Copyright Statement: ©Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. All rights reserved.

Publication: May/June 2008

General Note: FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Mike Whitten

LETTERS:
Looking for the family of Paul Getz FROM Kevin D. Kesler
VHPA Scholarship program works FROM Jim Oden

FEATURES:
After action report - return to Vietnam BY John Mackel
Army Pilot earns Distinguished Service Cross for rescue of downed air crew in Vietnam BY Fred L. Borch

REUNION:
Detailed Schedule of activities
Exciting news regarding the veterans seminar BY Rich Buzen
The "unofficial' members motorcycle ride (VIII) BY Dennis DeWine
Jim Kreutz asks.... Am I a hero? BY Jim Kreutz
We were soldiers then and young BY Paul S. Gould
John Bradford's tale of heroism in the A Shau Valley BY John W. Bradford
"The rest of the story" on this issue's back cover photos
The story of the VHPA's Calendar Project BY Mike Law

TAPS:
Lowell Edgar Thomas - Thomas W. Hall - David Eugene Holt - Edward L. James - William D. Macey - Gerald D. Paul - Kurt Rhodehamel

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Georgia Chapter BY Bill Stanley
VHPA of Florida BY Don Welch
North Carolina Chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Ohio River Chapter BY John Flanagan
Mid-South Chapter BY Chris Horton
California South Chapter BY Ed Holguin
Washington State Chapter BY Paul Fleming
Fort Worth Chapter BY Adam Steczko
Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Ed Fickes
California North Chapter BY Ken Fritz

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2299Newsletter610729

Citation: The VHPA Aviator, 2299Newsletter610729. No Date, Jack Swickard Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2299Newsletter610729, Accessed 15 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 2299Newsletter610729, Jack Swickard Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive