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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610817
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)

999Newsletter610604 pdf
Volume
36
Issue
02
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: March/April 2017
General Note
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shaffer


FROM THE VHPA STAFF AT HQ FROM Sherry Rodgers

LETTERS:
The dog that flew with silver spurs FROM William "Bill" McCalister
Hi son, your mom and I are in Saigon. How do we get to Dong Ba Thin FROM Lee Chambers
Dear editor FROM Leslie Hines
Looking for a photo FROM Gary Redden
Searching for my birth father... maybe you can help! FROM Darrin Harrison


FEATURES:
Dawdling dromedary BY Tom Phillips
The final mission BY Darryl James
2017: The year to complete the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Monument BY Bob Hesselbein
VC soldier does as he was trained BY Thomas G. Eastman


REUNION:
An update on the 34th reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
2017 Inauguration Parade NCVHPA wives' edition BY Barbie Armstrong
NCVHPA at the Inauguration Parade BY Larry Pigg


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Old Dominion Chapter
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson


TAPS:
Gilbert Acheson - Harvey Blanchard - Larr M Clark Sr. - Ted A. Crozier - Gilbert W. Daniels - John K. Davis - Albert Fragola - Paul L. Grubbs - Frederick W. Harris - David L. Hendrex - John Jewell - David R. Mcpherson - Roger L. Oppedahl - William M. Owings - Bernard A. Parr - Dennis L. Pullen - James A. Small - James C. Smith - Harry C. Stoddard - Harold J. Tanner - Grover C. West - Clarence D. Wils


BOOK REVIEWS:
Forgotten BY John Penny
Full Circle BY John Penny
Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam BY John Penny


Front Cover:
James Dyer, Richard Edelman, Dave Samualson, Jerry Seago, Larry Pigg, Phil Keith, Terry Lainer, Dug Mulman, Ed Hughesm Jesse Dize, Tom Braaten, Sid Chambers, Jim Breznay, George Chapman, James Baker, Robert Purdue, Mik Mikulan, Joe Armstrong, John Leandro, Brock Nicholson, Dave Beishline, Ben Gay, Lynn Sephens, Andrew Chambers, Walt Emory, Ray Ivey, Bob Inglis, Nichols, and Jerry Seago
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter610817
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter610817. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter610817, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter610817, 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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