The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shafer

LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
HQ announces two new products FROM Mike Law
Damn the torpedoes... full speed ahead FROM Royce Raley
To the editor of the aviator FROM Rick Winship
To whom it may concern FROM Erin Miller
Looking for FROM Mike Williams
Lt Little From Dave James
To the editor of the Aviator FROM Don G. Fite
From the managing editor FROM Tom Kirk
How to get your representative's attention FROM Bob Hesselbein
Legacy endowment FROM Gary Roush
Important VHPA Scholarship update and information FROM Mike Scheuerman

FEATURES:
Battle of Michelin Rubber Plantation BY James W. "Pete" Booth
Site 85 BY Rober Caron
ACE book wins bronze medal IPPY award

REUNION:
A summary on the 33rd reunion in Reno BY Mike Law
Gold star family breakfast: VHPA reunion 2016 BY Julie Kink
Honoring those who have died in the past year BY Hary Roush
Quilter's show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey
VHPA Reunion 2016 ~ Reno, Nevada

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Alaska Chapter
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter BY Larry Pigg
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Oklahoma Chapter BY Tom Payne
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum
SO Cal Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
Washington State Chapter BY Hal Thornton

TAPS:
Charles T. Brown - Gordon D. Colis - Donald J. Chadwick - George O. Charity - Samuel G. Conley - Manuel G. Davila - Donald J. Douglas - James M. Drake - Wayne L. Fisher - Edward J. Fitzgerald - Donald M. Frierson - Ralph W. Graham - George P. Hewlett - Donald E. Isenburg - Floyd H. Keller - Paul E. Lent - Ron Miller - Roger P. Olney - Charles W. Sloan - Kenneth L. Strand - Willard L. Swank - Ralph R. Reinl - Michael R. Armstrong - Robin M. Barrett - Paul D. Bromley - Robert P. Burge - Francis W. Butler - Peter E. Benet - Edward A. DuChene - Joseph C. Fouts - Ray J. Hill - Harry V. Hobbs - Albert C. Hurst - Jack T. Holland - Vernon W. Kennedy - Leonard F. Mayes - Robert A. Melvin - Thor M. Werenczuk - Thomas C. West - Donald M. Sayrizi - William R. Seale

BOOK REVIEWS:
A Shau Valor BY John Penny
Out of His Time BY John Penny
Tragedy at Chu Lai BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610814

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shafer

LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
HQ announces two new products FROM Mike Law
Damn the torpedoes... full speed ahead FROM Royce Raley
To the editor of the aviator FROM Rick Winship
To whom it may concern FROM Erin Miller
Looking for FROM Mike Williams
Lt Little FROM Dave James
To the editor of the Aviator FROM Don G. Fite
From the managing editor FROM Tom Kirk
How to get your representative's attention FROM Bob Hesselbein
Legacy endowment FROM Gary Roush
Important VHPA Scholarship update and information FROM Mike Scheuerman

FEATURES:
Battle of Michelin Rubber Plantation BY James W. "Pete" Booth
Site 85 BY Rober Caron
ACE book wins bronze medal IPPY award

REUNION:
A summary on the 33rd reunion in Reno BY Mike Law
Gold star family breakfast: VHPA reunion 2016 BY Julie Kink
Honoring those who have died in the past year BY Hary Roush
Quilter's show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey
VHPA Reunion 2016 ~ Reno, Nevada

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Alaska Chapter
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
North Carolina Chapter BY Larry Pigg
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Oklahoma Chapter BY Tom Payne
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum
SO Cal Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
Washington State Chapter BY Hal Thornton

TAPS:
Charles T. Brown - Gordon D. Colis - Donald J. Chadwick - George O. Charity - Samuel G. Conley - Manuel G. Davila - Donald J. Douglas - James M. Drake - Wayne L. Fisher - Edward J. Fitzgerald - Donald M. Frierson - Ralph W. Graham - George P. Hewlett - Donald E. Isenburg - Floyd H. Keller - Paul E. Lent - Ron Miller - Roger P. Olney - Charles W. Sloan - Kenneth L. Strand - Willard L. Swank - Ralph R. Reinl - Michael R. Armstrong - Robin M. Barrett - Paul D. Bromley - Robert P. Burge - Francis W. Butler - Peter E. Benet - Edward A. DuChene - Joseph C. Fouts - Ray J. Hill - Harry V. Hobbs - Albert C. Hurst - Jack T. Holland - Vernon W. Kennedy - Leonard F. Mayes - Robert A. Melvin - Thor M. Werenczuk - Thomas C. West - Donald M. Sayrizi - William R. Seale

BOOK REVIEWS:
A Shau Valor BY John Penny
Out of His Time BY John Penny
Tragedy at Chu Lai BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]

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Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610817

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shaffer

FROM THE VHPA STAFF AT HQ FROM Sherry Rodgers

LETTERS:
The dog that flew with silver spurs FROM William "Bill" McCalister
Hi son, your mom and I are in Saigon. How do we get to Dong Ba Thin FROM Lee Chambers
Dear editor FROM Leslie Hines
Looking for a photo FROM Gary Redden
Searching for my birth father... maybe you can help! FROM Darrin Harrison

FEATURES:
Dawdling dromedary BY Tom Phillips
The final mission BY Darryl James
2017: The year to complete the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Monument BY Bob Hesselbein
VC soldier does as he was trained BY Thomas G. Eastman

REUNION:
An update on the 34th reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
2017 Inauguration Parade NCVHPA wives' edition BY Barbie Armstrong
NCVHPA at the Inauguration Parade BY Larry Pigg

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Old Dominion Chapter
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson

TAPS:
Gilbert Acheson - Harvey Blanchard - Larr M Clark Sr. - Ted A. Crozier - Gilbert W. Daniels - John K. Davis - Albert Fragola - Paul L. Grubbs - Frederick W. Harris - David L. Hendrex - John Jewell - David R. Mcpherson - Roger L. Oppedahl - William M. Owings - Bernard A. Parr - Dennis L. Pullen - James A. Small - James C. Smith - Harry C. Stoddard - Harold J. Tanner - Grover C. West - Clarence D. Wils

BOOK REVIEWS:
Forgotten BY John Penny
Full Circle BY John Penny
Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam BY John Penny

Front Cover:
James Dyer, Richard Edelman, Dave Samualson, Jerry Seago, Larry Pigg, Phil Keith, Terry Lainer, Dug Mulman, Ed Hughesm Jesse Dize, Tom Braaten, Sid Chambers, Jim Breznay, George Chapman, James Baker, Robert Purdue, Mik Mikulan, Joe Armstrong, John Leandro, Brock Nicholson, Dave Beishline, Ben Gay, Lynn Sephens, Andrew Chambers, Walt Emory, Ray Ivey, Bob Inglis, Nichols, and Jerry Seago
Volume: 36
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2017
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]

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Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611015

[Number of Pages: 36]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Jack Salm

LETTERS:
I was contacted a few years ago FROM Kathleen Appling
Dear Sir FROM Jim Pratt
Hi, my name is George Murphy FROM George Murphy
Dear Members FROM Gene Kobes
Dear Editor of the the VHPA Aviator FROM John Brennan
David FROM Lash Wisener
To the Editor FROM Dave Ballentine
Christmas of 1963 was approaching FROM Eugene A. Beyer
A Christmas Story FROM James "Scotty" Scott
Dear Mr. Roush FROM Erik Velthuis

FEATURES:
Flying Christmas Trees
Lela Ruck Awarded VHPA Scholarship BY Thomas H. Payne
The Last Recon Platoon BY Fernando De Pierris
Christmas Day 1970 BY Ken Bradley
The Heritage Continues
36 Years Later BY Joe Shepherd
After Action Report - Return to Vietnam BY John Mackel
We're So Alone! BY John L. Keller
A Forty-Year Vietnam Tour Finally Comes to an End BY Art Jacobs
Recent VA News Release
After 35 years, a Texas A and M class ring and its owner are reunited BY David May
Family to Recieve Pilot's 150 Medals BY Denise Lavoie
An Un-Merry Christmas Story from HMM-165 in Dec 1971
One Good Reason You Went to War ~ Take Pride Fellow VHPA Members BY Robert J. Schissell
The "Greyhounds of Vietnam"

REUNION:
The 1972 Battle of Kontum Reunion BY Jack Heslin, Jim Stein
Philadelphia Reunion July 1-5, 2009

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Ohio River LZ chapter BY John Flanagan
Washington State chapter BY Paul Fleming
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Georgia chapter BY Bill Stanley
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
South Carolina "Celebrate Freedom" chapter BY Larry Russell
Alabama chapter
Virginia chapter BY Tom Mitchell
Fort Rucker chapter BY John Crowley
Southern California chapter BY Ed Holguin
Fort Wolters chapter BY Virgil Laughlin
VHPA of Florida BY Don Welch
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Rick Beaver
Mid South chapter BY Pete Norman IV

TAPS:
Albert P. (A.P.) Whaley Jr. - Charles "Dave" Davidson - Charles R. "Chuck" Jones - Darron (Dar) Spalty - Dan Corby - Dan Slayden - David R. "Daisy" Odell - Delbert Waugh - Eugene J. Zacsek - Gary Wayne Dombroski - Jack Fisher - Lt. Col. James Stephens - Jon Dennis Rowe - Joseph David Chase - Karl Bentley Hill - William D. Ray III - William David Austin, SR.

BOOK REVIEWS:
"Loach - The story of the H-6/Model 500 Helicopter" BY John Penny
"Vietnam Scrapbook - An Army Pilot's Combat Tour" BY John Penny
Volume: 26
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: 2008
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 24 Oct 2017 [Updated: 25 Oct 2017]

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Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611019

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[Number of Pages: 36]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush

FEATURES:
Family Contact Committee Helps Families Find Answers BY Gary Thewlis
The VHPA Legacy of Valor Museum Website BY Jon Conway
The "Eggbeater with Good Sense": Helicopter Medical Evacuations in the Burma Theater in World War II BY Ken McElroy
More on The Battle of An Loc
Hank's Claw (TOW Missiles used mostly against tanks/other hard targets in April/May 1972)
Do You Have Maps from Binh Dinh Province II Corps Vietnam?
Compromise 36 and 16 provide gun cover for Dustoff 601 BY Jim Hunt
6th Gold Star Family Breakfaast Brought the Memories Home BY Julie Kink
UH-1H "Hueys" arrive in Vietnam BY Larry Clark
Balls of Steel: Nick Donvito's Story BY Terry Garlock
A long silver bar with a ball on the end just flew off the helicopter...... BY David A. West
Army Colonel Finally Eats His Old C-ration Pound Cake... BY Sagar Meghani

LETTERS:
Cpt. Frank Keenan FROM Chuck Cox
Bruce J. Matheson FROM Jim Matheson
CW4 Charlie West FROM Thomas H. Nadeau
"Help Wanted" FROM Moon Mullen
We hear from the Author of last Isuue's story FROM Bob Mitchell
To whom it may concern FROM Jim Loomis
Can anyone help me get a copy of a tape FROM Ray Murphy
A member writes us imploring us to... FROM J. Willingham
Anybody Remember Dennis C. Hamilton? FROM Mike Sheuerman
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Jill Burwash
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Leo (Doc) Flory
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator and the Members of our Organization FROM Ed Maston

REUNION:
AAR on the 26th Annual Reunion, Philadelphia, PA BY Jack Salm
Vendor Room ~ A Success BY Woody McFarlin
Why We Meet Every Year BY Mike Sheuerman
Philadelphia Golf Outing BY Mike Whitten
Memorial Service at the Philly Reunion
Sheuerman Casts "No" Vote for McFarlin in VP Election BY Mike Sheuerman
Poker Tourney Adds to VHPA Scholarship Total BY Mike Sheuerman
After Action Report ~ Presentation Events at Philly Reunion
Philadelphia Donations Fund a Quater of Fourth VHPA Scholarship BY Mike Sheuerman

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurelle
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Donald Welch
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Washington State chapter BY Dave Eck
Georgia chapter BY "Skip" Bell
Southern California chapter BY Ed Holguin
South Carolina chapter BY Larry Russell
Fort Wolters chapter BY Virgil Laughlin
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz

TAPS:
Charles "Chuck" Thomas Goodroe III - Elmer G. Anderson - Col. Howard "Al" Corson - James Graham - Kenneth L. Reusser - Sidney Carroll Cowan - Bill (William L.) Irby - Robert S. Allen - Roger Greennan

BOOK REVIEWS:
A Hundred Feet Over Hell BY John Penny
6000 Hours BY John Penny
Volume: 27
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: September/October 2009
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 25 Oct 2017 [Updated: 09 Feb 2018]

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Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611499

[Number of Pages: 48]
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen

LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
From the Managing Editor FROM Tom Kirk
Contacted by Jack Heslin FROM Don Agren
Tom and Tom FROM Rich Deer
Photos of the Flying Cranes in I Corps FROM Bob Wilhelm
Looking for Pictures of my father FROM Hanns Jones
Any pilots who knew WO Steve Bramblet FROM Jack Gilmore
Looking for Pilots trained by John Fouche FROM Jan Fouche
Looking for Huey pilot FROM Danford Meischen
Looking for class picture FROM George White
Looking for Downed Cobra crew FROM Pat Dougan

FEATURES:
“A Most Demanding Approach” BY Franklin L. Grose
Vietnam Pilot’s Reunion BY Jack Baumgarten
Bulldog 417. Going Down… BY Captain F.T. Hausman
What Should be done with old Aviator Magazines and Membership Directories? BY Mike Law

