick - Perry Carter Hamilton - Samuel Young Harris - John F. Havens - Robert Allen Herbold - Walton Ray (Walt) Melson - Elbert "Sonny" Carson - Thomas Bernard Parker - Erwin Augustus Schmidt
BOOK REVIEWS:
Sea wolf 28 BY John Penny
The devil's disciple BY John Penny
LOOKING FOR:
Looking for anyone who might have known my brother John Charles Reilly
Looking for anyone having knowledge of particulars of Operation Shenandoah-One in the Ming Thanh area in October of 1966 BY Steve Pearce
Looking for anyone who served with A/337th Arty BY John Penny
Looking for Dustoff Niner-Niner-Niner BY Alan L. Vande Vusse
Looking for my helo rescue pilots BY Deane Allyn James
Looking for Edward Conner BY Kenneth Edwards
Looking for Major Bacon BY Paul Asbury
Looking for CWO Tom Hatcher BY David Adams
If you are looking for... BY Mike Scheuerman
Looking for anyone who might remember me from Vietnam BY Robert (Bob) Tyma
Volume: 31
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: November/December 2013
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 20 Feb 2014 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]
Contract - The Ballantine Publishing Group
Document Item Number: 30100409015
Item Creation Date: 02 May 1997
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 20 Jan 2022 [Updated: 21 Jan 2022]
Item Creation Date: 15 May 1971
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 25 Sep 2012 [Updated: 25 Sep 2012]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 30 Aug 2012 [Updated: 17 Sep 2012]
Field Manual, U.S. Army - The Soldiers Guide, FM 21-13
Document Item Number: 8850530001
Item Creation Date: 22 August 1961
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 20 Sep 2012 [Updated: 20 Sep 2012]
U.S. Personnel, Southeast Asia, Chronological Order – Table
Document Item Number: 8850824001
Item Creation Date: 02 November 1989
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 13 Nov 2024 [Updated: 15 Nov 2024]
Operator's Manual: Army Model OH-58A Helicopter - Department of the Army
Document Item Number: 4030503001
Item Creation Date: 07 September 1972
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 05 Nov 2024 [Updated: 06 Jan 2025]
Primary Helicopter OH-23D Training Manual - United States Army Primary Helicopter School
Document Item Number: 4030506001
Item Creation Date: October 1965
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 07 Nov 2024 [Updated: 06 Jan 2025]
Operator's Manual: Army Models OH-23D, OH-23F, and OH-23G Helicopters - Department of the Army Technical Manual
Document Item Number: 4030505001
Item Creation Date: October 1965
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 06 Nov 2024 [Updated: 06 Jan 2025]
Reference Data Booklet: Volume II - Army Aviation Annual Written Examination
Document Item Number: 4030513002
Item Creation Date: 1976
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 20 Nov 2024 [Updated: 06 Jan 2025]
Battalion Commanders Speak Out - United States Army War College - Anthology
Document Item Number: 8850930001
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 30 Apr 2025 [Updated: 05 May 2025]
Lam Son 719 – U.S. Army Center of Military History – Monograph
Document Item Number: 8850932001
Item Creation Date: 1979
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 May 2025 [Updated: 02 May 2025]
Navigation for Army Aviation - Department of the Army - Technical Manual
Document Item Number: 4030210001
Item Creation Date: December 1958
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 04 Oct 2023 [Updated: 05 Oct 2023]
Aviation Unit and Intermediate Maintenance Repair Parts and Special Tools List - Department of the Army - Technical Manual
Document Item Number: 4030212001
Item Creation Date: 07 April 1983
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 12 Oct 2023 [Updated: 12 Oct 2023]
Unit History, 308th Combat Aviation Battalion - 'Welcome to Eagle Country' - re: history of the 308th CAB in Vietnam
Document Item Number: 8850744001
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
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Added: 26 Jan 2018 [Updated: 26 Jan 2018]
Warrant Officer Candidate Guide and Standing Operating Procedures - Book
Document Item Number: 34330101002
Item Creation Date: March 1967
Collection: Paul M. Redhead Collection
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Added: 06 Nov 2025 [Updated: 06 Nov 2025]
Army Aviation - General ;
Divisional Aviation ;
Nondivisional Aviation ;
Armament Subsystems ;
Survival and Evasion and Escape ;
Appendices:
A. References ;
B. Army Aviation Support Plan Annex ;
C. Army Aircraft Designation (AR 700-26) ;
D. Planning Guidance Factors for Employment of Army Aircraft Availability ;
E. Methods for Determining Aircraft Requirements ;
F. Aerial Artillery Adjustment ;
G. Army Aviatino MOS Structure ;
H. Army Aircraft Characteristics ;
I. Airborne Surveillance Equipment ;
Index.
Item Creation Date: January 1968
Collection: Howard Burbank Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 26 Oct 2010 [Updated: 30 Oct 2025]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610734
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA FROM John Shaffer
LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq FROM Sherry Rodgers
From the President FROM John Shafer
Looking for surviving pilot FROM Jack Taber
I'm looking for information FROM David Dunlap
Long story short FROM Orrin M. Israel
Ketucky Aviation Museum seeks informatino on AH-1 FROM Carl Hallen
Looking for input from 161 AHC pilots (14th Aviation Battalion, 17th Combat Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade FROM Tim Gallant
Hi I hope one or more of your members can help me regarding UH-1 #65-96281 FROM Frank
Dear Tom FROM Mike Perrot
Looking for: insignia signage FROM Jim Godfrey
Tom Kirk FROM John Dexheimer
Hitchhiking on hueys FROM Jack Johnstone
Rotor heads can paddle too! FROM Jim Crigler
Dear Mr. Kirk FROM James "Sneaky" White Jr.
