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Old Warriors (145th Comat Aviation Battalion (Vietnam) Association) - Newsletter

Newsletter Item Number: 2336Newsletter611216

[Number of Pages: 30]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR BY James L. Bodkin

FEATURES:
145th Comabt Aviation Battalion (Vietnam) Association Reunion and Schedule
Battalion History: Battle of Dong Xoai, 10-20 June 1965
Financial Report
New People Located List
Issue: 16
Item Creation Date: January 1991
Collection: Larry Leonard Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 30 Mar 2018 [Updated: 15 May 2018]
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Fortitudine : Newsletter of the Marine Corps Historical Program (History and Museums Division, U.S. Marine Corps) - Serial

Serial Item Number: 2112Serial611015

NOT DIGITIZED

Issue: 20
Item Creation Date: Winter 1990-1991
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 21 Feb 2018 [Updated: 01 Mar 2018]

Fortitudine : Newsletter of the Marine Corps Historical Program (History and Museums Division, U.S. Marine Corps) - Serial

Serial Item Number: 2112Serial611016

NOT DIGITIZED

Issue: 20
Item Creation Date: Spring 1991
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 21 Feb 2018 [Updated: 19 Mar 2018]

The UH-IC Huey - The Cobra Company - Publication

Document Item Number: 8850931001

[Number of Pages: 59]
Author(s): Pete Harlem
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 01 May 2025 [Updated: 01 May 2025]
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From Khe Sanh to Chepone - Viet Nam Courier - Photocopy of Book Excerpt

Document Item Number: 8850921001

[Number of Pages: 47]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 11 Apr 2025 [Updated: 15 Apr 2025]
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Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association 2022 Calendar - Acclaim Press

Document Item Number: 20080309001

[Number of Pages: 28]
Item Creation Date: January/December 2022
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 27 Feb 2026 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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2019 Calendar, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - Operation Junction City, Hot Refuel, Grunts Gotta Go!

Document Item Number: 20080305001

[Number of Pages: 28]
Table of Contents:
Front Cover Photo – VHPA Member Jim Hadley took this photo on 25 Feb 1967 while waiting his turn to refuel at Tay Ninh during Operation JUNCTION CITY. The 336th AHC, based at Soc Trang, spent about a week at Tay Ninh – part of a force of 249 helicopter that moved eight battalions from the 1st and 25th Infantry Divisions to build the “anvil” while their mechanized units plus the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment formed the “hammer.” The 173rd Airborne and the 196th Light Infantry Brigades also parcipated ub this II Field Force operation. The 500-gal fuel blivets are easy to spot between the helicopters. Notice the infantry lined up on the right.

January
John Foley’s Collection
CWO John Foley served with the 57th Transporttation (Trans) Company as a CH-21C pilot and the unit’s PIO (Public Information Officer) in 1962-63. This collage is dedicated to the 57th and 93rd Trans Companies crews killed on 11 Jan 1963. VHPA Member George Reese loaned the VHPA John’s collection of official US Army photos taken by the 39th Signal Battalion mostly in April and May 1963. Obviously, John leveraged his PIO duties to obtain copies these photos. The photos on the left were taken at Moc Hoa. The toppled aircraft are the result of “a tornado like storm” at Tan Son Nhat in the Spring of 1963. The small photo shows a damaged CH-21C. John retired from the Army in 1969 with credit for service in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He passed away in 2005.

February
Serious Vertigo!
LOH meets Chinook – VHPA Member Bob Sines, then 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) Maintenance Officer, and VHPA Member Ben Robinson provided these photos. The pilot of OH-6A #67-16466 (Light Observation Helicopter (LOH)) had finished work for the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division at Camp Eagle on 22 March 1971. By the time he got to Phu Bai the clouds were at 300 feet with patches of ground fog. People could hear and sometimes see him overhead. His third contact with something on the ground was into CH-47 #67-184661 (not in the photos). Bob said that 446 had been a “hanger queen” for some time and was just about ready to return to the line. OOPS! Both Chinooks were repaired and survived Vietnam. The LOH pilot survived these crashes but the OH-6A was destroyed. In the small photo, Captain Bob is on the left and CWO Roy Daw on the right.

March
187 AHC/Tay Ninh
Some 187th Assault Helicopter Company “Blackhawks” photos at Tay Ninh in early 1968. VHPA Member George Reese loaned the VHPA slides taken by VHPA Member Al Duquett during his tour with the 187th. In March 1968, the 187th changed its nom de guerre to “Crusaders” when the 7/1st Cavalry arrived in Vietnam and had priority on “Blackhawks.” The 197th had a strong tradition of both battery cover and door art as shown in the top left photo. The lower left photo shows Al’s “war horse” Huey named after his French grandfather’s WWI real war horse. The small photo shows the famous 187th front gate.

April
Mo’s Tour
Mo’s Scrapbook 1971-1972. VHPA Subscriber Gary “Mo” Moline loaned the VHPA his scrapbook from his 1971-72 tour. He started out as a Huey Crew Chief on #69-15951 in the Blue Lift (Aero Rifle Platoon) of Delta Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry based at Chu Lai in July 1971. The top two photos are of 951. Typhoon Hester destroyed their base camp and several aircraft on 23 Oct 1971 – center left photo. In November 1971, they moved north to Marble Mountain and painted their signature statement on the first revetment entering their area. Gary started flying the Night Hawk mission. The two bottom photos show the Xenon light and mini-gun side plus the 50-cal machine gun side of the “low” Huey. The small photos show other views of the Night Hawk equipment. The “high” Huey dropped illumination flares. On 30 Apr 1972, they were reflagged Delta Troop, 17th Cavalry. Sergeant Moline DEROSed in June 1972.

May
336th AHC Warriors and T-Birds
336th Assault Helicopter Company – 1967. VHPA Member Jim Hadley provided these photos taken during his first tour in Vietnam with the Soc Trang based 336th AHC. Reddevil was the Maintenance Platoon, Warriors the two transport platoons, and Thunderbirds (T-birds) the weapons platoon. CPT Robert Lee Stewart, who later became General Stewart and an astronaut, can be seen standing nearest the gunship.

June
Hercules’ Door Art
132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (ASHC) Chinook Door Art. VHPA members Bill McRae, Bob Sines and Ben Robinson provided the material for the collage from their 1970-1971 tours. Note the two versions of Easy Rider on the top left – one on each side of the helicopter. Not all their Hooks had art work but at least a dozen did. The small photos contain two views of same image hoping to provide some prospective of their size.

July
188th Black Widow Aviation
The 188th Assault Helicopter Company (AHC) – the original Black Widows and Spiders were stationed at Camp Rainier in the Michelin rubber plantation near Dau Tieng from April 1967 until mid-March 1968 when they started moving north to eventually be reflagged Charlie Company, 101st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 101st Airborne Division. VHPA Member Bob Janes provided the material for this collage dedicated as a tribute to two 188th gunship crews lost in a mid-air collision at night on 31 July 1967 near Phu Hiep.

August
Air America
An Air America Bell 204B parked in Hue during the Summer of 1969. VHPA Member Pete Rzeminski took this photo after bringing the Commander of the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division to visit the Vietnamese District Commander at his villa across the Perfume River from the famous Citadel.

September
Nail ‘Em to the Trees!
Studies and Observations Group (SOG) and Delta Company, 101st Aviation Battalion – Laos April 1969. VHPA Member Bob Denlinger, Hawk 32, provided this material from his time with D/101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division based at Phu Bai. His armament of choice was flechette rockets and mini-guns. A Covey FAC (Forward Air Controller) asked if he could help a SOG team in contact. The lower right photo with the small white arrow points to the NVA on the road. See the orange ID panel through the trees in the center photo – used to locate friendly units on the ground when they could not use smoke grenades. Bob remembers telling the guys on the ground, “Lay down NOW!” and made two firing passes. See the rockets and the gun sight reticle in the top right photo. Covey exclaimed with joy in his voice, “You’re nailing them to the trees!” The SOG team was able to disengage and be extracted as shown in the small photo. The lower left photo shows Bob and SOG team leader, Dave mauer, at the 2017 SOG Reunion.

October
Armed OH-13S
OH-13s from the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division – Summer 1966. VHPA Member Walt Gutsche provided the three photos taken in II Corps during his tour with Bravo Troop in 1965-66. VHPA Member Phil Raschke, who also flew OH-13S Scouts but with Alpha Troop, took the photos of beautifully restored #67-17005 at the Palm Springs Air Museum in 2009. The museum believes this is the only known flying former Army H-13 restored back to its Army appearance as an armed scout.

November
Captain America
OH-6A #67-16023 from the Aviation Platoon of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 212th Combat Aviation Battalion (HHC-212 CAB) at Da Nang in 1968. VHPA subscriber Ray Wilhite provided this photo from the Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker. According to the VHPA’s database, on 22 Sep 1968 while returning from Da Nang to Phu Bai, 023 experienced an engine failure with the pilot, VHPA Member Lloyd Munson, and three passengers on board. The main rotors removed the tail boom during the crash landing but no one was seriously injured. Routine actions because the OH-6A was a very crash survivable aircraft that often chopped off the tail boom after an autorotation! 023 was repaired in Vietnam, then served with B/123 AVN and D/1/1 CAV. It was destroyed in Vietnam on 24 April 1970. The small photo shows VHPA Member Curt Knapp in #66-17795 that did survive its time in Vietnam!

December
217 Squadron VNAF
217 Squadron VNAF (Viet Nam Air Force) CH-34s and AFAT-7 (Air Force Advisory Team #7) at Binh Thuy Air Base – 1967. VHPA Member Orbie Robinson provided these photos from his 1967 tour with AFAT-7 that was attached to the 217th VNAF Squadron. He also provided scans of the Vietnamese cloth patches on his flight suit. Left to Right – South Vietnam Air Force, 217th Helicopter Squadron, and 74th Tactical Wing. The 217th was one of the first VNAF helicopter squadrons formed and was originally equipped with CH-34s. The small photo shows US Air Force Major Orbie Robinson in his black flight suit.