REUNION:
General Reunion Information
Schedule of Events

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
American Huey Chapter BY Robert Fureigh
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Arizona Chapter BY Bill Sorenson
Florida Chapter BY Joe Ponds
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
Old Dominion BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY Ken Sherfey
Southern California Chapter BY Jim Davidson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Jim Bankston
Utah Chapter BY Thomas Melville
50th Anniversary Reunion BY Ron Spearman
Veterans Day Remembrance at the Monument BY Bob Hesselbein

TAPS:
James H. Boschma – Jack A. Brown – Jeffery L. Brown – Fred J. Cappadona Jr. – Horst H. Cleveland – Delio G. Colonna Jr. – Richard T. Ferguson – Jarvis D. Gambrell – Dennie W. Gose – Jim E. Hartley – Richard A. Huckle – Harold J. Hutsell – Carroll C. Isaacs – Frank D. Jones – Lawrence T. Lanier – William R. Maloney – Jon F. Myhre – Ralph J. Paduano – James A. Price – Richard L. Simpkins – Armond C. Simmons – Michael R. Skomswold – Kenneth D. Stanton – Jackson C. Stevens – Laurence C. Thomas – Dale Toler – Thomas L. Watkins – Raymond K. Weisheit – Gary L. Williams – Anthony Aliotta – Justin G. Ballou III – Carter D. Brooks – James L. Butera – James R. Brier – Edwin L. Carson – Samuel E. “Sam” Denton – Joseph DiStefano – Rayburn E. Farmer – Jerry D. Foster – Ernest D. Gill – Joe B. Green – Fred F. Guyton – Franklin R. Harr – Edward L. Heft – Lyman Jennings – Gerald D. Lawrence – James M. Lawrence – Thomas K. Leach – Fred O. Lethco – Stephen J. Mabrey – Hung N. Nguyen – George P. Olin – Richard W. Pederson – William T. Sinnott – Charles B. Singletary – Barry J. Sottak – Shepard C. Spink – Robin L. Sterckx – Norman C. Toso – Jeffrey E. Virgne – Joseph V. Wildinger Jr.
Volume: 38
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January/February 2019
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 23 Jan 2019 [Updated: 17 May 2019]

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Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611500

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen

LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
From the Managing Editor FROM Tom Kirk
Contacted by Jack Heslin FROM Don Agren
Tom and Tom FROM Rich Deer
The Flying Cranes in I Corps FROM Bob Wilhelm
Looking for Pictures of my father FROM Hanns Jones
Any pilots who knew WO Steve Bramblet FROM Jack Gilmore
Looking for Any Pilots trained by John Fouche between 1957 and 1969 FROM Jan Fouche
Hello FROM Danford Meischen
Looking for Class picture FROM George White
Looking for Downed Cobra crew FROM Pat Dougan

FEATURES:
“A Most Demanding Approach” BY Franklin L. Grose
Vietnam Pilot’s Reunion BY Jack Baumgarten
Bulldog 417. Going Down… BY Captain F.T. Hausman
What Should be done with old Aviator Magazines and Membership Directories? BY Mike Law

REUNIONS:
36th Reunion General Information
36th Reunion Schedule of Events

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
American Huey Chapter BY Robert Fureigh
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Arizona Chapter BY Bill Sorenson
Florida Chapter BY Joe Ponds
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY Ken Sherfey
Southern California Chapter BY Jim Davidson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Jim Bankston
Utah Chapter BY Thomas Melville
50th Anniversary Reunion Flight Class 68-28/68-516 BY Ron Spearman
Veterans Day Remembrance at the Monument BY Bob Hesselbein

TAPS:
James H. Boschma – Jack A. Brown – Jeffery L. Brown – Fred J. Cappadona Jr. – Horst H. Cleveland – Delio G. Colonna Jr. – Richard T. Ferguson – Jarvis D. Gambrell – Dennie W. Gose – Jime E. Hartley – Richard A. Huckle – Harold J. Hutsell – Carroll C. Isaacs – Frank D. Jones – Lawrence T. Lanier – William R. Maloney – Jon F. Myhre – Ralph J. Paduano – James A. Price – Richard L. Simpkins – Armond C. Simmons – Michael R. Skomswold – Kenneth D. Stanton – Jackson C. Stevens – Laurence C. Thomas – Dale Toler – Thomas L. Watkins – Raymond K. Weisheit – Gary L. Williams – Anthony Aliotta – Justin G. Ballou – Carter D. Brooks – James L. Butera – James R. Brier – Edwin L. Carson – Samuel E. “Sam” Denton – Joseph DiStefano – Rayburn E. Farmer – Jerry D. Foster – Ernest D. Gill – Joe B. Green – Fred F. Guyton – Franklin R. Harr – Edward L. Heft – Lyman Jennings – Gerald D. Lawrence – James M. Lawrence – Thomas K. Leach – Fred O. Lethco – Stephen J. Mabrey – Hung N. Nguyen – George P. Olin – Richard W. Pederson – William T. Sinnott – Charles B. Singletary – Barry J. Sottak – Shepard C. Spink – Robin L. Sterckx – Norman C. Toso – Jeffrey E. Virgne – Joseph V. Wildinger Jr.
Volume: 38
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January/February 2019
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 24 Jan 2019 [Updated: 17 May 2019]

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[Number of Pages: 35]
Volume: 27
Issue: 1
Issue Information: VHPA's 26th Annual Reunion
Item Creation Date: 2009
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: VHPA Newsletters
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[Number of Pages: 36]
Volume: 26
Issue: 6
Issue Information: Special Enlarged Edition Featuring Christmas Stories From Vietnam
Item Creation Date: 2008
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595247

[Number of Pages: 48]
From the President BY Bob Hesselbein
From the VHPA staff at hq BY Sherry Rodgers
Attention! BY John Sorensen
AAAA/VHPA Scholarship deadline alert BY Mike Scheruerman

FROM THE EDITOR BY Tom Kirk

LETTERS:
"Poopie pants" FROM Arthur Darryl James
Air to air combat FROM Rich Deer
The Arlington Nat'l Cemetery Vietnam Helicopter Memorial: February update
To the editor of the VHPA magazine FROM John J. Bane
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Walter Gutsche

FEATURES:
Must be true BY Dale McKnight
When I was young BY Lloyd Smith
Fishing - an aviator's story BY Chuck Oualline
A circus owner BY Al Roettger
My 'older' pilot pals will understand this BY Harry Bryant
Fool's Bunker BY Dan Hickman
The Rescue of Lady Ace 7-2 BY Rex Gooch
Scramble the seawolves! Part IX By Tom Phillips
Story byline for " the rescue of Lady Ace" BY Rex Gooch

REUNION:
An update on the 32nd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Official schedule of events

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Central New York Chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Adam Steckzo
Georgia Chapter BY Billy McRae
North Carolina Chapter BY Brock Nicholson
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Florida Chapter BY Frank Hoover
Southern California Chapter - Sven Akkeson
North Alabama Chapter BY Brock Nicholson
Old Dominion Virginia Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Dale House

TAPS:
James Larry Conger - Tim Dallas - William Farmer - William H. Harper - Walter G. Hicks - Nestor G. Popa - Robert P. Sellers - Jerry Wesley Serrate - Stephen L. Sink - Fred Robert William Sutter - Thomas J. Ward - Gary Wade Drinkwater - Frank Lewis Brewer - John S Gann - Sherril A. Hannah - Howard Hugh Emert - H.B. Jones James Jr - Robert Coleman Moore - Olin Gene Staton - Joseph Tirre - John Donald Trotti - Kenneth L West - Rober Allen Woods - John Edson Woolam

BOOK REVIEWS:
Dustoff and Medevac Vietnam BY John Penny
Jokers BY John Penny
Scout BY John Penny
Surprised at Being Alive BY John Penny
Volume: 34
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: January/February 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Jun 2015 [Updated: 20 Apr 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610604

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY John Shaffer

FROM THE VHPA STAFF AT HQ BY Sherry Rodgers

LETTERS:
The dog that flew with silver spurs BY William "Bill" McCalister
Hi son, your mom and I are in Saigon. How do we get to Dong Ba Thin BY Lee Chambers
Dear editor BY Leslie Hines
Looking for a photo BY Gary Redden
Searching for my birth father... maybe you can help! BY Darrin Harrison

FEATURES:
Dawdling dromedary BY Tom Phillips
The final mission BY Darryl James
2017: The year to complete the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Monument BY Bob Hesselbein
VC soldier does as he was trained BY Thomas G. Eastman

REUNION:
An update on the 34th reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
2017 Inauguration Parade NCVHPA wives' edition BY Barbie Armstrong
NCVHPA at the Inauguration Parade BY Larry Pigg

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Old Dominion Chapter
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson

TAPS:
Gilbert Acheson - Harvey Blanchard - Larr M Clark Sr. - Ted A. Crozier - Gilbert W. Daniels - John K. Davis - Albert Fragola - Paul L. Grubbs - Frederick W. Harris - David L. Hendrex - John Jewell - David R. Mcpherson - Roger L. Oppedahl - William M. Owings - Bernard A. Parr - Dennis L. Pullen - James A. Small - James C. Smith - Harry C. Stoddard - Harold J. Tanner - Grover C. West - Clarence D. Wils

BOOK REVIEWS:
Forgotten BY John Penny
Full Circle BY John Penny
Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam BY John Penny

Front Cover:
James Dyer, Richard Edelman, Dave Samualson, Jerry Seago, Larry Pigg, Phil Keith, Terry Lainer, Dug Mulman, Ed Hughesm Jesse Dize, Tom Braaten, Sid Chambers, Jim Breznay, George Chapman, James Baker, Robert Purdue, Mik Mikulan, Joe Armstrong, John Leandro, Brock Nicholson, Dave Beishline, Ben Gay, Lynn Sephens, Andrew Chambers, Walt Emory, Ray Ivey, Bob Inglis, Nichols, and Jerry Seago
Volume: 36
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2017
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611377

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen

LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Looking for information on my uncle FROM John C. Thornton

FEATURES:
“In The Open!” BY Terry Shulze
Friday the 13th – Unlucky or Not? BY Jim Siverd
AAAA Scholarship Foundation BY Thomas J. Konitzer
Canteen tradition of service carries on
What a difference a few years makes. BY Michael O’Brien
Tacron BY Gene Beyer
Merry Christmas Dick BY J. Bruce Huffman
I was an Outsider BY Paul Mayo

BOOK REVIEWS
Ups and Downs BY Marc Liebman

REUNION
General Reunion Information

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California North Chapter
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Edward T. “Edd” Luttenberger
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Clifford Lawson
Southern California Chapter BY James Davidson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Don Abrams and Bruce Hunter
Charlie Co. 227 AHB 1st CAV September 2018 Reunion BY Jim Fink

TAPS:
Terry A. Bailey – Burnam J. Barnett – Austin B. Bates – Eugene E. Beatty – Michael C. Bevis – Richard C. Bradley – Lawrence W. Brumm – Eldon J. Byars – Thomas E. Cahill – Gerald I. Canfield – Donald E. Cecil – Roger E. Combs – Prince A. Denson – James A. Donoghue – Joe W. Goss – Robert L. Graves – Michael D. Harding – Archie A. Harrell – Leslie J. Hepler – Hubert B. Harrison – David E. Hill – Teddy F. Jenkins – Edward F. Johnson – Daniel M. Juneau – James T. Leman – Cornelius F. McGillicuddy – Robert V. McElroy – Robert B. Montarro – Charles L. Nesbit – Lane A. Pearce – Jack F. Ross – Clyde E. Scott – Edward J. Smrcka – Daniel R. Stefanowich – Michael C. Stefanski – William P. Stewart – Joe T. Stroud – William F. Thomas – Don Robert Watson Jr. – Richard L. Weaver – Bruce P. Wise – Billy J. Cox – Cecil W. Culpepper – Elliott P. Dawson – Michael DeLong – Carl V. Hunt – Donald G. Jutz – Arthur “Joe” Klein – Andrew Komblevitz – Charles Lewis – Alex P. Lupenski – Ernest (Ernie) L. MacQuarrie – Robert G. Nisson – Roy C. Jones – Graham “Zork” Rohrsheim – Lawrence T. Saltee – Everett O. Sanburn – Robert E. Smith – James Summerford – Lubert E. Wing
Volume: 37
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2018
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Nov 2018 [Updated: 17 May 2019]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611376

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen

LETTERS
From the Staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Looking for information on my uncle FROM John C. Thornton

FEATURES
“In the Open!” BY Terry Shulze
Friday the 13th – Unlucky or Not? BY Jim Siverd
AAAA Scholarship Foundation BY Thomas J. Konitzer
Canteen tradition of service carries on
What a difference a few years makes. BY Michael O’Brien
Tacron BY Gene Beyer
Merry Christmas Dick BY J. Bruce Huffman
I was an Outsider BY Paul Mayo

BOOK REVIEW
Ups and Downs BY Marc Liebman

REUNION
General Reunion Information

CHAPTER ACTIVITIIES
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
California North Chapter
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Edward T. “Edd” Luttenberger and Richard Gaurkee
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Clifford Lawson
Southern California Chapter BY James Davidson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Don Abrams and Bruce Hunter
Charlie Co. 227 AHB 1st CAV September 2018 Reunion BY Jim Fink

