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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595251

[Number of Pages: 57]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Hesselbein
Correction BY David Adams
Is it in you? BY John Sorensen
From the VHPA staff at hq BY Sherry Rodgers

LETTERS:
21st Cavalry Brigade (air combat) farewell ball FROM George Van Riper
Looking for FROM Jerry Anderson
Looking for FROM Albert "Swede" Ekstrom
Looking for FROM Sally Johnson
Looking for FROM Randall Gilliam
Looking for FROM Niall Brannigan
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Don "Duck" Beatty
To Moon Mullins, past president of the VHPA FROM Alan Young
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Janet-Anne Boykin
AAAA/VHPA scholarship deadline alert FROM Mike Scheuerman
Getting my son a cobra ride FROM Mike Scheuerman

FEATURES:
Thanks for the ride BY Danny Pennington
Beaucoup memories BY Jack Johnstone
A tribute to their veteran husbands BY Vicky Kendig

REUNION:
Bring existing lanyard to DC reunion
Welcome to the 32nd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Getting there and other details
Tour and event descriptions
This year's gold star family breakfast BY Julie Kink
Official Schedule of events

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Adam Steckzo
Georgia Chapter Bill McRae
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Florida Chapter BY Frank Hoover
North Carolina Chapter BY Brock Nicholson and B. Seago
California Chapter North BY Curt Knapp
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Washington State Chapter BY Bill Lyons
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren

TAPS:
Russell E. Baugh - Robert Lee Dyer - Stephen E. Featherstone - James Elmer Foster - Howard P. Hulen - Ted Rawley Jambon - Michael Herbert Mann - Frederick R. Mentzer - Charles L. Miller - Ronald K. Nelson - Allan Charles Parker - David E. Parvin - Donald C. Peters - Ron E. Plummer - James Procter - Fred T. Robles - Jack Serig - Raymond Charles Seely - Richard A. Sharpe - Harvey E. Stewart - Donald L. Underwood - George E. Twiggs - Joseph P. Beno - Frank Lewis Brewer - James David Campbell - Jerome L. Goebel - Frederick Forrest Mentzer - George E. Miller - Obie D. Mullins - Robert Rockel - Raleigh Merritt Smith - Kenneth L. Smith - Ronald Forrest Wolfe

BOOK REVIEWS:
Black Cat 2-1 BY John Penny
Fixin' to Die Rag BY John Penny
Volume: 34
Issue: 01
Issue Information: Arlington Dedication
Item Creation Date: January/February 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Jun 2015 [Updated: 20 Apr 2017]

Attack Helicopter Battalion FM 1-112 – Department of the Army – Field Manual

Document Item Number: 28250105001

[Number of Pages: 88]
Item Creation Date: July 1986
Collection: James C. Smith Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 18 Oct 2018 [Updated: 07 Nov 2019]

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Guide Book - Unofficial Guide to Fort Rucker United States Army Aviation Center and School

Document Item Number: 21200101002

[Number of Pages: 84]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: William H. Jones Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Aug 2010 [Updated: 29 Aug 2010]
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Report, U.S. Army - After Action Report for Lam Son 719, XXIV Corps, 30 January 1971 thru 06 April 1971 [Part 2 of 2]

Document Item Number: 8850509001

[Number of Pages: 195]
Item Creation Date: 14 May 1971
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 05 Sep 2012 [Updated: 29 Feb 2024]

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Technical Manual: Aviation Unit and Intermediate Maintenance Manual: Army Model AH-1P (PROD), AH-1E (ECAS), AH-1F (Modernized Cobra) Helicopters - Department of the Army

Document Item Number: 4030307001

[Number of Pages: 121]
Item Creation Date: 31 July 1990
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 25 Sep 2024 [Updated: 25 Sep 2024]

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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter451405

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Jack Salm

BOOK REVIEWS:
American Warrior BY John Penny
Zigzag Men BY John Penny

FEATURES:
An "Ugly" Angel
My Friend Xanh BY William S. Reeder
Everybody Knows Woody... BY Mike Sheuerman
What new with the VHPA Calendar Project? BY Mike Law
VHPA Scholarship Deadline Approaching BY Tom Payne, Mike Sheuerman
Scholarship Fund Needs Donations BY Mike Sheuerman
Directory Reminder BY Gary Roush
It's not over 'til it's over BY Gary Roush
An Old Friend Located - Huey 217 BY Rex Gooch
Destiny Joins Fate BY J. Bruce Huffman
A Classmate With A Mission BY Joe Bilitzke
1st Air Cavalry Brigade Gets The Blues BY Nathan J.J. Hoskins
Vietnam Memorial Garden Project Officially Begun
A Difficult Assignment BY Jack Salm
Hovering Loach BY Bruce E. Carlson
The Diary of a Scout Pilot BY Clyde J. Romero
A Typical Day BY Dan Rudy
Photos from the Vietnam Scrapbook of VHPA Member Rudy Ribbeck BY Rudy Ribbeck