Special flight FROM Wayne Trucke
Aviator content FROM Tom Kirk
Donations FROM Gary Roush
FEATURES:
Have you considered running for the executive counsil of the VHPA? BY Art Price
Peace garden approved for historic Khe Sanh Vietnam Combat Base BY Colby Williamson
Combat Sar
Reflections on a Christmas that was long ago in a land that was far away BY Ed McKee
REUNION:
Welcome to the 34th Reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Getting there and other details BY Mike Law
Quilter's show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey
VHPA memorial service BY Art Price
Reunion info
Official schedule of events
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Washington Chapter BY David Saunders
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
Michigan Chapter BY Richard Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
So Cal Chapter BY Sven Akesson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Anderson
Utah Chapter BY Doug Drury
TAPS:
Eldon K. Ball - John A. Carrigan - Hilbert H. Chole - Floyd M. Clifton - Harold R. Fisher - John W. Fust Jr. - Orlando E. Gonzales - Roy L. Henley - John A. Hrubik - John E. Hurley - Leroy E. Jones Jr. - Jack J. King - William C. Kruckemeyer - Steven T. Leask - Francis J Lebda - George C. Martin - Warren H. Mercer - William T. Owen - Robert A. Price - John D. Redmon - Wayne G. Resemius - Patrick Roths - Donald B. Skipper - Richard D. Stone - James H. Chappell - Gary K. Dowler - Gerald Fraioli - Edward L. Horton - John N. Komich - Joseph Pinard - James L. Shanahan - Leigh R. Sprowls - Quincy D. Sittingdown - Rex A. Zachary
BOOK REVIEWS:
Tears Across the Mekonng BY John Penny
They Called it Naked fanny: Helicopter Rescue Missions During the Early Years of the Vietnam War BY John Penny
Vietnam War U.S. Army Helicopter Names Volume 2, Second Edition BY John Penny
Volume: 36
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: January/February 2017
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Mar 2017 [Updated: 12 Dec 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610735
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bob Hesselbein
LETTERS:
From the staff of hq FROM Sherry Rodgers
Important news concerning our membership directory cut-off date FROM Gary Roush
Looking for this man FROM Chris Jensen
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Don "Mixer" Wilimzik
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Stephen Willett
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Eric Bray
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Jim Kurtz
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Connie Bomstead
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Dave McDaniel
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Chuck Robbins
The VHPA calendar project could, borrowing a phrase from the famous Beatles' song, use "A Little Help From My Friends" FROM Mike Law
FEATURES:
The story of the last flight of huey 67-17658 BY Wm E. 'Rob' Roberts
They're back BY Libby Cluettstaff
Defoliant mission BY Jim Cameron
An unanticipated engagement BY Bob Hesselbein
One for the records BY Gary Krehbiel
Bucket list checkmark BY John "Pepe" LaDue
Two 160th soar cw5's of black hawk down legacy, retire BY Thaddius S. Dawkins II
Hooks for sale or a small proposal for reducing the defense budget BY Robert F. Curtis
Gladiators of the 57th ahc land on Ho Chi Minh Trail BY Steve Sullivan
A day of remembrances for members of B Company, 228th AVN Battallion BY Mike Brown
History of the huey BY Tom Lasser
The huey pilot BY Rex Gooch
A horse with no name BY Donald Gaudreau
Fly With the Pipesmoke Recovery Team - Vietnam memories of two chinooks, two pilots, two flight engineers and four missions BY Dan Walker
Sikorsky's King Stallion rollout ~ come to the ch-53k party! BY Christopher P. Cavas
The U.S. Navy's newest variant of the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter completes its first day of flying BY Andrea Shalal-Esa
New Boeing little bird
Fort Carson unit gets Army's newest choppers BY Tom Roeder
Time runs out on c27j, the newest variant of the US Army caribou BY Michael Hoffman
A blessing of a Vietnam veteran helicopter 425 BY Bill Jeczalik
LOOKING FOR:
Looking for - wo rank insignia information BY William Mike Hodges
Looking for information about the 196th Helicopter Company BY Mary Hekkinen
Looking for Warren Winter BY John Therrien
Looking for anyone who might have known my dad, Bruce R. Northrup BY Shai Marie
Looking for anyone who might have known my dad, Ken Pfaff BY William Pfaff
Looking for... "the lone ranger" BY Ron Walters
Looking for Chuck Kelly BY Robert M. Henderson
Looking for information on cpt. George B. Rusnak, b troop, 1 sqdn 9th air cav - kia on 22 March 1967 BY Isabel d. Rusnak LaForge
Looking for... information on William Dwight Lang BY Dennis Reed
Looking for home movies of your early days in the Army or of your tour in Vietnam BY Lou Red Productions
Looking for claw 3 BY Shirley Williams
Looking for... information of huey b model/m model #64-14179 BY Tom Egleston
Looking for USMC paymaster pilot - a good friend of mine is dying from leukemia and needs some help BY Mike MacDonald
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chip Brown
Oklahoma Chapter BY John Gaines
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Burt Leach
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Adam Steczko
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
VHPA of Florida Chapter BY Tom Rountree
North Alabama Chapter of the VHPA BY Les Haas
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
North Carolina Chapter BY B. Seago and B. Nicholson
Old Dominion Chapter BY Hugh W. Adams
Washington State Chapter BY J.C. Combs
TAPS:
Charles A. Adkinson - Keith Leroy Anthony - Keith Roy Borck - Robert "Bob" Douglas Bowles - Howard Burks - William F. Burton - Daniel J. Davies - Norbert D. "Dale" Dunham - Danny C. Farmer - William Dale Herron - Richard Robert Izold - John Foster Koshinsky - Roy Hilton Leggett - Tom Mackie - William Clayton Meacham - Howe Nguyen - John F. Ryan - Joseph L. Sullivan - Charles E. "Chuck" Schander - Jeffrey T. Clark - Robert Louis Erbe - John Falls - Jan Christian Larson - David A. Lynn - Donald G. Maloy - Felix Dixon Bates Perello - Terry Swink - Glen P. York
BOOK REVIEWS:
The Trident Deception BY John Penny
Render Harmless BY John Penny
Flying High BY John Penny
Just Let Me Walk Away BY John Penny
Tell Your Story BY John Penny
Volume: 32
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2014
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 30 Mar 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610736
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[Number of Pages: 56]FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bob Hesselbein
LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq FROM Sherry Rodgers
The send off FROM Chief Ed
Quilter's show and tell FROM Kathleen Sherfey
Update: Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Memorial FROM the Executive Council
Special thanks... FROM Don Agren
Letter on whether to become an Army/Naval aviator, or an Air Force pilot FROM Bob Norris
From the Editor FROM Tom Kirk
FEATURES:
The mug BY Michael A. Holt
The end of a forty-seven year search BY Larry Mobley
Buffy BY Gary Gamble
The huey pilot BY Rex Gooch
The versatile chinook BY Tom Hirschler
Ready for the dedication BY Bob Hesselbein
The apparently never-ending saga of the rescue of Buzzard 44 and Stan Cherrie's pork tenderloin sandwiches and chocolate milk BY Ed McKee
Things they didn't teach in flight school or ocs BY Rod McClellan
The first time I was shot at! BY Marc Liebman
The last scramble of the 57th Assault Helicopter Company BY John Ross
November 27, 1968, is my day of infamy BY Joseph P Dougan
REUNION:
Final update on the 32nd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Official schedule of events
Bring your existing lanyard to the DC reunion
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Arizona Chapter BY Bill Sorenson
Central New York Chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Walters Chapter BY Adam Steckzo
Oklahoma Chapter BY Wayne Guffy
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Anderson
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Florida Chapter BY Frank Hoover
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
North Alabama Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter VHPA and the Helicopter War Museum BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY John Sorensen
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
TAPS:
Richard Biggs - Don C. Bradford - Lawrence E. Burton - James M. Cesar - Jerry L. Cogdill - Alfred L. Cope - Neil C. Doty - Raymond P. Ferrante - Charles W. Goodson - Richard A. Gilleland - Charles O. Griminger - Fred T. Grotenhuis - Hoyt B. Hurt - Harold C. Jackson - Thomas W. Larkin - Joseph P. Madrano - Jose L. Martinez - Jacob W. Mast - Richard Parr - Paul S. Renschen - Biagio Rao - Francis J. Roddy Jr. - Charles F. Rodriguez - Donald R. Scroggins - Dewey J. Shelton - Gary E. Thiry - Harold I. Small - John L. Swarts - Robert J. Tessier - Thomas J. Trebby - Donald E. Woods - Henry P. Capozzi - Charles T Cook - William R. Damoth - Kevin F. Delaney - Charles H. Egger - William H. Frye - William Billy Fuggit - Walter M Gibbs - Joseph M. Gualtier - Dean P. Guenther - Arthur A. Hough - Larry B. Jividen - Stanley Eugene Kaiser - Lloyd K. Kaul - James Masencup - Henry A. Mayer - Jerry Merritt - John Moore - Patrick H. Neary - John P. Neece - James I. Parnell - James W. Perkins - Stuart H. Phillips - Phillip M. Schmidt - William P. Shea - Barry F. Skinner - Richard L. Stoessner - William Tingler - James Thomas Turner - Ralph Waldeck - David J. Wellman
BOOK REVIEWS:
A Cobra Pilot in Vietnam BY John Penny
Ace By John Penny
The Other Vietnam War BY John Penny
Scout BY John Penny
Volume: 34
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 30 Mar 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611023
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 yews 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: 03
Item Creation Date: May/June 2010
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 27 Oct 2017 [Updated: 27 Oct 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611027
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: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2011
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 31 Oct 2017 [Updated: 06 Nov 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611034
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law
FEATURES:
Membership in VHPA is Growing BY Mike Sheuerman
I Had a Dream..... well, maybe a brain cramp BY Steve Bookout
It was just a simple "Bus Run" into Da Nang BY Dennis DeWine
Welcome to the VHPA!
Mother Goose: A Him or a Her? BY Bill Zierdt
The Crash of Downwash Pete BY Todd Brandoff
VHPA'ers in the News
LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Jim Crawford
Looking For - Pilots of two Army C-Model Gunships FROM Syd "Mac" McLeod
Looking For information on WO David Caplan FROM Jim Reece
Looking For help restoring a Huey for a static display FROM Jon Jenkins
Looking For help in restoring a Cobra for static display FROM David Adams
Looking For "WO named Beall" FROM John Eder
Searching for Former... FROM Charles Stutzman
Looking For OH-6 Aircrew who rescued a VNAF Skyraider Pilot FROM Byron "Hook" Hukee
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM M.A. "Tony" Humphreys
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Ray Boland
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM David Adams
REUNIONS:
Upcoming Reunions
New Orleans Is Back From Katrina better than ever!