Above: One Hardworking Chinook!
VHPA Member John Shafer, a Scout pilot with Bravo Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry, took these photos about April 1971 at Dak To. He recalls the AH-1G Cobra from the Undertaker Platoon had an engine issue and needed a “hook ride home.” The Ch-47C is #68-15996 from Big Windy (180th ASHC) out of Camp Holloway at Pleiku. It came to Vietnam right off the assemply line in June 1969 and served with the 180th until Mar 1972 when it returned to the States with 1,139 hours on the air frame. The VHPA databases state it was involved in at least four “accidents” but was always repaired in country and retuned to the line. Well done indeed – everyone who flew, crewed or maintained this very hardworking helicopter!
Below: A brief tour of the famous Marine Corps Helicopter base at Marble Mountain, Da Nang circa June 1970. VHPA subscriber Doug Woods was a Combat Correspondent (photographer) during his Oct 1969 – Aug 1970 tour with Marine Air Group 16 (MAG 16) based at Marble Mountain Air Facility (MMAF)
Item Creation Date: 2019
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Reno/Tahoe – Marketing Perspectives, Inc. – Magazine and Showguide

Document Item Number: 8851041010

[Number of Pages: 19]
Item Creation Date: Spring/Summer 1991
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 20 Jan 2026 [Updated: 28 Jan 2026]
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Report, U.S. Army, 9th Infantry Division - Operational Report, Lessons Learned, 01 November 1968 thru 31 January 1969

Document Item Number: 8850414002

[Number of Pages: 62]
Item Creation Date: January 1969
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Aug 2012 [Updated: 07 Apr 2023]

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Report, U.S. Army Center of Military History - RLG Military Operations and Activities in the Laotian Panhandle, 1961 - 1975

Document Item Number: 8850501001

[Number of Pages: 131]
Author(s): Brigadier General Soutchay Vongsavanh
Item Creation Date: 1 January 1981
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Sep 2012 [Updated: 13 May 2024]

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Pamphlet, U.S. Army - Historical Study of German Defense Tactics Against Russian Breakthroughs

Document Item Number: 8850520005

[Number of Pages: 94]
Item Creation Date: 1941-1945
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 11 Sep 2012 [Updated: 16 Sep 2012]

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Airborne Mission Commander (AMC) Training and Qualification Regulation, ARRSR 51-4 - Department of the Air Force, HQ Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service (MAC)

Document Item Number: 2970406002

[Number of Pages: 28]
Item Creation Date: 25 March 1980
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Manuals
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 05 Jun 2002 [Updated: 23 Jan 2019]

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

Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611114

[Number of Pages: 36]
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law

FEATURES:
Suggested Reading BY John Penny
One More Huey Driver BY Steve Bookout
So Others May Live BY Terry Garlock
Let's Smoke on this... BY Charlie Gossett
Please Gentlemen.... Embellishments must be allowed BY Howard D. Horton
Announcement of a Special Warrant Officer Veterans History Project
Federal Way pilot retires after front-line service spanning Vietnam, Afghanistan
Report on the Funeral Services for CW3 Andy Howes BY John Mateyko
VHPA'ers in the News
B Troop, 7/17 Cav re-flags to the Scalphunter Troop from the Vietnam Days BY Mike J. Hodges
Museum Announces Opening of "Tropic Lightning" Exhibit

REUNION:
From the Chairman of the 2011 Reunion in Orlando BY Mike Law
VHPA leadership and Military Reunion Planners BY Julie Kink
Orlando Reunion Raffle BY Moon Mullen
The Members of the VHPA Are Invited

LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Al Roettger
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Kenneth Roach
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM George Hadeler
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bill Campbell
Dear Editor the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Thompson
August 10, 2011 Editor, VHPA Aviator FROM Thomas K. Farley
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM LeRoy R. Brown
Looking For - a Huey Crew in need of a GCA at Hue/Phu Bai on 10 Jan 1970 FROM Gary Breault
Gary (Roush) answered Gary (Breault) with the folling E-Mail FROM Gary Roush
Looking For tow long-lost friends FROM A.H. Timothy Wilson
Looking for help ID'ing a book about a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot FROM Doug Chadwick
Looking For anyone who might have known George Mellinger FROM Misty Reynolds
Looking For - Correction to a previous request for information FROM Seppo I. Hume

TAPS:
Aberlt N. "Al" Turner - David Jacob Feigert - Delmer Mason 'Mac' McConnell - Edward Tolfa Jr. - Frederick G. Funk - Glenn M. Ebaugh - James R. Grissom - James (Jimmy) Allen Smith - James Joseph Hughes Jr. - John Berrien Whitehead - John W. Alber - John M. Stoen - Kenneth Lindstrom - Lanley Jerry Chavis - Lee "Tex" Westbrook - Oscar L. 'Bud' Shuler - Richard Michael Levy - Robert Andrew Stroud - Wayne Rex Bryan - William "Bill" Barrett - William (Bill) Edward Rowe - William C. "Bill" Hinton - Bobby Gene "Bob" Walls - Michael E. Neufield

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Phil Ness
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
Mid-South chapter BY Pete Norman
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Ohio River LZ chapter BY Jim Miller
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Phil Lanphier
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
South Dakota chapter BY Harold Pardew
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Gary Harrell
Virgina chapter BY Ben Gay
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen

BOOK REVIEWS:
Dear Mom, I'm Alive: Letters Home From Blackwidow 25 BY John Penny
Sharks, Dolphins, Arabs, and the High Priced Help BY John Penny
Strength and Honor: America's Best in Vietnam BY John Penny
Volume: 29
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: September/October 2011
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 24 Jan 2018 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]

Operation Double Eagle - Marine Aircraft Group 36 - Combat After Action Report

Document Item Number: 2930508001

[Number of Pages: 74]
Item Creation Date: 20 March 1966
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 06 May 2019 [Updated: 08 May 2019]

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United States Air Force Serials 1946 to 1977 - Merseyside Aviation Society - List with annotation

Document Item Number: 2930614002

[Number of Pages: 25]
Item Creation Date: 17 December 1997
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 23 Sep 2019 [Updated: 24 Sep 2019]

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Cloth Patch of the U.S. Armed Forces - American Society of Military Insignia Collectors - Booklet

Document Item Number: 2930807002

[Number of Pages: 60]
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: 20 Aug 2020 [Updated: 23 Sep 2020]

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Unit Patches with descriptions

Document Item Number: 2930713005

[Number of Pages: 57]
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: 15 Jan 2020 [Updated: 15 Jan 2020]

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Attitude Instrument Flying - Department of the Army - Technical Manual

Document Item Number: 4030208002

[Number of Pages: 77]
Item Creation Date: December 1958
Collection: Chuck Carlock Collection
Association: Rattler/Firebird Association
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Added: 28 Sep 2023 [Updated: 28 Sep 2023]

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The VHPA Newsletter (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter

Newsletter Item Number: 2299Newsletter610698

[Number of Pages: 32]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Joe Bilitzke

LETTERS:
Former VHPA counsel glad to stay the course FROM Jim "Gunny" Gunderson
Flying with Army pilots an adventure FROM Wade Hubbard
IP would have a tizzie FROM Jack Knotts
Directory best one yet! FROM Bob Paine
Vietnam acquaintances put reality back in focus FROM Robert "Russ" Jones
Chopper pilot writes story for scale model brochure FROM Roy Harris Olive
Attempt to ignore disorder perpetuates PTSD stigma FROM George W. Williams
Pilot/author participated in PTSD effects study FROM Rick Curtin, Dave Eastman
Few soldiers prepared for Vietnam experience FROM Bill Hull
Suggesting most pilots have PTSD is absurd FROM Rick Williams

TAPS:
James Harvey Brown Jr. - Eldon Ideus - Emmett F. Johnson - James D. O'Neill - Michael Russell - Bill Shobel

REPORTS:
VHPA announces election policy
Bunn resigns from selection position BY Kenny Bunn
UN honors VHPA member for rescues
Amendment to bylaws goes to a vote BY executive council
Bylaws of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

BRIEFS:
Author writes about Schilling
Membership directory correction BY Mike Law
Mini-reunion planned on July 3

REUNION:
Time draws near for reunion 2003 BY Dave Rittmann
VHPA shuttle service available at airport
Taking cruise after reunion? here is update
Reunion schedule
Volume: 21
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January/February 2003
Collection: Jack Swickard Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 24 Mar 2017 [Updated: 05 Sep 2017]

UpTight (U.S. Army Vietnam (USARV)) - Serial

Serial Item Number: 2842Serial610914

[Number of Pages: 49]
Combat Action
A Lesson From History by CPT Gary McKillips the story of the Kit Carson Scout
Battle Report action from December through February
The Job of Gunner spotlight on doorgunners
The Edge of War by SGT Steve Banko pointment at work

Service and Support
Vietnam's Talent Scouts by SP4 Bryan Heliker the entertainment branch of Special Services
Every Minute Counts by SP4 Keith Pritchard a dustoff mission
Soldiers oof the Deep underwater engineers at work

Human Interest
High and Mighty by SP4 Keith McKeown life at Fire Support Base Fuller
the Center of a Culture by SP4 T. Jay Williams inside Hue
Between Country and People by SP5 Gene Cudworth the importance of RD cadremen

