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Publication: July/August 2003

General Note: FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Dana Young

LETTERS:
'Bus Eight' article reminder of reunion FROM Robert Mason
Orlando reunion a first-class event FROM Joe Finch
Original VHPA member honored with plaque FROM Chuck Topalian
Reunion has new twist in Orlando FROM Lee T. Strickland
First VHPA reunion a wonderful event FROM Tom Wood
Some of claims about PTSD preposterous FROM Rick Curtin
PTSD a cruel hoax perpetrated on vets FROM Dennis Hogan
Psychological diagnoses come in and out of favor FROM Alan McCulloch
Pilot's daughter seeking information about cancer FROM Heather Bartol
Museum invites president to fund-raiser in Texas FROM Frank Gilbert
First WOC class graduated from Camp Rucker in 1955 FROM Don Joyce

TAPS:
Michael A. Baker - Robert Howard Cowen - Gary Freeman - Michael Louis Frye - Billy J. Hampton - James "Jimmy" Allen Hardt - Thomas J. Janis - John Robert Keily - Jim Merryman - Paul L. Messa - Lawrence Andrew Olson - John Popovich Sr. - Phillip Layne Rutledge - Michael V. Stratton

REPORTS:
Annual business meeting
Orlando reunion attendance totals 1,942 pilots, guests
Record numbers joined association BY Joe Bilitzke

FEATURES:
Bandit tactics revived after 35 years BY Tom Payne
Pilot describes dropping napalm BY Ron Richtsmeier

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2336Newsletter475008

Citation: The VHPA Newsletter, 2336Newsletter475008. No Date, Larry Leonard Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2336Newsletter475008, Accessed 06 Dec 2025.

Pub Credit Line: 2336Newsletter475008, Larry Leonard Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

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