TAPS
Terry A. Bailey – Burnam J. Barnett – Austin B. Bates – Eugene E. Beatty – Michael C. Bevis – Richard C. Bradley – Lawrence W. Brumm – Eldon J. Byars – Thomas E. Cahill – Gerald I. Canfield – Donald E. Cecil – Roger E. Combs – Prince A. Denson – James A. Donoghue – Joe W. Goss – Robert L. Graves – Michael D. Harding – Archie A. Harrell – Leslie J. Hepler – Hubert B. Harrison – David E. Hill – Teddy F. Jenkins – Edward F. Johnson – Daniel M. Juneau – James T. Leman – Cornelius F. McGillicuddy – Robert V. McElroy – Robert B. Montarro – Charles L. Nesbit – Lane A. Pearce – Jack F. Ross IV – Clyde E. Scott – Edward J. Smrcka – Daniel R. Stefanowich – Michael C. Stefanski – William P. Stewart – Joe T. Stroud – William F. Thomas – Don Robert Watson Jr. – Richard L. Weaver – Bruce P. Wise – Billy J. Cox – Cecil W. Culpepper – Elliott P. Dawson – Michael DeLong – Carl V. Hunt – Donald G. Jutz – Arthur “Joe” Klein – Andrew Komblevitz – Charles Lewis – Alex P. Lupenski – Ernest (Ernie) L. MacQuarrie – Robert G. Nisson – Roy C. Jones – Graham “Zork” Rohrsheim – Lawrence T. Saltee – Everett O. Sanburn – Robert E. Smith – James Summerford – Lubert E. Wing
Volume: 37
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2018
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 28 Nov 2018 [Updated: 17 May 2019]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610804

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Clyde Romero

LETTERS:
Wonic #3 FROM John Shafer
Aviator FO FROM Doug Neil
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Letter to the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Sally Johnson
Dear editor FROM James Reeves
Web sites consolidated FROM Gary Roush
Escape from darkness FROM Ben Bentley

FEATURES:
Tank hunt in Cambodia BY Carl (Skip) Bell
The most decorated flight crew in Vietnam: the story of Cherry Six
Vietnamese-American still marvels at flying helicopter to freedom in 1975 BY Tom Paulu
UH-1D s/n xxxxxxx Sept. 1968 162nd AHC Dong Tam, RVN BY LT Little

REUNION:
An update on the 33rd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
A second shuttle route for Reno Reunion BY Mike Law
Official schedule of events
Quilters show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
Ohio River Chapter BY Robert Blair
Oklahoma Chapter BY Tom Payne
The Rocky MOuntain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum BY Dale House
Upper Midwest BY Richard Andersen
Alamo Chapter
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
North Alabama BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY Larry Pigg and Jerry Seago
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Virginia Chapter BY Don Agren
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson

TAPS:
Peter B. Adams - Delbert C. Belanger - Harold E. Caldwell - Calvin E. Coates - Gregory A. Corliss - Charles W. Cupp - Gary E. Dekay - Waldron W. Duncan - David S. Dyer - Robert H. Folstadt - John D. Harris - William A. Hutchinson - David G. Jayne - Virgil M. Laughlin - Michael D. Lazares - Richard D. McCraig - Clifford J. Mitchell - Kenneth E. Morrison - Craig D. Mossman - Alfred G. Nichols - Larry W. Nieuhr - Lee N. Potratz - Raymond J. Roalofs Jr. - Larry W. Self - Louis C. Stengel - John M. Tivnan - Frank W. Thompson - George I. Vadelnieks - Jack R. Watkins - Keith A. Young - Ronald D. Zec - Billy J. Aldred - Edward W. Baker - Robert S. Barsby - Orlando L. Busby - Jack M. Cherry - Edward E. Clark - Harold G. Clark - Gary K. Cline - Orlow B. Donaldson - Peter G. Dorland - Michael J. Friel - John F. Guilmartin - Breeden P. Hamer - Delmar W. Johnson - Donald M. MacWillie - Eddie Mason - Paul V. McGovern - Larry G. Miller - Paul H. Rigsby - John C. Roberson - Eugene W. Rosenthal - Nicholas E. Saunders - Jerry L. Shelby - Robert P. Simon - Alfred B. Tallman - John C. Urquart - Dennis S. Van Liew - Richard Villarreal - Rodney N. Whalen

BOOK REVIEWS:
North flag BY John Penny
Once upon a time in the 60s BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 03
Item Creation Date: May/June 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611003

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Mike Sheuerman

LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq FROM Sherry Rodgers
Aviator monument update FROM Bob Hesselbein
Vietnam pilots unite with huey FROM Barbara Miller
To the editors of the aviator FROM Jim Haga
To the editor of the aviator FROM Tom Pearcy
To the editor of the aviator generals have accidents too FROM Jerry Mellick

FEATURES:
Job Well Done, Candidate BY Robert Jones
My reunion with Cobra 589 BY Denny Caldwell
Hands off! BY Carl Garske
An Nhut Tan BY Frank Grose, Gene Richardson

REUNION:
ANZAC day at Fort Rucker BY Fred Dunaway

BOOK REVIEWS:
Inner Look BY John Penny
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going BY John Penny
Us Guys: the Army, the 60's BY John Penny
Vietnam Again BY John Penny

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter FROM Chuck Oualline
Ohio River LZ chapter FROM Bob Blair
South Missouri chapter FROM John Wilkinson
Upper midwest chapter FROM Dick Anderson, Bert Leach
Alaska chapter FROM Lynn Kyle
Florida chapter FROM Joe Ponds
Georgia chapter FROM Bob Lanzotti
Hawaii chapter FROM Ken DeHoff
Michigan chapter FROM Rich Deer
North Alabama chapter
North Carolina chapter FROM Ed Hughes
The Rocky Mountain chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) FROM Dale House

TAPS:
John H. Anderson - William L. Bradner - Todd Brandoff - Roger W. Campbell - Norman F. Cates - Robert S. Davis - Edward L. Diveley - Joseph P. Doyen - Donald F. Farris - Alan J. Fink - Jack E. Gerke - Thomas G. Hayes - Aussie S. Hearron - Jonn L. Helms - Arden P. Hubbs - David L. Johnson - Donald R. Magill - Albert W. Malone - John D. McArthur - Melville E. Macie - Roger F. Miller - John J. Murray - Donald W. Phillips - Thomas J. Shaughnessy - Roger J. Shields - Robert L. Simmons - Howard E. Smith - Dennis M. Sorges - Edward Swearingen - Robert P. Teal, Sr. - William M. Wilkerson - Larry E. Willer
Volume: 36
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2017
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 18 Oct 2017 [Updated: 25 Oct 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611004

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611030

[Number of Pages: 36]
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law

FEATURES:
Suggested Reading BY John Penny
One More Huey Driver BY Steve Bookout
So Others May Live BY Terry Garlock
Let's Smoke on this... BY Charlie Gossett
Please Gentlemen.... Embellishments must be allowed BY Howard D. Horton
Announcement of a Special Warrant Officer Veterans History Project
Federal Way pilot retires after front-line service spanning Vietnam, Afghanistan
Report on the Funeral Services for CW3 Andy Howes BY John Mateyko
VHPA'ers in the News
B Troop, 7/17 Cav re-flags to the Scalphunter Troop from the Vietnam Days BY Mike J. Hodges
Museum Announces Opening of "Tropic Lightning" Exhibit

REUNION:
From the Chairman of the 2011 Reunion in Orlando BY Mike Law
VHPA leadership and Military Reunion Planners BY Julie Kink
Orlando Reunion Raflle BY Moon Mullen
The Members of the VHPA Are Invited

LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Al Roettger
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Kenneth Roach
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM George Hadeler
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bill Campbell
Dear Editor the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Thompson
August 10, 2011 Editor, VHPA Aviator FROM Thomas K. Farley
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM LeRoy R. Brown
Looking For - a Huey Crew in need of a GCA at Hue/Phu Bai on 10 Jan 1970 FROM Gary Breault
Gary (Roush) answered Gary (Breault) with the folling E-Mail FROM Gary Roush
Looking For tow long-lost friends FROM A.H. Timothy Wilson
Looking for help ID'ing a book about a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot FROM Doug Chadwick
Looking For anyone who might have known George Mellinger FROM Misty Reynolds
Looking For - Correction to a previous request for information FROM Seppo I. Hume

TAPS:
Aberlt N. "Al" Turner - David Jacob Feigert - Delmer Mason 'Mac' McConnell - Edward Tolfa Jr. - Frederick G. Funk - Glenn M. Ebaugh - James R. Grissom - James (Jimmy) Allen Smith - James Joseph Hughes Jr. - John Berrien Whitehead - John W. Alber - John M. Stoen - Kenneth Lindstrom - Lanley Jerry Chavis - Lee "Tex" Westbrook - Oscar L. 'Bud' Shuler - Richard Michael Levy - Robert Andrew Stroud - Wayne Rex Bryan - William "Bill" Barrett - William (Bill) Edward Rowe - William C. "Bill" Hinton - Bobby Gene "Bob" Walls - Michael E. Neufield

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Phil Ness
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
Mid-South chapter BY Pete Norman
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Ohio River LZ chapter BY Jim Miller
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Phil Lanphier
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
South Dakota chapter BY Harold Pardew
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Gary Harrell
Virgina chapter BY Ben Gay
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen

BOOK REVIEWS:
Dear Mom, I'm Alive: Letters Home From Blackwidow 25 BY John Penny
Sharks, Dolphins, Arabs, and the High Priced Help BY John Penny
Strength and Honor: America's Best in Vietnam BY John Penny
Volume: 29
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: September/October 2011
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 Nov 2017 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611114

[Number of Pages: 36]
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law

FEATURES:
Suggested Reading BY John Penny
One More Huey Driver BY Steve Bookout
So Others May Live BY Terry Garlock
Let's Smoke on this... BY Charlie Gossett
Please Gentlemen.... Embellishments must be allowed BY Howard D. Horton
Announcement of a Special Warrant Officer Veterans History Project
Federal Way pilot retires after front-line service spanning Vietnam, Afghanistan
Report on the Funeral Services for CW3 Andy Howes BY John Mateyko
VHPA'ers in the News
B Troop, 7/17 Cav re-flags to the Scalphunter Troop from the Vietnam Days BY Mike J. Hodges
Museum Announces Opening of "Tropic Lightning" Exhibit

REUNION:
From the Chairman of the 2011 Reunion in Orlando BY Mike Law
VHPA leadership and Military Reunion Planners BY Julie Kink
Orlando Reunion Raffle BY Moon Mullen
The Members of the VHPA Are Invited

LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Al Roettger
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Kenneth Roach
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM George Hadeler
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bill Campbell
Dear Editor the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Thompson
August 10, 2011 Editor, VHPA Aviator FROM Thomas K. Farley
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM LeRoy R. Brown
Looking For - a Huey Crew in need of a GCA at Hue/Phu Bai on 10 Jan 1970 FROM Gary Breault
Gary (Roush) answered Gary (Breault) with the folling E-Mail FROM Gary Roush
Looking For tow long-lost friends FROM A.H. Timothy Wilson
Looking for help ID'ing a book about a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot FROM Doug Chadwick
Looking For anyone who might have known George Mellinger FROM Misty Reynolds
Looking For - Correction to a previous request for information FROM Seppo I. Hume

TAPS:
Aberlt N. "Al" Turner - David Jacob Feigert - Delmer Mason 'Mac' McConnell - Edward Tolfa Jr. - Frederick G. Funk - Glenn M. Ebaugh - James R. Grissom - James (Jimmy) Allen Smith - James Joseph Hughes Jr. - John Berrien Whitehead - John W. Alber - John M. Stoen - Kenneth Lindstrom - Lanley Jerry Chavis - Lee "Tex" Westbrook - Oscar L. 'Bud' Shuler - Richard Michael Levy - Robert Andrew Stroud - Wayne Rex Bryan - William "Bill" Barrett - William (Bill) Edward Rowe - William C. "Bill" Hinton - Bobby Gene "Bob" Walls - Michael E. Neufield

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Phil Ness
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
Mid-South chapter BY Pete Norman
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Ohio River LZ chapter BY Jim Miller
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Phil Lanphier
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
South Dakota chapter BY Harold Pardew
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Gary Harrell
Virgina chapter BY Ben Gay
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen

BOOK REVIEWS:
Dear Mom, I'm Alive: Letters Home From Blackwidow 25 BY John Penny
Sharks, Dolphins, Arabs, and the High Priced Help BY John Penny
Strength and Honor: America's Best in Vietnam BY John Penny
Volume: 29
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: September/October 2011
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 24 Jan 2018 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610812

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610815

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[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shafer

LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Tide 6 FROM Bob Lanzotti
Bob Hope Christmas specials FROM Lance Patten
The U.S. military medical evacuation system: from the eyes of a participant; an adventure in and of itself; makes getting shot almost an afterthought FROM Mark Keeney
Good things from bad FROM Chuck Oualline
Dear Editor FROM David Slone
Looking for a colleague FROM Dianna Davis-Forest
Request from: David Porter FROM Dave Porter
Looking for helicopter names/nose art FROM Tom Payne
Regarding taps for Les Valouche FROM Steve Bunting
Serendipity FROM Curt Herrick
To the editor of the Aviator FROM John Simpers
To the editor of the Aviator FROM Earl Hensley
Earl FROM Tom Kirk
Dear Mr. Kirk FROM H.H. (Rick) Roll
Rick FROM Tom Kirk
To the editor of the Aviator: Military Vehicle Preservation Assoc. MVPA Convoys BY Paul B. Fellencer Sr.
VA and/or Medicare? It is an important decision FROM Gary Potter
Letter to the editor: VHPA Reno reunion FROM John F. Imsdahl
Ghost meets savior FROM Richard Sebastian
VHPA Memorial Scholarship Fund offers a solid legacy

