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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611049
Pages
48
Media Type
Newsletter
Information removed from digital copy?
Yes
Physical Location
Stacks Newsletter Collection
Copyright Statement
This publication is copyrighted
Language(s)
English
Collection
Vietnam Center Collection
Association
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

999Newsletter611049 pdf
Volume
36
Issue
03
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: May/June 2017
General Note
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Shafer


FEATURES:
From the VHPA Staff at HQ! BY Sherry Rodgers
Aviator Monument Report BY Bob Hesselbein
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation Participates in the Funeral for LTG Hal Moore BY Jerry Mellick
A Vietnam Anthem
Moon Landing BY Rob Glasier
Bikini Blue and Huey 823 BY Jim Haga, Pete Bohn, Don Beatty, Russ Mowry
Sky Soldiers BY Joe Emerson, Jerry Mellick
Full Circle
An Old Friend BY Tom Payne
Helping a Helicopter BY Barbara Miller
Welcome to the VHPA!



LETTERS:
Hi Tom FROM Dick Hendrie
From the Editor FROM Tom Hirschler
Looking For FROM Ed Bruner
Tom FROM Tom Putnam
Looking for downed Cobra crew FROM Pat Dougan
Looking for anyone who flew UH-1H 66-00958 in Vietnam FROM Rich Deer
Dear Gary and Tom FROM Michael Perrot
Looking for my "Guardian Angel" FROM James J. Adams


REUNIONS:
Upcoming Reunions
An Update on the 34th Reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Official Schedule of Events


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Ohio River LZ chapter BY Robert Blair
Utah chapter BY Doug Drury
Alaska chapter BY Lynn Kile
California north chapter BY Dave Anderson
Florida chapter BY Joe Ponds
Georgia chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama chapter BY Ralph Weber
The Rocky Mountain chapter and the Helicopter War Museum
Southern California VHPA chapter BY Sven Akesson
North Carolina chapter BY Ed Hughes
South Missouri chapter BY John Wilkinson


BOOK REVIEWS:
A Vietnam Anthem: What the War Gave Me BY John Penny
Refined by Fire BY John Penny
Trailblazers BY John Penny


TAPS:
Walter M. Bergmann - David M. Bliven - Benny L. Booth - John J. Cesar - Kenneth J. Cole - Delbert N. Cornell - Larry E. Dent - Edward R. Doane - Scott A. Evans - Marion C. Faseler - Lorane Green - Gary S. Higgins - John C. Kendrick - John M. Masica - Charles H. Mathews - James L. McElroy - Thomas D. O'Brien - Terry G. Opdahl - Daniel P. Phillips - Robert H. Raab - James M. Rhoades - Charles D. Robertson - Frank A. Santillo - Roger R. Santo - Bill R. Sasin - Roger J. Shields
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter611049
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter611049. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter611049, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter611049, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 15 Nov 2017 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]

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