LETTERS:
To the Editor FROM Ronald L. Haler
To the Editor FROM Don Jordan
Dear Editor FROM Warren E. Motts
To the Editor FROM Arthur H. Presser
An open letter to our President, Jack Salm FROM Jim Grant
Dear Editor FROM Don Long
To the Editor FROM Fred Eldridge
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Greg Gooden
To the Editor FROM Robert T. Pillion
To the Editor FROM Louie A. Barber
Gentlemen FROM Leonie Jones
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Curtis Dane Hatley
To the Members of the VHPA FROM John D. McArthur
Members of the VHPA FROM Greg Smith
Gentlemen FROM Lee Dike
Dear Colonel Reeder FROM Thuy
From the Editor of The VHPA Aviator FROM David Adams
What the Hell is Going ON? Can Anyone Help Me? FROM Joe Litton

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
California Chapter North (CCN) BY Ken Fitz
Alabama Chapter BY La Rue Weisner
Arizona Chapter BY Bill Sorenson
Fort Rucker Chapter BY John A. Crowley
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Virgil Laughlin
New England Chapter BY Bill Williams
North Carolina Chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Bob Hamilton
Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Rick Beaver
South Carolina Chapter BY Larry Russell
Southern California Chapter BY Ed Holguin
VHPA Of Florida BY Jim Basta
Virginia Chapter BY Tom Mitchell
Washington State Chapter BY Dave Eck

REUNIONS:
Reunions BY Jack Salm
4th of July in Philadelphia... an event not to be missed! BY David Rittman
Reunion Luncheon with MG (Ret) Andy Andreson Scheduled on 4 July BY Jim Fulbrook
Reunite in Philadelphia BY Ken Fritz
Golf in Philly BY Mike Whitten
Historic Presentations and War Story Contest as Philly Reunion
Reconnect with your own Mini-Reunion at Philly
Reunion News: Memorial Service Event
Good News for the Reunion
Reunion Banquet Seating Update BY Joe Bilitzke
VHPA Executive Coucil (EC) Elections ~ Want to get involved?
Reunion Schedule

TAPS:
Bob Ferry - Chuck Sellers - Alex Woods Jr. - Bobbie L. Stanfill - Bill Biebel - Craig Buchman - David Earl Russell - Denver Gene Kidd - Donald McRae - Francis "Frank" X. Delvy - Frank Hanly Radspinner - George E. Kinback Jr. - Harvey Burry - Jacob E. Starr - James "Jim" Robbennolt - James Alfred Blevins - James Longsworth - John W. Houser - John W. Korsbeck - Larry Lee Loddewig - Robert E. Allwine - Robert N. Treadway - Robert G. (Bob) Warns - Robert James Rodgers - Roger B. Nestor Sr. - Roger Trickler - Sydney "Sid" Baker Adair - Steven C. Enderle
Volume: 27
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: May/June 2009
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 13 Dec 2009 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610836

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Jack Salm

BOOK REVIEWS:
American Warrior BY John Penny
Zigzag Men BY John Penny

FEATURES:
An "Ugly" Angel
My Friend Xanh BY William S. Reeder
Everybody Knows Woody... BY Mike Sheuerman
What new with the VHPA Calendar Project? BY Mike Law
VHPA Scholarship Deadline Approaching BY Tom Payne, Mike Sheuerman
Scholarship Fund Needs Donations BY Mike Sheuerman
Directory Reminder BY Gary Roush
It's not over 'til it's over BY Gary Roush
An Old Friend Located - Huey 217 BY Rex Gooch
Destiny Joins Fate BY J. Bruce Huffman
A Classmate With A Mission BY Joe Bilitzke
1st Air Cavalry Brigade Gets The Blues BY Nathan J.J. Hoskins
Vietnam Memorial Garden Project Officially Begun
A Difficult Assignment BY Jack Salm
Hovering Loach BY Bruce E. Carlson
The Diary of a Scout Pilot BY Clyde J. Romero
A Typical Day BY Dan Rudy
Photos from the Vietnam Scrapbook of VHPA Member Rudy Ribbeck BY Rudy Ribbeck

LETTERS:
To the Editor FROM Ronald L. Haler
To the Editor FROM Don Jordan
Dear Editor FROM Warren E. Motts
To the Editor FROM Arthur H. Presser
An open letter to our President, Jack Salm FROM Jim Grant
Dear Editor FROM Don Long
To the Editor FROM Fred Eldridge
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Greg Gooden
To the Editor FROM Robert T. Pillion
To the Editor FROM Louie A. Barber
Gentlemen FROM Leonie Jones
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Curtis Dane Hatley
To the Members of the VHPA FROM John D. McArthur
Members of the VHPA FROM Greg Smith
Gentlemen FROM Lee Dike
Dear Colonel Reeder FROM Thuy
From the Editor of The VHPA Aviator FROM David Adams
What the Hell is Going ON? Can Anyone Help Me? FROM Joe Litton

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
California Chapter North (CCN) BY Ken Fitz
Alabama Chapter BY La Rue Weisner
Arizona Chapter BY Bill Sorenson
Fort Rucker Chapter BY John A. Crowley
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Virgil Laughlin
New England Chapter BY Bill Williams
North Carolina Chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Bob Hamilton
Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Rick Beaver
South Carolina Chapter BY Larry Russell
Southern California Chapter BY Ed Holguin
VHPA Of Florida BY Jim Basta
Virginia Chapter BY Tom Mitchell
Washington State Chapter BY Dave Eck