Special Features
Brief Bursts late news affecting you
Where East Meets West by LT Joe E. Moreland Jr. R&R in Japan
Combat Art impressions of an artist team
Nevah Hoppen humor under combat conditions
Volume: 2
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: Spring 1970
Collection: Charles Winer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 17 Oct 2017 [Updated: 30 Oct 2025]

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

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611006

[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Jack Salm

LETTERS:
A Shau Revisted FROM W.E. "Chico" Fernandez
Homecoming Friends FROM Art Jacobs
Dear Editor FROM Donald J. Smith
News from our Brothers in the CHPA FROM Jay Brown
The VHPA recieved a letter from Terry Wood FROM Terry Wood, Lisa Wood
The VHPA is looking for help... FROM Mike Law
Dear Editor FROM Lane Liston
Joe Kline responds FROM Joe Kline
Dear Editor FROM Phil Marshall
School loses high percentage of helicopter pilots KIA in Vietnam FROM Mike Sheuerman
Ed Freeman - "We Were Soldiers" FROM J. Michael Murphy

FEATURES:
Status of the 2009 VHPA Calendar Program BY Mike Law
Damn Helicopter Pilots
Old Eddie BY LaRue D. Wisener
Don Purser Recovers From Motorcycle Accident BY Tom Nesbitt, Don Purser
Vietnam veteran UH-1D takes final "Flight"
After Action Report - Return to Vietnam BY John Mackel
Farewell to an American Hero BY Joseph L. Galloway, Jack Heslin, Jim Stein

REUNION:
Help needed for the Philadelphia Reunion
San Antonio Reunion Followup BY Mike Whitten, Mike Maloy
2011 through 2012 Reunion Update... BY Jack Salm
Our next reunion in Phildelphia BY Dana Young, Dave Rittman, Joe Bilitzke
Pilots and Crewmembers celebrate together BY "MIK" Mikulan

CHAPTER ACTIVITES:
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Fort Wolthers chapter BY Adam Stezcko
Georgia chapter BY Bill Stanley
Mid South chapter BY "Pete" Norman IV
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Ohio River chapter BY John Flanagan
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Rick Beaver
Southern California chapter BY Ed Holguin
VHPA of Florida BY Don Welch
Washington State chapter BY Paul Fleming

TAPS:
Paul Michael Brennan - Ed (Too Tall to Fly) Freeman - Phillip H. Fisher - Gerald (Jerry) E. Froman - Robert L. Hartman Sr. - Michael B. Howe - Junius (Jay) Linwood Jones Jr. - Roger Montgomery - Elton G. Prine - Timothy P. Robbins - Ernest Rickenbacker - Bill Shadrick - Freddie A. Teaford - Gene Zacsek
Volume: 26
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2008
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 19 Oct 2017 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]

Special History of 350th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron Part II

Document Item Number: 27860107001

[Number of Pages: 159]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: John B. Konek Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 25 Oct 2018 [Updated: 25 Oct 2018]

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Regimental Aviation Squadron FM1-114 - Headquarters Department of the Army - Booklet

Document Item Number: 28250102001

[Number of Pages: 56]
Item Creation Date: August 1986
Collection: James C. Smith Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 17 Oct 2018 [Updated: 23 Oct 2018]

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Woodstock One-Three - Manuscript Draft

Document Item Number: 30100420003

[Number of Pages: 54]
Author(s): Tom Marshall
Item Creation Date: 13 December 1994
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 31 Jan 2022 [Updated: 08 Feb 2022]

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Woodstock One-Three - Manuscript Draft

Document Item Number: 30100420004

[Number of Pages: 63]
Author(s): Tom Marshall
Item Creation Date: 27 January 1995
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Woodstock One-Three (Patriot's Toll) - Manuscript Draft

Document Item Number: 30100421001

[Number of Pages: 89]
Author(s): Tom Marshall
Item Creation Date: 08 May 1995
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Interview with Bob Clewell

Oral History Item Number: OHD0115

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Bob Clewell discusses his experiences in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. Clewell served as an artillery battalion advisor in IV Corps, August 1964 to September 1965. He returned for a second tour of duty as a fixed-wing pilot with the 145th Aviation Battalion, 74th Reconnaissance Airplane Company in March 1967.
Item Creation Date: 11 March 2024
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 11 Mar 2024 [Updated: 11 Mar 2024]

Warrant Officer Candidate Student Guide - United States Army Primary Helicopter Center - Handbook

Document Item Number: 25830101002

[Number of Pages: 94]
Item Creation Date: 01 July 1966
Collection: Loren Hall Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 26 Oct 2022 [Updated: 26 Oct 2022]

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

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter613709

[Number of Pages: 48]
FEATURES:
President’s Corner
From the Staff at HQ!
Quilters Report Reunion BY Dee Forringer
‘Legacy of Valor’ museum.vhpa.org BY John Conway
Monument Dedication
Book Reviews BY Phil Marshall
Kansas City Update: Writers Group Comm Check BY Tom Morrissey
Welcome to the VHPA!
VHPA Membership Application
Recognizing Our Own

REUNION:
2026 General Reunion Information
Gold Star Family Breakfast 2025

LETTERS:
Troopers FROM Jim Kurtz
I am Not Sure if you guys can Help me FROM Tom Kern

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Mike Clark
American Huey Chapter BY Phil Marshall
Arizona Chapter BY Dave Sale
California North Report BY Ken Fritz
Florida Chapter Report BY Joe Ponds and Dan Brunger
Georgia Chapter BY Doug Lackey
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter BY Vic Rose
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House

TAPS:
Alcken, Larry B. – Atkinson, William – Baginski, Gary J. – Blake, Stephen A. – Calvert, William E. – Curbin, Ronald D. – Cross, Richard T. – Deblanc, Daniel J. – Dr. Galen Degraff F. – Eldridge, Robert R. – Fergusen, John C. – Juge, Randy – Krietsch, Glenn R. – McCollum, Michael E. – McKee, Edwin P. – McWhorter, James H. – Messa, David T. – Miller, Henery M. – Neill, James W. – Nelmes, Douglas W. – Overton, Terry J. – Riches, Jerry W. – Seeger, Lawrence C. – Shoemaker, John A. – Squires, William H. – Star, Elton E. Jr. – Sullivan, Dennis E. – Travers, John M. – Trifirn, Thomas W. – Williamson, James A.
Volume: 44
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: October/December 2025
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter613710

[Number of Pages: 48]
FEATURES:
President’s Corner
From the Staff at HQ!
Quilters Report Reunion BY Dee Forringer
‘Legacy of Valor’ museum.vhpa.org BY John Conway
Monument Dedication
Book Reviews BY Phil Marshall
Kansas City Update: Writers Group Comm Check BY Tom Morrissey
Welcome to the VHPA!
VHPA Membership Application
Recognizing Our Own

REUNION:
2026 General Reunion Information
Gold Star Family Breakfast 2025

LETTERS:
Troopers FROM Jim Kurtz
I am Not Sure if you guys can Help me FROM Tom Kern

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Mike Clark
American Huey Chapter BY Phil Marshall
Arizona Chapter BY Dave Sale
California North Report BY Ken Fritz
Florida Chapter Report BY Joe Ponds and Dan Brunger
Georgia Chapter BY Doug Lackey
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter BY Vic Rose
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House

TAPS:
Alcken, Larry B. – Atkinson, William – Baginski, Gary J. – Blake, Stephen A. – Calvert, William E. – Curbin, Ronald D. – Cross, Richard T. – Deblanc, Daniel J. – Dr. Galen Degraff F. – Eldridge, Robert R. – Fergusen, John C. – Juge, Randy – Krietsch, Glenn R. – McCollum, Michael E. – McKee, Edwin P. – McWhorter, James H. – Messa, David T. – Miller, Henery M. – Neill, James W. – Nelmes, Douglas W. – Overton, Terry J. – Riches, Jerry W. – Seeger, Lawrence C. – Shoemaker, John A. – Squires, William H. – Star, Elton E. Jr. – Sullivan, Dennis E. – Travers, John M. – Trifirn, Thomas W. – Williamson, James A.
Volume: 44
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: October/December 2025
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter613675

[Number of Pages: 48]
FEATURES:
President’s Corner
From the Staff at HQ!
From the Managing Editor
A Letter About Butch Mchugh BY Donald Spivy
Welcome to the VHPA!
Mission 21 BY Colonel Rodger McAlister
Leave No Man Behind
Veteran’s Quilt Presentation and Quilters Show and Tell
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Membership Application
Book Reviews BY Phil Marshall
Cobra Reunion BY Dave Sale
The Devil’s Front Porch BY Stephen Helm

LETTERS:
Looking For FROM Ed Ban
Looking For FROM Brian Andrew
Looking For FROM Clarence Lewis
Looking For FROM Janet P. Price
Letters to the Editor FROM Mike Sheurman
Letter to the Editor FROM Al Doucette

CHAPTER ACTIBITIES:
VHPA Chapters
Alamo Chapter BY Mike Clark
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
American Huey 369 Chapter BY Philip Marchall
Georgia Chapter BY Doug Lackey
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY Chuck Guy

TAPS:
Chapman, George – Cornwell, Donald O. – Davis, Alfred N. – Davis, Rudy P. – Deane, Howard D. – Ebbinga, Clarence T. – Fairley, Gerald B. – Fowler, Gary S. – Frazer, John W. – Garcia, George T. – Harbison, Kenneth R. – Dr. Huddleston, Elton M. – Kilduf, Rodney E. – McCown, Leland A. – Poe, Gerald D. – Potter, Leroy D. – Scott, James O. – Suillivan, Vincent J.
Volume: 42
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2023
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter613676

