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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter613678
Pages
48
Media Type
Newsletter
Physical Location
Language(s)
English
Collection
Vietnam Center Collection
Association
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

999Newsletter613678 pdf
Volume
42
Issue
05
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
Creation: September/October 2023
General Note
FEATURES:
President’s Corner
From the Staff at HQ!
A Korean, A Huey, A Lizard BY Richard Deer
Welcome to the VHPA!
Hooch-mates Reunion BY George Van Piper
Sometimes It’s Easier to Seek Forgiveness than Ask Permission BY John Wemlinger
Writers Panel Report: San Antonion 2023 By Tom Morrissey
Veteran’s Quilt Presentation and Quilter’s Show and Tell
Book Reviews BY Phil Marshall
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Membership Application
Charitable Gift Annuity
A Remembrance of Brigadier General Terence Henry, USA Retired
Help Prevent Mailing Lists

LETTERS:
Looking For FROM Walter Ringler
Looking For FROM Janet P. Price
Looking For FROM Jason Forsyth
Information About Future Air Travel FROM Tom Hirschler
Veteran’s Memorabilia FROM Jerry Mellick
Letters to the Editor FROM Ray Godfrey

REUNION:
Connecting the Past with the Present – VHPA Runion Welcomes Gold Star Families
Highlights from the 40th VHPA Reunion in San Antonio, Tx

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
VHPA Chapters
Alamo Chapter BY Mike Clark
American Huey 369 Chapter BY Phil Marshall
Georgia Chapter
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY Bey Gay, Phil Keith, Bill Dorn, Rick Mitchell, and Vic Rose
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY Don Abrams

TAPS:
Alsip, Benard – Anderson, James D. – Berger, Curtis G. – Briggs, George R. – Broz, Vladmir R. – Byrd, William B. Jr. – Cater, John P. – Caplinger, Dick – Cross, Dennis – Cutts, Gerald S. – Damonte, Carlton R. – Deese, Victor T. – Dowdy, Roy G. Jr. – Graham, Charles E. – Dessau, Gunter H. – Haley, Robert H. – Himes, John L. – Hinks, Thomas E. – McCoy, James D. – McGowan, John J. – Miller, James L. – Phelps, Thomas D. – Price, Donald A. – Robert, Raoul W. – Sexton, Harry E. – Smith, Rayburn G. – Tarbe, ben – Warner, Ronald L. – Wayne, O. B. III
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter613678
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter613678. September/October 2023, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter613678, Accessed 19 Feb 2026.
Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter613678, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 13 Feb 2026 [Updated: 13 Feb 2026]

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