FEATURES:
The ANC Memorial update: Autumn 2016 BY Bob Hesselbein
GCA "slightly left of course and correcting" BY Pat Dougan
An Loc, some more of the rest of the story
Helicopter BY Butch Gudger

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alaska Chapter BY Tim Kavanaugh
California Chapter North BY Dave Andersen
Florida Chapter BY Joe Ponds
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
New York CHapter BY Tom McMillen
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY John Hoffman
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY John B. Wilkinson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Anderson
Washington State Chapter BY Dave Saunders

TAPS:
Mark Ayres - Robert R. Blake - Thomas J. Blake - Gene T. Boyer - Keith R. Broeme - Robert G. Bustos - Robert T. Chastine Sr. - Joseph R. Clelan - Jimmy E. Curtis - William N. Eckert - Robert M. Furney - Jospeh P. Gallagher - Cecil T. Gunter - Raymond C. Edge - Glenn L. Hartman - Charles N. Heape - Warren C. Joyce - Herbert D. Kalen - Floyd H. Keller - Christopher A. Maggio - Jimmy N. Moore - Arvel H. Perry - Charles E. Silva - William D. Sears - William E. Smith - Ed R. Stevenson - Gordon Stone - David A. Theobald - David L. Torrey - Dave Vautrinot - Gary L. Asdel - Hubert M. Brady - James J. Brady - Harold R. Brumage - Walter M. Burch - Michael A. Carosella - Roger W. Cederholm - James A. Dean - George William Lehman - Ronald C. Lombardo - Hugh W. Morgan - John E. Oglesby - James T. Pratt - Thomas E. Reinhardt - Maxie Riley - Francis Rocchi - Frank Rusk
Volume: 35
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610809

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[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM John Shafer

LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Tide 6 FROM Bob Lanzotti
Bob Hope Christmas specials FROM Lance Patten
The U.S. military medical evacuation system: from the eyes of a participant; an adventure in and of itself; makes getting shot almost an afterthought FROM Mark Keeney
Good things from bad FROM Chuck Oualline
Dear Editor FROM David Slone
Looking for a colleague FROM Dianna Davis-Forest
Request from: David Porter FROM Dave Porter
Looking for helicopter names/nose art FROM Tom Payne
Regarding taps for Les Valouche FROM Steve Bunting
Serendipity FROM Curt Herrick
To the editor of the Aviator FROM John Simpers
To the editor of the Aviator FROM Earl Hensley
Earl FROM Tom Kirk
Dear Mr. Kirk FROM H.H. (Rick) Roll
Rick FROM Tom Kirk
To the editor of the Aviator: Military Vehicle Preservation Assoc. MVPA Convoys FROM Paul B. Fellencer Sr.
VA and/or Medicare? It is an important decision FROM Gary Potter
Letter to the editor: VHPA Reno reunion FROM John F. Imsdahl
Ghost meets savior FROM Richard Sebastian
VHPA Memorial Scholarship Fund offers a solid legacy

FEATURES:
The ANC Memorial update: Autumn 2016 BY Bob Hesselbein
GCA "slightly left of course and correcting" BY Pat Dougan
An Loc, some more of the rest of the story
Helicopter BY Butch Gudger

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alaska Chapter BY Tim Kavanaugh
California Chapter North BY Dave Andersen
Florida Chapter BY Joe Ponds
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
New York CHapter BY Tom McMillen
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY John Hoffman
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY John B. Wilkinson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Anderson
Washington State Chapter BY Dave Saunders

TAPS:
Mark Ayres - Robert R. Blake - Thomas J. Blake - Gene T. Boyer - Keith R. Broeme - Robert G. Bustos - Robert T. Chastine Sr. - Joseph R. Clelan - Jimmy E. Curtis - William N. Eckert - Robert M. Furney - Jospeh P. Gallagher - Cecil T. Gunter - Raymond C. Edge - Glenn L. Hartman - Charles N. Heape - Warren C. Joyce - Herbert D. Kalen - Floyd H. Keller - Christopher A. Maggio - Jimmy N. Moore - Arvel H. Perry - Charles E. Silva - William D. Sears - William E. Smith - Ed R. Stevenson - Gordon Stone - David A. Theobald - David L. Torrey - Dave Vautrinot - Gary L. Asdel - Hubert M. Brady - James J. Brady - Harold R. Brumage - Walter M. Burch - Michael A. Carosella - Roger W. Cederholm - James A. Dean - George William Lehman - Ronald C. Lombardo - Hugh W. Morgan - John E. Oglesby - James T. Pratt - Thomas E. Reinhardt - Maxie Riley - Francis Rocchi - Frank Rusk
Volume: 35
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 02 Jun 2017]

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Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595239

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bob Hesselbein

LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
To the members of the VHPA FROM Charles R. Rayl
Christmas cards from 1971 FROM Hugh J. Preacher
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Gene Beyer
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John P. Egan
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Phil Marshall
Looking for kidney donor FROM Bill Wallace
Looking for information on the death of Lee Alter
To the members of the VHPA FROM Steve Davidson

FEATURES:
From the pages of the Stars and Stripes - 25 December 1964
Early Christmas present for the Vung Tau Airfield fire department BY Dan Walker
On long final home for Christmas BY Bob Sander
A touch of home: the Vietnam War's Red Cross girls BY Doug Donnell
In the beginning, there were "flying bananas"!! BY Tom Payne
Gary Klopfenstein's actions finally recognized BY Peter Tyner
Built from scratch ~ new mh-47g BY Dan Parsons
Black hawk choppers are finally getting the digital cockpits they need BY Ron Miller
Bell Helicopter submits v-280 design for jmr-td
Marine Corps retires the venerable uh-1n huey, first aircraft delivered in 1971
Ok, three wire in a helo BY Marc Liebman
General Jacob Franklin Wolters BY Jim Godfrey
From the pages of the Mineral Wells Index Historical Marker deidcation honors Southern Airways BY Todd Glasscock
Young Eagles takes kids to new heights BY Julie Grabowsk
DoD willing to reconsider discharges of Vietnam vets with PTSD BY Ander Tilghman
Guts and gumption: Vietnam helicopter pilots wore their hearts on their helmets BY Lisa Hix

REUNION:
Hotel Booking Instructions for the 2015 Washington reunion
Quilt Update BY John Sorensen

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter BY Hugh Adams
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Adam Steczko
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Florida Chapter

TAPS:
Harry Lee Barber - Charlie Berryhill - John Albert Betz - Frank Wallace Bockman - Lonnie L. Burkhalter - Al Davis - James Andrew Garner - Daniel Gene Hines - Gary N. Hinkle - James L. Hurt - George Michel - Harry E, Mitchell - Ronald D. Renfro - William C. Rouse - Raymond W. Schrader - Richard Dean Sherman - Harold E. Smith - Farrell Duane Swindell - Robert L. Weikel - Vernon E. Albert - George A. Brown - Gerald L. "Gerry" Dolin - William H. Freestone - Loyd R. Ganey Sr. - Michael Lee Olroyd

BOOK REVIEWS:
Bac Si BY John Penny
Last Men Out BY John Penny
The Secret War BY John Penny
Volume: 33
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: November/December 2014
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Jun 2015 [Updated: 19 Apr 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595245

[Number of Pages: 48]
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bob Hesselbein
AAAA/VHPA scholarship deadline alert FROM Mike Scheuerman
From the VHPA staff at hq FROM Sherry Rodgers

LETTERS:
The best helicopter door gunner of all time goes to heaven FROM Robert Lanzotti
I plan to take advantage of the VHPA's trip to Arlington Nation Cemetery FROM Mike Law
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Leland McCown
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Mark Keeney

FEATURES:
Touching someone BY William D. Sorenson
A memorable job interview with Air American BY Jack Johnstone
Swamp landing BY Ira McMormic
Remembering the fallen - replica of the wall to be contructed in Punta Gorda, Florida BY Richard Madore
Vietnam Easter Offensive of 1972 and the SA-7 missile threat BY David Anderson
A Year in the life of an rlo BY Lauren Heermann
Excerpts from the 101st airborne yearbook
Got you covered... sort of BY Bruce James

REUNION:
An update on the 32nd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Bring you existing lanyards to the DC reunion
Official schedule of events
Film presentations during the 2015 VHPA reunion in Washingtond

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Adam Steckzo
Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Dale House
Washington State BY Bill Lyons
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
North Alabama BY Ralph Weber
North Carolina Chapter BY B. Seago and L. Pigg
Old Dominion Chapter BY Hugh Adams
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Southern California BY Sven Akesson

TAPS:
Rober Arnau - Gordon T Carey - Tim Dallas - Randall Stewart Gee - Conrad John "Con" Jaburg - Max Mizekewski III - Louis L. Mizell - Frank H. Price - Paul Raetz - James E. Ross - John Lloyd Swarts - James Robert Walker - Dario Cavarzan - Rodney Carl Frye - Joseph Newton Jaggers - John D. Kottler - Thomas H. Knowles - Bobby C. Moore - James Ivan Parnell - Daniel Roger Williams - James T. White - Richard G. Waggener

BOOK REVIEWS:
Empire rising BY John Penny
The adventures of a helicopter pilot BY John Penny
Gunship pilot BY John Penny
We gotta get out of this place BY John Penny
When lemmings fly BY John Penny
Volume: 34
Issue: 03
Item Creation Date: May/June 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Jun 2015 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611899

[Number of Pages: 47]
Volume: 39
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2020
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611900

[Number of Pages: 47]
VHPA Officers, Members
National Committee
E-mail items to The Aviator at: Aviator@vhpa.org
President's Corner

LETTERS:
From the Staff at HQ!
To the Editor FROM Ed Moore
To the Editor FROM Dennis Hogan

FEATURES:
The Roommate
Book Reviews
Friends of Vinh Son Orphanage BY Patrick Leary
I may be the only pilot ever who had too much fuel BY Ben Brown
The Armed Taxi BY John McCluskey
23rd Cambodian Infantry Brigade Mission BY Carl Bell
Quilters Show and Tell
Paper Tiger BY Marty Jenkins

General Reunion Information
Official Schedule of Events

Upcoming Reunions:
227th Assault Helicopter Battalion Reunion
D/3/5 and C/3/17
REUNION Ft Knox OCS 1965-1968
B Troop 7/17th Air Cav

VHPA Chapter Activities:
Alamo Chapter
Alasa 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
Montana 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
Washington State Chapter

TAPS:
Carpenter, David M. - Cheek, Dwight C. - Cleary John E. - Coder, Dean R. - Dunavant, William H. - Eastman, David L. - Ehman, Richard R. - Footer, Joseph A. - Gill, Richard L. - Gish, David N. - Glomb, Robert W. - Huffaker, Roger D. - Keegan, John J. - Lambert, John A. - Laxton, William L. - Lichty, John W. - Murphy, James O. - Ostler, Robert H. - Rapp,, John R. - Schoeny, Richard W. - Serell, Howard Jr. - Spearman, Johnnie J. - Stevens, Paul L. - Walch, Charles J.
Volume: 39
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2020
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 10 Aug 2020 [Updated: 30 Sep 2020]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611903

[Number of Pages: 48]
VHPA Officers, Members of the Executive Council 2019-2021
National Committee
E-mail items to The Aviator at: Aviator@vhpa.org
President's Corner
Welcome to the VHPA!
Do you remeber him?

In This Issue
Presidents Corner
Letters to the Editor
Griffin
An Itty Bitty Intl Incident
How the Guys in Blue
Crash
USMC Asrt Flight
CH-53A, Tail Number 153710
Taps

Letters:
From the Staff at HQ
Editor, FROM Alan J. Donovan
Letter to the Editor FROM Richard Deer, President, Michigan Chapter VHPA
To the Editor FROm Marshall Eubanks, President, NAVHPA
Letter to the Editor FROM Lynn Kile, President, Alaska Chapter of the VHPA
To the Editor, FROM Ken DeHoff
To the Editor, FROM Mike Law

FEATURES:
Griffin 67 BY Don Bisson
An Itty Bitty International Incident BY Ken Bradley
How the Guys in Blue Impressed Me BY Doug Moore
CRASH
USMC ASRT Flight, February 5, 1969 BY Fred Pratt
Crash Information On U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter
The Crew BY Peter Starn
How we got here... BY Ralph Weber

VHPA Chapter Activities:
Alamo Chapter
Alaska Chapter
American Huey Chapter
Arizona Chapter
California North Chapter
Central New York Chapter
Florida Chapter
Fort Wolters Chapter
Georgia Chapter
Hawaii Chapter
Louisianna Gulf Coast Chapter
Michigan Chapter
North Alabama Chapter
North Caroline 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
Uppwer Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter
Washington State Chapter

TAPS:
Basinger, Bailey N. - Baskin, Michael D. - Boivin, David L. - Brandt, Robert J. - Brown, Ricky C. - Burns, Johnny J. - Chester, Conrad F. - Colavope, Ralph J. - Drozdz, Dennis T. - Dyer, George D. - Falbo, John J. Sr. - Fox, Ronald E. - Hammond, Douglas P. - Herbert, Bentley J. - Henry, Terence M. - Hernandez, Victor M. - Hoffman, Raymond E. - Johnston, Francis E. - Kruse, Michael C. - Latimer, Larry D. - Law, John L. - Melin, Thomas G. - Miller, Donn L. - Moore, Larry E. - Mulholland Kenneth S. - O'Grady, George L. - Palascak, Ronald - Post, Alton G. - Powers, John s. - Richardson, Charles E. - Russell, Luther M. - Salger, Glenn A. - Salyer, James D. Jr. - Sandmeyer, Ralph W. - Siegman, Jim E. - Smith, James M. - Smith, Karl G. - Strobel, Francis J. - Tuttle, Fredrick M. - Vereen, Carlisle M. Jr. - Blazer/Aloft/Crusader - Warfield, Willard W. - Wasick, James E. - Williams, Robert D.

