Texas Tech University

The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611527
Pages
48
Media Type
Newsletter
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
Volume
38
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 2019
General Note
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA FROM John Sorenson

LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Let me Tell You about K.C. FROM Randy Duncan
From the Managing Editor FROM Tom Kirk
Looking For Anyone who served with David McClure McElliott FROM James Kurtz
Looking For The door gunner on Greyhound 22, UH-1 ‘630 on August 18, 1968 FROM Mark A. Eisenhour
Looking For EMU patches, badges etc. FROM John Conway
Looking For OH-6 Pilot FROM Mark Benjamin
Looking For Pilots who have flown Cobra tail # 67-15469 FROM Richard Meers

FEATURES:
A Truly Unique Experience BY Bill McRae
The Career of Eugene Frank Jones BY Tom Kirk and William Ready
Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire BY Michael A. Silva
“What were You Thinking?” BY Tom Kirk
Welcome to the VHPA!
VHPA Scholarship Eligibility BY Mike Sheuerman
The Best Above The Best BY Bob Lanzotti
The Longest Day or… “Baptism by Fire” BY John Hendrickson
Doctor No BY Ben Van Etten
61st AHC “Lucky Stars” Call Sign and Unit Crest Adopted by Fort Rucker Aviation Center Pilot Training Unit

REUNION:
Schedule of Events: Kansas City – 28 May-1June 2019
Quilters’ Show and Tell
Volunteers Needed BY Gary Jones

BOOK REVIEWS:
The Healing BY Richard Jellerson

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY John Deer
American Huey Chapter
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
Southern California Chapter BY Jim Davidson
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Richard Gaurkee
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Old Dominion Virginia Chapter BY Don Agren

TAPS:
Wesley A. Beal – Miles S. Becker – Claude A. Berry – Gary P. Beaulieu – James W. Booth – Colin D. Ciley Jr. – William D. Dantzler – Stephen P. Dietz – Michael Dufour – Emory A. Eason – Brian M. Glaspell – Peter E. Hadley – Harold M. Hannon – Forrest O. Hearn – Peter A. Kacerguis – Kenneth L. Ketzler – Michael J. Lacey – Kevin T. Maloney – John R. Maxwell – Joseph H. McHenry – Sean A. Moore – Carl E. Muckle Jr. – Harry R. Nevling – Joseph Pagan – James H. Paul – Aaron L. Rich – Robert J. Roggenkamp – Timothy W. Rooney – John F. Soares – Wade C. Straw – Daniel L. Taylor – Vester L. Thompson – Willard G. Turman – John A. Tymeson – William F. Voth – Carl A. Wilson Jr. – Howard T. Yost II – Timothy C. Booth – John E. Bouska – James T. Butler – Raymond P. Campbell – Robert D. Collins – Elliot P. Dawson – Michael P. DeLong – Arthur B. Grawe – Carl V. Hunt Jr. – Donald G. Jutz – Robert J. Maclennan – George E. Murphy – Paul E. Nelson – William L. Parker – Jack M. Smith – Sherman R. Snyder – William L. Summers – John R. Wehr – Jack H. Wenning – Samuel P. Walker – Bruce L. Willis Sr. – Dale G. Wylie

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter611527

Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter611527. No Date, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter611527, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter611527, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 22 Mar 2019 [Updated: 13 Aug 2019]