It was a Career Move... How This Year's Air Log Reunion came to be BY Kenny Bunn
The Big Easy Insider BY Vic Lent
Gold Star Family Breakfast - Finding Families BY Julie Kink
Things to do in the Big Easy... BY Merlin Grade
Notice of Elections two positions on the VHPA Executive Council BY Clyde Romero
Inside the hotel events
Official Schedule of Events - The 29th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
TAPS:
Albert Albarez - Archie R. Taylor - Bruce E. Engelking - Clay Bauer - Clinton J. Lyons - Dave Roblyer - Douglas A. McCaughey - Donald K. Mogensen - Donald Mallow Jr. - Emmitt Eugene "Jack" Exum - Eric Lee Holsinger - Francisco (Frank) Basaldua - Gary W. Glaston - Glen Granberry - George H. (Hank) Echols III - Hopkins Payne Breazeale - Hoye Dee Tibbets - James "Jim" W. Marsh - Jerry L. Northup - Karl L. Osterloh - Larry Mead - Michael Wesley Millspaw - Murrell Langston Sloan - Norman P. Jacobs - Powell Marin Smith II - Robert Regester - Ronald McKinley - Roger D. Byrd - Richard Fred Wickboldt Jr. - Thomas J. Taggart - Terry L. McDaniel - Tommie A. McFarlin - Walter Eugene Stephens - Orville Wayne "Scat" McNatt - William E. McGee - Charles J. "Chuck" Restivo
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Bib Dillon
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorenson
California north chapter 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 Bill McRae
Michigan chapter BY Charley Martin
Mid South chapter BY Pete Norman IV
Minnesota chapter BY Ray Wilson
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
New Jersey chapter BY Jim Purnell
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
Old Dominion chapter BY J.T. Severin
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Phil Lanphier
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
Florida chapter of the VHPA BY Kenneth Mulholland
After Action Report - Ohio River LZ Chapter's 25th Anniversary Reunion BY Jim Miller
The North Carolina Chapter of the VHPA
BOOK REVIEWS:
U.S Army Helicopter Names in Vietnam BY John Penny
On Heroic Wings BY John Penny
Honor Denied: The Truth About Air America and the CIA BY John Penny
Journey to Myrtos: Vietnam to Crete - Healing the Wounds of War BY John Penny
Volume: 30
Issue: 03
Item Creation Date: May/June 2012
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: 2841Newsletter611043
FROM BILL "MOON" MULLEN, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Bill "Moon" Mullen
FEATURES:
From the Staff at HQ! BY Sherry Rodgers
An Invitation to Discussion BY Bob Hesselbein
To Capture the Wind BY Shelby Mansfield
Is CW5 John M. Harris the Last Vietnam Army Helicopter Pilot Flying in Uniform? BY John Penny
Another Vietnam Veteran returns to combat, this time it's an old Army Huey and her new mission is to fight wild fires here in Central Texas BY David Adams
USAACE reinstates solo flight incentuves after 15 years
The Life Story of B-Model serial number 62-04567 BY Steve Bookout
The Best Deal of a Lifetime BY Clyde Romero, Bob Farris, Bob Hesselbein
Groundbreaking of the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument
A "Charger" Pilot Returns BY Dr. Dick Elgin
Brain Cramp ~ Part Deux BY Steve Bookout
The only constant thing is change....... BY Stephen Willett
Welcome to the VHPA!
New Bloke (Guy) From Down Under Joins the VHPA BY Mike Sheuerman
Scenes of Vietnam - Courtesy of VHPA Member Bill Bengtson BY David Adams
A tribute to F.M.F. Corpsman BY Tom Eagles
Flying in a Huey Time Warp BY Art Jacobs
Musings of an Old Helicopter Pilot BY Doug Moore
An offer from the Producers of the TV Show Shopping Wars BY David Adams
Old Scout Pilots Fly Again BY Steve Pullen
So Others May Live BY Terry Garlock
Vietnam War hero to be buried.... 45 years after being killed in action BY Colleen O'Connor
REUNIONS:
Upcoming Reunions
BOOK REVIEWS:
Reckoning: Vietnam and America's Cold War Experience, 1945-1991 BY John Penny
LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM David M. White
David FROM David Adams
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Ron Strickland
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM David Clark
Looking for..... someone who might remember Michael Albert FROM James W. White
Looking For..... "Mister French" FROM Mary Wisdom-House
Remember men, looking for a long lost friend? FROM Mike Sheuerman
Looking for Wounded Co-pilot FROM Dave Dunbar
Looking For... anyone who might have known Gary A. Goldsmith FROM Kim Gary Goldsmith
Looking For... the pilot who extracted my cousin Dan Lindsey FROM Jake Strickland
Looking for.... the Huey pilots who safely got my butt out of Bien Hoa during the Tet Offensive FROM Sheridan K. Hawk
TAPS:
Roy M. "Mick" Ahalt III - Richard D. "Dick" Albrecht - "Al" Joseph Donahue Alphonsus III - Joe Ed Bunton - Leland "Lee" Heywood Burgess Jr. - John W. "Walt" Levering - Michael W. Mitchell - Max H. Mullen - Clarence "Clancy" William Smith - Roger "Tony" Stuart - John Joseph Wright - Charles Robert Graeber
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Jim Martinson
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Vic Lent
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Old Dominion chapter BY Raoul LeBlanc
Ohio River LZ chapter
Alaska chapter BY Lynn Kile
North Carolina chapter (NCVHPA) BY Brock Nicholson
Michigan chapter BY Ray Wilson
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
South Carolina chapter (Celebrate Freedom) BY Larry Russell
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Hal Bergdahl
VHPA of Florida BY Tom Rountree
Washington State chapter BY Don LeMaster
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
North Alabama chapter BY Les Haas
California chapter north (CCN) BY Ken Fritz
Volume: 31
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2013
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: 999Newsletter610816
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA FROM John Shaffer
LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq FROM Sherry Rodgers
From the President FROM John Shafer
Looking for surviving pilot FROM Jack Taber
I'm looking for information FROM David Dunlap
Long story short FROM Orrin M. Israel
Ketucky Aviation Museum seeks information on AH-1 FROM Carl Hallen
Looking for input from 161 AHC pilots (14th Aviation Battalion, 17th Combat Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade FROM Tim Gallant
Hi I hope one or more of your members can help me regarding UH-1 #65-96281 FROM Frank
Dear Tom FROM Mike Perrot
Looking for: insignia signage FROM Jim Godfrey
Tom Kirk FROM John Dexheimer
Hitchhiking on hueys FROM Jack Johnstone
Rotor heads can paddle too! FROM Jim Crigler
Dear Mr. Kirk FROM James "Sneaky" White Jr.