Volume: 39
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2020
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter611904

[Number of Pages: 48]
VHPA Officers, Members of the Executive Council 2019-2021
National Committee
E-mail items to The Aviator at: Aviator@vhpa.org
President's Corner
Welcome to the VHPA!
Do you remeber him?

In This Issue
Presidents Corner
Letters to the Editor
Griffin
An Itty Bitty Intl Incident
How the Guys in Blue
Crash
USMC Asrt Flight
CH-53A, Tail Number 153710
Taps

Letters:
From the Staff at HQ
Editor, FROM Alan J. Donovan
Letter to the Editor FROM Richard Deer, President, Michigan Chapter VHPA
To the Editor FROm Marshall Eubanks, President, NAVHPA
Letter to the Editor FROM Lynn Kile, President, Alaska Chapter of the VHPA
To the Editor, FROM Ken DeHoff
To the Editor, FROM Mike Law

FEATURES:
Griffin 67 BY Don Bisson
An Itty Bitty International Incident BY Ken Bradley
How the Guys in Blue Impressed Me BY Doug Moore
CRASH
USMC ASRT Flight, February 5, 1969 BY Fred Pratt
Crash Information On U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter
The Crew BY Peter Starn
How we got here... BY Ralph Weber

VHPA Chapter Activities:
Alamo Chapter
Alaska Chapter
American Huey Chapter
Arizona Chapter
California North Chapter
Central New York Chapter
Florida Chapter
Fort Wolters Chapter
Georgia Chapter
Hawaii Chapter
Louisianna Gulf Coast Chapter
Michigan Chapter
North Alabama Chapter
North Caroline 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
Uppwer Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter
Washington State Chapter

TAPS:
Basinger, Bailey N. - Baskin, Michael D. - Boivin, David L. - Brandt, Robert J. - Brown, Ricky C. - Burns, Johnny J. - Chester, Conrad F. - Colavope, Ralph J. - Drozdz, Dennis T. - Dyer, George D. - Falbo, John J. Sr. - Fox, Ronald E. - Hammond, Douglas P. - Herbert, Bentley J. - Henry, Terence M. - Hernandez, Victor M. - Hoffman, Raymond E. - Johnston, Francis E. - Kruse, Michael C. - Latimer, Larry D. - Law, John L. - Melin, Thomas G. - Miller, Donn L. - Moore, Larry E. - Mulholland Kenneth S. - O'Grady, George L. - Palascak, Ronald - Post, Alton G. - Powers, John s. - Richardson, Charles E. - Russell, Luther M. - Salger, Glenn A. - Salyer, James D. Jr. - Sandmeyer, Ralph W. - Siegman, Jim E. - Smith, James M. - Smith, Karl G. - Strobel, Francis J. - Tuttle, Fredrick M. - Vereen, Carlisle M. Jr. - Blazer/Aloft/Crusader - Warfield, Willard W. - Wasick, James E. - Williams, Robert D.
Volume: 39
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2020
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Aug 2020 [Updated: 30 Sep 2020]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter612432

[Number of Pages: 48]
LETTERS:
President's Corner from President Art Price
From the Staff HQ! from Cherry Rodgers
From the Magazine Editor from Tom Kirk
Looking For from Jim Crigler and Fred Grimm
Letter to the Editor from Danny L. Abbot
Letter to the Editor from Jerry (Budda) Meador
Letter to the Editor from "a proud and indebted VHPA member"
Letter to the Editor from Jeff Murray
Letter to the Editor from Stephen Cover
An Open Letter to Membership from former President Art Jacobs

FEATURES:
Reunion Recap by Tom Kirk
Scholarship Update by Mike Sheuerman
National American Huey History Museum
Friends of Vinh Son Orphanage (FVSO), Kontum, Vietnam by Patrick Leary
Gold Star Family Breakdast 2021 Brings Healing by Julie Kirk
Quilters Show and Tell by Kathleen Sherfey
Patriotism is Not Just a Word by William Cohn
A Combat Emergency on LZ Neville by Frank Buzzard
Ann Margaret by Doug Moore
Book Reviews by Marc Liebman

REUNION INFORMATION:
187th Assault Helicopter Company
173rd Assault Helicopter Company
Popasomke Reunion Squadrons 263, 364, and 262
A Troop, 3/17th Air Cavalry Reunion "Silver Spurs"
VHPA 2022 Preliminary Reunion Schedule

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter by Ray Vaske
Alaska Chapter by Lynn Kile
American Huey Chapter by Chuck Canfield
Arizona Chapter by Dave Sale
Arkansas Chapter by Fritz Kahley
California North Chapter by Ken Fritz
Florida Chapter by Randy Woods
Georgia Chapter by Chuck Stoudt
Hawaii Chapter by Ken DeHoff
Louisiana Gulf Coast Chapter by Victor Lent
Michigan Chapter by Richard Deer
North Alabama Chapter by Marshall Eubanks
North Carolina Chapter by Gerald Phelps
Ohio River LZ Chapter by Dan S. Gulley
Oklahoma Chapter by Mike Sloniker
Old Dominion Chapter by Don Agren
Rocky Mountain Chapter by Dale E. House
South Missouri Chapter by John Sorenson
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) Chapter by Roger Lone
Southern California Chapter by Jim Davidson
Upper Midwest Chapter
Utah Chapter by Steve Jackson
Washington State Chapter by David Swanson

TAPS:

Albert, Hans J. - Amundson, Jay D. - Ballinger, Joe E. - Bryant, Emmett L. - Burgess, Ronald E. - Carolan, Eugene J. - Chritton, William R. - Diller, Ronald E. - Finnigan, Mike J. - Fitzgerald, Gordon R. - Foster, Loren N. - Giles, Frederick R. - Hamrick, John R. - Harchenko, Jerrol D. - Hlavaty, Edward L. - Hood, Herbert P. - Kelley, Jerry D. - Kreulen, Ray H. - Lineberry, Roy H. - Luce, Nelson E. - Luebbert, Stephen P. - McLelland, Terry S. - Newman, David A. - Noblett, James R. - Payton, Luther L. - Reeves, Paul A. - Rosen, Laurence - Sanders, Larry F. - Scott, Orville E. - Sibert, George W. - Skulborstad, Mark J. - Traynham, Jerry G. - Williams, Chalres J. Jr. - Yetmar, Ronald G.

TAPS OBIUARY SUBMISSIONS:
Belobrajdic, William M. - Bunton, William E. - Clemence, Harry F. - Craven, Larry E. - Cushman, Thomas J. - Dubose, Frank H. - Elftmann, John W. - Goold, John R. - Hersant, Charles J. - Laird, William R. - Lapato, Leonard F. - Leffler, Samuel A. - Long, Donald E. - Lingle, Charles S. - Mikesell, James G. - Parker, James R. Jr. - Petke, Jonathon - Rawlinson, Michael D. - Smith, Joe B. - Stefan, Louis B. - Stegich, Steve R. - Walsh, Huey C. - Wassink, Howard P. - Whale, Raymond K. - White, Billy M.
Volume: 40
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2021
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 2299Newsletter610730

[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Gary Roush

REUNION:
Tis is the reunion you've been waiting for!

LETTERS:
Neither Rain~nor snow~nor bullets FROM Thomas H. Nadeau
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Paul Hart
Paul FROM David Adams
To the members of the VHPA FROM Chuck Carlock
Hello David FROM Leo (Doc) Flory
I think I can add a small postscript FROM Lionel Shrago
Seeking the owner of a lost Class ring FROM Linda Tuck
Dear Editor FROM Ron Garrison
Sir: FROM Reg Harris
Attention: pilots who flew the Central Highlands FROM John Everhart
We learn more about last issue's found on post huey FROM John Harris
More on the unidentified Cav Guidon at Fort Irwin FROM William T. (Tom) Clary
Seeking photos for book and video FROM Jim Fulbrook
General Brady needs help FROM General Brady
The Kobb-Etchells effect
Looking for...
Photos and videos BY Jim Fulbrook
Chief WOPA BY Dan Grigsby

FEATURES:
Story of a Warrior BY Tara Dixon Engel
Doing the right thing pays your Heart Dividends BY Paul E. Bartlett
Soldiers missing in actoin from Vietnam War are identified
Liz's story BY Liz Rick
Downed pilots endure 30 minutes of intensity before rescue BY Thomas Mills
Dinner at the Cattleman's BY Howard D. Horton
Where eagles dared: Focke and Flettner's WWII German helicopters BY Ken McElroy
We return to the Battle of An Loc BY R.D. Toms, Jr.

REPORTS:
Museum donation to VHPA Scholarship fund BY Edward T. Luttenberger
The VHPA needs a few good men BY Moon Mullins
Heads up members BY Jim Fulbrook
UH-1 retirement ceremony at Ft. Meyers
Army Aviation Assiociation of America hosts ceremony BY Michael J. Wheeler
I should have never let Dusty go on that crappy little mission by himselfBY David Adams
VHPA members
Veteran's Day 2009 BY Gary Roush
Remarks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library BY Gary Roush
Attention VHPA members ~ now is the time BY Mike Sheuerman
Scholarship awarded

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Pat Richardson
VHPA of Florida Chapter BY Jim Basta
Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Gary Hurrelle
Souther California Chapter BY Tom Crosby
North Carolina CHapter BY JD Lawson
South Missouri BY John Sorensen
Georgia Chapter BY "Skip" Bell
Montana Chapter BY Todd Brandoff
San Antonio Chapter BY Jon Osborn
Washington State Chapter BY Frank Jones

TAPS:
Alfredo Coy - Billy J. Slusher - Byron Ernest Penny - David (Dusty) Rhodes - Gary Eugene Pidock - George Wilson Derrick - Howard M. Moore - James H. Brahney - James Howard (Lucky) Edwards - John Hodnett - Larry Carmichael - Lee Kohl - Lloyd Dennis Lessor - Michael A. Martin - Michael Wayne Haley - Orville Elmer Bilhofner - Ray L. Chase - Vincent Joseph LeDuc - Willard M. Will Bennett, Jr. - William "Bill" Robert Menucci - William Harold "Bill" Miller - William Gregg Stegemann- Michael J. Novosel, Jr. - Dennis R. Freeman - Richard Eugene Warren

BOOK REVIEWS:
Distant War BY John Penny
Centaurs in Vietnam BY John Penny
Volume: 28
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January/February 2010
Collection: Jack Swickard Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 24 Mar 2017 [Updated: 19 Sep 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610731

[Number of Pages: 56]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Clyde Romero

LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq FROM Sherry Rodgers
You never get a second chance to make a first impression FROM Bob Lanzotti
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Al Roettger
From the editor FROM Tom Hirschler
Information regarding recovered mia remains of sfc Billy David Hill
Dear editor FROM Dennis
Class photo FROM Rebekah Root
Project and personal request FROM Matt Davenport

FEATURES:
Wonic BY John Shafer
Looking for Vietnam veteran helicopter pilots of all branches BY Tom Kirk
The Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker - our legacy BY Rich Johnson
Tale of Nha Be BY William L. McCalister
The four lieutenants BY Gary Roush
AAAA/VHPA scholarship BY Mike Scheurman
The Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Memorial proposal frequently asked questions BY Bob Hesselbein
It could only happen in Vietnam BY Douglas Moore
Cobra dedication BY Brad Hanson
Air compassion for veterans provides bridge of access for wounded warriors BY Suzanne Rhodes

REUNION:
Reunion arrival and other details
Tour descriptions
A reunion request BY Tom Hirschler and Tom Kirk
Official schedule of events

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Ed Faught
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Robert Blair
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Robert Leach
Washington State Chapter BY Bill Lyons
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Florida Chapter BY Frank Hoover
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
North Carolina Chapter BY Larry Pigg
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akeeson
South Missouri Chapter BY John B. Wilkinson

TAPS:
John H. Butler - James Devito - Roger J. Dewitt - Joel D. Ferguson - Russell K. Fleming - Donald L. Holbert - Lester E. Heath Jr. - Gerald D. Kimel - Richard T. Maltais - Robert W. McDonald - Bernard J. O'Donnel - Loyd P. Resfell - Dabney A. Reynolds - Jack E. Tiesing Sr. - Raymond F. Wiley - John L. Wikinson - Theodore P. Wyman - Alfred Barret - Glenn R. Clements - Frederick L. Clements - Philip S. Elmeer - James O. Hegdahl - Johnny W. Huffman - James P. Kenny - Michael Lachance - Thomas J. Mashaw - Ablert Newton - Eugene S. Pedrick - Conrad Provencher - Robert P. Simon - Ernest A. Sylvester

BOOK REVIEWS:
Blades of Thunder: Book One BY John Penny
Guts 'N Gunships BY John Penny
364 Days and a Wakeup BY John Penny
The Typhoon Truce, 1970 BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: January/February 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 28 Mar 2017 [Updated: 17 Oct 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610800

