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The VHPA Aviator

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter613709
Pages
48
Media Type
Newsletter
Physical Location
Language(s)
English
Collection
Vietnam Center Collection
Association
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
999Newsletter613709
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Volume
44
Issue
04
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: October/December 2025
General Note
FEATURES:
President’s Corner
From the Staff at HQ!
Quilters Report Reunion BY Dee Forringer
‘Legacy of Valor’ museum.vhpa.org BY John Conway
Monument Dedication
Book Reviews BY Phil Marshall
Kansas City Update: Writers Group Comm Check BY Tom Morrissey
Welcome to the VHPA!
VHPA Membership Application
Recognizing Our Own

REUNION:
2026 General Reunion Information
Gold Star Family Breakfast 2025

LETTERS:
Troopers FROM Jim Kurtz
I am Not Sure if you guys can Help me FROM Tom Kern

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Mike Clark
American Huey Chapter BY Phil Marshall
Arizona Chapter BY Dave Sale
California North Report BY Ken Fritz
Florida Chapter Report BY Joe Ponds and Dan Brunger
Georgia Chapter BY Doug Lackey
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter BY Vic Rose
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House

TAPS:
Alcken, Larry B. – Atkinson, William – Baginski, Gary J. – Blake, Stephen A. – Calvert, William E. – Curbin, Ronald D. – Cross, Richard T. – Deblanc, Daniel J. – Dr. Galen Degraff F. – Eldridge, Robert R. – Fergusen, John C. – Juge, Randy – Krietsch, Glenn R. – McCollum, Michael E. – McKee, Edwin P. – McWhorter, James H. – Messa, David T. – Miller, Henery M. – Neill, James W. – Nelmes, Douglas W. – Overton, Terry J. – Riches, Jerry W. – Seeger, Lawrence C. – Shoemaker, John A. – Squires, William H. – Star, Elton E. Jr. – Sullivan, Dennis E. – Travers, John M. – Trifirn, Thomas W. – Williamson, James A.
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter613709
Citation
The VHPA Aviator, 999Newsletter613709. October/December 2025, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999Newsletter613709, Accessed 01 Mar 2026.
Pub Credit Line
999Newsletter613709, Vietnam Center Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 25 Feb 2026 [Updated: 25 Feb 2026]

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