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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611040
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)

2841Newsletter611040 pdf
Volume
31
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 2013
General Note
FROM JOHN SORENSEN, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen


FEATURES:
The Unwritten Law of the Pheonix BY Steve Bookout
Flight 3..... BY John Stern
A Hail and a Farewell BY Rob Milford
Where have you been for 42 years old friend? BY Cornelius (Mac) McMillan
VHPA Member CW4 Joseph M. Long, Jr. Retires from Active Duty BY John Penny
Dustoff Down in the Delta
VHPA'ers in the News BY Carrie McDermott
Let's Have Breakfast BY Mike Sheuerman
Enjoy this cartoon? BY David Adams
Remembering BY Jack Salm
Welcome to the VHPA!


LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator..... FROM Herschel Jones
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator..... FROM David J. Fulbrook
To the Members of the VHPA FROM David W. Swank
Hello Gary FROM Bill McDonald
Looking For.... witnesses to an H-13 crash, on 24 Jun 1968 FROM Larry M. Jonas
Looking For... a Loach Pilot that picked up a wounded grunt on 2 Sep 1970 FROM Mike O'Reilly
Looking For........ anyone who knew my father, WO1 Fred Albert Williams, Sr. FROM Albert Williams
Looking For.... anyone in Flt Class 71-40 that remembers Al Nordeen FROM Al Nordeen
Looking For........ anyinw who knew my father, WO1 John Darrell Bryant FROM Pat Bryant Webb
Looking For...... anyone who can help us find/acquire a Huey FROM Pete Bohn, Jim Haga
Looking For anyone that might recognize this photo... FROM D. Reinheimer



CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY Jim Miles
Old Dominion chapter BY Don Agren
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
The Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen


REUNIONS:
Welcome to the 30th Reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Official Schedule of Events - The 30th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
Outside the Hotel Events and Tours
Administrative Details for the 30th Annual Reunion of the VHPA, San Francisco, California, 3-7 July 2013
Executive Council Leadership in the VHPA BY John Shafer


TAPS:
Jose (Joe) Anorga - Walter R. Herbster - Allen Hull - Gary R. Jones - Martic Robert (Bob) Karig - John Leroy (Jack) Keener - James F. Lopez - John Jack Michaels - Raymond Timothy O'Connor - Dean Thomas Peterson - Dave Redel - Major Richard Schuster - Jerome Thomas (J.T.) Severin - Roy Sudeck - John E. Tilton - Jeffery Hugh Thomason - John Dean Vaille


BOOK REVIEWS:
Amelia Earhart Betrayed BY John Penny
Big Mother 40: A Vietnam War Novel BY John Penny
DMZ Dustoff Vietnam BY John Penny
Goodbye, My Darling; Hello Vietnam BY John Penny
Kimberly's Flight BY John Penny
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611040
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 2841Newsletter611040. No Date, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2841Newsletter611040, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
2841Newsletter611040, John Shafer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 09 Nov 2017 [Updated: 13 Nov 2017]

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