Texas Tech University

The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611109
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
Volume
29
Issue
2
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: March/April 2011
General Note
FROM WOODY MCFARLIN. PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Woody McFarlin


FEATURES:
Understanding Executive Council Duties BY Bob Hesselbein
News from VHPA Headquarters
"Let's Smoke On This" BY Charlie Gossett
Giving Back - Two Odysseys to China BY Robert N. Steinbrunn
Childrens Library Project in VN
Southern Museum Of Flight Special Tribute to Vietnam Veterans BY Jim Griffin
A Story About Slick Pilots BY Danny C. Cox
Is It Your Time to Step Forward?
"Cementing a Friendship - The Hard Way" BY Steve Bookout
VHPA Sholarship Application FROM Mike Sheuerman
Kindergarten Near Khe Sanh Dedicated to Fallen Helicopter Pilot BY Dave Hansen
Checking In with Bob Mason, Author of the Best Selling book - Chickenhawk BY John Penny


BOOK REVIEWS:
Dubious Honor: The Story of a Huey Driver BY John Penny


REUNION:
Welcome Home 2011
Reunion 2011 BY Mike Law
28th Annual VHPA Reunion Orlando, Florida 5-10 July 2011 Schedule and Event Details
Will 2011 By Better than 2010? I Hope So! BY Bill "Moon" Mullen


LETTERS:
Looking For information from Pilots that served with the 129th AHC FROM Jim Crigler
Looking For info on James Warren Arvidson, KIA on 8/2/68 FROM Chuck Arvidson
Looking For name of aviation unit FROM Maurice McGleish
Man from Oklahoma is looking to thank Cobra pilots FROM Rusty Hair
Looking For anyone who might have known William Dvorack in Vietnam FROM Dorcey Wingo
Searching for information on a Catholic Chaplain from Vietnam FROM Patrick Long
My name is Thom Cerny and I'm a former Army Combat Engineer FROM Thomas P. Cerny
Looking For information on my uncle (SP4) Tim Betz FROM Jeff Betz
VHPA Member Tom Ellis sent us this request FROM Tom Ellis
Looking For any Medivac Crewmembers who might remember... FROM Franciso Garcia
On Tuesday, February 1, 2100, the VHPA received the following short note in our Comments/War Stories section of our website (www.VHPA.org) FROM Greg Karr
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM David Kime
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Mike Law
We hear from Allen Noll... the man that wawnted to make contact with his rescuers after his aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision in 1970 FROM Allen Nohl
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Julie Kink
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Jim Robbins
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Donald L. (Don) Martin
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Taylor
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Donald L. Wann
Looking For pilots who served with the 165th Transportation Co. in Vietnam FROM Pat Collins
Looking for Army One pilots who flew VH-1N Serial No. 158551 or any other VH1's between 1972 and 1976 FROM Mike Thompson
Looking For any information about the loss of SP-4 (PFC) Edward Smiley who was KIA on 4 Dec 1969
From David Adams, Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM David Adams


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Washington State chapter BY Bob Brown
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorensen
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta
Fort Wolters chapter BY Lee Westbrook
Ohio River LZ chapter BY Dave Garner
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
South Dakota chapter BY Harold Pardew
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Southern California chapter BY Carl Cortez
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurrell
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
Alaska chapter BY Vic Micol
Central New York chapter BY J.T. Severin


TAPS:
Alan Robert Davis - Bernard Patrick Sullivan - Carl L. King - Carl William Gustke Jr. - Dean R. Paquette - Dirick Carl "Dick" Overhamm - Donald Raley - Earl Charles "Charlie" Rodenberg - Frank Alden Druyor - G.J. "Jay" Barton - Harold P. Schwalm - J. Y. Hammack - James Warren Brown, Esquire - Joe Van Smitherman - John F. Dunn Jr. - John M. Schillereff - John W. "Jack" Green III - Larry Don Patton - Lewis Weldon Wright III - Loren Ellis Leonberger - Marsh Ramey - Marvin B. Olsen - Ray Burns - Ricardo D. (Dan) Aguilar - Richard Robert (Bob) Burroughs - Rondle Lee Nelson - Ronny "Curly" Wayne Ross - Samuel Paul Munn - Tim Haven Bates III - William Edgar Dillon - William Lawrence Whelan - William Lee Smith - Joseph M.F. May

Perma Link
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Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 293Newsletter611109. 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=293Newsletter611109, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
293Newsletter611109, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

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