Special flight FROM Wayne Trucke
Aviator content FROM Tom Kirk
Donations FROM Gary Roush
FEATURES:
Have you considered running for the executive counsil of the VHPA? BY Art Price
Peace garden approved for historic Khe Sanh Vietnam Combat Base BY Colby Williamson
Combat Sar
Reflections on a Christmas that was long ago in a land that was far away BY Ed McKee
REUNION:
Welcome to the 34th Reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Getting there and other details BY Mike Law
Quilter's show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey
VHPA memorial service BY Art Price
Reunion info
Official schedule of events
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Washington Chapter BY David Saunders
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
Michigan Chapter BY Richard Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
So Cal Chapter BY Sven Akesson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Anderson
Utah Chapter BY Doug Drury
TAPS:
Eldon K. Ball - John A. Carrigan - Hilbert H. Chole - Floyd M. Clifton - Harold R. Fisher - John W. Fust Jr. - Orlando E. Gonzales - Roy L. Henley - John A. Hrubik - John E. Hurley - Leroy E. Jones Jr. - Jack J. King - William C. Kruckemeyer - Steven T. Leask - Francis J Lebda - George C. Martin - Warren H. Mercer - William T. Owen - Robert A. Price - John D. Redmon - Wayne G. Resemius - Patrick Roths - Donald B. Skipper - Richard D. Stone - James H. Chappell - Gary K. Dowler - Gerald Fraioli - Edward L. Horton - John N. Komich - Joseph Pinard - James L. Shanahan - Leigh R. Sprowls - Quincy D. Sittingdown - Rex A. Zachary
BOOK REVIEWS:
Tears Across the Mekonng BY John Penny
They Called it Naked fanny: Helicopter Rescue Missions During the Early Years of the Vietnam War BY John Penny
Vietnam War U.S. Army Helicopter Names Volume 2, Second Edition BY John Penny
Volume: 36
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: January/February 2017
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Dec 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611040
FROM JOHN SORENSEN, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen
FEATURES:
The Unwritten Law of the Pheonix BY Steve Bookout
Flight 3..... BY John Stern
A Hail and a Farewell BY Rob Milford
Where have you been for 42 years old friend? BY Cornelius (Mac) McMillan
VHPA Member CW4 Joseph M. Long, Jr. Retires from Active Duty BY John Penny
Dustoff Down in the Delta
VHPA'ers in the News BY Carrie McDermott
Let's Have Breakfast BY Mike Sheuerman
Enjoy this cartoon? BY David Adams
Remembering BY Jack Salm
Welcome to the VHPA!
LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator..... FROM Herschel Jones
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator..... FROM David J. Fulbrook
To the Members of the VHPA FROM David W. Swank
Hello Gary FROM Bill McDonald
Looking For.... witnesses to an H-13 crash, on 24 Jun 1968 FROM Larry M. Jonas
Looking For... a Loach Pilot that picked up a wounded grunt on 2 Sep 1970 FROM Mike O'Reilly
Looking For........ anyone who knew my father, WO1 Fred Albert Williams, Sr. FROM Albert Williams
Looking For.... anyone in Flt Class 71-40 that remembers Al Nordeen FROM Al Nordeen
Looking For........ anyinw who knew my father, WO1 John Darrell Bryant FROM Pat Bryant Webb
Looking For...... anyone who can help us find/acquire a Huey FROM Pete Bohn, Jim Haga
Looking For anyone that might recognize this photo... FROM D. Reinheimer
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY Jim Miles
Old Dominion chapter BY Don Agren
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
The Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
REUNIONS:
Welcome to the 30th Reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Official Schedule of Events - The 30th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
Outside the Hotel Events and Tours
Administrative Details for the 30th Annual Reunion of the VHPA, San Francisco, California, 3-7 July 2013
Executive Council Leadership in the VHPA BY John Shafer
TAPS:
Jose (Joe) Anorga - Walter R. Herbster - Allen Hull - Gary R. Jones - Martic Robert (Bob) Karig - John Leroy (Jack) Keener - James F. Lopez - John Jack Michaels - Raymond Timothy O'Connor - Dean Thomas Peterson - Dave Redel - Major Richard Schuster - Jerome Thomas (J.T.) Severin - Roy Sudeck - John E. Tilton - Jeffery Hugh Thomason - John Dean Vaille
BOOK REVIEWS:
Amelia Earhart Betrayed BY John Penny
Big Mother 40: A Vietnam War Novel BY John Penny
DMZ Dustoff Vietnam BY John Penny
Goodbye, My Darling; Hello Vietnam BY John Penny
Kimberly's Flight BY John Penny
Volume: 31
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: January/February 2013
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Nov 2017 [Updated: 13 Nov 2017]
350th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron - 100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing - Volume I
Document Item Number: 27860203001
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: John B. Konek Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 31 Oct 2018 [Updated: 31 Oct 2018]
Interview with James Thomason
Oral History Item Number: OH1392
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Jim Thomason discusses his experiences in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. Thomason served as a gunship helicopter pilot with the 1st Cavalry Division, December 1966 to December 1967.Item Creation Date: 10 April 2024
Collection: James Thomason Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 10 Apr 2024 [Updated: 11 Jun 2024]
Pop-A-Smoke (USMC/Vietnam Helicopter Association)
Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611347
Item Creation Date: July 2017
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
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Added: 28 Aug 2018 [Updated: 04 Feb 2020]
Item is Copyrighted – Check for access via the Vietnam Reading Room portal.