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Clyde Romero

LETTERS:
Wonic #2 FROM John Shafer
No classes, but tons of class FROM Jon A. Bouile
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
Chapter visit FROM Tom Kirk
Sustaining the VHPA until the last man stands FROM Bob Hesselbein and Bill "Moon" Mullen
Monument update: winter, 2016
The Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Memorial proposal FROM Bob Hesselbein
Editing the VHPA newsletter-Aviator FROM Jack Swickard
Looking for information sought regarding helicopter crash FROM Mac Kolar
Looking for crew FROM Larry Newsom
Looking for photos of marine aviator
Trying to get information
Can anyone id this patch FROM Mike Law
AAA/VHPA scholarship FROM Mike Scheuerman
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Pearcy

FEATURES:
Keeping history alive BY Terry Garlock
Rescue BY Benjamin A. Van Etten
The Crash of falcon Eight Zero BY Dennis Dupuis
Aerobatics at lz east BY Arthur Darryl James
Flight of the truculent turtle

REUNION:
An update on the 33rd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
More details concerning sleeping rooms at the Peppermill BY Mike Law
R2016 banquet meals
Bring your lanyards to Reno BY VHPA Executive Council
Official schedule of events

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Ed Faught
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
Rocky Mountain Chapter BY Dale House
Southern California CHapter BY Sven Akesson

TAPS:
Rodney D. Bither - Harold Boyd - Ronald A. Brooks - Howard R. Crotty - Louis Etcheverry - Stanley Gause - Ernie L. Greening - Robert L. Grove - Frank H. Hampshire - William W. Heilman - John W. Huffman - Anthony E. Myers - Robert W. Mitchell - Dewey G. Norton - John H. Oliver - Charles J. Pelletier - Clyde S. Rockett - Richard T. Schuler - Wayne Sieb - Stanley R. Buford - Terry A. Carlson - Robert E. Craig - Joe C. Fouts - Farret O. Lewis - Bill C. Martin - Wiley W. McCrary - Leo M. Moore - Kenneth W. Philley - Dick E. Roach - John Robertson - Dennis A. Smith - Raymond E. Vietti

BOOK REVIEWS:
Shoulda Played the Flute BY John Penny
Volume: 35
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2016
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610801

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 300Newsletter611009

[Number of Pages: 52]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Hesselbein

LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
To the VHPA Reunion Committee, FROM George Van Riper
To the VHPA Reunion Committee, FROM Ken Bartholomew
To the VHPA Reunion Director, FROM Tom Wood
To the Members of VHPA... Thank You! FROM Susan Clotfelter Jimison
Gary Sterling Fowler, a member of the Fort Wolters Chapter of the VHPA, tends to hang on to things FROM Edward T. "Edd" Luttenberger
A Member of the VHPA wrote us to say:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM F.L. (Fritz) Gruetzmacher
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Michael Lazares
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Larry Smith
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John Brennan
Looking For.... Members and Trainers of Task Force Sea Wolf
Looking For.... The crew of Inagodadavita FROM Denise Hart
Looking For.... Information concerning a 24 February 1967 Dustoff Mission FROM Jim Burns
Looking For... Mister Wilson FROM Jan van den Noort
Looking For... Lost COpies of the Charger, the Vietnam magazine of the 196th Brigade of the Americal Division FROM Les Hines
Looking For.... more information concerning my father, John Leaf FROM Jennifer Ray
Looking For... Members that can provide details about the loss of a medivac helicopter on 5 September 1969 FROM David R. Holdsworth
Looking For - any information about the attached patch FROM Dana Merrill
Looking For... anyone who knew my father Richard Pearcy FROM Sheryol Pearcy Miller
What Can I Do With My Vietnam Stuff? FROM Mike Law

FEATURES:
An afternoon Search and Rescue mission in the southern Gulf of Tonkin BY Tom Phillips
Eyes with Teeth BY John Shafer
Gentlemen, we're incredibly lucky to have Julie Kink working for us and our familes...
A 15-year dream comes to completion BY John Hagleroad
Cambodian Sunset BY Robert Graham
Bringing Tony Home BY Tom Phillips
So You Actually Considered a Career in the Helicopter Industry? BY Chuck Ramsdell
So Few Vets... BY Danny Fisher
Susan J. flies with the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation BY Jerry Mellick

REUNION:
And the praise for our 2014 Reunion keeps rolling in...
"HOT LZ" Honors Vietnam War Vets BY Jim Singleton, Mike Neu

TAPS:
Ralph L. Allison - Kent W. Bennetts - Charles Wayne Dickerson - Jesse E. Felter - William E. Finney Jr. - Terrence Gese - Charles David Jochetz - Charles F. Johnson - Duane C. Ingram - Stanford N. Kaplan - John Patrick Leonard Jr. - Louis J. Martinez - David A. Measels - Robert N. Norona - Albert M. Orgain IV - Cecil W. Parker - Steven Paul Rhule - John Larry Rovetto - Ralph Edward Saylor Sr. - David Auther Ware - Patrick M. Wilson III - Randall Vern Wolfe

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Chip Brown
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Oklahoma chapter
Southern California
Upper Midwest chapter BY Bert Leach
Washington State chapter BY J.C. Combs
North Alabama chapter
Michigan chapter BY Rich Deer
Rocky Mountain chapter
South Missouri chapter BY Bill Thompson
Old Dominion chapter BY Tom Rountreer

REVIEWS:
Duty, Honor and Betrayal BY John Penny
Missile!Missile!Missile! BY John Penny
We Gotta Get Out of this Place, Volume 2 BY John Penny
Eleven Months and Nineteen Days: A Vietnam Illustrator's Memoir BY John Penny
Volume: 33
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2014
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: VHPA Newsletters
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611020

[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush

REUNION:
VHPA 27th Annual Reunion San Diego
Veteran's Day, 2009 BY Gary Roush
Remarks at the Ronald Reaggan Presidential Library BY Gary Roush

LETTERS:
Neither Rain ~ nor Snow ~ nor Bullets FROM Thomas H. Nadeau
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Paul Hart
Clarification FROM Tom Payne
To the members of the VHPA FROM Chuck Carlock
Hello David FROM Leo (Doc) Flory
I think I can add a small postscript FROM Lionel Shrago
Seeking the owner of a lost Class Ring FROM Linda Tuck
Dear Editor FROM Ron Garrison
ATTENTION: Pilots who flew the Central Highlands FROM John Everhart
We learn more about last issue's Found On Post Huey FROM John M. Harris
General Brady Needs Help FROM General Brady
More on the Unidentified Cav Guidon at Fort Irwin FROM William T. (Tom) Clary
Mr. Roush FROM Jack Stamps
Dear Sirs FROM Doug Robinett
Dear Sirs FROM Charles Johnson
Dear Members of the VHPA FROM Joe Parnar
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Joe Parmer
Dear members of the VHPA FROM Bill Parrish
Dear Sir FROM Stan Allen
Old Warrior, Hu1-D 64-13736 Seeks Crew Members FROM Bill Spies
Dear Sirs FROM Jack Morrison
Dear Sirs FROM Rod Henson
Webmaster FROM Chris Kohl
VHPA Members

FEATURES:
Story of a Warrior BY Tara Dixon Engel
Doing the right thing pays your Heart Dividends! BY Paul Bartlett
Liz's Story... BY Liz Rick
The VHPA Needs a Few Good Men... BY Moon Mullins
Head Up Members BY Jim Fulbrook
UH-1 Retirement Ceremony at Ft. Myers BY Jim FUlbrook
Army Aviation Association of America Hosts Ceremony BY Michael J. Wheeler
Downed Pilots Endure 30 Minutes of Intensity Before Rescue BY Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Mills
Dinner at the Cattleman's BY Howard D. Horton
I Should Have Never Let Dusty Go On That Crappy Little Mission by Himself BY David Adams
Chief WOPA BY Dan Grigsby
Where Eagles Dared: Focke and Flettner's WWII German Helicopters BY Ken McElroy
We Return to the Battle of An Loc... BY R.D. Toms Jr.
Scholarship Awarded
Attention VHPA Members ~ Now is the Time! BY Mike Sheuerman

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Fort Wolters chapter BY Pat Richardson
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurelle
Southern California chapter BY Tom Crosby
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorensen
Georgia chapter BY "Skip" Bell
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
San Antonio chapter BY Jon Osborn
Washington State chapter BY Frank Jones

TAPS:
Alfredo Coy - Billy J. Slusher - Bryson Ernest Penny - David (Dusty) Rhodes - Gary Eugene Pidock - George Wilson Derrick - Howard M. Moore - James H. Brahney - James Howard (Lucky) Edwards - John Hodnett - Larry Carmichael - Lee Kohl - Lloyd Dennis Lessor - Michael A. Martin - Michael Wayne Haley - Orville Elmer Bilhofner - Ray L. Chase - Vincent Joseph LeDuc - Willard M. "Will" Bennett Jr. - William "Bill" Robert Menucci - William Harold "Bill" Miller - William Gregg Stegemann - Michael J. Novosel Jr. - Dennis R. Freeman - Richard Eugene Warren

BOOK REVIEWS:
Distant War BY John Penny
Centaurs in Vietnam BY John Penny
Volume: 28
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: Jan/Feb 2010
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611031

[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law

FEATURES:
Returning Fire: In the Beginning BY James W. "Pete" Booth
Let's Smoke on this... "Why We Went" BY Charlie Gossett
Christmas Day 1967
More than a Gunship Pilot...... BY Joseph M. Sheridan
VHPA'ers in the News BY Patrick Brady
Christmas Trick or Treat, thanks to some beautiful Australian girls... BY Bob Potvin
Christmas of 1966 with the 25th Infantry Division BY Benjamin R. Crabtree
Walt Winters recognized by the FAA
Another Close Call BY Robert C. Scarbrough
Eighteen VHPA Applicants Receive Scholarships From AAAA BY Mike Sheuerman
Welcome to the VHPA!
VHPA Membership Numbers Really Growing....... BY Mike Sheuerman
Chapter Six - My friendship with Bob Hope BY Ron Miller

LETTERS:
Dear David FROM John M. Schmidt
To the Editor of the VHPA in response for your request for Christmas in Vietnam stories... FROM Arthur Nussel
Looking for pilots on a mission in May of 1968 FROM Lloyd Crowl
Looking For pilots flying from Bearcat in 1968-70 FROM Eugene (Gene) Hansen
Looking for anyone knowing CWO Paul Rasmussen FROM Julie (Rasmussen) Osina

REUNION:
It's New Orleans - you're different there! BY Gary Roush

TAPS:
Charles D. Perriguey - Conrad "Buz" Keister - David Franklin Bunting - Donald C. Gray - Donald Lee Nichols - Donald Wayne Pickens - Douglas Scott - Dwight L. Lorenz - Edward A. Parnell - Frank Joseph Daniel Vassett - Gary Aus - Gary E. Lott - Glenn M. Erbaugh - Harry F. Pellett - Jack Harlan Carpenter - James "Jim" Riovo - James Snyder - Jimmy Dale "Jim" Helm - Jimmie Mitchell - John Anthony "Tony" Musci - John E. Pirkle - John G. Daneker - Ronald Ehmann - Kenneth Linville - John M. Stoen - Kenneth Francis Wilson - Leon Sidney Skeen - Martin Walker - Otis R. Key - Richard C. Brunell Jr. - Richard Michael Levy - Robert "Bob" Everett Durie - Ronald F. Young Jr. - Ronald R. Garner - Ronald Gordon "Rock" Rhoades - Richard Dean Baker - Thomas Daniel Casey - Thomas William Moritz - Floyd Ray Burchett

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chatper BY Skip Bell
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Vic Lent
Mid-South chapter BY Pete Norman IV
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Ohio River LZ chapter BY Jim Miller
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta, Gary Harrell
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
Volume: 29
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2011
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611032

[Number of Pages: 38]
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law

FEATURES:
VHPA/AAAA Scholarship Applications Deadline Fast Approching BY Mike Sheuerman
An Old Army-Marine Corps Cobra Soldiers On BY Cornelius McMillan
and again... Great Thanks BY Anne Armstrong
Maggie - Honoring the Past, enlightening the future
Take a Leadership Role in the VHPA BY Clyde Romero
Back Home to "Mother Rucker" BY Moon Mullen
Bell Helicopter 66-15107 - An UH-1C Huey Gunship Named Mother Goose BY Ed McKee
Taken from the pages of history BY Malvin Handy
A Marine Huey Pilot Learns How the Army Does It BY John Boden
Anotehr Piece of our history shall endure to commemorate all who served ~ Charlie Model 66-15069 BY Howard Smith
Total Knee Joint Replacement Major Depot Maintenance BY Robert L. Graham
Mission Made Just For A FNG.... BY Steve Bookout
Veteran's Day 2011: a Report from the Wall BY Bob Hesselbein

REUNION:
New Orleans is back from Katrina better than ever! BY Gary Roush
The Big Easy Insider
From the Chariman of the 2012 Reunion... Please Register Early BY Gary Roush
New Orleans Reunion - "New Orleans Area" Tour Offerings
Official Schedule of Events - The 29th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
Inside the Hotel Events BY Gary Roush