REUNIONS:
Reunions BY Jack Salm
4th of July in Philadelphia... an event not to be missed! BY David Rittman
Reunion Luncheon with MG (Ret) Andy Andreson Scheduled on 4 July BY Jim Fulbrook
Reunite in Philadelphia BY Ken Fritz
Golf in Philly BY Mike Whitten
Historic Presentations and War Story Contest as Philly Reunion
Reconnect with your own Mini-Reunion at Philly
Reunion News: Memorial Service Event
Good News for the Reunion
Reunion Banquet Seating Update BY Joe Bilitzke
VHPA Executive Coucil (EC) Elections ~ Want to get involved?
Reunion Schedule

TAPS:
Bob Ferry - Chuck Sellers - Alex Woods Jr. - Bobbie L. Stanfill - Bill Biebel - Craig Buchman - David Earl Russell - Denver Gene Kidd - Donald McRae - Francis "Frank" X. Delvy - Frank Hanly Radspinner - George E. Kinback Jr. - Harvey Burry - Jacob E. Starr - James "Jim" Robbennolt - James Alfred Blevins - James Longsworth - John W. Houser - John W. Korsbeck - Larry Lee Loddewig - Robert E. Allwine - Robert N. Treadway - Robert G. (Bob) Warns - Robert James Rodgers - Roger B. Nestor Sr. - Roger Trickler - Sydney "Sid" Baker Adair - Steven C. Enderle
Volume: 27
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: May/June 2009
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Apr 2017 [Updated: 29 Jan 2018]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611045

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM... BILL "MOON" MULLEN, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Bill Mullen

FEATURES:
Meet Cecelia Cancellare.....
The VHPA Welcomes Member #16000 BY Mike Sheuerman
Moon's One-Dime-A-Day Idea Paying Off BY Mike Sheuerman
America's tradition of service: Mike King BY Terry Garlock
How I Spent My Christmas Of 1968 BY Doug E. Moore
VHPA Member Floyd Littlefield sent us scans of five postcards that he bought at Fort Rucker while he was in flight training and he has saved all these years.. BY Floyd Littlefield
View From Above
Master Modeler BY Jim Kurtz
Voice of America News Press Release BY Ann Mills-Griffiths
The Rescue of Lt Ron Ball from North Vietnam BY Bill Terry, George Aitcheson
In My Mind, A Great War Story BY Mike Sheuerman
Welcome to the VHPA!
Former Members of the 15th Medical Battalion have a Reunion with one of their old friends BY Larry Hatch
Class Blast - WORWAC Flight School Class 66-23 and 67-1 meet again BY Tom Pearcy
Vietnam from the eyes of a child..... BY Margo Phipps Meyers

REUNIONS:
Welcome to the 31st Reunion of the VHPA! BY Mike Law
Official Schedule of Events
Getting There and Getting Around
Inside the Hotel Scheduled Reunion Activities
Outside the Hotel Scheduled Reunion Activities
Shuttle Bus Service Plans and Details
Soliciting Candidates BY Mike Sheuerman
Upcoming Reunions

LETTERS:
Looking For anyone knowing story of 1st Lt. William H. Hanson, KIA, 12 Sep 1968 FROM Mitch Surman
Looking for anyone who might have known my father Author Machado FROM Robin Friday
Looking For anyone familiar with the late Army Aviator CW2 Don J. Finn FROM Dorcey A. Wingo
Looking For Chad S. Haig FROM Sharon Kressin
Looking for anyone who might have information on my brother Harry Bruce Appleby FROM Paul Mark Appleby
Looking For... Spiderman FROM Clyde Lewandowski
Looking For anyone who might have known Walter C. Wilson FROM Jan van den Noort
Looking For.... FROM Chuck Ramsdell
Looking For Someone?
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM David Kime
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bobby Horowitz

TAPS:
Franklin Earl "Frank" Addison - Bruce Kenneth Babish - Roger R. Buck - Richard Clifford Bullard - Byron Eugene "Mick" Byerley - Keith E. Cedras - Leiland M. Duke Jr. - Ronald Stanley Donakowski - Stephen Paul Garrett - Roy Charles Gentry - Douglas Leroy Hopkins - Alain M. Jeffery - Albert August Johnson - Pat W. Jones - Clifford P. Kendall - Charles Joseph Kosko - Russell S. Kyler - Richard Eugene Lamar - Daniel James Lowther - Joseph H. Masterson - Myles H. Mierswa Sr. - Kenneth W. Otto - James M. Payne - Paul S. Pelland - William P. Zucchelli - James Robert Elliott

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Adam Steczko
Alaska chapter BY Lynn Kile
Upper Midwest chapter BY Ray Wilson
Fort Wolters chapter BY Adam Steczko
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
VHPA of Florida BY Tom Rountree
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
North Alabama chapter BY Les Haas
North Carolina chapter BY Brock Nicholson
Washington State chapter BY Don LeMaster
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
South Missouri chapter BY Bill Thompson
Rocky Mountain chapter: The Rocky Mountain chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY John P. Hargleroad