1987 Membership Directory, Volume 4, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Document Item Number: 2980105001
Item Creation Date: 1987
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 11 Sep 2018 [Updated: 11 Sep 2018]
Chronology of Important Events during the Vietnam War
Document Item Number: 2930629001
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 14 Oct 2019 [Updated: 22 Oct 2019]
My Year In Vietnam - Personal Narrative
Document Item Number: 30820101001
Item Creation Date: 1997
Collection: Ralph Page Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 01 Sep 2021 [Updated: 07 Sep 2021]
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611028
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: 03
Item Creation Date: May/June 2011
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 01 Nov 2017 [Updated: 06 Nov 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611033
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[Number of Pages: 40]FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law
FEATURES:
Membership in VHPA is Growing BY Mike Sheuerman
AAAA Scholarship Applications Are Due 1 May BY Mike Sheuerman
Restoring Helicopters and Memories BY Steve Davis
The Night Hawk Story - "Night Fighter"
Old Girlfriend or Hand Salute to a Vietnam Vet BY Mike Law, Bill Robie
Old Dog Flies Real Mission BY Ray Murphy
The Rub BY Doug Gandy
Welcome to the VHPA!
Another Day Might Never Come BY Ned Crimmin
The Distant Beat of the Blades BY Anna Sabree
Help Us Get Our Huey Gunship Flying Again BY Phil Marshall
92nd Assualt Helicopter Company Reunion BY Jim Koch
Two Special Thanksgivings BY Bob Hesselbein
The $430.00 Chocolate Cake BY David Adams
LETTERS:
Looking For - Rescue Aircrew form battle of 9 March 1968 FROM Harley Mick Hawkins
To the Membership of the VHPA FROM Ken Camp
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John Grow
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Joe D. Rasnick
To the President of the VHPA and reprinted here for the membership FROM Steve Sabree
Concerning your donation in honor of Gary Guerrero FROM Mike Law
Looking For - Stories of being an Escort Officer in Vietnam FROM Jim Crigler
Looking For - Flight Class Phot of Bill Whitright, Flight Class 68-16 FROM Sara Whitright
Looking For - Vietnam Veterans who attended Bishop DuBourg High School in St. Louis, Missouri FROM Gary Myerscough
Looking For - the family of Captain Neal M. Turner FROM Paul N. Williams
Looking For - former members of D/229in Vietnam FROM Marc Grimm
Looking FOr - Fire Fly Mission Vets from the early 70's FROM Thomas Morrissey
REUNION:
New Orleans is Back From Katrina better than ever! BY Gary Roush
The Big Easy Insider BY Victor Lent
Do your part - Take a Leadership Role in the VHPA BY Clyde Romero
Gold Star Family Breakfast: An Opportunity to Remember the Fallen Togeth BY Julie Kink
From the Reunion Chairman BY Gary Roush
Official Schedule of Events - The 29th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
Upcoming Reunions
TAPS:
Bruce L. Gillaspie Sr. - Charles "Skip" Champion - David Alan Roblyer - David M. Spurgeon - Donald Keith Beauvais - Earl Gilbert Reubel - Fransisco Basaldua - Gary D. Busch - Gary Henry Guerrero - Harold R. "Hal" Manns - Harry F. Reed - Harry T. Pellett Jr. - James David Rand - James H. "Jay" Dixon - Jerome (Jerry) Maitland Boyle - Joe B. Thurston - John W. Hammett Sr. - Kenneth E. Drake - Larry Richard Kolar - Larry Kent Kerbs - Lousi J. Oddone - Mark J. Locatelli - Michael V. Baker - Noel L. "Mike" Hammer - Oscar Nolan "Pete" Peterson - Peter Tuttle Smith - Randall "Randy" Lynn Lasater - Robert Gene Dawson - Robert R. "Bob" Taylor - Robert Paul Metcalf - Robert "Bobby" Cassem - Robert B. Runyan - Robert E. (Bob) McKelvey - Shelton R. Foles - Walter H. Huth - Walter H. "Mac" McLendon - Walter "Russ" Miller Jr. - Warran V. Wandel - Norman P. Jacobs - Eric Lee Holsinger
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Northern California chapter BY Ken Fritz
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Phil Lanphier
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Old Dominion (Virginia) chapter BY J.T. (Tom) Severin
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Tom Tomlinson
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
BOOK REVIEWS:
Adventures in Nam BY John Penny
Deadly Deception BY John Penny
Honorable Intentions BY John Penny
Returning Fire: In the Beginning BY John Penny
Volume: 30
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: March/April 2012
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Nov 2017 [Updated: 06 Nov 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611039
FROM JOHN SORENSEN, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen
FEATURES:
Concerning the VHPA Calender By Mike Law
A Friendship Forged By Fire and Sealed By a Very Special Thanksgiving BY Rick Lester
Christmas Lights BY Charles E. Oualline
A Maudlin Mission (look it up) BY Tom Phillips
Christmas of 1967 - a visit to Leprosarium in Kontum, Vietnam BY Jack Heslin
Christmas Eve 1968: A Mission Recap BY Michael Humphreys
To the Members of the VHPA, A Report of the Operations of the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation (AAHF) BY Curt Knapp
Welcome to the VHPA!
Bob Hope's Vietnam Christmas Tours BY Judith Johnson
Helicopter Pilots bear scars of Vietnam BY Alvin Benn
REUNION:
Gold Star Family Breakfast Brought "Closer" BY Julie Kink
Reflections on the New Orleans Reunion BY Mike Law
Remebering New Orleans, after the Reunion BY Victor and Rose Lent
LETTERS:
Looking For... FROM Mike Sheuerman
Looking For Donald W. Fredrick FROM Roger McAlister
Looking For.... photographs of the results of a mid-air on October 29, 1970 FROM Sharon Kilgore
Looking For.... 1/9th Huey pilot who rescued man in the vicinity of Hue, during the TET of 1968 FROM William E. Gibson
Looking For.... anyone who can help me find some Huey Pilots FROM Bruce D'Agostino
Looking For.... pilots for A Co 159th ASCO, 101st AB that flew in support of the Marines out of Marine Base Vandergrift in early 1969 FROM Peter Paden
Looking For... Help with Fort Wolters photo of Warrant Officer Class 69-31a-2 FROM Brett Rennison
Looking For... Help with Fort Wolters photo of Flight Class 64-7 FROM Frank Keeley
Looking For... FROM F. Albert Williams
Looking For Help Restoring UH-1C/M #66-00608 FROM Kevin Vislocky
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
Minnesota chapter BY Raymond Wilson
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
North Carolina chapter BY Sam McLamb
VHPA of Florida
TAPS:
Robert E. Alexander - Dennis "Skip" Bailey - John C. Bartlett - Richard Edward Bauer - Vic H. Brimmer - Rex Kendall Chambers - Clark "Ed" Etheridge - Gerald "Jerry" Wesley Fisch - Zane Bell Fisher - Thomas Foster Forbes - Charles W. Gossett - Dick Hale - William "Bill" James - Morten Meng - James H. Kinn - William A. Lawrence - Ronald L. Madsen - James T. Maxwell - John Turner Maxwell - Ray R. McNew - Marvin D. "Dave" McPherson - William Rees Murphy - David A. Redel - Phillip Gary Slaughter - Bill Rhea Starnes - Louis Edward Sullenberger - Thomas "Tom" A. Tindor - Duane E. Truman - Lawrence W. Yager
BOOK REVIEWS:
The Afghan Deception BY John Penny
Soldier Boy - The Diary of a Soldier in War BY John Penny
Facing PTSD: A Combat Veteran Learns to Live with the Disorder BY John Penny
Charlie, I'm Sorry I Missed Ya! BY John Penny
Aeroscouts in Vietnam BY John Penny
Volume: 30
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2012
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 08 Nov 2017 [Updated: 08 Nov 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611044
FROM... BILL "MOON" MULLEN, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Bill Mullen
FEATURES:
VHPA Membership Continues Strong Growth BY Mike Sheuerman
VHPA Scholarship to Increase to $2,000 Each BY Tom Payne
From The Staff At HQ! BY Sherry Rodgers
I'm a Vietnam Veteran, that's what I am BY Donald E. Long
Vietnam: the American Helicopter War and its Legacy, a visit to the US Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker BY Dan Petrosky
What's your legacy? BY Steve Bookout
46th Special Forces Company BY William C. Thompson
Cover Story BY David Adams
Return to Vietnam BY Bob Monette, Francine McKenty, Joetta Sautter
Banshee Rock Dedication, Memorial Gardens, Vietnam War Museum BY Steve Pullen
"Extractions R Us" BY Bob Graham
VHPA'ers in the News
The Undercover Warrant BY Gary Krehbiel
Welcome to the VHPA!
The Early Years... of downed pilot search and rescue missions in Vietnam BY Archie Taylor
The Long Return of Warrant Officer Meade BY Joseph P. Blank
The US Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio dedicates an exhibit to the HH-3 Jolly Green Giant, Search and Rescue units of the Vietnam War BY Stewart Hoag
This is an account of the Mission in which WO1 Doug Mack, 2LT Patrick Calhoun, 1LT Josef Thorne, WO1 Daniel Bishop, and CPT Robert Walker, along with their brother aircrew members, lost their lives BY Dean H. Christensen
REUNIONS:
Upcoming Reunions
Gold Star Family Breakfast - A Chance to Share Memories BY Julie Kink
Why we go to these reunions!! BY Howard D. Horton
Reunion Scrapbook
What took you so long? BY Chuck Ramsdell
The Story of Catherine Truc-Cam Nguyen BY Tom Payne
BOOK REVIEWS:
Captain Methane And His Finely Feathered Friends BY John Penny
Beyond Recognition BY John Penny
Making Your Own Reality BY John Penny
LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Jim Kurtz
To the new President of the VHPA FROM Vince Ziccardi
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Dan Jones
Dead Dad, and any friends or family you might forward this to, I wanted to tell you about my tour guide and now friend, Hoa, who I met in Dong Ha, Vietnam FROM Dan Jones Jr.
