Texas Tech University

The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611908
Pages
48
Media Type
Newsletter
Physical Location
Language(s)
English
Collection
Vietnam Center Collection
Association
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

999Newsletter611908 pdf
Dates
Creation: November/December 2020
General Note
VHPA Officers, Members of the Executive Council 2019-2021
National Committee
Aviator Privacy Statement
President's Corner

Letters:
From the Staff at HQ!
Hello FROM Hayden
Looking for Classmates
Looking for my Dad's helicopter pilot FROM George M Tronsrue III

Features:
VHPA New HQ Digs
An Update on The Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech BY Mike Law
Mcnamara's Folly BY Doug Moore
Crash! Crash! BY Paul M. Sailer
Prarier Fire. FOB 2 Hatchett Team BY Mark Keeney
The Sound of Silence
My First Mission BY Doug Gandy
THE EMU (Experimental Military Unit) Aircrew BY Terry Brooks
Selections FROM Past Newsletters
Combat Helicopter Pilots Association
Crocodile BY Ed Burns
A POW Story BY Doug Madigan
Close Camaraderie of the Third Kind
Jerry Daly's Last Flight on His Second Tour
VHPA 2020 Scholarship Awards

In This Issue:
President's Corner 3
Mcnamara's Folly 8
Crash! Crash! 10
Prarier Fire 13
Crocodile 22
A Pow Story 24
Chapter Activities 31
Taps 39

VHPA Chapter Activities:
Alama Chapter
Alaska Chapter
American Huey Chapter
Arizona Chapter
California North Chapter
Central New York Chapter
Florida Chapter
Fort Wolters Chapter
Georgia Chapter
Hawaii Chapter
Louisiana Gulf Coast Chapter
Michigan Chapter
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter
Oklahoma Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter
Rocky Mountain Chapter
South Dakota Chapter
South Missouri Chapter
South Carolina Chapter
Southern California Chapter
Upper Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter
Washingston State Chapter

Taps:
Andree, Robert G. Sir. - Baca, Thomas D. - Barthel, Charles W. - Brown, Kenneth D. - Boggs, Joseph C. - Caldwell, Paul C., Cox, Marvin B. - Davis, Perry J. - Dillon, William P. - Garman, Brian E. - Gruetmacher, Friderich L. - Grushetsky, Philip J. - Herzig, Lawrence H. - Howlett. Byron P. - Jackson, Ralph R. - Knight, James L. - Leister, Richard W. - Loeffler, John - Loos, Richard E. - Marsh, Leroy B. - Mason, James W. - Mazurak, Peter A. - McGovern, Joseph D. - McMaster, Arthur T. - Miller, Mervin W. - Moore, John T. - Opheim, Glen I. - Ozmon, Nat P. - Moore, Thomas C. - Patterson, Jimmy G. - Paulson, Philip T. - Rains, Thomas D. - Rennacker, Gregg A. - Seidel, Al W. - Shearer, Vance - Simmons, Douglas J. - Springer, Dennis F. Stansell, Harold D. - Tickner, Arthur J. - Treat, Donald E. - Wall, Larry W. - Wallace, Leroy G. - Weathersby, Robert E. - Wilder, James D. - Wisecup, James O. - Wisener, Lar Rue D.
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter611908
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter611908. November/December 2020, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter611908, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter611908, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 22 Jan 2021 [Updated: 25 Jan 2021]

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