[Number of Pages: 48]
FEATURES:
President’s Corner
From the Staff at HQ!
From the Managing Editor
A Letter About Butch Mchugh BY Donald Spivy
Welcome to the VHPA!
Mission 21 BY Colonel Rodger McAlister
Leave No Man Behind
Veteran’s Quilt Presentation and Quilters Show and Tell
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Membership Application
Book Reviews BY Phil Marshall
Cobra Reunion BY Dave Sale
The Devil’s Front Porch BY Stephen Helm

LETTERS:
Looking For FROM Ed Ban
Looking For FROM Brian Andrew
Looking For FROM Clarence Lewis
Looking For FROM Janet P. Price
Letters to the Editor FROM Mike Sheurman
Letter to the Editor FROM Al Doucette

CHAPTER ACTIBITIES:
VHPA Chapters
Alamo Chapter BY Mike Clark
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
American Huey 369 Chapter BY Philip Marchall
Georgia Chapter BY Doug Lackey
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY Chuck Guy

TAPS:
Chapman, George – Cornwell, Donald O. – Davis, Alfred N. – Davis, Rudy P. – Deane, Howard D. – Ebbinga, Clarence T. – Fairley, Gerald B. – Fowler, Gary S. – Frazer, John W. – Garcia, George T. – Harbison, Kenneth R. – Dr. Huddleston, Elton M. – Kilduf, Rodney E. – McCown, Leland A. – Poe, Gerald D. – Potter, Leroy D. – Scott, James O. – Suillivan, Vincent J.
Volume: 42
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2023
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 13 Feb 2026 [Updated: 13 Feb 2026]

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

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter613661

[Number of Pages: 48]
FEATURES:
President’s Corner
From the Staff at HQ!
A legacy Committee Update BY Art Jacobs
Monument Unveiling at Fort Novosel BY Art Jacobs
Greetings for an Aviator: A poem written for Buck Elton
VHPA Veterans with Service-Connected Asbestos Injuries Should File a Claim with the VHPA BY Larry Dandridge
16th Annual Reunion of the 121st Assault Helicopter Company BY Vicky Kendig
Fort Rucker VHPA Monument Update!
Book Reviews BY Phil Marchall
Welcome to the VHPA!
The Day My Thoughts BY Bruce Girvan
Vietnam Helicopters Pilots Association Membership Application

LETTERS:
Some Thoughts on the Quilting Project FROM Dee Forringer
MIA Report: Rhode Island Vietnam Veterans War Memorial FROM Tom Morrissey
Malaria Symptoms Evident Long After Asia Service FROM Ross Ivey
Looking For FROM Randy Willis
Looking For FROM Paul Fitch
Looking For FROM Jim Chiles

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Mike Clark
Georgia Chapter BY Doug Lackey
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY Vic Rose
The Rocky Mountains Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House

TAPS:
Anderson, Robert C. – Applegate, Warren – Atkinson, Arthur B. – Barnes, Edd G. – Brofer, Duane R. – Bucher, Burton W. – Charest, Donald S. – Conyers, James D. – ‘D’Enbeau, Joseph H. – Elton, Albert M. – Fitzgerald, Curtis W. – Fuller, Gregory D. – Genna, Christopher C. – Hankins, Guy L. – Harrison, Sammie L. – Hensen, Kenneth C. – Hill, Frank D. – Hipp, Gerold T. – Jackson, Wilfred A. – Jameson, Stephen R. – Jones, Rodger L. – Jones, Thomas H. – Lamkin, Ulyses – Lipper, Donald H. – Lockhart, Henry D. – Louch, Robert J. – Lynn, Ellie E. – Matthews, Arlie B. – Mattie, Vernon C. – Michal, Thomas K. – Patterson, Robert W. – Patterson, William A. – Price, Arthur R. – Pritchard, Robert N. – Roberts, William R. – Rodgers, James W. – Schmidt, Rodney A. – Sheridan, Joseph M. – Young, James H. – Zensen, William N.
Volume: 44
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: April/June 2025
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter613662

[Number of Pages: 48]
FEATURES:
President’s Corner
From the Staff at HQ!
A legacy Committee Update BY Art Jacobs
Monument Unveiling at Fort Novosel BY Art Jacobs
Greetings for an Aviator: A poem written for Buck Elton
VHPA Veterans with Service-Connected Asbestos Injuries Should File a Claim with the VHPA BY Larry Dandridge
16th Annual Reunion of the 121st Assault Helicopter Company BY Vicky Kendig
Fort Rucker VHPA Monument Update!
Book Reviews BY Phil Marchall
Welcome to the VHPA!
The Day My Thoughts BY Bruce Girvan
Vietnam Helicopters Pilots Association Membership Application

LETTERS:
Some Thoughts on the Quilting Project FROM Dee Forringer
MIA Report: Rhode Island Vietnam Veterans War Memorial FROM Tom Morrissey
Malaria Symptoms Evident Long After Asia Service FROM Ross Ivey
Looking For FROM Randy Willis
Looking For FROM Paul Fitch
Looking For FROM Jim Chiles

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Mike Clark
Georgia Chapter BY Doug Lackey
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY Vic Rose
The Rocky Mountains Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House

TAPS:
Anderson, Robert C. – Applegate, Warren – Atkinson, Arthur B. – Barnes, Edd G. – Brofer, Duane R. – Bucher, Burton W. – Charest, Donald S. – Conyers, James D. – ‘D’Enbeau, Joseph H. – Elton, Albert M. – Fitzgerald, Curtis W. – Fuller, Gregory D. – Genna, Christopher C. – Hankins, Guy L. – Harrison, Sammie L. – Hensen, Kenneth C. – Hill, Frank D. – Hipp, Gerold T. – Jackson, Wilfred A. – Jameson, Stephen R. – Jones, Rodger L. – Jones, Thomas H. – Lamkin, Ulyses – Lipper, Donald H. – Lockhart, Henry D. – Louch, Robert J. – Lynn, Ellie E. – Matthews, Arlie B. – Mattie, Vernon C. – Michal, Thomas K. – Patterson, Robert W. – Patterson, William A. – Price, Arthur R. – Pritchard, Robert N. – Roberts, William R. – Rodgers, James W. – Schmidt, Rodney A. – Sheridan, Joseph M. – Young, James H. – Zensen, William N.
Volume: 44
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: April/June 2025
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter613678

[Number of Pages: 48]
FEATURES:
President’s Corner
From the Staff at HQ!
A Korean, A Huey, A Lizard BY Richard Deer
Welcome to the VHPA!
Hooch-mates Reunion BY George Van Piper
Sometimes It’s Easier to Seek Forgiveness than Ask Permission BY John Wemlinger
Writers Panel Report: San Antonion 2023 By Tom Morrissey
Veteran’s Quilt Presentation and Quilter’s Show and Tell
Book Reviews BY Phil Marshall
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Membership Application
Charitable Gift Annuity
A Remembrance of Brigadier General Terence Henry, USA Retired
Help Prevent Mailing Lists

LETTERS:
Looking For FROM Walter Ringler
Looking For FROM Janet P. Price
Looking For FROM Jason Forsyth
Information About Future Air Travel FROM Tom Hirschler
Veteran’s Memorabilia FROM Jerry Mellick
Letters to the Editor FROM Ray Godfrey

REUNION:
Connecting the Past with the Present – VHPA Runion Welcomes Gold Star Families
Highlights from the 40th VHPA Reunion in San Antonio, Tx

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
VHPA Chapters
Alamo Chapter BY Mike Clark
American Huey 369 Chapter BY Phil Marshall
Georgia Chapter
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY Bey Gay, Phil Keith, Bill Dorn, Rick Mitchell, and Vic Rose
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY Don Abrams

TAPS:
Alsip, Benard – Anderson, James D. – Berger, Curtis G. – Briggs, George R. – Broz, Vladmir R. – Byrd, William B. Jr. – Cater, John P. – Caplinger, Dick – Cross, Dennis – Cutts, Gerald S. – Damonte, Carlton R. – Deese, Victor T. – Dowdy, Roy G. Jr. – Graham, Charles E. – Dessau, Gunter H. – Haley, Robert H. – Himes, John L. – Hinks, Thomas E. – McCoy, James D. – McGowan, John J. – Miller, James L. – Phelps, Thomas D. – Price, Donald A. – Robert, Raoul W. – Sexton, Harry E. – Smith, Rayburn G. – Tarbe, ben – Warner, Ronald L. – Wayne, O. B. III
Volume: 42
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2023
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter613677

[Number of Pages: 48]
FEATURES:
President’s Corner
From the Staff at HQ!
A Korean, A Huey, A Lizard BY Richard Deer
Welcome to the VHPA!
Hooch-mates Reunion BY George Van Piper
Sometimes It’s Easier to Seek Forgiveness than Ask Permission BY John Wemlinger
Writers Panel Report: San Antonion 2023 By Tom Morrissey
Veteran’s Quilt Presentation and Quilter’s Show and Tell
Book Reviews BY Phil Marshall
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Membership Application
Charitable Gift Annuity
A Remembrance of Brigadier General Terence Henry, USA Retired
Help Prevent Mailing Lists

LETTERS:
Looking For FROM Walter Ringler
Looking For FROM Janet P. Price
Looking For FROM Jason Forsyth
Information About Future Air Travel FROM Tom Hirschler
Veteran’s Memorabilia FROM Jerry Mellick
Letters to the Editor FROM Ray Godfrey

REUNION:
Connecting the Past with the Present – VHPA Runion Welcomes Gold Star Families
Highlights from the 40th VHPA Reunion in San Antonio, Tx

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
VHPA Chapters
Alamo Chapter BY Mike Clark
American Huey 369 Chapter BY Phil Marshall
Georgia Chapter
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY Bey Gay, Phil Keith, Bill Dorn, Rick Mitchell, and Vic Rose
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY Don Abrams