BOOK REVIEWS:
Assault from The Sky BY John Penny
Merry Christmas and a Happy PTSD BY John Penny
Shadows from Can Tho BY John Penny
The Caves BY John Penny
Volume: 32
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: January/February 2014
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 13 Nov 2017 [Updated: 09 Feb 2018]

Handbook For Aircraft Accident Investigators - Chief of Naval Operations

Document Item Number: 28300201001

Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Noel L. (Mike) Hammer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 18 Sep 2018 [Updated: 19 Sep 2018]

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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611016

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM OUR PRESIDENT BY Jack Salm

FEATURES:
An "Ugly Angel" Ghost
My Friend Xanh BY William S. Reeder
Everybody Knows Woody... BY Mike Sheuerman
VHPA Scholarship Deadline Approaching BY Tom Payne, Mike Sheuerman
Scholarship Fund Needs Donations BY Mike Sheuerman
Directory Reminder BY Gary Roush
It's not over 'til it's over BY Gary Roush
An Old Friend Located - Huey 217 BY Rex Gooch
Destiny Joins Fate BY J. Bruce Huffman
A Classmate With A Mission BY Joe Bilitzke
VHPA Members in the news...
VHPA Executive Council (EC) Elections ~ Want to get involved?
1st Air Cavalry Brigade Gets The Blues BY Sgt. Nathan J.J. Hoskins
Vietnam Memorial Garden Project Officially Begun
A Difficult Assignment BY Jack Salm
Hovering Loach BY Bruce E. Carlson
The Diary of a Scout Pilot BY Clyde J. Romero
Cocial Chapter Staffs VHPA Booth at Heli-Expo 2009

LETTERS:
To the Editor FROM Ronald L.Haler
To the Editor FROM Don Jordan
Dear Editor FROM Warren E. Motts
To the Editor FROM Cpt. Aruther H. Presser
An open letter to our President, Jack Salm FROM Jim Grant
Dear Editor FROM Don Long
To The Editor FROM Fred Eldridge
To The Editor of The VHPA Aviator FROM Greg Gooden
To The Editor FROM Robert T. Pillion
To the Editor FROM Louie A. Barber
Gentlemen FROM Leonie Jones
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Curtis Dane Hatley
To the Members of the VHPA FROM John D. McArthur
Members of the VHPA FROM Greg Smith
Gentlemmen FROM Lee Dike
Editor's Note... FROM David Adams
Vietnamese A-1 Skyraider Plot Seks American Rescuer FROM Thuy
From the Editor of The VHPA Aviator FROM David Adams
What the Hell is Going O? Can Anyone Help Me? FROM Joe Litton

REUNION:
Warnings and Cautions on the Philly Reunion
Reunions BY Jack Salm
4th of July in Philadelphia... an event not to be missed! BY David Rittman
Reunion Luncheon with MG (Ret) Andy Andreson
Reunite in Philadelphia BY Ken Fritz
Golf in Philly BY Mike Whitten
Historic Presentations and War Story Contest at Philly Reunion
Reconnect with your own Mini-Reunion at Philly
Reunion Banquet Seating Update BY Joe Bilitzke

Chapter Activities:
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Alabama chapter BY LaRue Weisner
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorenson
Fort Rucker chapter BY John A. Crowley
Fort Wolters chapter BY Virgil Laughlin
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Ohio River LZ chapter BY Bob Hamilton
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Rick Beaver
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell
Southern Cailfornia chapter BY Ed Holguin
VHPA of Florida BY Jim Basta
Virginia chapter BY Tom Mitchell
Washington State chapter BY Dave Eck

TAPS:
Bob Ferry - Chuck Sellers - Alex Woods Jr. - Bobbie L. Stanfill - Bill Biebel - Craig Buchman - David Earl Russell - Denver Gene Kidd - Donald McRae - Francis "Frank" X. Delvy - Frank Hanly Radspinner - George E. Kinback Jr. - Harvey Burry - Jacob E. Starr - James "Jim" Robbennolt - James Alfred Blevins - James Longsworth - John W. Houser - John W. Korsbeck - Larry Lee Loddewig - Robert E. Allwine - Robert N. Treadway - Robert G. (Bob) Warns - Robert James Rodgers - Roger Trickler - Sydney "Sid" Baker Adair - Steven C. Enderle
Volume: 27
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: May/June 2009
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 25 Oct 2017 [Updated: 25 Oct 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595167

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bill "Moon" Mullen
The Education Center at the Vietnam Memorial Wall

LETTERS:
Steel horses FROM Conn Bomstead
1st reunion - aviation platoon, HHC 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Divsion FROM Pete Rzeminnski
Memories and thoughts of Memorial Day FROM John Barron
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Byron Edington
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Eustice
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Ron Miller
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John Strickland
Your history, your legacy FROM Mike Sloniker

FEATURES:
History in flight BY Skip Robinson
My brothers... BY Terry Garlock
Two mike model huey's restoration projects BY Kevin Vislocky
The rescue of "Grumpy" Grimaldi BY Virginia Kropf
Echoes of live unlived: family scrapbook opens a window on personal histories abruptly altered when war claimed young Americans BY David Latimer

REUNION:
Two combat tours in Vietnam then head-to-head with John McEnroe BY Ken Slye
An update on the 31st reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Official schedule of events
Gold star family breakfast BY Julie Kink
Overflow hotels for the Louisville reunion
OH-6A Zero Two Six: owned and operated by VHPA member FROM Peter Q. Bales