LETTERS:
Looking for information on the Battle of Dong Xoai, June 10, 1965 FROM Ruth Verlinde
Looking for information men who knew Gene Armour FROM Danna Johnson
Looking for the men who saved my life FROM Jim Schmidt
An Offer to the Members of the VHPA FROM Tom
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM R.D. Cranmer
Members of the Arizona Chapter of the VHPA FROM Bill Sorenson
To the men of the VHPA FROM Tim
Members of the VHPA FROM Roberto Rodriguez
Membership in the VHPA Continues to Grow FROM Mike Sheuerman
Dear VHPA FROM Stan Marcieski

TAPS:
Dean C. Lyon - Edward J. Hickey - Engle Wayne Scott - Eugene Francis Bannigan - Gerald W. "Gerry" Davis - Harry Plude - Jack Aaron Matson - James Laurent Barousse - Jerome Boyle - John W. Hill III - John "Jack" Allison - Johnie Armstead Wilkinson - Nickolas W. "Nick" Montgomery - Richard Chapman - Richard C. Brunell Jr. - Richard Eugene "Dick" Miller - Richard E. "Sandy" Shores - Robert Allen Waldo - Robert R. Marsh - Wallace M. Evans - Walter R. (Russ) Miller Jr. - William E. Bill - William "Bill" C. Bill Zeman - Robert Gene Dawson -

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Michigan chapter BY Charley Martin
Minnesota chapter BY Ray Wilson
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
New Jersey chapter BY Pete Purnell
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Northern California chapter BY Ken Fritz
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Ken Mulholland, Gary Harrell

BOOK REVIEWS:
Returning Fire: In the Beginning BY James W. "Pete" Booth
Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam BY John Penny
Men of Granite BY John Penny
Plagued By Good Luck BY John Penny
Lords of Darkness BY John Penny
Volume: 30
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: January/February 2012
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611037

[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law

FEATURES:
Focus, A Reminder, And An Apology BY Bob Hesselbein
The Association Continues to seek the return... BY Bob Hesselbein
Vietnam War's Missing In Action BY Ron Miller
Vietnam Veteran Helps Transport a Fallen Afghanistan Trooper BY Bill Jeczalik
Vietnam Reflection - Through Their Eyes BY Ned Crimmin
The Reunion BY Richard Dipboye
Welcome to the VHPA!
I'm a VHPA Kid!
Spur 338 Is Back in the Saddle BY Mike Billow
The Question of whether Mother Goose was a B or a C model continues... BY Ed McKee
The Jesus Nut BY Robert L. (Bob) Graham
From the Editor of the VHPA Aviator BY David Adams
Lee Greenwood sings for a special Vietnam Vet at his Unit's Reunion BY Chris Cannon
MIA-POW event in Maine BY Russ Warriner
Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and his Chopper Reunite BY Thomas A. Bricker
Time spent in the Military BY Stu McIntosh
Former Huey from B Co, 158th AVN, 101st Airborne (the Lancers) Recieves Place of Honor in Boeing Field Museum BY John Penny, Doug Decker

REUNION:
New Orleans is Back From Katrina better than ever!
Inside the Hotel Events BY Gary Roush
The Big Easy Insider BY Vic Lent
Official Schedule of Events - The 29th Annual Reunion of the VHPA

LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Greg Ross
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Peter Rzeminski
To the Members of the VHPA FROM John Conway
An open letter to Howard Horton, author of last issue's story about his flight class's "Critter" FROM F.C. Goode
To the Editor of the VHPA FROM Carl L. Hess
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Norman L. Goodin
Looking For info on Arthur John (Jack) Ilm Jr. FROM David Ulm
Looking for men with knowledge of service dogs in Vietnam FROM Maurice Martin
Looking For information on Lester Haverfield FROM Stacy Haverfield
Looking For information about SP4 Robert Thomas Callan FROM Peter W. Barber
Looking For the pilot of a Huey that crashed during the battle for Hill 875 in November of 1967 FROM Norm Goodin
Looking For Richard L. Allaire and Johnny E. Hayes
Looking For Cpt. James Cooper Wright FROM Robert (Bob) Lyle
To the Members of the VHPA - Bill Janes here, Webmaster for the 191st AHC FROM Bill

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorenson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
The Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY Samuel B. McLamb Jr.
Minnesota chapter BY Ray Wilson
Michigan chapter BY Charlie Martin

TAPS:
Benjamin Jess "Buddy" Epps Jr. - Charles Andrew Weseman - 'Charles' Ray Dunn - Dalton G. "Chopper" Willis - Dana Ed Keeney - Daniel D. Nichols - Edward (Edman) Monhollen - Eugene L. Osmondson - George H. (Hank) Echols III - George Linden "Tommy" Allen - Gordon Spencer Hall - Herbert T. Kerr - Howard E. Kessinger Jr. - James Michael Basta - Joseph William Cody - Larrie Phillip Goldsmith - Nathan J. "Jack" Lewis Jr. - Norman David Carter - Noel M. Harvey - Richard (Rick) Frederick Sendelbach Jr. - Richard Kenneth Macauley - Robert G. Shain - Robert Patrick Jr. - Thomas C. Blecha - William Edgar Ogle - Archie R. Taylor

BOOK REVIEWS:
A Different Light BY John Penny
Fifty Years of Flying BY John Penny
U7Forks: The Life of One Marine BY John Penny
Leave No Man Behind BY John Penny
The Trials of the Initiate BY John Penny
Volume: 30
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2012
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611038

[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM JOHN SORENSEN, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen

FEATURES:
New Aviator Delivery Options Now Available
Membership in the VHPA is Growing to Record Levels BY Mike Sheuerman
Tales of Flying an "Old Smokey" Smoke Ship in 1966..... BY Michael Hershey
VHPA'ers In the News BY Kevin Spear
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night BY Steve Bookout
"The Night Our Night Hawk Went Down" BY Bill Thomason Sr.
Divarty Air Unit Reunites After 43 Years BY Darryl James
Return to Vietnam BY Stephen Willett
The V.C. Were Predictable Too BY Ed Canright
Return to Vietnam BY Richard Dipboye
Welcome to the VHPA!
The Last Checkride
Riding the Air in Vietnam BY Jim C. Parker
Business Cards from Vietnam
Ozark Honor Flight BY Ralph McClurg
Mineral Wells Honors Fort Wolters Medal of Honor Recipients BY Edward T. "Edd" Luttenberger

LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bill Zierdt
Looking For two Cobra crews involved in a CCN mission on 23 July 1970 FROM Tom Yarborough
Looking For Vietnam photos of OH-23's FROM Dave Hill
Looking For anyone who knew my father, Cecil Blanton FROM Dustin Blanton
Looking For members and friends of crew chief Richard Garcia FROM Helen and Dale Kueter
Looking For - a set of Charlie Model blades and hub FROM Ken Fritz
Looking For anyone who might have known Jan Franklin Wilson FROM Ron Miller
Looking For contact info for Ricky Farnsworth and Karl Pfitzer FROM Mac McMillan
Looking For Aircrew Nearly Shot Down by a B-40 Rocket FROM Jack Galany
Dear Bob FROM Gary Roush
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Robert Lyle
We recieved this e-mail about the cover art for our last three issues FROM Janet-Anne Boykin
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John E. Barron
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Larry Russell
To the organizers of the 29th Annual Reunion of the VHPA FROM Geoge Vanriper

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
North Carolina chapter By Robert Inglis
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Phil Lanphier
South Dakota chapter BY Jim Miles
Old Dominion chapter BY J.T. Severin
Michigan chapter BY Charlie Martin
VHPA-CCN chapter BY Ken Fritz

TAPS:
Bernard Bruno "Bernie" Quedens - C.Edward "Ed" Fickes - Charles Vincent Masick - Clifford E. Reese - Daniel James Fick - Donald E. Sullivan - James R. (J.R.) Thomas - Jason "Chick" Bridge - James E. Duncan - Jerry Lee Butts - Lewis Eugene "Buck" Buchanan - Mark L. Jensen - Peter Edward Laux - Ralph W. Penniman - Richard Lee Lambert - Robert "Bob" Charters - Robert L. Vecchio - Thomas E. Heydinger - Tim Stott - Timothy Francis Doreen - Zane Bell Fisher - Clyde J. Emery - David A. Redel - Charlie Gossett

BOOK REVIEWS:
Discovery Of Flight 19 BY John Penny
I Was A Pilot For the Mob BY John Penny
Vietnam War Hlicopter Art: U.S. Army Rotor Aircraft BY John Penny
...And Sometimes The Bear Eats You BY John Penny

REUNION:
Reunion Scrapbook
Volume: 30
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: September/October 2012
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611103

[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush

REUNION:
VHPA 27th Annual Reunion San Diego
Veteran's Day, 2009 BY Gary Roush
Remarks at the Ronald Reaggan Presidential Library BY Gary Roush

LETTERS:
Neither Rain ~ nor Snow ~ nor Bullets FROM Thomas H. Nadeau
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Paul Hart
Clarification FROM Tom Payne
To the members of the VHPA FROM Chuck Carlock
Hello David FROM Leo (Doc) Flory
I think I can add a small postscript FROM Lionel Shrago
Seeking the owner of a lost Class Ring FROM Linda Tuck
Dear Editor FROM Ron Garrison
ATTENTION: Pilots who flew the Central Highlands FROM John Everhart
We learn more about last issue's Found On Post Huey FROM John M. Harris
General Brady Needs Help FROM General Brady
More on the Unidentified Cav Guidon at Fort Irwin FROM William T. (Tom) Clary
Mr. Roush FROM Jack Stamps
Dear Sirs FROM Doug Robinett
Dear Sirs FROM Charles Johnson
Dear Members of the VHPA FROM Joe Parnar
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Joe Parmer
Dear members of the VHPA FROM Bill Parrish
Dear Sir FROM Stan Allen
Old Warrior, Hu1-D 64-13736 Seeks Crew Members FROM Bill Spies
Dear Sirs FROM Jack Morrison
Dear Sirs FROM Rod Henson
Webmaster FROM Chris Kohl
VHPA Members

FEATURES:
Story of a Warrior BY Tara Dixon Engel
Doing the right thing pays your Heart Dividends! BY Paul Bartlett
Liz's Story... BY Liz Rick
The VHPA Needs a Few Good Men... BY Moon Mullins
Head Up Members BY Jim Fulbrook
UH-1 Retirement Ceremony at Ft. Myers BY Jim FUlbrook
Army Aviation Association of America Hosts Ceremony BY Michael J. Wheeler
Downed Pilots Endure 30 Minutes of Intensity Before Rescue BY Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Mills
Dinner at the Cattleman's BY Howard D. Horton
I Should Have Never Let Dusty Go On That Crappy Little Mission by Himself BY David Adams
Chief WOPA BY Dan Grigsby
Where Eagles Dared: Focke and Flettner's WWII German Helicopters BY Ken McElroy
We Return to the Battle of An Loc... BY R.D. Toms Jr.
Scholarship Awarded
Attention VHPA Members ~ Now is the Time! BY Mike Sheuerman

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Fort Wolters chapter BY Pat Richardson
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurelle
Southern California chapter BY Tom Crosby
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorensen
Georgia chapter BY "Skip" Bell
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
San Antonio chapter BY Jon Osborn
Washington State chapter BY Frank Jones

TAPS:
Alfredo Coy - Billy J. Slusher - Bryson Ernest Penny - David (Dusty) Rhodes - Gary Eugene Pidock - George Wilson Derrick - Howard M. Moore - James H. Brahney - James Howard (Lucky) Edwards - John Hodnett - Larry Carmichael - Lee Kohl - Lloyd Dennis Lessor - Michael A. Martin - Michael Wayne Haley - Orville Elmer Bilhofner - Ray L. Chase - Vincent Joseph LeDuc - Willard M. "Will" Bennett Jr. - William "Bill" Robert Menucci - William Harold "Bill" Miller - William Gregg Stegemann - Michael J. Novosel Jr. - Dennis R. Freeman - Richard Eugene Warren

BOOK REVIEWS:
Distant War BY John Penny
Centaurs in Vietnam BY John Penny
Volume: 28
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January/February 2010
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611046

[Number of Pages: 52]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Hesselbein

LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at HQ! FROM Sherry Rodgers
To the VHPA Reunion Committee, FROM George Van Riper
To the VHPA Reunion Committee, FROM Ken Bartholomew
To the VHPA Reunion Director, FROM Tom Wood
To the Members of VHPA... Thank You! FROM Susan Clotfelter Jimison
Gary Sterling Fowler, a member of the Fort Wolters Chapter of the VHPA, tends to hang on to things FROM Edward T. "Edd" Luttenberger
A Member of the VHPA wrote us to say:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM F.L. (Fritz) Gruetzmacher
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Michael Lazares
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Larry Smith
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John Brennan
Looking For.... Members and Trainers of Task Force Sea Wolf
Looking For.... The crew of Inagodadavita FROM Denise Hart
Looking For.... Information concerning a 24 February 1967 Dustoff Mission FROM Jim Burns
Looking For... Mister Wilson FROM Jan van den Noort
Looking For... Lost COpies of the Charger, the Vietnam magazine of the 196th Brigade of the Americal Division FROM Les Hines
Looking For.... more information concerning my father, John Leaf FROM Jennifer Ray
Looking For... Members that can provide details about the loss of a medivac helicopter on 5 September 1969 FROM David R. Holdsworth
Looking For - any information about the attached patch FROM Dana Merrill
Looking For... anyone who knew my father Richard Pearcy FROM Sheryol Pearcy Miller
What Can I Do With My Vietnam Stuff? FROM Mike Law

