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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611025
Pages
36
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)

2841Newsletter611025 pdf
Volume
28
Issue
06
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: Nov/December 2010
General Note
SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Woody McFarlin


FEATURES:
The very first Bob Hope Christmas Show BY Thomas E. Anderson
Christmas Party for Missionary Kids BY Bo Atkinson
Maybe the Warrant Officer Aviator in Vietnam had a little bit more "flight suit attitude" than his fellow Aviators of the RLO variety
A Christmas Story for our Association BY Dan Rackoff
For us, perhaps it was a little glimpse of Heaven... BY Steve Bookout
In the fall of 1967, I was stationed in Japan when Bob Hope and his entourage stopped off on their way to Vietnam... BY Doug Moore
The Mexican Bandit Gang and Christmas Eve of 1969..... BY Gary E. Earls
VHPA'ers In The News BY Bill Jeczalik
I just received the VHPA's 2009 Christmas in Vietnam Issue and found the Christmas Stories quite interesting. Well, here's another to share with the membership... BY Garry Mallernee
35 Years On, Vietnam Heroes Reunited, Decorated BY Joseph Shapiro, Sandra Bartlett
Home at Last, a Vietnam Veteran is Laid to Rest BY Kirk Kramer
Two More Bob Hope Stories...
Pleasanton's Man of the Year BY Elyssa Thome
Welcome to I Corps New Guy... BY Howard Horton
Baker Hotel to Live Again BY Helen Anders


LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM James Walters
David FROM John Lawyer
To the Editor of the VHPA FROM Ed Ragan
Story - Freedom Bird - pages 4 and 5 of the July/August 2010 issue of the VHPA Aviator FROM James Ward
To the President of the VHPA FROM Charles R. Bowery Jr.
Looking For... VHPA Members who might have known Randy Madigan FROM Suzanne Radigan
Looking For... VHPA Members who might have had, or need, rotator cuff surgery FROM Rob
Looking For pilots who fudged on their flight physicals FROM Bill Siefert
Looking For information on downed Cobra Crew... FROM Pat Dougan


TAPS:
Dale Allen Sorbello - David Elmer Helton - Derryl James Jones - Gregg Gammack - James Rowe Cox - Lloyd Allen Bills - Richard K. (Dick) Jamason - Richard "Dick" Kearley - Steven D. Merino


VHPA ACTIVITIES:
Fort Wolters chapter BY Pat Richardson
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
Gulf Coast chapter BY Andrew Hover
Mid South chapter BY Pete Norman
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama chapter BY James White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Ed Fickes
Southern California chapter BY Carl Cortez
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta
Washington State chapter BY Bob Brown


BOOK REVIEWS:
Inside the President's Helicopter BY John Penny
Keeping the Promise BY John Penny
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611025
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 2841Newsletter611025. No Date, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611025, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
2841Newsletter611025, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 30 Oct 2017 [Updated: 06 Nov 2017]

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