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Oklahoma Chapter - Provisional BY John Gaines
Hawaii Chapter - Provisional BY Ken DeHoff
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Adam steczko
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Bert Leach
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
Old Dominion Chapter BY Hugh Adams
Georgia Chapter BY Bill McRae
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
VHPA of Florida BY Tom Rountree
California Chapter North BY Ken Fritz
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Alamo Chapter BY Kirk "Chip" Brown
North Alabama Chapter BY Les Haas
North Carolina Chapter BY Brock Nicholson

TAPS:
Sherman Anderson - Keith Leroy Anthony - Jeffrey E. Blaisedell - James Franklin Bowden - Thomas Edward Bowden - Randolph Brooke - James Larry Conger - John C. Crow - Willie L. Davis - Alex Bing Dawkins - Richard Charles Diesing - Gerald Douglass - Douglas V. Guentz - Daniel R. Harris - Ronald R. Hendricks - Melvin C. Howell - Francis Arthur Keeley - Frank H. Jones - Gene D. Kleese - Roy Hilton Leggett - David V. Leins - Gary Lineberry - Alfred B. McClintock - Allyn Noel - Daniel O'Hara - William C. Rousse - Donald McClellan Sheetz II - Lawrence Peter Shemley - James H. Smith - Joseph L. Sullivan - Paul M Strepper - Waaren D. Tinseth - David Ashton Williams - Robert L. Murphy - James Andrew Garner - Sherril Anson Hannah - Bruce McCaffrey - Michael McGinity - Mel K. Ruiz - Robert Allen Woods

LOOKING FOR:
Looking for... aviation warrant officers caught in 1971 rif BY Tom Morrissey
Looking for...'Hooch Mates' of wo-1 John D. Bryant
Looking for... members familiar with helicopters in combat in Korea from 1950-1953 BY John R. "Rick" Taylor
Looking for... pilots from the 326th Med BR involved in a dust-off mission on 4 April 1968 BY Jerry R. Fry
Looking for... blue max four eight india one BY Jimmy Johnson
Looking for... Fort Stewart class photo of WOC class 69-41 BY Charlie Stauft
Looking for... dust off pilots who saved my life on 24 Oct. 1969 BY Jerry Donellan
Looking for... Army pilots in support of Operation Dewey Canyon BY Peter Paden
Looking for... pilots who served with cw3 Marion "Bud" Everhart BY Nick McGarry
Looking for... Bill Toothe BY David C. King
Looking for... pilot of 335th AHC aircraft that crashed on Thanksgiving Day of 1967 BY George Woodward
Looking for... family contact information on cwo Zagkos BY George Pedroza
Looking for... the wife or family of Ernie Brown BY Don W. Ritter
Looking for... anyone with knowledge of the death of Dickey Chapelle BY Casey Long
Looking for... friends of Francis John Hnatiuk BY T.E. Allen
Looking for... information concerning the death of sp4 John Terrence (Terry) Kyle BY Kenny Kile
Looking for... memories of my dad, Orville Bolhofner BY Mark Bolhofner
Looking for... help id'ing the man in these photos BY Tom Frankenfield
Looking for... someone interested in preserving the history of the 128th AHC "Tomahawks" BY Dave McDaniel

BOOK REVIEWS:
First in Vietnam BY John Penny
I flew with heroes BY John Penny
Invasion of Laos - Lam Son 719 BY John Penny
Tacoma blue BY John Penny
The blades carry me BY John Penny
Without parachutes BY John Penny
Volume: 32
Issue: 03
Item Creation Date: May/June 2014
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Jun 2015 [Updated: 20 Apr 2017]

Special History of the 350th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron - Volume I

Document Item Number: 27860202001

[Number of Pages: 233]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: John B. Konek Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Interview with Wes Sims

Oral History Item Number: OH1074

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Lt. Col. Wes Sims (U.S. Army, ret.) discusses his experiences in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot. Sims served with the 3rd Brigade Task Force with both the 25th and 4th Infantry divisions, November 1966 to November 1967.
Item Creation Date: 14 January 2020
Collection: Wes Sims Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Interview with Jim Haga

Oral History Item Number: OH1358

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Jim Haga discusses his experiences in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. Haga served as a Huey helicopter pilot with the 155th Assault Helicopter Company, November 1966 to November 1967. Haga extended his tour and served as a Huey gunshipt pilot from January to July 1968.
Item Creation Date: 10 August 2023
Collection: Jim Haga Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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174th The Beginning

