Texas Tech University

The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611106
Pages
32
Media Type
Newsletter
Information removed from digital copy?
Yes
Physical Location
Stacks Newsletter Collection
Copyright Statement
This publication is copyrighted
Language(s)
English
Volume
28
Issue
4
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 2010
General Note
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush


FEATURES:
Old Vietnam Aviators Reunite in Iraq
Freedom Bird BY Lawrence E. Pence
Let's call this "the Tales of Hookers and Lookers" BY Tom Murphy
There wasn't a billboard that said "Welcome to Laos" BY Phil Marshall
Buying on Ebay.... BY Judge Lyons
27 May 1967 - A Day in the Life of a "Blue" from B Troop, 1st/9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division BY Barry McAlpine
Ceremony Commemorates the Life of CMH awardee Jon Swanson BY Jack Shields
The Passing of a Torch BY Tom Davis
Useful Internet Links for All Veterans BY David Adams
2010 VHPA Member Directory Information Deadline and Ordering Update BY Gary Roush
The Improvised Secret Weapon BY Stephen Cover


REUNION:
Vietnam Heroes Welcomed Back to Fort Rucker
History of 2010 Reunion Logo Poster BY Mike Sloniker


TAPS:
Albert Neil Allen - Burtis G. Parcels - Carlos E. Quintero - Edwin Lamar Richter Sr. - George R. Miller - Hal Larry Scott - Jack Roger Audiss - James M. Leslie - Jesse Franklin "Frank" Archer Jr. - John R. Morton - Louis James Rochat III - Michael J. Wheeler - Michael Todd Koone - Richard Morgan Musick - Robert Ramsey Vickrey - Ronald W. Williams - William E. (Bill) Austin - William A. Pruzan - Patrick "Pat" John O'Grady


LETTERS:
VHPA AVIATOR , Issue 28-01 (Jan/Feb 2010), story entitled: "We Return to the Battle of An Loc" FROM Steve L. Yuhas
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Dave Gray
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Phil Marshall
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Douglas Nelms
Looking For - two of your finest WO's who saved my butt on 11 February 1971 FROM Jim Young
To the members of the VHPA FROM Jaymi Freeman
Members of VHPA FROM Tom Morrissey
Searching For James Ross Bandy WO1 FROM Joe Sepesy
Looking For "Medivac Pilots That Saved My Life" FROM Brian Anderson
Looking for an old friend FROM Greg Smith
Looking for a Vietnam helicopter Pilot with Canadian Citizenship FROM Karan
Looking For Bootstrap Student at University of Omaha in 1965 or 1966 FROM Greg Smith
Looking For information on Huey Tail Number 64-13603 FROM Dale Jacobe


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Fort Wolters chapter BY Pat Richardson
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Andrew Hover
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurelle
Southern California chapter BY Tom Crosby
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorensen
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Gary Harrell
Washington State chapter BY Bob Brown


BOOK REVIEWS:
Dustoff: No Compromise, No Rationalization, No Hesitation, Fly the Mission! BY John Penny
Fragments From Vietnam BY John Penny
Empty Tubes and Back Seat Memories BY John Penny

Perma Link
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Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 293Newsletter611106. No Date, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=293Newsletter611106, Accessed 27 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
293Newsletter611106, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 22 Jan 2018 [Updated: 29 Jan 2018]