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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595247
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)

999Newsletter595247 pdf
Volume
34
Issue
01
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: January/February 2015
General Note
From the President BY Bob Hesselbein
From the VHPA staff at hq BY Sherry Rodgers
Attention! BY John Sorensen
AAAA/VHPA Scholarship deadline alert BY Mike Scheruerman


FROM THE EDITOR BY Tom Kirk


LETTERS:
"Poopie pants" FROM Arthur Darryl James
Air to air combat FROM Rich Deer
The Arlington Nat'l Cemetery Vietnam Helicopter Memorial: February update
To the editor of the VHPA magazine FROM John J. Bane
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Walter Gutsche


FEATURES:
Must be true BY Dale McKnight
When I was young BY Lloyd Smith
Fishing - an aviator's story BY Chuck Oualline
A circus owner BY Al Roettger
My 'older' pilot pals will understand this BY Harry Bryant
Fool's Bunker BY Dan Hickman
The Rescue of Lady Ace 7-2 BY Rex Gooch
Scramble the seawolves! Part IX By Tom Phillips
Story byline for " the rescue of Lady Ace" BY Rex Gooch


REUNION:
An update on the 32nd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Official schedule of events

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Central New York Chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Adam Steckzo
Georgia Chapter BY Billy McRae
North Carolina Chapter BY Brock Nicholson
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Florida Chapter BY Frank Hoover
Southern California Chapter - Sven Akkeson
North Alabama Chapter BY Brock Nicholson
Old Dominion Virginia Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Dale House


TAPS:
James Larry Conger - Tim Dallas - William Farmer - William H. Harper - Walter G. Hicks - Nestor G. Popa - Robert P. Sellers - Jerry Wesley Serrate - Stephen L. Sink - Fred Robert William Sutter - Thomas J. Ward - Gary Wade Drinkwater - Frank Lewis Brewer - John S Gann - Sherril A. Hannah - Howard Hugh Emert - H.B. Jones James Jr - Robert Coleman Moore - Olin Gene Staton - Joseph Tirre - John Donald Trotti - Kenneth L West - Rober Allen Woods - John Edson Woolam


BOOK REVIEWS:
Dustoff and Medevac Vietnam BY John Penny
Jokers BY John Penny
Scout BY John Penny
Surprised at Being Alive BY John Penny
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter595247
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter595247. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter595247, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter595247, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 09 Jun 2015 [Updated: 20 Apr 2017]

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