Scrapbook Item Number: 2012scrapbook1729

[Number of Pages: 87]
-Special Orders 114 (12NOV65) ;
-Unit Orders 8 (10DEC65) ;
-Letter Orders 985 (18MAR66) ;
-Unit Orders 21 (23APR66) ;
-Special Orders 144 (12JUN66) ;
-Unit Orders 28 (13JUN66) ;
-General Orders 4254 (28JUN66) ;
-Special Orders 194 (1AUG66) ;
-Special Orders 199 (6AUG66) ;
-Special Orders 205 (12AUG66) ;
-General Orders 163 (19AUG66) ;
-Special Orders 238 (17SEP66) ;
-Special Orders 250 (30SEP66) ;
-Special Orders 295 (16NOV66) ;
-Special Orders 304 (28NOV66) ;
-Special Orders 6 (7JAN67) ;
-General Orders 680 (15FEB67) ;
-Special Orders 44 (17FEB67) ;
-General Orders 2371 (9JUN67) ;
-10th Aviation Group – Fort Benning, Georgia – Special Orders Number 114 (12NOV65) ;
-174th Aviation Company (Airmobile)(Light)-10th Aviation Group (Airmobile) – Unit Orders Number 8 (10DEC65) ;
-Headquarters United Sates Army Infantry Center – Letter Orders 985 (18MAR66) ;
-174th Aviation Company (Airmobile)(Light)-52nd Aviation Battalion – Unit Orders Number 21 (23APR66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 144 (12JUN66) ;
-174th Aviation Company (Airmobile)(Light) – 14th Aviation Battalion – Unit Orders Number 28 (13JUN66) ;
-Headquarters United Sates Army Vietnam, General Orders 4254 (28JUN66)- AWARD OF THE AIR MEDAL ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 194 (1AUG66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 199 (6AUG66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 205 (12AUG66) ;
-Headquarters 1st Aviation Brigade, General Orders 163 (19AUG66) - AIR MEDAL (FIRST OAK LEAF CLUSTER) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 238 (17SEP66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 250 (30SEPT66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 295 (16NOV66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 304 (28NOV66) ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 6 (7JAN67) - MAJ MARTIN HEUER
-Headwuarters United States Army Vietnam, General Order 680 (15FEB67) - AWARD OF THE LEGION OF MERIT - MAJ MARTIN HEUER ;
-Headquarters 14th Aviation Battalion, Special Orders 44 (14FEB67) - MAJ MARTIN HEUER ;
-Headquarters 1st Aviation Brigade General Orders 2371 (9JUN66)
-AIR MEDAL (FIRST THRU SIXTH OAK LEAF CLUSTER)
-AIR MEDAL (FIRST THRU NINTH OAK LEAF CLUSTER) - CWO W1 WILLAIM WITWICKI ;
-AIR MEDAL (SECOND OAK LEAF CLUSTER) - MAJ MARTIN HEUER ;
-AIR MEDAL (SECOND THRU SIXTH OAK LEAF CLUSTER) - MAJ CLINTON DEHRKOOP ;
-AIR MEDAL (SECOND THRU SEVENTH OAK LEAF CLUSTER) - SP4 MILLARD THOMPSON ;
-AIR MEDAL (THIRD OAK LEAF CLUSTER) - CAPT RONALD A FRY ;
-AIR MEDAL (EIGHT OAK LEAF CLUSTER) - COL JOHN W MARR ;
-Lane Army Heliport, Phu Tai - Home of 14th CAB, 161st AHC, 174th AHC, 282nd AHC, 406th TC Det, 409th TC Det ;
-High-Priced Help (Formerly the "Three Majors and a Minor") quartet - Martin Heuer, Charles V. Wollerton, Orville W. McNatt, Earle J. Westlake ;
-Songs of Helicopter Pilots in Vietnam ;
Letters and Recollections of unit members ;
-The Story of the High Priced Help (Three Majors and a Minor) and the Early Days of the 174th Avn Co, RVN 1966-1967 / MAJ Marty Heuer ;
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: James I. McDaniel Collection
Association: 174th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Operator's Manual Army Model OH-58A Helicopter - Department of the Army

Document Item Number: 30100407001

[Number of Pages: 137]
Item Creation Date: July 1969
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 19 Nov 2021 [Updated: 19 Nov 2021]

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Operator's Manual Army Model OH-58A Helicopter - Department of the Army

Document Item Number: 30100408001

[Number of Pages: 153]
Item Creation Date: 29 April 1971
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Magazine Article, The Atlantic Monthly - The Road to Hill 10

Document Item Number: 11790205001

[Number of Pages: 26]
Author(s): William Broyles Jr.
Item Creation Date: April 1985
Collection: Michael Cook Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Dec 2010 [Updated: 12 Dec 2010]
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Magazine, Playbill - Playbill for Broadway Show 'Miss Saigon'

Document Item Number: 11790109001

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[Number of Pages: 40]
Item Creation Date: June 1992
Collection: Michael Cook Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 08 Dec 2010 [Updated: 14 Dec 2010]
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Interview with Howard D. Horton

Oral History Item Number: OH1258

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Mr. Horton discusses his experiences in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot with the 108th Artillery located 6 miles south of the DMZ from 1968-1970.
Item Creation Date: 21 October 2022
Collection: Howard D. Horton Collection
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Added: 20 Nov 2022 [Updated: 10 Jan 2024]

Pamphlet, U.S. Army - Historical Study of the German Campaign in Russia, Planning and Operations, 1940 thru 1942

Document Item Number: 8850523001

[Number of Pages: 204]
Item Creation Date: 22 March 1955
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 17 Sep 2012 [Updated: 17 Sep 2012]

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1991 Membership Directory, Volume 8, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

Document Item Number: 2980109003

[Number of Pages: 60]
Item Creation Date: October 1991
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 13 Sep 2018 [Updated: 13 Sep 2018]

