Texas Tech University

The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595251
Pages
57
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
Volume
34
Issue
01
Issue Information
Arlington Dedication
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
Correction BY David Adams
Is it in you? BY John Sorensen
From the VHPA staff at hq BY Sherry Rodgers


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


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


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


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


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


BOOK REVIEWS:
Black Cat 2-1 BY John Penny
Fixin' to Die Rag BY John Penny

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter595251

Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter595251. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter595251, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter595251, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 09 Jun 2015 [Updated: 20 Apr 2017]