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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611031
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)

2841Newsletter611031 pdf
Volume
29
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: November/December 2011
General Note
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law


FEATURES:
Returning Fire: In the Beginning BY James W. "Pete" Booth
Let's Smoke on this... "Why We Went" BY Charlie Gossett
Christmas Day 1967
More than a Gunship Pilot...... BY Joseph M. Sheridan
VHPA'ers in the News BY Patrick Brady
Christmas Trick or Treat, thanks to some beautiful Australian girls... BY Bob Potvin
Christmas of 1966 with the 25th Infantry Division BY Benjamin R. Crabtree
Walt Winters recognized by the FAA
Another Close Call BY Robert C. Scarbrough
Eighteen VHPA Applicants Receive Scholarships From AAAA BY Mike Sheuerman
Welcome to the VHPA!
VHPA Membership Numbers Really Growing....... BY Mike Sheuerman
Chapter Six - My friendship with Bob Hope BY Ron Miller


LETTERS:
Dear David FROM John M. Schmidt
To the Editor of the VHPA in response for your request for Christmas in Vietnam stories... FROM Arthur Nussel
Looking for pilots on a mission in May of 1968 FROM Lloyd Crowl
Looking For pilots flying from Bearcat in 1968-70 FROM Eugene (Gene) Hansen
Looking for anyone knowing CWO Paul Rasmussen FROM Julie (Rasmussen) Osina


REUNION:
It's New Orleans - you're different there! BY Gary Roush


TAPS:
Charles D. Perriguey - Conrad "Buz" Keister - David Franklin Bunting - Donald C. Gray - Donald Lee Nichols - Donald Wayne Pickens - Douglas Scott - Dwight L. Lorenz - Edward A. Parnell - Frank Joseph Daniel Vassett - Gary Aus - Gary E. Lott - Glenn M. Erbaugh - Harry F. Pellett - Jack Harlan Carpenter - James "Jim" Riovo - James Snyder - Jimmy Dale "Jim" Helm - Jimmie Mitchell - John Anthony "Tony" Musci - John E. Pirkle - John G. Daneker - Ronald Ehmann - Kenneth Linville - John M. Stoen - Kenneth Francis Wilson - Leon Sidney Skeen - Martin Walker - Otis R. Key - Richard C. Brunell Jr. - Richard Michael Levy - Robert "Bob" Everett Durie - Ronald F. Young Jr. - Ronald R. Garner - Ronald Gordon "Rock" Rhoades - Richard Dean Baker - Thomas Daniel Casey - Thomas William Moritz - Floyd Ray Burchett


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chatper BY Skip Bell
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Vic Lent
Mid-South chapter BY Pete Norman IV
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Ohio River LZ chapter BY Jim Miller
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta, Gary Harrell
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611031
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 2841Newsletter611031. No Date, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611031, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
2841Newsletter611031, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 02 Nov 2017 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]

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