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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611361
Pages
48
Media Type
Newsletter
Information removed from digital copy?
Yes
Physical Location
Stacks
Copyright Statement
This publication is copyrighted
Language(s)
English
Collection
Vietnam Center Collection
Association
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

999Newsletter611361 pdf
Volume
37
Issue
5
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: September/October 2018
General Note
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen

LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Note from Bob Smith, FROM Bob Smith
Regarding the Utah Chapter FROM Tom Melville
To the Aviator Editors FROM Ed Newton
From the Editors to all VHPA members FROM Tom Kirk
To All FROM Dick Tejano
Hello FROM Rich Angelini
Looking for information of Thomas T. Collins FROM Jim McLaughlin
Looking for anyone who knew James M. Dunnavant in 1970 FROM Barry H. Dunnavant
Looking for information on William "Rick" Apblett FROM Guy Hansen

FEATURES:
Flying Cranes in I Corps and Laos BY Ed Strazzini
Loach Pilot Rescue BY Hank Ortega
VHPA Grant is Making a Difference at the Vietnam Center and Archive BY Amy K. Mondt
Vietnam Missions BY Ken Bradley
A Perfect Film at the Perfect Time... BY Bill Fortier
Filling a Gold Star Void BY Jeff Thatcher
From Revival To Survival BY Jerry M. Free

REUNIONS:
Upcoming Reunions
VHPA Atlanta Reunion Volunteers BY Gary Jones
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation Activities in Atlanta
Quilters Show and Tell BY Kathleen Sherfey
Gold Star Family Breakfaast Attendees: "We are not alone" BY Julie Kink
Annual Reunion, Atalnta GA BY Tom Kirk

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and The Helicopter War Museum (HWM)
Southern California Chapter BY Jim Davidson

TAPS:
Thomas P. Berry - David A. Boostrom - Robert L. Clark - Leo D. Christensen - Robert W. Cromwell - Thomas E. Davenport - Roger D. Freeman - James J. Frier II - Donald L. Hanson - Carl M. Hunter - Eugene F. Jones - Michael T. Kenney - Stephen L. Kollstedt - Allen G. Lyden - William T. Marshall Jr. - Raul C. Mathews - Daniel W. Martin - Clayton E. McLaughlin - Eugene W. Reaves - Charles M. Rice - David N. Rochelle - Albert J. Roesel - Sheldon L. Rudzek - Larry J. Sands - Terry W. Shulze - Howard O. Sturgis Jr. - Robert E. Truitt - Martin R. Vissers - Francis A. Wadginski - Melvin L. Bailey - Karlton I. Bakke - John W. Brake - Harry E. Brown - Theodore J. Dolloff - Richard A. Ennis - Robert D. Freihofer Jr. - Willoughby S. Goin - William L. Harding - Gary Hoffman - Larry H. McCallister - Danny O. McDonald - Edward J. Mulderick Jr. - Charles H. Lewis - Donald R. Martin - Henry E. Schwarz - Richard A. Sims - Thomas E. Shirley - John J. Valcourt III - Edward A. Weiss - Charles D. Wilson
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter611361
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter611361. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter611361, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter611361, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 14 Sep 2018 [Updated: 17 May 2019]

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