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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610811
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)

999Newsletter610811 pdf
Volume
35
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: September/October 2016
General Note
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shafer


LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
HQ announces two new products FROM Mike Law
Damn the torpedoes... full speed ahead FROM Royce Raley
To the editor of the aviator FROM Rick Winship
To whom it may concern FROM Erin Miller
Looking for FROM Mike Williams
Lt Little From Dave James
To the editor of the Aviator FROM Don G. Fite
From the managing editor FROM Tom Kirk
How to get your representative's attention FROM Bob Hesselbein
Legacy endowment FROM Gary Roush
Important VHPA Scholarship update and information FROM Mike Scheuerman


FEATURES:
Battle of Michelin Rubber Plantation BY James W. "Pete" Booth
Site 85 BY Rober Caron
ACE book wins bronze medal IPPY award


REUNION:
A summary on the 33rd reunion in Reno BY Mike Law
Gold star family breakfast: VHPA reunion 2016 BY Julie Kink
Honoring those who have died in the past year BY Hary Roush
Quilter's show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey
VHPA Reunion 2016 ~ Reno, Nevada


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Alaska Chapter
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter BY Larry Pigg
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Oklahoma Chapter BY Tom Payne
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum
SO Cal Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
Washington State Chapter BY Hal Thornton


TAPS:
Charles T. Brown - Gordon D. Colis - Donald J. Chadwick - George O. Charity - Samuel G. Conley - Manuel G. Davila - Donald J. Douglas - James M. Drake - Wayne L. Fisher - Edward J. Fitzgerald - Donald M. Frierson - Ralph W. Graham - George P. Hewlett - Donald E. Isenburg - Floyd H. Keller - Paul E. Lent - Ron Miller - Roger P. Olney - Charles W. Sloan - Kenneth L. Strand - Willard L. Swank - Ralph R. Reinl - Michael R. Armstrong - Robin M. Barrett - Paul D. Bromley - Robert P. Burge - Francis W. Butler - Peter E. Benet - Edward A. DuChene - Joseph C. Fouts - Ray J. Hill - Harry V. Hobbs - Albert C. Hurst - Jack T. Holland - Vernon W. Kennedy - Leonard F. Mayes - Robert A. Melvin - Thor M. Werenczuk - Thomas C. West - Donald M. Sayrizi - William R. Seale


BOOK REVIEWS:
A Shau Valor BY John Penny
Out of His Time BY John Penny
Tragedy at Chu Lai BY John Penny
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter610811
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter610811. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter610811, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter610811, 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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