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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611020
Pages
40
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)

2841Newsletter611020 pdf
Volume
28
Issue
01
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: Jan/Feb 2010
General Note
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush


REUNION:
VHPA 27th Annual Reunion San Diego
Veteran's Day, 2009 BY Gary Roush
Remarks at the Ronald Reaggan Presidential Library BY Gary Roush


LETTERS:
Neither Rain ~ nor Snow ~ nor Bullets FROM Thomas H. Nadeau
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Paul Hart
Clarification FROM Tom Payne
To the members of the VHPA FROM Chuck Carlock
Hello David FROM Leo (Doc) Flory
I think I can add a small postscript FROM Lionel Shrago
Seeking the owner of a lost Class Ring FROM Linda Tuck
Dear Editor FROM Ron Garrison
ATTENTION: Pilots who flew the Central Highlands FROM John Everhart
We learn more about last issue's Found On Post Huey FROM John M. Harris
General Brady Needs Help FROM General Brady
More on the Unidentified Cav Guidon at Fort Irwin FROM William T. (Tom) Clary
Mr. Roush FROM Jack Stamps
Dear Sirs FROM Doug Robinett
Dear Sirs FROM Charles Johnson
Dear Members of the VHPA FROM Joe Parnar
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Joe Parmer
Dear members of the VHPA FROM Bill Parrish
Dear Sir FROM Stan Allen
Old Warrior, Hu1-D 64-13736 Seeks Crew Members FROM Bill Spies
Dear Sirs FROM Jack Morrison
Dear Sirs FROM Rod Henson
Webmaster FROM Chris Kohl
VHPA Members


FEATURES:
Story of a Warrior BY Tara Dixon Engel
Doing the right thing pays your Heart Dividends! BY Paul Bartlett
Liz's Story... BY Liz Rick
The VHPA Needs a Few Good Men... BY Moon Mullins
Head Up Members BY Jim Fulbrook
UH-1 Retirement Ceremony at Ft. Myers BY Jim FUlbrook
Army Aviation Association of America Hosts Ceremony BY Michael J. Wheeler
Downed Pilots Endure 30 Minutes of Intensity Before Rescue BY Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Mills
Dinner at the Cattleman's BY Howard D. Horton
I Should Have Never Let Dusty Go On That Crappy Little Mission by Himself BY David Adams
Chief WOPA BY Dan Grigsby
Where Eagles Dared: Focke and Flettner's WWII German Helicopters BY Ken McElroy
We Return to the Battle of An Loc... BY R.D. Toms Jr.
Scholarship Awarded
Attention VHPA Members ~ Now is the Time! BY Mike Sheuerman


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Fort Wolters chapter BY Pat Richardson
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurelle
Southern California chapter BY Tom Crosby
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorensen
Georgia chapter BY "Skip" Bell
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
San Antonio chapter BY Jon Osborn
Washington State chapter BY Frank Jones


TAPS:
Alfredo Coy - Billy J. Slusher - Bryson Ernest Penny - David (Dusty) Rhodes - Gary Eugene Pidock - George Wilson Derrick - Howard M. Moore - James H. Brahney - James Howard (Lucky) Edwards - John Hodnett - Larry Carmichael - Lee Kohl - Lloyd Dennis Lessor - Michael A. Martin - Michael Wayne Haley - Orville Elmer Bilhofner - Ray L. Chase - Vincent Joseph LeDuc - Willard M. "Will" Bennett Jr. - William "Bill" Robert Menucci - William Harold "Bill" Miller - William Gregg Stegemann - Michael J. Novosel Jr. - Dennis R. Freeman - Richard Eugene Warren


BOOK REVIEWS:
Distant War BY John Penny
Centaurs in Vietnam BY John Penny
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Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 2841Newsletter611020. No Date, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611020, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
2841Newsletter611020, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 26 Oct 2017 [Updated: 26 Oct 2017]

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