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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611037
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)

2841Newsletter611037 pdf
Volume
30
Issue
04
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: July/August 2012
General Note
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law


FEATURES:
Focus, A Reminder, And An Apology BY Bob Hesselbein
The Association Continues to seek the return... BY Bob Hesselbein
Vietnam War's Missing In Action BY Ron Miller
Vietnam Veteran Helps Transport a Fallen Afghanistan Trooper BY Bill Jeczalik
Vietnam Reflection - Through Their Eyes BY Ned Crimmin
The Reunion BY Richard Dipboye
Welcome to the VHPA!
I'm a VHPA Kid!
Spur 338 Is Back in the Saddle BY Mike Billow
The Question of whether Mother Goose was a B or a C model continues... BY Ed McKee
The Jesus Nut BY Robert L. (Bob) Graham
From the Editor of the VHPA Aviator BY David Adams
Lee Greenwood sings for a special Vietnam Vet at his Unit's Reunion BY Chris Cannon
MIA-POW event in Maine BY Russ Warriner
Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and his Chopper Reunite BY Thomas A. Bricker
Time spent in the Military BY Stu McIntosh
Former Huey from B Co, 158th AVN, 101st Airborne (the Lancers) Recieves Place of Honor in Boeing Field Museum BY John Penny, Doug Decker



REUNION:
New Orleans is Back From Katrina better than ever!
Inside the Hotel Events BY Gary Roush
The Big Easy Insider BY Vic Lent
Official Schedule of Events - The 29th Annual Reunion of the VHPA


LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Greg Ross
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Peter Rzeminski
To the Members of the VHPA FROM John Conway
An open letter to Howard Horton, author of last issue's story about his flight class's "Critter" FROM F.C. Goode
To the Editor of the VHPA FROM Carl L. Hess
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Norman L. Goodin
Looking For info on Arthur John (Jack) Ilm Jr. FROM David Ulm
Looking for men with knowledge of service dogs in Vietnam FROM Maurice Martin
Looking For information on Lester Haverfield FROM Stacy Haverfield
Looking For information about SP4 Robert Thomas Callan FROM Peter W. Barber
Looking For the pilot of a Huey that crashed during the battle for Hill 875 in November of 1967 FROM Norm Goodin
Looking For Richard L. Allaire and Johnny E. Hayes
Looking For Cpt. James Cooper Wright FROM Robert (Bob) Lyle
To the Members of the VHPA - Bill Janes here, Webmaster for the 191st AHC FROM Bill


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorenson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
The Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY Samuel B. McLamb Jr.
Minnesota chapter BY Ray Wilson
Michigan chapter BY Charlie Martin


TAPS:
Benjamin Jess "Buddy" Epps Jr. - Charles Andrew Weseman - 'Charles' Ray Dunn - Dalton G. "Chopper" Willis - Dana Ed Keeney - Daniel D. Nichols - Edward (Edman) Monhollen - Eugene L. Osmondson - George H. (Hank) Echols III - George Linden "Tommy" Allen - Gordon Spencer Hall - Herbert T. Kerr - Howard E. Kessinger Jr. - James Michael Basta - Joseph William Cody - Larrie Phillip Goldsmith - Nathan J. "Jack" Lewis Jr. - Norman David Carter - Noel M. Harvey - Richard (Rick) Frederick Sendelbach Jr. - Richard Kenneth Macauley - Robert G. Shain - Robert Patrick Jr. - Thomas C. Blecha - William Edgar Ogle - Archie R. Taylor


BOOK REVIEWS:
A Different Light BY John Penny
Fifty Years of Flying BY John Penny
U7Forks: The Life of One Marine BY John Penny
Leave No Man Behind BY John Penny
The Trials of the Initiate BY John Penny
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Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 2841Newsletter611037. No Date, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611037, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
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Added: 07 Nov 2017 [Updated: 15 Nov 2017]

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