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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611909
Pages
48
Media Type
Newsletter
Physical Location
Language(s)
English
Collection
Vietnam Center Collection
Association
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
999Newsletter611909
999Newsletter611909 pdf
Dates
Creation: January/February 2021
General Note
VHPA Officers, Members of the Executive Council
National Committee
Aviator Privacy Statement

In This Issue:
President's Corner 3
God's Own Lunatics 8
One Very Interesting Year 12
This Will Never End 16
Fasten Your Seat Belts 18
A WOC Goes to Leavenworth 24
VHPA Chapter Activities 30
Taps 40

Letters:
President's Corner FROM Art Jacobs
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Quilters Show and Tell FROM Kathleen Sherfey
2021 VHPA/Quad-A Scholarship Application Time Just Around The Corner!!! FROM Tom Payne
Looking For FROM Andy Wilson
Army Pilot Reunites with Navy Pilot who rescued him in Vietnam! FROM Rick Roll


Features:
God's Own Lunatics BY Graham Stevens
Christmas Present For a General BY Captain Chester Buchanan
Our Very Interesting Year BY Robert Thompson
Book Reviews BY Marc Liebman
This Will Never End! BY Bob Eustice
Fasten Your Seatbelts BY Duane Oberquell
A WOC Goes to Leavenworth BY John F. Imsdahl
Sammie Has Done it Again BY Gary Roush
National American Huey History Museum
Phase 3 Founder Application

VHPA Chapter Activities:
Alamo Chapter
Alaska Chapter
American Huey Chapter
Arizona Chapter
California North Chapter
Florida Chapter
Georgia Chapter
Hawaii Chapter
Lousiana Gulf Coast Chapter
Michigan Chapter
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter
Oklahoma Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter
Rocky Mountain Chapter
South Missouri Chapter
South Carolina Chapter
Southern California Chapter
Upper Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter
Washington State Chapter

Taps:
Aamodt, Donald V. - Allen, Robert D. - Anderson, Vincent R. - Baiz, Marin G. - Bower, Ron J. - Boyd, Keith W. - Burke, Marius Jr. - Cannon, Howard A. - Case, Warren L. - Coker, Terry J. - Cruz, Tomas Q. - Flowers, Jack L. - Foote, Brian G. - French, Clyde B. - Grayson, Eugene H. - Grow, John W. - Haines, Richard G. - Henry Robert F. - Jensen, Larry D. - May, Bobby D. - Melin, Thomas G. - McGregor, Thomas - O'Berry. Lee R. - Oeder, Richard C. - Ogle, James M. - Dr. Olinger, Michael L. - Paulson, Philip T. - Polanski, Christopher S. - Rennacker, Gregg A. - Ritchie, Owen M. - Shipman, Bob T. - Shoudy, Howard E. - Stromquist, Lenard P. - Sunley, Jerry L. - Sweeney, William T. - Szych, John F. - Vertrees, Carl R. - Wisenor, William W. - Yoakum, Billy D.
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter611909
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter611909. January/February 2021, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter611909, Accessed 09 Mar 2026.
Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter611909, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 12 Feb 2021 [Updated: 27 Feb 2026]

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