Texas Tech University

The VHPA Newsletter

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610819
Pages
28
Media Type
Newsletter
Information removed from digital copy?
Yes
Physical Location
Copyright Statement
©Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. All rights reserved.
Language(s)
English
Volume
18
Issue
02
The VHPA Newsletter (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter
Publication
The VHPA Newsletter
Publisher/Org.
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Country
United States
Frequency
Monthly
Type
Newsletter
General Note
[1984-2004] Later Title: The VHPA Aviator
Dates
Publication: March/April 2000
General Note
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bob Smith


LETTERS:
Information Sought on Vietnam Huey FROM Keith "Sugar Bear" Alleger
Check pilot friends, are they in the VHPA? FROM Chip Brown
Vietnamese pilot will attend reunion FROM Don Joyce
Owner of missing flight helmet found FROM Gil Ferrey Bengal
SOBA get-together planned at Fort Myers FROM Marty Heuer
Veteran's memory missing 9 years after trip to woods FROM Darlene Lewis
Vietnam War oral history to be collected at reunion FROM Steve Maxner
Does anyoe have logos? FROM Bill Medsker
Pilots gets to fly huey during VHPA reunion FROM Bill Savedge
Author writing book on war for high school students FROM Robert E. Fellner
Stars and Stripes Museum short of Vietnam issues FROM Chuck and Mary Schantag


FEATURES:
Pilot feels bond with KIA captain BY Seppo Hurme
Information released on FOI request BY Mike Law
Dogfight over Phou Phathi: Air American Bell 205 takes on VPAF An-2s BY Kenneth Conroy


REUNION:
Directions given to reunion hotels BY Jim Goldthorpe
VHPA gets ok to march in parade BY Gil Ferrey
Banquet reservation being taken
Golf tourney to be at Bristow Manor


TAPS:
Cleveland Andrew Clark - James E. Edens - William R. Hensely - Carl R. Jones - Richard Arthur Rubiolo - Douglas C. Stenberg


REPORTS:
Pilots like to get informationon CD
Wanted: dedicated VHPA officers BY Don Joyce
VHPA seeks 10 'lost' life members
Local chapters big help with reunions BY Charles Holley
Las Vegas has busy time starting up BY Don Joyce
Flight record key to getting medals BY Gary Roush
Member drive runs through June 30 BY Don Joyce

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter610819

Citation
The VHPA Newsletter, 999Newsletter610819. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter610819, Accessed 29 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter610819, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 05 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]