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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611023
Pages
48
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)

2841Newsletter611023 pdf
Volume
28
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: May/June 2010
General Note
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush


FEATURES:
Flying Huey 217 BY Rex Gooch
Two Vietnam Vets Go for a Joyride of a Lifetime... BY Jim Dixon
VHPA Establishes Lifetime Achievement Recognition Program for Members
"Everyone Loves a Parade" BY Moon Mullen
The VHPA Needs a Few Good Men...
Seeking Stories and Writers for Chapters on Lam Son 719
The Bathtub in the Shadow of the DMZ....
"The Photo" BY Roger C. Baker
The Museum of the Vietnam War recieves Texas Tourism Award BY Edward T. "Edd" Luttenberger
Goin' to Work BY Tom Murphy
Nose Art Quiz, Part 2
Status of the VHPA Calender program BY Mike Law
Last U.S. Army Operational Huey Flown into the Sunset BY Rex Gooch
1LT Lousi E. Porrazzo Ice Skating Rink Re-Dedication Ceremony BY Bert Chole
Galloway: a farewell after 50 yews of newspapering BY Joseph L. Galloway



LETTERS:
Can anone out there help my husband reconnect with this man? FROM Kristie
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Witt
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Douglas W. Nelms
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Don Slack
To the members of the VHPA FROM James R. Oden
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John Morris
An Open Letter to Tom Ellis FROM George Geiger
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Pat Glass
Looking For Information concerning Joe Latham FROM Tracy Saylor
Looking For Information concerning Pierre Lefebvre FROM Jack O'Connor
Looking For Information concerning William Hendricks FROM William Due Jr.
Looking For Information concerning an engine failure induced autorotation FROM David Tincher
Looking for patients/witness's to A.F. Mediac flight from Pleiku, 3 June 1970 FROM Gene McVay
Looking for crewmembers of rescue Huey after mid-air on May 6, 1970 FROM Allen H. Nohl
Looking For Information concerning Peter Gussenhoven FROM Gene Gussenhoven
Looking for Vietnam photos from the 1st Aviation Battalion and D troop, 1/4 Cav FROM Shane Keil
Looking for lyrics to a song.... FROM Don Roth
From the Editor of the VHPA Aviator... FROM David Adams


REUNION:
Reunion 2010
Just Who Are Those Guys Wearing the Yellow Hats at our Reunion?
Warning Order BY Mike Sheuerman
Gold Star Family Breakfast to take place during reunion BY Julie Kink
Reunion Poker Tournament BY Jack Salm
Historic Presentations and War Stories Contests at San Diego Reunion
Ohio River LZ Chapter Holds 23rd Annual Reunion BY Tom Payne
VHPA Reconnects with both New and Old Members at Houston Hai Exposition BY Mike Sheuerman


TAPS:
Arthur H. Trujillo - Clifford Lee Watson - Gerald R. (Bob) Crow Jr. - Gerry R. Curtis - James Rowe Cox - Jesse L. Moore - James Dobecka - John (Doc) Willingham - William Howard Montgomery - Ramon Williams - Richard A. Hartert - Richard A. (Dick) Chilcoat - Robert E. Bales - Robert Romines - Stephen M Samberg - Vaughan Roy West - William Jefferson Lumpkins Jr. - Darrel Clayton "Clay" Jones - Jim Ihli


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Virginia chapter BY Ben Gay
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
Washington State chapter BY Bob Brown
South Carolina BY Larry Russell
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurrelle
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta
South Missouri chapter
Fort Wolters chapter BY Pat Richardson
Mid South chapter BY Pete Norman
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
Southern California chapter BY Tom Crosby
The Alamo chapter BY Jim Bauer


BOOK REVIEWS:
Dead Men Flying BY John Penny
Xin Loi BY John Penny
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Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 2841Newsletter611023. No Date, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611023, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
2841Newsletter611023, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 27 Oct 2017 [Updated: 27 Oct 2017]

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