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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610808
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)

999Newsletter610808 pdf
Volume
34
Issue
05
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: November/Decembers 2015
General Note
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Clyde Romero


LETTERS:
A message from the new VHPA junior member at large FROM Art Jacobs
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
To be an American FROM Quang Nguyen
From the editor FROM Tom Kirk
Gold star daughter FROM Kimberly Kelly-Sydow
Looking for aircraft accident details
Looking for FROM James Ervi
Looking for an appeal for help in locating two pilots FROM Dean Nelson
Dear Sir, FROM Elmer Hale
I am looking for anyone who knew and served with LTC. Vincent Robert Ritts, Unit: 165th Aviation Group FROM Phil Ritts
Letters to the editor FROM Gary B. Smith


FEATURES:
"Huey" helicopter dedicated honoring VHPA member BY Tom Payne
A Thanksgiving memory BY John Sorensen
Born free (or the great chicken chase!) BY Marty Twite
First liar doesn't have a chance, hey, wait a minute! That's a true story BY TOm Phillips
VHPA/Quad A scholarships awarded BY Tom Payne
Friendly target BY John Parker
Phase two: the memorial campaign continues BY Bob Hesselbein
A memorial movement BY Bob Hesselbein
Payback time: veteran gives back to military through books BY Ethan McSweeney
Sharing through the generations BY Curt Knapp


REUNION:
Mini-reunion of 63-1 and 118th AHC Wednesday, Aug 25 2015 BY Allen Laya
Reunion highlights 2015
An open letter to the VHPA, its officers, and committees BY Julie Kink
Quilter's show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Bob Hamilton
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Bert Leach
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralp Weber
Rocky Mountain Chapter and Our Helicopter War Museum
Florida Chapter
South Missouri Chapter BY John B. Wilkinson


TAPS:
Francis D. Bettinger - Forest R. Bjornaas - Gary P. Bortolus - Ernest R. Bowling - Marshall E. Clarke Jr. - Curtis H. Downs III - Frank Freitas - Joe E. Gray - Gary L. Grow - John F. Hagen - Allen L. Junko - Jack Kilcrease - Philip Latimer - Virgil M. Laughlin Jr. - Kenneth R. Messer - William E. Miller Jr. - Thomas Potter - DeLyle Redmond - G. Daniel Reznicek - Michael E. Rigney - Adam E. Runk - James A. Tassie - Joe D. Underwood - Michael E. Wiklanski - Terence M. Winn - Lat G. Adkins - Russell Allison - Gustave E. Bliss - Greydon D. Cruse - Robert S. Falen - Grant C. Fritzche - Larry Gove - Robert D. Henderson - Joseph I. Kirkpatrick - Dean K. Klackner - Charles R. Klinkert - George S. Magnum - Michael F. McGee - Vard L. Miller - Carlton F. Robertson - James P. Simons - Gregory L. Stewart - David G. Summerfeldt - Gerald E. Vorholt


BOOK REVIEWS:
Cherubs 2 BY John Penny
The 600 m.o.l.: Black Helicopter Pilots in Vietnam BY John Penny
U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Damage or Destroyed During the Vietnam War Volume 1 and Volume 2 BY John Penny
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Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter610808. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter610808, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.
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999Newsletter610808, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]

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