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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610798
Pages
48
Media Type
Newsletter
Information removed from digital copy?
Yes
Physical Location
Copyright Statement
©Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. All rights reserved.
Language(s)
English
Collection
Vietnam Center Collection
Association
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

999Newsletter610798 pdf
Volume
35
Issue
04
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: July/August 2016
General Note
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shafer


LETTERS:
Information deadline FROM Gary Roush
Incoming mail penetrating story FROM Michael Wegner
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
"Why didn't you two fly that piece of s__t - T 295" FROM Mike Sheuerman
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Carl Bell
The pigs of Saigon FROM Ralp Arnesen
HMM - 161 reunion FROM Ron Gatewood
Charles Kettles' Distinguished Service Cross to be upgraded to Medal of Honor
A failure to communicate FROM Bob Stewart
Tom Payne, chairman VHPA Scholarship Program provided the following information FROM James R. and Rae A Oden
Home for a Helicopter FROM Melody Pope


FEATURES:
Hits through the chin bubble BY Tony Spletstoser, Bob Anders, and Charlie Rex
Hitching a ride BY Jack Johnstone
Charlie's .45 BY Jim Dewitt
Battle of Michelin Rubber Plantation Part 1 BY Jim Moody
Night journey BY L.D. Smith
First Aviation Brigade celebrates its fiftieth year BY Tom Kirk
Convoy escort mission to Phnom Penh


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alaska Chapter BY Terrance Vraniak
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Florida Chapter By Dr. Joe Ponds
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Virginia Chapter Upcoming Events
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Anderson


TAPS:
John C. Artley - William R. Burks - John C. Gruver - William M. Hodges - George B. Horan - Owen L. Hoskins - Monte D. Johnson - Harold R. Kolb - William T. Runsford - John L. Middleton - Wayne C. Miller - Herbert W. Nagel - Jimmie D. Ulrich - Leslie L. Valouche - James L. Winters - Thomas E. Albright - Randall M. Beckman - Gary W. Burdick - David B. Burless - Clyde R. Cloar - James R. Culbreth - Edward J. Franklin - Howard E. Funk - James D. Harris - Burnum E. Melton - Marvin L. Palmer - Tommy R. Palmertree - Robert J. Pyeatt - Robert D. McGee - Alan R. Shennum - Edwin L. Shobert - Cecil L. Shrader - Henry W. Steadman - Duane A. Watters - James K. Zook


LOOKING FOR:
Looking for contact information for the widow of Benny C. Parker
Looking for the crew that medevaced me from Dat Do BY Tony Twaitts
Looking for... Army helicopter nose art and names BY John Brennan
Looking for members of the 175 AHC, "Outlaws" involved in March 26, 1967 Easter Sunday Battle BY Jon F. Myhre
Looking for friends/unit members who knew my brother BY John Dexheimer
Looking for BY Paul A Lawrence
Looking for fellow amateur radio operators BY Gene Britt
Looking for anyone who served with my father BY Chad Stevens


BOOK REVIEWS:
The Final Flight of Curious Yellow BY John Penny
"Through the Valley: My Captivity in Vietnam" BY John Penny
Thanks be to God, this "Phantom Raider" Survived BY John Penny
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter610798
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter610798. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter610798, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter610798, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 03 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]

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