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Letter from Colonel John N. Brandenburg to Commanding General and Attachments - re: Recommendation for Award of the Presidential unit Citation and Enclosures

Document Item Number: 8851026004

[Number of Pages: 204]
Item Creation Date: 03 August 1972
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 10 Nov 2025 [Updated: 18 Nov 2025]

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2nd Special SPAR History of the 100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing - Volume II

Document Item Number: 27860204001

[Number of Pages: 219]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: John B. Konek Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 01 Nov 2018 [Updated: 01 Nov 2018]

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Strategic Reconnaissance Wing Report - Department of the Air Force

Document Item Number: 27860103001

[Number of Pages: 160]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: John B. Konek Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 22 Oct 2018 [Updated: 22 Oct 2018]

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2nd special SPAR History of the 100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing - Volume I

Document Item Number: 27860104001

[Number of Pages: 251]
Item Creation Date: 1 July 1966
Collection: John B. Konek Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 23 Oct 2018 [Updated: 24 Oct 2018]

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The Price of Exit Manuscript [Part 2 of 2] - Tom Marshall

Document Item Number: 30100412001

[Number of Pages: 156]
Item Creation Date: 26 January 1998
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 27 Jan 2022 [Updated: 27 Jan 2022]

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The Army Personal Affairs Handbook - Department of the Army

Document Item Number: 30100406001

[Number of Pages: 149]
Item Creation Date: June 1966
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 17 Nov 2021 [Updated: 17 Nov 2021]

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Interview with Jeff Murray

Oral History Item Number: OH1396

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Jeff Murray discusses his experiences in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. Murray served as a Huey gunship pilot with the 281st Assault Helicopter Company, 10th Aviation Battalion, supporting the 5th Special Forces Group, October 1968 to October 1969.
Item Creation Date: 10 May 2024
Collection: Jeff Murray Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 10 May 2024 [Updated: 11 Jun 2024]

Letter from Philip A. Heart, Commerce Judiciary Senate Committee to Michael J. Wirt, and Attachments - re: Collateral Report of Investigation Conducted into the CH-47A Helicopter Accident of October 3, 1968

Document Item Number: 8850714001

[Number of Pages: 89]
Item Creation Date: 1 March 1972
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
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Added: 17 Nov 2017 [Updated: 29 Nov 2017]

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History Section, 1994 Membership Directory, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

Document Item Number: 2980203002

[Number of Pages: 50]
Item Creation Date: October 1994
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 18 Sep 2018 [Updated: 18 Sep 2018]

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Technical Manual: Operators Manual - Helicopter Observation OH-6A - Department of the Army

Document Item Number: 4030507001

[Number of Pages: 226]
Item Creation Date: 17 December 1976
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 08 Nov 2024 [Updated: 06 Jan 2025]

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Flight Information Publication: Planning Data and Procedures - The Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, United States Air Force

Document Item Number: 4030607002

[Number of Pages: 102]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 23 Jan 2025 [Updated: 24 Jan 2025]

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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter612432

[Number of Pages: 48]
LETTERS:
President's Corner from President Art Price
From the Staff HQ! from Cherry Rodgers
From the Magazine Editor from Tom Kirk
Looking For from Jim Crigler and Fred Grimm
Letter to the Editor from Danny L. Abbot
Letter to the Editor from Jerry (Budda) Meador
Letter to the Editor from "a proud and indebted VHPA member"
Letter to the Editor from Jeff Murray
Letter to the Editor from Stephen Cover
An Open Letter to Membership from former President Art Jacobs

FEATURES:
Reunion Recap by Tom Kirk
Scholarship Update by Mike Sheuerman
National American Huey History Museum
Friends of Vinh Son Orphanage (FVSO), Kontum, Vietnam by Patrick Leary
Gold Star Family Breakdast 2021 Brings Healing by Julie Kirk
Quilters Show and Tell by Kathleen Sherfey
Patriotism is Not Just a Word by William Cohn
A Combat Emergency on LZ Neville by Frank Buzzard
Ann Margaret by Doug Moore
Book Reviews by Marc Liebman

REUNION INFORMATION:
187th Assault Helicopter Company
173rd Assault Helicopter Company
Popasomke Reunion Squadrons 263, 364, and 262
A Troop, 3/17th Air Cavalry Reunion "Silver Spurs"
VHPA 2022 Preliminary Reunion Schedule

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter by Ray Vaske
Alaska Chapter by Lynn Kile
American Huey Chapter by Chuck Canfield
Arizona Chapter by Dave Sale
Arkansas Chapter by Fritz Kahley
California North Chapter by Ken Fritz
Florida Chapter by Randy Woods
Georgia Chapter by Chuck Stoudt
Hawaii Chapter by Ken DeHoff
Louisiana Gulf Coast Chapter by Victor Lent
Michigan Chapter by Richard Deer
North Alabama Chapter by Marshall Eubanks
North Carolina Chapter by Gerald Phelps
Ohio River LZ Chapter by Dan S. Gulley
Oklahoma Chapter by Mike Sloniker
Old Dominion Chapter by Don Agren
Rocky Mountain Chapter by Dale E. House
South Missouri Chapter by John Sorenson
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) Chapter by Roger Lone
Southern California Chapter by Jim Davidson
Upper Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter by Steve Jackson
Washington State Chapter by David Swanson