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Ron Smith
Looking For.... the man who was looking for Maj Whitehead and CPT Gibson FROM Mike Sheuerman
Looking For Help Finding Old Classmates or Fellow Military Pilot? FROM Mike Sheuerman
Looking For.... Help with project for the Royal South Australia Regiment Association FROM Robert Sandow
Looking for..... wounded co-pilot.... FROM Dave Dunbar
Looking For ..... pilot from the Starblazers of the 61st AHC FROM Darrell Moe Elmore
Looking For........ Georgia Life Flight helicopter pilot FROM Kelley Burnett
Looking For..... Pilot who went down on a MTF in 1971 FROM Terry Burns
Looking For..... anyone who might have known my father Ranal Culp From Amy Lindley
Looking For...... a Member of the VHPA missing two X-L, Tee-shirts from this year's Reunion FROM Mike Sheuerman
Looking For.... the man who was looking for Maj. Whitehead and CPT Gibson FROM Mike Sheuerman
Looking For... FROM Mike Nord
Looking For... help in restoring US Army B Model Huey s/n 64/13948 FROM Ken Eward
TAPS:
Raymond Dale Anderson - Dennis B. Bedard - Chauncey Collard - Richard F. Collins - Marcus W. Coyle II - Donald Ray Gooch - Glen Warren Jones - Dan Harold Kauth - Norman G. Laumeyer - John Franklin Leonard - Perry D. Leonard - Timothy S. Locke - Lawrence Edward McKay Jr. - Phillip Anthony Mooney - Max H. Mullen - Wallace Ronald (Ron) Paddock - George Leon Peacon III - Paul R. Riley Jr. - David Conrad Riester - Lester T. Scott Jr. - Tomas A. Shtogren - Edwin Bryan Taylor - John Martin Szabo - John Robert Adie
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alaska chapter of the VHPA BY Vic Micol
California chapter north (CCN) BY Ken Fritz
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
North Carolina chapter BY Brock Nicholson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
The Alamo chapter BY Jim Martinson
Old Dominion (Virginia) chapter BY Don Agren
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Hal Bergdahl
North Alabama chapter BY Les Haas
VHPA of Florida BY Tom Rountree
Upper Midwest chapter BY Ray Wilson
Washington State chapter BY Don LeMaster
Volume: 31
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2013
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: 999Newsletter595170
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bill "Moon" Mullen
VHPA membership update BY Mike Sheuerman
From the staff at hq! BY Sherry Rodgers
LETTERS:
The snake - Vinh Long, 1966 FROM Jon F. Myhre
What's for dinner? FROM Ron Miller
The Pilot and the Priest FROM Ron Miller
Brain Transplant FROM Al Roettger
I'll give you $20, if...
"Maddog" FROM Roger Stockham
High times in the O Club FROM Pete Thompson
Report from our president... FROM Moon Mullen
"Farmers Daughter" FROM Ron Miller
Aviation truism's FROM Mike Whitten
"Maddog" FROM Roger Stockham
High times in the o club FROM Pete Thompson
Give back to veterans FROM John Strickland
Are you a pilot? FROM Dale Mcknight
Looking for... help building a memorial for Allen Dyer FROM Glen Veno
Looking for... anyone knowing of Thomas Richard Stunda FROM Jane Vernier
Looking for... medevac crew from September 8th, 1966
Looking for... the Indiana Farmboy FROM Sua Sponte
Looking for... CW4 David Daugherty FROM Lane Sizemore
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Carl L. Hess
Editor's not - Margo replies
Follow up on last month's "From the president of the VHPA" column FROM Jeff Murray
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Phillips
VHPA Scholarship Questions FROM Mick Scheuerman
The Story Behind this issue's cover photo FROM David Adams
FEATURES:
Musings of an old helicopter pilot BY Rudolph Ribbeck
Base jumping out of a Loh BY John Shafer
Hello old friend BY David Adams
The day my Draft Board ordered me home from Vietnam... to be drafted in the Army BY Bill Bengston
California Chapter North BY Curt Knapp
Loach transition BY Curt Knapp
Liquor store heist BY Curt Knapp
Flattop Army helicopter pilot BY Ira McComic
Death From Above! A naval helicopter aviator's guide to the Vietnam War BY Marc Liebman
Our flight helmets still fit BY John Wilkes
REUNION:
An update on the 31st reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Take a trip back in time ~ with American huey 369
Official schedule of events
Soliciting candidates BY Mike Scheuerman
We've added a new events to the 2014 reunion
Gold star family breakfast BY Julie Kink
The night Dan Greene earned the Distinguished Flying Cross BY Rick Beaver
VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Arizona Chapter BY Bill Sorenson
Fort Wolters Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Bob Hamilton
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Bert Leach
Souther California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Carolina Chapter BY Larry Russell
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Alamo Chapter BY Kirk "Chip" Brown
California Chapter North BY Ken Fritz
VHPA of Florida BY Tom Rountree
North Alabama CHapter BY Les Haas
North Carolina Chapter BY Brock Nicholson
TAPS:
Merrill Travis Adamcik - Fred O. Bell - William B. Benton - Billy J. Bowling - William Edward Callender - Donald G. Charlton - Jerrie L. Colvin - David Dukes - Michael J. Galloway - James Andrew Garner - Richard William Harris III - David C. Henry - Richard Eugene Lamar - Gary E. Langston - Michael L. Lovett - Harold Marsolais - Dale McCormick - Macolm Bruce Niles - Robert F. Ott - Walte J. Pugh - Michael R. Sherrer - Dale E. Sherrod - Eugene L. Sellon - Kenneth Trotter - James Madison Walker - Lloyd Nichols Washer - Geoffrey R. Webster - Howard W. Working - Anthony Wotkyns - John MacNair Wright Jr. - Dan Max Green - Lawrence A. Bell - Charles Edward Boehm - Alvin Lester Coley - Bobby Leon Daniels - John A. Dowless - Norman R. "Bud" Gill - Robert D. Hagee - Morris Michael "Mike" Jessup - George C. Leach - James Marvin Perryman Jr. - James Freeman Snider - Arthur Robert Teffeay - Billy John Thrasher - Randolp Clifford White Sr. - William G. Williams
BOOK REVIEWS:
A Pink Mist BY John Penny
Vietnam War Helicopter Art BY John Penny
We Gotta get out of this Place BY John Penny
Volume: 32
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2014
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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