TAPS:
Alsip, Benard – Anderson, James D. – Berger, Curtis G. – Briggs, George R. – Broz, Vladmir R. – Byrd, William B. Jr. – Cater, John P. – Caplinger, Dick – Cross, Dennis – Cutts, Gerald S. – Damonte, Carlton R. – Deese, Victor T. – Dowdy, Roy G. Jr. – Graham, Charles E. – Dessau, Gunter H. – Haley, Robert H. – Himes, John L. – Hinks, Thomas E. – McCoy, James D. – McGowan, John J. – Miller, James L. – Phelps, Thomas D. – Price, Donald A. – Robert, Raoul W. – Sexton, Harry E. – Smith, Rayburn G. – Tarbe, ben – Warner, Ronald L. – Wayne, O. B. III
Volume: 42
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2023
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 13 Feb 2026 [Updated: 13 Feb 2026]

Magazine Articles (4) with Cover, Newsweek - Vietnam: The Specter of Defeat / Vietnam's Thieu Fights A One Man War / Another Ordeal Looms For Hue / What Went Wrong in Vietnam: The Fallacies in U.S. Policy

Document Item Number: 8850721004

[Number of Pages: 7]
Item Creation Date: 15 May 1972
Collection: Michael Sloniker Collection
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2013 Calendar, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - HOW BLUEGHOSTS KEPT SCORE

Document Item Number: 20080219001

[Number of Pages: 28]
Item Creation Date: 2013
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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2014 Calendar, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - A 177TH AHC LRRP INSERTION

Document Item Number: 20080220001

[Number of Pages: 28]
Table of Contents
Front Cover Photo – A 117th AHC LRRP Insertion – VHPA Member Ray Johnson took this photo of two 117th AHC UH-1Hs in 1969 while escorting them in a Huey gunship someplace in western III Corps. #68-15582 is nearest the camera. In April 1969 #582 joined the 117th straight from the factory and in September 1970 it was removed from US Army inventory for unknown reasons. On this day they were inserting a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP).

January
Iroquois Night Fighter And Night Tracker (INFANT)
UH-1M INFANT NETT – March 1971 – VHPA Subscriber Doug Elgin took this photo during a maintenance check at Phu Loi. Doug was a civilian engineer with Hughes Aircraft Company who built the AN/ASQ-132 image intensification system that worked at night sometimes augmented with infrared searchlights. The INFANT detachment deployed to Vietnam in Nov 1969 and inititally served with D/229th AHB 1st Cav Div at Lai Khe before being assigned to the 1st Avn Bde and based at Phu Loi. A total of about eight INFANT systems served in Vietnam from Nov 1969 through the end of 1971. This photo is dedicated to the crew (LTC Kvernes, 1LT Carmichael, WO1 Debner, and SFC Spivey) of #66-0726 who died on 2 Jan 1970 while on an early INFANT mission.

February
H Troop 10th Cavalry
OH-6A and AH-1G from H/10th Cav – May 1972 – VHPA Member Steve Shepard took these photos at Camp Holloway not long after C/7/17th Cav was reflagged H/10th Cav on 30 April 1972. Though C Troop had been based at Lane Army Heliport at An Son near Qui Nhon since April 1969, H Troop frequently conducted ‘dual operations’ around Pleiku or Phan Rang and the Bong Son for weeks at a time in 1972. The small photos were taken in the Cobra maintenance area at Phan Rang.

March
A PipeSmoke Recovery
A 357th Transportation Company team recovers a downed UH-1 – November 1968. VHPA Member Joel Nicoll provided these photos taken near Lai Khe. Starting at the top left – the Infantry secures the area, the rigging crew checks for booby traps, then in a little more than 60 seconds (if no one is shooting at them) the main blade is secured low to the toes of the front skids and to the tail boom. The rotor head adapter plus a second strap are secured to receive the Chinook’s hook. The rigging crew then depart for home to their Huey.

April
A Tribute to UH-34 Equipped HMM-361
HMM-361 – December 1967 and April 1968. VHPA Member Seppo Hurme took these photos. The main photo shows HMM-361’s aircraft leaving the USS Iwo Jima. The aircraft in the top photo is fresh out of PAR and has been retrofitted with a powerful AM/FM/SSB 2-30 MHz radio, whose antenna you can see on the port side. (See the small photos.) Squadron mechanics are working on the rotor head in the center photo. The ’34 has a relatively complex rotor head including lead and lag hinges with dampers and flapping hinges. Additionally there are bearing stacks that keep the rotor blades from detaching from the rotor head and that allow for pitch changes. All of these had to be lubricated periodically requiring lots of maintenance hours. HMM-361 arrived in Da Nang in June 1963 and served in or off Vietnam until late May 1968 when it returned to CONUS. There it was redesignated HMH-361 with CH-53s. HMH-361 arrived in Vietnam in August 1969.

May
DUSTOFF
UH-1H Air Ambulance – 1969. VHPA Member Ray Johnson took this photo someplace in III Corps during 1969. We’ll just use it as a tribute to all who crewed or flew DUSTOFF.

June
Gun Platoon 240th AHC
240th Assault Helicopter Company (AHC) UH-1Cs - 1968 and 1969. VHPA Members Glenn Hoffman and Ray Johnson provided these photos from their tours. We’ll use them as a tribute to all the MAD DOGs that served in the gun platoon.

July
1st Brigade 101st Airborne Division
OH-6As and UH-1Hs from the Aviation Platoon of HHC 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division in I Corps – 1968-1969. VHPA member Pete Rzeminski took these photos. Collectively they are a tribute to WO1 TS Michael (pilot), 1LT DM Noonaw (observer), and SP5 DE McGee (CE) who perished in a 1st Bde OH-6A on 4 July 1969. When Pete joined in Aug 1968 their Hueys used the Griffin radio callsign and the LOHs LITTLE GRIFFIN – as per the nose art in the B and W photo. The patch changed to the round ‘bullseye’ design and the nose art to the large red, blue square with the white ‘1’. The small photo shows part of the Camp Eagle Flight Line.

August
271st Assault Support Helicopter Company
CH-47 from 271st ASHC at Rach Soi in IV Corps – 1968. VHPA Subscriber Mike Treinen took this photo at the “Long Strip”, Rach Soi in Kien Giang Province of IV Corps while serving there with MACV Team 55. The 271st, based out of Binh Thuy Air Base at Can Tho, were known as the “Innkeepers.” The 164th CAG’s patch is shown on the calendar grid.

September
A Tribute to the H-3 Detachments of HC-7
US Navy Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC-7) H-3As Yankee Station – 1967-1975. VHPA Member Tom Phillips and HC-7 Historian Ron Milam provided these photos. HC-7 were also known as ‘The Orphans of the 7th Fleet’ and Sea Devils. Commissioned 1 Sep 1967 and decommissioned 30 June 1975 the Squadron had 15 dets (detachments) that flew H-2s, H-3s, RH-3s, H-46s and H-34s. This collage is a tribute to Big Mother (slang for the large H-3 helicopter) Dets 110 and 111. The following attempts to describe what we see in the main photo. H-3A sitting on the makeshift flight deck of a Farragut class DLG (guided missile destroyer leader). Tail wheel is about six feet from the deck edge coaming. Blade tips are about six feet from the missile launcher. Another H-3 folded and stuffed tail first up along the portside of the missile house. Left engine cowling door/maintenance platform is open with a red engine host rigged to change #1 engine.

October
Doug Jackson’s Tour
OH-23s from D Troop, 1st Squadron 10th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Division – 1967-1968. VHPA Member Doug Jackson provided these photos of the first half of his tour with D/1/10th Cav at Camp Enari. He states: “I joined Delta Troop as a WO1 in Oct 1967. I flew 23s as a Shamrock scout for about six months until we got Oh-6As. On 28 Oct 1967 SP4 LP Lepage and I crashed in #64-15168 after the engine failed. We were hovering over some trees when the engine blew a jug. That’s why I wrote that message on the photo. That was the only one I crashed. I flew OH-6As for about two months then the rest of my tour I flew in the Troop Commander’s Command and Control Huey. I have fond memories of my friends and times in that Air Cavalry Troop.”

November
307th CAB Supports Operation Sealords
OH-6A #67-16013 from the 307th Combat Aviation Battalion at Rach Soi, IV Corps – December 1969. VHPA Subscriber Mike Treinen took this photo at Rach Soi in Kien Giang Province of IV Corps while serving there with MACV Team 55. Army Aviation Battalions had UH-1Hs and OH-6As in the Aviation Platoon of their Headquarters and Headquarters Company. The 307th CAB, based at Can Tho, was known as the “Phantoms.” This LOH is landing on a US Navy Armored Troop Carrier (ATC (H)) boat also known as a “Tango” Boat.

December
He Ain’t Heavy … He’s My Brother!
HMH-463 CH-53A recovers a UH-34D – 1967. VHPA Member Richard ‘Clutch’ Hendrie took this photo from a USMC gunship while covering this recovery mission somewhere southwest of Da Nang. A four-plane detachment from HMH-463 arrived in Vietnam in December 1966. The remainder of the squadron deployed during May 1967 to Marble Mountain where they participated in combat operations the next four years.