TAPS:

Albert, Hans J. - Amundson, Jay D. - Ballinger, Joe E. - Bryant, Emmett L. - Burgess, Ronald E. - Carolan, Eugene J. - Chritton, William R. - Diller, Ronald E. - Finnigan, Mike J. - Fitzgerald, Gordon R. - Foster, Loren N. - Giles, Frederick R. - Hamrick, John R. - Harchenko, Jerrol D. - Hlavaty, Edward L. - Hood, Herbert P. - Kelley, Jerry D. - Kreulen, Ray H. - Lineberry, Roy H. - Luce, Nelson E. - Luebbert, Stephen P. - McLelland, Terry S. - Newman, David A. - Noblett, James R. - Payton, Luther L. - Reeves, Paul A. - Rosen, Laurence - Sanders, Larry F. - Scott, Orville E. - Sibert, George W. - Skulborstad, Mark J. - Traynham, Jerry G. - Williams, Chalres J. Jr. - Yetmar, Ronald G.

TAPS OBIUARY SUBMISSIONS:
Belobrajdic, William M. - Bunton, William E. - Clemence, Harry F. - Craven, Larry E. - Cushman, Thomas J. - Dubose, Frank H. - Elftmann, John W. - Goold, John R. - Hersant, Charles J. - Laird, William R. - Lapato, Leonard F. - Leffler, Samuel A. - Long, Donald E. - Lingle, Charles S. - Mikesell, James G. - Parker, James R. Jr. - Petke, Jonathon - Rawlinson, Michael D. - Smith, Joe B. - Stefan, Louis B. - Stegich, Steve R. - Walsh, Huey C. - Wassink, Howard P. - Whale, Raymond K. - White, Billy M.
Volume: 40
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2021
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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1988 Membership Directory, Volume 5, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

Document Item Number: 2980106001

[Number of Pages: 92]
Item Creation Date: October, 1988
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Sep 2018 [Updated: 12 Sep 2018]

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Organizational Maintenance Repair Parts and Special Tools List: Helicopter Attack AH-1G (Bell), Helicopter Flight Trainer TH-1G (Bell), Helicopter Attack AH-1Q (Bell) - Department of the Army (Part II of II)

Document Item Number: 4030311001

[Number of Pages: 414]
Item Creation Date: May 1975
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 02 Oct 2024 [Updated: 07 Oct 2024]

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Technical Manual: Operator's Manual Army Model AH-1G/TH-1G Helicopter - Department of the Army

Document Item Number: 4030309001

[Number of Pages: 274]
Item Creation Date: 18 March 1980
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 27 Sep 2024 [Updated: 27 Sep 2024]

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Organizational Maintenance Manual: Army Models UH-1A and UH-1B Helicopters - Department of the Army

Document Item Number: 4030403001

[Number of Pages: 228]
Item Creation Date: 20 September 1966
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 11 Oct 2024 [Updated: 11 Oct 2024]

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Navigation for Army Aviation - Department of the Army - Technical Manual

Document Item Number: 4030210002

[Number of Pages: 263]
Item Creation Date: April 1965
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 04 Oct 2023 [Updated: 05 Oct 2023]

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Interview with Tim Sikorski

Oral History Item Number: OH0972

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Tim Sikorski discusses his time as a U.S. Navy aviator in Vietnam. Sikorski flew OV-10 Broncos with the VAL-4 Black Ponies, March 1970-March 1971. He returned to the Southeast Asia theater in 1972, this time working with anti-submarine warfare off the USS Ticonderoga.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Tim Sikorski Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Search and Rescue - Air Force Survival Manual AFM 64-5 (With Notes)

Document Item Number: 28170103001

[Number of Pages: 173]
Item Creation Date: 1964
Collection: John L. Taber Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 18 Oct 2018 [Updated: 08 Mar 2024]

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Description of layout and data elements in TAGCEN (The Adjutant General's Center) Casualty Information System - National Archives and Records Administration - Memo

Document Item Number: 30100232001

Item Creation Date: 27 January 1989
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 25 Jan 2021 [Updated: 25 Jan 2021]

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Going to Tchepone - Manuscript Draft

Document Item Number: 30100422001

[Number of Pages: 250]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 01 Feb 2022 [Updated: 08 Feb 2022]

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The Armed Forces Officer - Armed Forces Information Service - Leadership Manual

Document Item Number: 8850526001

[Number of Pages: 206]
DoD GEN-36 - DA Pam 600-2 - NAVEDTRA 46905 - AFP 190-13 - NAVMC 2563 (Rev. 75) ;

The meaning of your commission - Forming military ideal - Responsibility and privilege - Planning your career - Keeping your house in order - Getting along with people - leaders and leadership - Mainsprings of leadership - Human nature - Group nature - Environment - The mission - Knowing your job - Writing and speaking - The art of instruction - Discipline - Morale - Esprit - Knowledge of your people - Relationships with your people - Moral and physical welfare - Keeping the troops informed - Counseling your people - Reward and punishment - Fitting people to jobs - Americans in combat - Suggested reading.
Item Creation Date: 22 July 1975
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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