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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611039
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)

2841Newsletter611039 pdf
Volume
30
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 2012
General Note
FROM JOHN SORENSEN, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen


FEATURES:
Concerning the VHPA Calender By Mike Law
A Friendship Forged By Fire and Sealed By a Very Special Thanksgiving BY Rick Lester
Christmas Lights BY Charles E. Oualline
A Maudlin Mission (look it up) BY Tom Phillips
Christmas of 1967 - a visit to Leprosarium in Kontum, Vietnam BY Jack Heslin
Christmas Eve 1968: A Mission Recap BY Michael Humphreys
To the Members of the VHPA, A Report of the Operations of the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation (AAHF) BY Curt Knapp
Welcome to the VHPA!
Bob Hope's Vietnam Christmas Tours BY Judith Johnson
Helicopter Pilots bear scars of Vietnam BY Alvin Benn


REUNION:
Gold Star Family Breakfast Brought "Closer" BY Julie Kink
Reflections on the New Orleans Reunion BY Mike Law
Remebering New Orleans, after the Reunion BY Victor and Rose Lent


LETTERS:
Looking For... FROM Mike Sheuerman
Looking For Donald W. Fredrick FROM Roger McAlister
Looking For.... photographs of the results of a mid-air on October 29, 1970 FROM Sharon Kilgore
Looking For.... 1/9th Huey pilot who rescued man in the vicinity of Hue, during the TET of 1968 FROM William E. Gibson
Looking For.... anyone who can help me find some Huey Pilots FROM Bruce D'Agostino
Looking For.... pilots for A Co 159th ASCO, 101st AB that flew in support of the Marines out of Marine Base Vandergrift in early 1969 FROM Peter Paden
Looking For... Help with Fort Wolters photo of Warrant Officer Class 69-31a-2 FROM Brett Rennison
Looking For... Help with Fort Wolters photo of Flight Class 64-7 FROM Frank Keeley
Looking For... FROM F. Albert Williams
Looking For Help Restoring UH-1C/M #66-00608 FROM Kevin Vislocky


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
Minnesota chapter BY Raymond Wilson
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
North Carolina chapter BY Sam McLamb
VHPA of Florida


TAPS:
Robert E. Alexander - Dennis "Skip" Bailey - John C. Bartlett - Richard Edward Bauer - Vic H. Brimmer - Rex Kendall Chambers - Clark "Ed" Etheridge - Gerald "Jerry" Wesley Fisch - Zane Bell Fisher - Thomas Foster Forbes - Charles W. Gossett - Dick Hale - William "Bill" James - Morten Meng - James H. Kinn - William A. Lawrence - Ronald L. Madsen - James T. Maxwell - John Turner Maxwell - Ray R. McNew - Marvin D. "Dave" McPherson - William Rees Murphy - David A. Redel - Phillip Gary Slaughter - Bill Rhea Starnes - Louis Edward Sullenberger - Thomas "Tom" A. Tindor - Duane E. Truman - Lawrence W. Yager


BOOK REVIEWS:
The Afghan Deception BY John Penny
Soldier Boy - The Diary of a Soldier in War BY John Penny
Facing PTSD: A Combat Veteran Learns to Live with the Disorder BY John Penny
Charlie, I'm Sorry I Missed Ya! BY John Penny
Aeroscouts in Vietnam BY John Penny
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611039
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 2841Newsletter611039. No Date, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611039, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
2841Newsletter611039, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 08 Nov 2017 [Updated: 08 Nov 2017]

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