Above – Thank You 25th Aviation Battalion
VHPA Member Mitch Wilhelm received this memento after flying the 25th Infantry Division’s Commanding General’s Huey for three months ending in July 1969. The original artist is not known. The illustration tries to capture some of the 25th Aviation Battalion’s interesting missions. The little note tags are difficult to read. Starting near the tail rotor Leaflet Drop System, Aerial Observer, Frequency Monitor, Smoke Generator, Litter, C and C, Search Light, Radar, Camera, People Sniffer, supporting Rome plows, rockets, 750 lb bomb, dropping mortar rounds, dropping Phougas, sling load, flares, CS canisters, loud speaker, star light on door gun.
Below – 15 April 1968 HC-7 Rescues #30 and #32
Two F-4 from VF-114 apparently collided over North Vietnam near Vinh. All four ejected and landed in the water ¼ to ½ mile off shore. USS Halsey (DLG-23) on South SAR station had Clementine and Big Mother on deck. Both launched. Big Mother 72 was on scene first, locating two survivors and picked them up. Clementine 2 made two passes and put their swimmer in the water. Clementine made passes and picked up each survivor and the swimmer. Both helos received fire from shore batteries. During the rescue, Strike A-4s bombed shore batteries. Both helos returned to USS Halsey with survivors. LTJG Nicholson (pilot), ENS Wiant (co-pilot), AX3 Peters, ADJ3 English of Det 110 in H-3 BIG MOTHER 72 rescued LCDR Farnsworth and LTJG Sarnecky. LTJC Jansen (pilot), LTJC Armstrong (co-pilot), ADJ3 Leagon, AN Grubbs of Det 109 in H-2 CLEMENTINE 2 rescued LTJG Baer and LTJG McCrealy.
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Old Warriors (145th Comat Aviation Battalion (Vietnam) Association) - Newsletter

Newsletter Item Number: 2336Newsletter611227

[Number of Pages: 32]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR BY James L. Bodkin

FEATURES:
Battalion History: Commander’s Combat Notes
Helicopter Tactics
New People Located List
Reunion Reports
Financial Report
Issue: 37
Item Creation Date: March 2002
Collection: Larry Leonard Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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2006 Calendar, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - 2006 Calendar

Document Item Number: 20080212001

[Number of Pages: 28]
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January
This Sikorsky CH-53A was photographed by Robert Brackenhoff at Quang Tri in Feb 1971 during Lam Son 719. Other pictures this month are of Marine CH-53s; one taken by Dean Nelson at Chu Lai and another by Fred Thompson at Khe Sanh.

February
This photograph of three AH-1 Cobras assigned to the 3/17 Air Cav was taken by Robert Brightwell during his Vietnam tour in 1970. Other pictures appearing this month are a Bell AH-1G as it returns to Quang Tri on a late February afternoon in 1971 during Lam Son 719, taken by Rober Brackenhoff, and a picture of a camouflage-painted Cobra snapped by Larry Winters at Song Be in 1970.

March
This CH-54, Skycrane was photographed by Michael Inlow during his 1970-71 tour. It was taken at Khe Sahn during the Lam Son 719 operation. Michael Inlow also photographed the Skycrane during refuling at the Quang Tri POL site in September of 1970. The other CH-54 picture shown this month was taken by Joe Duvall.

April
Robert Brightwell photographed this OH-6A assigned to C Troop, 3/17 Cavalry during his 1968-69 Vietnam tour. Other photos: The two OH-6As were photographed in flight by Jack Cattilini. A Hughes OH-6A (serial number 67-16680) taken in Quang Tri revetment in Feb 1971 during Lam Son 719 by Robert Brackenhoff.

May
The three photographs appearing this month were taken by Robert Brackenhoff. They are of a Bell 204B of Air America (manufacturer’s serial number 2198 – civil registration N1306X). One of the photos shows the aircraft sitting at LZ Bronco, in front of the Headquarters of the 11th Infantry Brigade, “Jungle Warriors” in 1970 or early 1971. The aircraft survived the war and research shows it is recently registered as N204AQ. Another picture of this aircraft with an OH-6A in the background was taken at Quang Tri in Feb 1971 during Lam Son 719.

June
The photo of these two UH-1B helicopters was taken by Robert Brightwell at Sandy Point in IV Corps during his Vietnam tour. The aircraft belonged at one time to the U.S. Army and later transferred to the U.S. Navy. Other pictures shown during this month are of a UH-1 landing on a Naval ship, photographed by John Nielson in 1966, and of a CH-47 Gunship, call sign “birth control,” on the USNS Corpus Christi Bay taken by Al Doucette in 1967.

July
This Boeing-Vertol CH-47A of the 196th ASHC (serial number 66-19052) shoots a touch and go at Duc Pho in 1970. This aircraft survived the war and was later upgraded to a CH-47D. A second photo of a Boeing Bertol CH47A belonging to the 196th ASH (serial number 65-7997) is shown after a practice GCA approach to Duc Pho in 1970. Both photos were taken by Robert Brackenhoff during his 1970 tour. Te third picture was taken by Jack Cattilini.

August
Robert Brightwell photographed this UH-1 assigned to the U.S. Air Force during his 1968-69 tour. The other picture shown below is of a Air Force HH-43, Pedro sitting on a standby pad at Cam Ranh Bay.

September
The CH-37, Mojave, being towed to the flight line was photographed by John Nielson in 1965. John also took the picture of the two CH-37s framing the UH-1 landing formation. The other photo of a CH-37 on the ramp in Bangkok was taken by Don Joyce.

October
This OH-13 was employed as a scout aircraft of an Air Cavalry unit prior to being replaced by the OH-6A. Both photographs appearing in this month were taken by John Nielsen.

November
Al Doucette photographed all three of the pictures shown this month. This CH-21 is awaiting its next mission in 1962. Montagnaard villagers can be seen curiously inspecting the helicopter, a new sight to them. The CH-21 armament consisted of 30 caliber door guns shown in one of the photos below.

December
This photograph of a UH-1H sling loading an OH-6A belonging to the 7/17 Air Cav was taken by John Kawa in October of 1968. The picture of the CH-47 with a UH-1H on a sling was taken by Jack Cattilini. The third photo is of the Chinook Flight Engineer’s most frequent view of UH-1D Huey. This busted bird is a “Minuteman” from the Lift Platton of the 176th AHC at Chu Lai as it was being lifted back to maintenance by a 178 ASHC, Boxcar Chinook. It was photographed by Dean Nelson.

Above
This photograph of a Bell OH-58A (serial number 68-16884) was taken by Robert Brackenhoff at Quang Tri in Feb 1971 during Lam Son 719.
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2009 Calendar, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - 2009 Calendar

Document Item Number: 20080215001

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Front-Cover-Photo – An official US Army photo taken on 29 Mar 1970. Members of Company D, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade return sniper fire and call in support while on a search and secure mission northwest of Bong Son. The Huey is from the Casper Aviation Platoon of HHC 173rd Abn Bde.

January
God’s Own Lunatics
This is another magnificent painting from VHCMA member Joe Klein. Joe attends all our Reunions and provides customized prints. The Casper Aviation Platoon pocket patch and the 173rd Airborne Brigade shoulder patch are presented here as a tribute to the soldiers shown on the cover photo.

February
The Case of the Disappearing Chinook
These photos were taken by VHPA member Joe Riley in April 1969 of a CH-47 delivering supplies and a water trailer to a fire support base some place in III Corps. Dust was a huge problem for helicopter operations during the war. The insert photo shows the dust storm caused by the Chinook’s rotor wash. VHPA member Ron Magnus provided the small photo of the Chinook lifting an artillery piece. VHPA member Steve Shepherd provided the photo of the Chinook flying overhead.

March
Views from Jim’s Office
Views from the Flight Engineer’s seat in a 355th Heavy Helicopter Company (HHC) CH-54A in late 1968. These photos belong to VHCMA Member Jim Sheridan. They were taken from #67-18425 that was nicknamed ‘The Hulk.’ The top left photo was taken at the Workhorse Corral at Camp Holloway, Pleiku. Jim arrived in Vietnam in May 1967 with the MOS of 67T30 (CH-54 mechanic) and served with the 478th HHC until March 1968. He extended and served with the 355th HHC as a Flight Engineer until late Jan 1969. The lower left photo shows a 155mm howitzer. The lower right shows a load of Class V (ammunition). The top right photo shows the fuselage of 478th HHC CH-54A #67-18414 that crashed at An Khe on 27 Sep 1968 with a pod carrying passengers. VHPA member Al Fink provided the photo of the Skycrane cockpit.

April
Welcome to Chu Lai Dustoff
54 denotes the revetment row for the 54th Med Det Hueys and 68 for the 68th Med Det Hueys. Dick was standing at the X when he took the colored photo of the flight line. M shows the Motor Pool area, S the shower and out house, C the club, H the living area hooches (about 8 in number), R the radio shack (received DUSTOFF calls), B the Bunker, V where the camp Veterinary team lived, HQ the administration building, CO the Commanding Officer’s hooch, and O the joint operations for both Dets. The down arrow points toward the area for the 68th Med Det’s buildings and the mess hall. These photos were taken by VHPA member Dick Lund about July 1970 at Chu Lai while he was with the 54th Medical Detachment. Dick says, “Chu Lai was a good base to work from. The pilots and other personnel in the 54th and the 68th were good to work with.”

May
Pop A Smoke
VMO-2 UH-1E in April/May 1968 at Da Nang. These photos belong to VHPA and Pop-A-Smoke member Seppo Hume. The large photo was taken from an HMM-361 UH-34D landing on the pad for the CG of the 1st Marine Division. Among its many missions, VMO-2 was tasked to support several VIPs, including the CG of the 3rd Marine Amphibious Force (MAF), the overall commander of all Marine forces in Vietnam. On this particular day VMO-2 apparently did not have enough UH-1E slicks so a gunship was stripped of its machine guns and rockets, although the supporting rails are still there, as well as the Emerson Electric TAT101 nose turret (which did not work half the time). The small photo shows Seppo in late May, after he and six other HMM-361 pilots had transferred to HML-167 when the former had stood down. HML-167 came into existence in April of that year. It shared crews and aircraft with VMO-2.

