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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611032
Pages
38
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)

2841Newsletter611032 pdf
Volume
30
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: January/February 2012
General Note
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law


FEATURES:
VHPA/AAAA Scholarship Applications Deadline Fast Approching BY Mike Sheuerman
An Old Army-Marine Corps Cobra Soldiers On BY Cornelius McMillan
and again... Great Thanks BY Anne Armstrong
Maggie - Honoring the Past, enlightening the future
Take a Leadership Role in the VHPA BY Clyde Romero
Back Home to "Mother Rucker" BY Moon Mullen
Bell Helicopter 66-15107 - An UH-1C Huey Gunship Named Mother Goose BY Ed McKee
Taken from the pages of history BY Malvin Handy
A Marine Huey Pilot Learns How the Army Does It BY John Boden
Anotehr Piece of our history shall endure to commemorate all who served ~ Charlie Model 66-15069 BY Howard Smith
Total Knee Joint Replacement Major Depot Maintenance BY Robert L. Graham
Mission Made Just For A FNG.... BY Steve Bookout
Veteran's Day 2011: a Report from the Wall BY Bob Hesselbein


REUNION:
New Orleans is back from Katrina better than ever! BY Gary Roush
The Big Easy Insider
From the Chariman of the 2012 Reunion... Please Register Early BY Gary Roush
New Orleans Reunion - "New Orleans Area" Tour Offerings
Official Schedule of Events - The 29th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
Inside the Hotel Events BY Gary Roush


LETTERS:
Looking for information on the Battle of Dong Xoai, June 10, 1965 FROM Ruth Verlinde
Looking for information men who knew Gene Armour FROM Danna Johnson
Looking for the men who saved my life FROM Jim Schmidt
An Offer to the Members of the VHPA FROM Tom
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM R.D. Cranmer
Members of the Arizona Chapter of the VHPA FROM Bill Sorenson
To the men of the VHPA FROM Tim
Members of the VHPA FROM Roberto Rodriguez
Membership in the VHPA Continues to Grow FROM Mike Sheuerman
Dear VHPA FROM Stan Marcieski


TAPS:
Dean C. Lyon - Edward J. Hickey - Engle Wayne Scott - Eugene Francis Bannigan - Gerald W. "Gerry" Davis - Harry Plude - Jack Aaron Matson - James Laurent Barousse - Jerome Boyle - John W. Hill III - John "Jack" Allison - Johnie Armstead Wilkinson - Nickolas W. "Nick" Montgomery - Richard Chapman - Richard C. Brunell Jr. - Richard Eugene "Dick" Miller - Richard E. "Sandy" Shores - Robert Allen Waldo - Robert R. Marsh - Wallace M. Evans - Walter R. (Russ) Miller Jr. - William E. Bill - William "Bill" C. Bill Zeman - Robert Gene Dawson -


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Michigan chapter BY Charley Martin
Minnesota chapter BY Ray Wilson
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
New Jersey chapter BY Pete Purnell
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Northern California chapter BY Ken Fritz
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Ken Mulholland, Gary Harrell


BOOK REVIEWS:
Returning Fire: In the Beginning BY James W. "Pete" Booth
Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam BY John Penny
Men of Granite BY John Penny
Plagued By Good Luck BY John Penny
Lords of Darkness BY John Penny
Perma Link
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Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 2841Newsletter611032. No Date, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611032, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
2841Newsletter611032, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 03 Nov 2017 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]

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