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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611018
Pages
32
Media Type
Newsletter
Information removed from digital copy?
Yes
Physical Location
Stacks Newsletter Collection
Copyright Statement
This publication is copyrighted
Language(s)
English
Collection
John Shafer Collection
Association
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

2841Newsletter611018 pdf
Volume
27
Issue
03
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 2009
General Note
FROM OUR PRESIDENT BY Jack Salm


FEATURES:
The Battle of An Loc BY Dan Fox
American Huey 369 BY Phil Marshall
In late October of 1969 Camp Bu Prang, a 5th Special Forces A Camp 236 came under siege...
A Father's Day Story
Bandit 553 3 April 1969 BY Rich Buzen, Mel Schuck
Memories Beaucoup BY Jack Johnstone
Stupid Pet Tricks/Stupid Human Tricks BY Jack Salm
First Cav Helicopter Found BY Joseph L. Galloway
VHPA Members in the news... BY Bob Hamilton
Remembering BY Jack Salm
Resurrection of a "Dog" BY Seppo I. Hurme
Dustoff Association Pays Tribute to a Fallen Hero BY Al Michaels
A Really, Really Close Call BY Mike Waugh
Tale of a Combat Extraction BY Joe Hughes, Jack L. Williams
The History of Robert Maxwell's Maxwell System BY Robert Maxwell
A Photo Contest for Air Cavalrymen BY Mike Law


LETTERS:
From the Editor of the VHPA FROM David Adams
I have an unusual request after a very long time FROM Jim Millirons
Letter to the editor FROM Mike Streeper
Seeking Help from the VHPA Membership FROM Fred Romero
Dear Members of the VHPA FROM Jack J. Johnstone
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Greg Smith
Does Anyone Remember Me?
Dear Borthers FROM Robert C. Connor


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Rick Beaver
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorenson
VHPA of Florida BY Jim Basta
Southern California chapter BY Ed Holguin


TAPS:
Boyd E. King Jr. - Bruce Claude Douglas - Clinton E. Downing - James T. Cheatham - James A. Fuller - Larry R. Salzman - Michael "Pete" Jarina - Neal Gordon Beard - Robert R. Williams - Duncan Wyman Rae


BOOK REVIEWS:
Flying Alligators and Silver Spurs BY John Penny
Scarface 42 BY John Penny
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611018
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 2841Newsletter611018. No Date, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611018, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
2841Newsletter611018, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 25 Oct 2017 [Updated: 30 Oct 2017]

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