June
Sharks
The paint schemes for the UH-1Cs of the gun platoon, The Sharks, of 174th AHC were always special. The late VHPA member Fred Thompson took this photo in late 1970 in southern I Corps. He also provided the small photo of another Shark UH-1C being refueled

July
The 228th ASHB Goes To War
VHPA member Ron Ehmann took the large picture on 11 September 1965 as aircraft from the 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division were leaving the USNS Boxer anchored in Qui Nhon harbor. The insert photo shows the aircraft in their protective shrouds or cocoons en route to Vietnam. This ship departed Mayport, Florida on 15 August, crossed the Atlantic, went through the Suez Canal, around Singapore and arrived off Qui Nhon on 10 September. From Ben Silver’s wonderful book Ride At A Gallop we learn there were 26 CH-47s, 4 CH-54s, 50 UH-1s, plus some OV-1s on the Boxer. Ron flew an H-13 from the Boxer. He served with HHC 1st Bde, 1st Cav until he was wounded on 5 May 1966 and evaced. VHPA member Ellwood Soderlind provides the small photo of a CH-47 in III Corps delivering supplies to an Armored Cavalry unit.

August
Almost A Super Gaggle!
VHPA member Pete Baxter took these photos about May 1967 of a 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division Combat Assault north of Qui Nhon and south of LZ English. We count 15 Hueys plus Pete’s. Pete says, “we used the term ‘super gaggle’ whenever multiple Huey companies were involved in the same insertion. While this was a pretty good sized operation, we had conducted a larger one about a month prior to this.” In the small photo Pete is looking back while his good friend and now VHPA member, Roger Gallagher, is driving.

September
This Is DMZ DUSTOFF
VHPA member Phil Marshall helped gather these photos from members of the DMZ Dustoff, 237th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) Association. CW2 Bob Hill (KIA 9/27/1970) took the upper left and the small photo of UH-1H #66-01125 at the 18th Surgical Hospital in Quang Tri. This Huey was an upgraded D Model that no one liked to fly, hence it was named Black Bitch. Sitting in the right seat is WO1 Michael Bradley who was killed with Bob Hill while searching for another downed 237th ship. Bob also took the lower right photo of a hoist mission with the patient being loaded on to the Jungle Penetrator. Bob’s photos were contributed by his brother Bruce Hill. Former medic Geoffrey Morris took the upper right photo in Laos during Lam Son 719 while landing to a hilltop position manned by the ARVN. VHPA member R. Lee Wood took the lower left photo during some training on the use of the Stokes Litter.

October
OH-6A LOH
VHPA members John Kawa and Steve Shepard provided most of these photos of 7/17th Cav aircraft. In the upper left we see the left side of OH-6A #67-16326 about February 1972 with the minigun system without the cowling that was common in earlier years. The upper right photo shows the flames coming from the minigun and how near it is to the pilot’s left arm. The lower right shows just how close to the vegetation (and hence the enemy weapons) an air cavalry LOH (Light Observation Helicopter) was. The second to the right shows a small collection of homemade bombs that the enlisted gunners and scout observers loved to make! The second to the left shows how various grenades were carried for easy and quick access by the observers. The lower left shows the successful recovery of a downed LOH. However, LOH crews will testify that the US Army left many, many crashed, burned, and otherwise destroyed LOHs all over Vietnam! The small photo shows a Scout crew “training” for their next mission.

November
H Troop (Air) 10th Cavalry
VHPA Member Frank Beall contributed the color photo of him and these unusual black and white after-mission photos taken by a USAF reconnaissance aircraft on 5 June 1972 near the Phu My-LZ Crystal area about 30 miles NNW of Qui Nhon. 1LT Beall and SP4 Doug Hansen were shot down by an SA-7 “Strella” heat seeking missile in OH-6A #69-16049 while on an air cavalry visual reconnaissance mission. Frank’s right leg was badly injured in the crash. The Command and Control Huey #68-15485, flown by CPT Zane Brown, WO1 Theodore Clymer, SP4 Mark Ely as crew chief and SP4 Denver Richards as gunner, rescued Frank and Doug but was shot down by enemy fire almost immediately after takeoff. Doug and Mark were badly injured when the Huey crashed. Following an impressive fire-power demonstration by the USAF and USN fighter-bombers directed by the USAF Forward Air Control (FAC) radio call sign WOLFMAN and Cobra gunships from H/10th Cav and the 129th AHC, a 129th AHC UH-1H flown by MAJ Alan Jones (the names of the other crew members are not currently known) successfully rescued the six cavalry troopers. That evening the Eagle Battalion Intelligence/Operations staff showed Frank the photos taken by the USAF and gave him prints of these photos. The small photos are enlargements of another USAF ‘close-up’ photo.

December
Another Purple Fox Extraction
VHPA and Pop-A-Smoke member Walt Wise contributed this photo of three HMM-364 CH-46Ds extracting an infantry unit on a beautifully day in July 1970 about 8 miles southeast of An Hoa in what the Marines called The Arizona Territory, also known as the An Hoa Basin in Quang Nam province in I Corps. The white circle on the aft-pylons hosted their famous patch. If you happen to meet a veteran from the 1966s, ask him about the ‘Give a S---‘ patch. Most Purple Foxes love to tell that story!! VHPA and Pop-A-Smoke member Seppo Hurme took the small photo of an Army 478th HHC CH-54A recovering a Marine HMM-364 CH-46 in July 1968 at Da Nang.

Top
Welcome to the 339th Transportation Company
VHCMA Members Bob Elzer and Ed Buys provided these photos from their tours with the 339th Transportation (Aircraft Direct Support) Company based at Nha Trang in 1964. The 339th TC had two UH-1Bs (one was armed) plus four CH-37Bs. All the 37s had names like “BUF” and “Igor’s Numba Wun.” The photos on the left show what happened when a CH-37 lost power while taking a hanger-tug to another airfield about June 1964. The tail rotor was damaged during the landing. Luckily the water wasn’t too deep and they were still near Nha Trang. They opened the clam-shell doors, drove the tug out, brought in a metal stand, repaired the tail rotor, made carburetor adjustments and took off.

Bottom
Bob Snead Commemorates the Ruthless Riders
VHPA Member Bob Snead is a professional cartoonist. His cartoons appeared in the Pacific Stars and Stripes and the Army Times newspapers even while he was flying for the 170th AHC out of Pleiku in 1968. He is the author of ‘Hours and Hours of Boredom’ – a wonderful collection of cartoons about Army flight school, fixed and rotary wing aviation situations. For the 1992 VHPA Directory, Bob was kind enough to draw some cartoons from Mike Law’s ideas from the folklore of the 7/17th Air Cavalry Squadron who used the Ruthless Riders nom de guerre from 1967 until late 1972 in the II Corps area. The LOH has B Troop’s Scout Platoon pocket patch but it was taken from a picture of C Troop OH-6A #67-16096 that crashed on 20 Nov 1968 during a training flight. The Infantry cartoon was adapted from a John (Tim) Stidham photo of A Troop’s Blues taken in 1968 in the mountains near Dak To.
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2002 Calendar, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - A 174th AHC Shark

Document Item Number: 20080208001

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Front Cover Photo – Fred Thompson provided this photo of a 174th AHC UH-1C gunship. As mentioned in the 1994 VHPA Directory, this gun platoon loved to name and paint their UH-1Cs around things relating to the ocean. Dolphin and Seahorse were the favorite radio callsigns for the 174th slicks and Shark for their gunships. Several of their UH-1Cs displayed a very wide and colorful version of shark’s teeth. The back cover of the 1994 VHPA Directory shows the rescue of the crew of ‘Surfer Girl’ from Laos during Lam Son 719. This photo may be showing ‘Surfer Girl’ during a rest break in southern I Corps.

January
A Dusty Rearm Point
Rick Gillihan was a field rearmer for A Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry from April 1970 until April 1971. This picture was taken about August 1970. A Troop was still based at Camp Holloway near Pleiku at the time. We believe the rearm/refuel point was located on the dirt strip near Plei Do Lim or possibly Plei Me. Most of the time fuel and ammo was prepositioned by Chinooks but on this day you can see the rocket boxes still on the truck. On a normal day, A Troop would position two field rearmers, mostly for their Cobras, at the staging area. The rearmers were also experts in weapons system maintenance, especially the mini-guns. Rick says that this was a slow day; but when the Blues had been inserting or the Cobras were firing a lot – that would be a fast day.

February
Rescuing Grumpy
These photos originally appeared on the March 1970 issue of the 1st Aviation Brigade HAWK magazine and were republished on the covers of the 1990 VHPA Directory. In January 1970, CW4 Tom Pride and CW3 Walt Malson from the 273rd Aviation Company (Heavy Helicopter) experienced a transmission failure while flying a CH-54A named “Grumpy” about 160 miles south of Long Binh and made a successful forced landing. Field repairs were not possible, so the next day CW4 George Gagnon and CW3 Paul Eilers flew another crane to the rescue. Grumpy’s huge rotor blades were loosened by mechanics, then the assembly was lifted off and deposited on the ground. The blades were dismantled and loaded into a Chinook from the 205th ASHC. George said he was well “overgrossed” when he and Eilers pulled Grumpy from the Delta mud and took it to Can Tho where the engines were removed for the rest of the journey. Grumpy had to be unslung four times so the rescue crane could refuel; but nine hours later it was back on the Sanford Army Airfield maintenance pad. George finished the story by saying that Grumpy’s fuselage picked up a number of bullet holes in it during the return flight.

March
Robinhood and Crossbow Maintenance
Joel Dummer served in various maintenance positions with the 173rd AHC at Lai Kha, Dong Ha, and Da Nang during 1970 and 1971. This picture was taken while they were still at Dong Ha in June 1971. Robinhood was the favorite radio callsign for the 173rd slicks and Crossbow for their gunships.

