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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595245
Pages
48
Media Type
Newsletter
Information removed from digital copy?
Yes
Physical Location
Stacks Periodical Collection
Copyright Statement
©Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. All rights reserved.
Language(s)
English
Collection
Vietnam Center Collection
Association
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

999Newsletter595245 pdf
Volume
34
Issue
03
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Publication
The VHPA Aviator
Publisher/Org.
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
City
Citrus Heights, California
Country
United States
Frequency
Bi-Monthly
Type
Newsletter
General Note
2005- / Earlier Title: The VHPA Newsletter (1984-2004)
Dates
Publication: May/June 2015
General Note
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bob Hesselbein
AAAA/VHPA scholarship deadline alert FROM Mike Scheuerman
From the VHPA staff at hq FROM Sherry Rodgers


LETTERS:
The best helicopter door gunner of all time goes to heaven FROM Robert Lanzotti
I plan to take advantage of the VHPA's trip to Arlington Nation Cemetery FROM Mike Law
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Leland McCown
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Mark Keeney


FEATURES:
Touching someone BY William D. Sorenson
A memorable job interview with Air American BY Jack Johnstone
Swamp landing BY Ira McMormic
Remembering the fallen - replica of the wall to be contructed in Punta Gorda, Florida BY Richard Madore
Vietnam Easter Offensive of 1972 and the SA-7 missile threat BY David Anderson
A Year in the life of an rlo BY Lauren Heermann
Excerpts from the 101st airborne yearbook
Got you covered... sort of BY Bruce James


REUNION:
An update on the 32nd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Bring you existing lanyards to the DC reunion
Official schedule of events
Film presentations during the 2015 VHPA reunion in Washingtond


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Adam Steckzo
Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Dale House
Washington State BY Bill Lyons
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
North Alabama BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY B. Seago and L. Pigg
Old Dominion Chapter BY Hugh Adams
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Southern California BY Sven Akesson


TAPS:
Rober Arnau - Gordon T Carey - Tim Dallas - Randall Stewart Gee - Conrad John "Con" Jaburg - Max Mizekewski III - Louis L. Mizell - Frank H. Price - Paul Raetz - James E. Ross - John Lloyd Swarts - James Robert Walker - Dario Cavarzan - Rodney Carl Frye - Joseph Newton Jaggers - John D. Kottler - Thomas H. Knowles - Bobby C. Moore - James Ivan Parnell - Daniel Roger Williams - James T. White - Richard G. Waggener


BOOK REVIEWS:
Empire rising BY John Penny
The adventures of a helicopter pilot BY John Penny
Gunship pilot BY John Penny
We gotta get out of this place BY John Penny
When lemmings fly BY John Penny
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter595245
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter595245. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter595245, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter595245, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 09 Jun 2015 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]

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