April
A Rockpile Resupply
Dave Althoff provided this photo of an HMM-262 CH-46 on the famous Rockpile in 1967. This photo also appeared on the back cover of the 2000 VHPA Directory. Pop A Smoke is the name of the USMC Vietnam Helicopter Association.

May
A Dolphin CA
Fred Thompson took this photo of a 174th AHC Combat Assault someplace in southern I Corps during November 1970. This photo also appeared on the front cover of the 2000 VHPA Directory. The infantry are from the Americal Division. Dolphin was one of the favorite radio callsigns for the 174th slicks and Shark for their gunships. Fred was flying cover in a Shark gunship when he took this picture.

June
An Apache Troop Scout
Charlie Palek provided this photo of his A Troop, 7th Squadron, 1st Air Cavalry OH-6A taken in northeastern III Corps during the famous Cambodian Incursion of May and June 1970. This photo was taken with a 110 camera which explains why it is not very sharp. Today Charlie is a commercial photographer and wishes he had used a 35mm camera in Vietnam. A detailed account of Charlie’s second tour in Vietnam with the Blackhawks (7th Squadron, 1st Cavalry) of Vinh Long appeared in three installments in the VHCMA Newsletter starting with issue No. 49 for July 1999. Charlie is the guy in the back with the smile on his face and an M-60 in his lap.

July
Charlie Palek’s LOH Collection
Charlie Palek provided these photos of various A Troop, 7th Squadron, 1st Air Cavalry OH-6As. They were taken during early 1970 with a 110 camera.

August
A Ghostrider Ladder Ship
Former 195th AHC Crew Chiefs Don Hasse, Gene Neel and Jim Sallee provided several photos of their UH-1Hs wearing a camouflaged paint scheme. The unit’s primary mission was to support MACV-SOG operations in III Corps and over-the-fence in Cambodia. This ladder ship is heading for a SOG team extraction. During the summer of 1968, the 195th sought and was granted approval to repaint its aircraft; thus being the only ‘authorized’ camouflaged Army aviation unit. The U.S. Air Force at Binh Hoa agreed to provide the paint and do the work in a similar manner to their camo helicopters. This paint scheme consisted of a blue-white bottom to the aircraft and four tints of greens and browns on the upper surfaces. All markings indicating the aircraft ownership were eradicated. The 195th flew camo slicks and gunships during the last part of 1968, all of 1969, and the first half of 1970. Since the enemy could easily recognize these Hueys from all the other Army Hueys flying in III Corps, the camo birds found themselves frequent targets especially when operating out of Quan Loi. In mid-1970, the 195th repainted their aircraft to the traditional Army scheme.

September
Inserting the Blues
Jim Pratt provided these two photos of the same squad of B Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry infantry being inserted west of Duc Pho in May 1967. Both photos were taken by SSG Howard C. Breedlove. Jim obtained the negatives from the National Archives. The photo on the right is one of the most famous Vietnam Huey photos because it has appeared on several book covers in several more books. Jim reports there is still a friendly rivalry as to who is flying the UH-1D in the ‘famous’ photo. McNally and Mike Covey think it was them while John Flannagan and Jim Pratt think it was them. Everyone believe the crew chief was Earl Hobbs. Jim flew ‘DARLIN JENNY II’ until it was traded in for an H model.

October
Wretched Mildred
Tom Dooling provided this photo of a D Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Cobra taken in 1970 at Dau Thieng. During most of its tour in Vietnam, D Troop supported the 25th Infantry Division based at Cu Chi.

November
An OH-58 KIOWA
Tom Elliston provided this copy of an official US Army photo taken in April 1970 of this OH-58 Light Observation Helicopter from C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry.

December
Paul Frett’s Sikorsky Collection
Paul drew the Navy SH-3 in 1989, the Marine CH-53 in 1987, the Air Force HH-53 in 1986, and the Army CH-54A in 1981. You can see Paul’s complete line of Aviation Art on the Wings Aviation Products website.

Paul Frett’s Army Collection
Paul drew the UH-1H in 1980, the lower UH-1H in 1990, the CH-21C in 1988, and the CH-47C in 1981. You can see Paul’s complete line of Aviation Art on the Wings Aviation Products website.
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The Observer (Information Office, U.S. MACV) - Newspaper - Saigon

Newspaper Item Number: 293Newspaper610946

[Number of Pages: 11]
Volume: 8
Issue: 24
Item Creation Date: 17 October 1969
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Annex A: H Troop (Air) 17th ACS Operations Standard Operating Procedure - Administrative Manual

Document Item Number: 30080105001

[Number of Pages: 55]
Item Creation Date: 1971
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The FWC-VHPA Newsletter (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595231

[Number of Pages: 24]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Charles Holley

LETTERS:
Green inducted into aviation hall of fame FROM Retired Maj. Gen. M.J. Brady Sr.
February 1968 medevac crew still has not returned FROM Don Caldwell
Air museum small, but very impresive FROM Mel Latham
Australian member recalls terrific time at reunion FROM Andy Perry
Newsletter article answers pilot's 30-year question FROM Greg Smith
Pilot finds way to strengthen his system after exposure FROM Huey Walsh
Pilot may hold key to flood information FROM Koert Davidse
Promoting attendance draws pilots from units FROM Mike Sheuerman

TAPS:
William Thomas 'Bill' Graves - Terry A. Gunter - Bob Stafford - John B. "Brent" Morel - Merlin H. Olson - John Wallace - Jim Watkins

VHPA scholarship fund takes off BY Tom Payne

REUNION:
Rooms can handle maxi-reunions
United Airlines is official airline of Reunion 2001

FEATURES:
National reunion takes new direction BY Joe Bilitzke
Volume: 19
Issue: 2
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Book Excerpts from "The Blood Road: The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War" (John Wiley & Sons) - (pages 326-350 = part of ch.13: 1971, No Plug in the Funnel / 351-379 = ch.14: 1971-1975, The Road Turns South)

Document Item Number: 30100218001

[Number of Pages: 29]
Author(s): John Prados
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 300Newsletter611009

[Number of Pages: 52]
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
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611103

[Number of Pages: 40]
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: 1
Item Creation Date: January/February 2010
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611113

[Number of Pages: 36]
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law

FEATURES:
The 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion is Back on Active Duty BY Lewis J. McConnell
Retirement Ceremony fot the last Huey assigned to Fort Rucker BY Lawrence (Larry) Castagneto
The Wall That Heals BY Terry Garlock
Museum Activities continue to build through 2010-2011
"Why We Went" BY Charlie Gossett
US Army Special Operations Aviation Unit Activated BY Henry Cuningham
Helicopter Squadron 4 (HS4) sails into the sunset.... BY Robert Aguilar
The Vietnam Vet BY Michelle Riley Taylor
The VHPA visits the AAAA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee BY Christopher Horton
A Red Flag BY Randolph E. Crew
After Action Report - Smokey III is placed in the Smithsonian BY Al Watkins
Hall of Fame Inductee's

LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Gene, Spider Man, Franck
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Mabey
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Eustice
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Lanny Julian
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Andrew "Sam" Hover
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Neil Lee
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Mike Bergman
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Richard Deer
Gary Gluth FROM Ron Pepper
To Gary Roush, Author of the last issue's story about "Preserving Our Heritage" FROM A.H.T. Wilson
Gary Roush answered Tim with FROM Gary Roush
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator, I must share this with the VHPA membership FROM A.G. McEntire
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Jerry R. Martin
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Doug DeMint
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Thompson
Looking For....... Gary Gluth FROM Ron Pepper
Looking For - Anyone who might have known WOC James A. Godfrey Jr. FROM Edward W. Horton
Looking For - Gunship and Transport Pilots involved in "Nine Days in May" battles FROM Warren Wilkins
Looking For.... members of D Troop 229th FROM Nick "Animal" Nicolai
Looking For... Dustoff Pilot from 1969 FROM Rich Hoffman
Looking For... Information on a CH-37 Mohave Helicopter FROM Stewart W. Bailey
Looking For..... the widow of Glenn Peter Burns FROM Brian Foulkes
VHPA'ers in the News BY Ramon Antonio Vargas

TAPS:
Andrew Benton Banks, Jr. - Bertram Arthur Maas - Bobby G. "Bob" Franklin - Chuck Johnson Pickett - David Blinn McLean - David Sherman Crighton, Jr. - Edward McClellan Lowry - Edward G. Quinlan - Emil "Jack" Kleuver - Frederick G. Funk - George J. "Joe" Montgomery - Jack E. Hughes - Jerry Rawlings - Joe W. Hill - John Douglas "Doug" Perrin - John McKinley Wilson - John Kettlewell II - Joseph F. Rutkokski - Phillip Moore Lee - Michael D. Pierce - Richard C. Warren - Robert Douglas McWilliam - Ronald H. Lilly - Roy J. Lowery - Tom Buckley - Theodore W. "Ted" Pratt - William John Derus - William Thomas Hargrove, Sr.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
The Alamo chapter BY Chuck Oualline, Bob Dillon
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe V. Souders
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
Southern California chapter BY Carl Cortez
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
South Dakota chapter BY Harold Pardew
Washington State chapter BY Doug Decker, Mark Hansen
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Virginia chapter BY Ben Gay
Central New York chapter BY Jack Salm
Hawaii chapter BY Don Harlor
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
Rocky Mountain chapter of the VHPA BY Ed Fickes
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorenson
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Phil Nuss

BOOK REVIEWS:
Crusader 23, I'd Rather Be Lucky Than Good BY John Penny
Before the Memories Fade BY John Penny
The Rise and Fall of Captain Methane: Autobiography of a Maverick BY John Penny
Wind Loggers BY John Penny
Volume: 29
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: July/August 2011
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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