FEATURES:
An afternoon Search and Rescue mission in the southern Gulf of Tonkin BY Tom Phillips
Eyes with Teeth BY John Shafer
Gentlemen, we're incredibly lucky to have Julie Kink working for us and our familes...
A 15-year dream comes to completion BY John Hagleroad
Cambodian Sunset BY Robert Graham
Bringing Tony Home BY Tom Phillips
So You Actually Considered a Career in the Helicopter Industry? BY Chuck Ramsdell
So Few Vets... BY Danny Fisher
Susan J. flies with the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation BY Jerry Mellick

REUNION:
And the praise for our 2014 Reunion keeps rolling in...
"HOT LZ" Honors Vietnam War Vets BY Jim Singleton, Mike Neu

TAPS:
Ralph L. Allison - Kent W. Bennetts - Charles Wayne Dickerson - Jesse E. Felter - William E. Finney Jr. - Terrence Gese - Charles David Jochetz - Charles F. Johnson - Duane C. Ingram - Stanford N. Kaplan - John Patrick Leonard Jr. - Louis J. Martinez - David A. Measels - Robert N. Norona - Albert M. Orgain IV - Cecil W. Parker - Steven Paul Rhule - John Larry Rovetto - Ralph Edward Saylor Sr. - David Auther Ware - Patrick M. Wilson III - Randall Vern Wolfe

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Chip Brown
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Oklahoma chapter
Southern California
Upper Midwest chapter BY Bert Leach
Washington State chapter BY J.C. Combs
North Alabama chapter
Michigan chapter BY Rich Deer
Rocky Mountain chapter
South Missouri chapter BY Bill Thompson
Old Dominion chapter BY Tom Rountreer

REVIEWS:
Duty, Honor and Betrayal BY John Penny
Missile!Missile!Missile! BY John Penny
We Gotta Get Out of this Place, Volume 2 BY John Penny
Eleven Months and Nineteen Days: A Vietnam Illustrator's Memoir BY John Penny
Volume: 33
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2014
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611113

[Number of Pages: 36]
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law

FEATURES:
The 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion is Back on Active Duty BY Lewis J. McConnell
Retirement Ceremony fot the last Huey assigned to Fort Rucker BY Lawrence (Larry) Castagneto
The Wall That Heals BY Terry Garlock
Museum Activities continue to build through 2010-2011
"Why We Went" BY Charlie Gossett
US Army Special Operations Aviation Unit Activated BY Henry Cuningham
Helicopter Squadron 4 (HS4) sails into the sunset.... BY Robert Aguilar
The Vietnam Vet BY Michelle Riley Taylor
The VHPA visits the AAAA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee BY Christopher Horton
A Red Flag BY Randolph E. Crew
After Action Report - Smokey III is placed in the Smithsonian BY Al Watkins
Hall of Fame Inductee's

LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Gene, Spider Man, Franck
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Mabey
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Eustice
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Lanny Julian
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Andrew "Sam" Hover
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Neil Lee
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Mike Bergman
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Richard Deer
Gary Gluth FROM Ron Pepper
To Gary Roush, Author of the last issue's story about "Preserving Our Heritage" FROM A.H.T. Wilson
Gary Roush answered Tim with FROM Gary Roush
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator, I must share this with the VHPA membership FROM A.G. McEntire
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Jerry R. Martin
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Doug DeMint
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Thompson
Looking For....... Gary Gluth FROM Ron Pepper
Looking For - Anyone who might have known WOC James A. Godfrey Jr. FROM Edward W. Horton
Looking For - Gunship and Transport Pilots involved in "Nine Days in May" battles FROM Warren Wilkins
Looking For.... members of D Troop 229th FROM Nick "Animal" Nicolai
Looking For... Dustoff Pilot from 1969 FROM Rich Hoffman
Looking For... Information on a CH-37 Mohave Helicopter FROM Stewart W. Bailey
Looking For..... the widow of Glenn Peter Burns FROM Brian Foulkes
VHPA'ers in the News BY Ramon Antonio Vargas

TAPS:
Andrew Benton Banks, Jr. - Bertram Arthur Maas - Bobby G. "Bob" Franklin - Chuck Johnson Pickett - David Blinn McLean - David Sherman Crighton, Jr. - Edward McClellan Lowry - Edward G. Quinlan - Emil "Jack" Kleuver - Frederick G. Funk - George J. "Joe" Montgomery - Jack E. Hughes - Jerry Rawlings - Joe W. Hill - John Douglas "Doug" Perrin - John McKinley Wilson - John Kettlewell II - Joseph F. Rutkokski - Phillip Moore Lee - Michael D. Pierce - Richard C. Warren - Robert Douglas McWilliam - Ronald H. Lilly - Roy J. Lowery - Tom Buckley - Theodore W. "Ted" Pratt - William John Derus - William Thomas Hargrove, Sr.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
The Alamo chapter BY Chuck Oualline, Bob Dillon
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe V. Souders
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
Southern California chapter BY Carl Cortez
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
South Dakota chapter BY Harold Pardew
Washington State chapter BY Doug Decker, Mark Hansen
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Virginia chapter BY Ben Gay
Central New York chapter BY Jack Salm
Hawaii chapter BY Don Harlor
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
Rocky Mountain chapter of the VHPA BY Ed Fickes
South Missouri chapter BY John Sorenson
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Phil Nuss

BOOK REVIEWS:
Crusader 23, I'd Rather Be Lucky Than Good BY John Penny
Before the Memories Fade BY John Penny
The Rise and Fall of Captain Methane: Autobiography of a Maverick BY John Penny
Wind Loggers BY John Penny
Volume: 29
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: July/August 2011
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Newsletter Item Number: 293Newsletter611115

[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law

FEATURES:
Returning Fire: In the Beginning BY James W. "Pete" Booth
Let's Smoke on this... "Why We Went" BY Charlie Gossett
Christmas Day 1967
More than a Gunship Pilot...... BY Joseph M. Sheridan
VHPA'ers in the News BY Patrick Brady
Christmas Trick or Treat, thanks to some beautiful Australian girls... BY Bob Potvin
Christmas of 1966 with the 25th Infantry Division BY Benjamin R. Crabtree
Walt Winters recognized by the FAA
Another Close Call BY Robert C. Scarbrough
Eighteen VHPA Applicants Receive Scholarships From AAAA BY Mike Sheuerman
Welcome to the VHPA!
VHPA Membership Numbers Really Growing....... BY Mike Sheuerman
Chapter Six - My friendship with Bob Hope BY Ron Miller

LETTERS:
Dear David FROM John M. Schmidt
To the Editor of the VHPA in response for your request for Christmas in Vietnam stories... FROM Arthur Nussel
Looking for pilots on a mission in May of 1968 FROM Lloyd Crowl
Looking For pilots flying from Bearcat in 1968-70 FROM Eugene (Gene) Hansen
Looking for anyone knowing CWO Paul Rasmussen FROM Julie (Rasmussen) Osina

REUNION:
It's New Orleans - you're different there! BY Gary Roush

TAPS:
Charles D. Perriguey - Conrad "Buz" Keister - David Franklin Bunting - Donald C. Gray - Donald Lee Nichols - Donald Wayne Pickens - Douglas Scott - Dwight L. Lorenz - Edward A. Parnell - Frank Joseph Daniel Vassett - Gary Aus - Gary E. Lott - Glenn M. Erbaugh - Harry F. Pellett - Jack Harlan Carpenter - James "Jim" Riovo - James Snyder - Jimmy Dale "Jim" Helm - Jimmie Mitchell - John Anthony "Tony" Musci - John E. Pirkle - John G. Daneker - Ronald Ehmann - Kenneth Linville - John M. Stoen - Kenneth Francis Wilson - Leon Sidney Skeen - Martin Walker - Otis R. Key - Richard C. Brunell Jr. - Richard Michael Levy - Robert "Bob" Everett Durie - Ronald F. Young Jr. - Ronald R. Garner - Ronald Gordon "Rock" Rhoades - Richard Dean Baker - Thomas Daniel Casey - Thomas William Moritz - Floyd Ray Burchett

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chatper BY Skip Bell
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Vic Lent
Mid-South chapter BY Pete Norman IV
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
Ohio River LZ chapter BY Jim Miller
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta, Gary Harrell
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
Volume: 29
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: November/December 2011
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 2876Newsletter611017

[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM JOHN SORENSEN, PRESIDEONT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen

FEATURES:
Sorry for the outage... but the VHPA Member Services webpage took some serious hits... BY Gary Roush
The Alaska Chapter of the VHPA holds their first meeting BY Vic Micol
It started at Fort Knox in 1969 ~ The Wedding of Larry Brown BY Barry McAlpine
Captain America - Or How I Became a Hometown Hero BY Ty Graham
Chinook Versus Porta Potty BY Howard Van Dine
Vietnam Buddy's Reunite BY Alan Schoenack
Looks can be deceiving when it comes to old Aviators
A Pilot-Grandfather's Tough Love Story....
Random act of kindness..... A relayed story.... BY Howard Horton
An old Infantry soldier died and went to Heaven BY Mike Perry
Musings of an old Helicopter driver BY Rudolph (Rudy) Ribbeck
Lighten Up! BY Terry Opdahl
Taking Fire From a Dead Tree BY John Shafer
Remember Going Home? BY Bob Witt
Aviation 101
The Tower........ BY John Bercaw
Everything I Needed to Know in Life I Learned as a Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam BY Dale McKnight
Aviators... BY Chuck Oualline
Member Tom Huhn sent us this photo taken in early 1968 BY Tom Huhn
Collier's Signs of a Really Bad P/Z Mission (or) Bad-Hair Day Clues for the Clueless Flight Crew BY Craig B. Collier
Hillsborough County Veteran's Memorial Park, Tampa, Florida BY Harry Bryant
5 Man Can Can Dance
Welcome to the VHPA!
HQ Needs Your Help! BY Sherry Rodgers
Note to the Membership - The VA Revises Its Guidelines on Exposure to Agent Orange BY Tony Humphreys

REUNIONS:
The Vietnam War Weekend Conferece
Reunion Status Report from the Reunion Committee
HPF Needs Help FROM Al Roettger
VHPA Workshop ~ The Memoir That Heals
Official Schedule of Events - The 30th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
Newly Scheduled events for the 2013 Reunion
Executive Council Leadership in the VHPA Election Up Coming BY John Shafer

LETTERS:
To the Catholic Members of the VHPA FROM Gary Potter
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator - RE: Last issue's story Dustoff Down in the Delta FROM Ted Riendeau
Gentlemen of the VHPA FROM John Brennan
Looking For... anyone who knew Donald Higggins FROM Stele James
Looking For... anyone who can help us find/acquire a surplus Huey FROM Pete Bohn Jim Haga
Looking For... members of a aircrew that was shot down 17 December 1966 FROM Dennis Fisher
Looking For.... Pilots/crewmembers who sprayed Agent Orange FROM Steve Maher
Looking For... anyone can help me find a "Solo Hat" FROM Les H. Combs
Looking For... members of an aircrew that extracted a SF team in December 66 or January 67 FROM Tom Livingston
Looking For... anyone who might have known Ed Shultz
Looking For... anyone who can help me find a LTC White or a Col Joseph R. Franklin FROM Don C. Thomson
Looking For.... anyone who might have known my father Tarey Bessette Schell FROM Lauren Schell Bozone
And last, it's been a great month for our "Looking For” queries FROM Marty Nelson
If you are Looking For.... FROM Mike Sheuerman

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Jim Marinson
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorensen
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Michigan chapter BY Charlie Martin
Minnesota chapter BY Ray Wilson
North Alabama chapter BY Les Haas
Old Dominion chapter BY Don Agren
So Cal chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
Washington State chapter BY Mark S. Hansen

TAPS:
George J. Benjamin - Doug Buchanan - Duane T. Daily - Gary E. Davis - Algin S. Hawkins - Robert Allen Lawson - John Payne Grooms - Richard L. Mathews - Cecil Dewey McCullen - Glynn Alfred McGregor - Ray E. Murphy - Kenneth G. Nielson - Andrew H. Olesen - Carl J. Riley - Richard F. Schuster - William Winston Spurlock - Clarence William Smith - Jeffery Hugh Thomason - Steven L. Yuhas - Eddie L. Watson - William Auhur Willcox - Robert Thomas Wood

BOOK REVIEWS:
Bear Cat BY John Penny
The Sky Behind Me BY John Penny
Volume: 31
Issue: 02
Item Creation Date: March/April 2013
Collection: Barry McAlpine Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 25 Oct 2017 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611041

[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM JOHN SORENSEN, PRESIDEONT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen

FEATURES:
Sorry for the outage... but the VHPA Member Services webpage took some serious hits... BY Gary Roush
The Alaska Chapter of the VHPA holds their first meeting BY Vic Micol
It started at Fort Knox in 1969 ~ The Wedding of Larry Brown BY Barry McAlpine
Captain America - Or How I Became a Hometown Hero BY Ty Graham
Chinook Versus Porta Potty BY Howard Van Dine
Vietnam Buddy's Reunite BY Alan Schoenack
Looks can be deceiving when it comes to old Aviators
A Pilot-Grandfather's Tough Love Story....
Random act of kindness..... A relayed story.... BY Howard Horton
An old Infantry soldier died and went to Heaven BY Mike Perry
Musings of an old Helicopter driver BY Rudolph (Rudy) Ribbeck
Lighten Up! BY Terry Opdahl
Taking Fire From a Dead Tree BY John Shafer
Remember Going Home? BY Bob Witt
Aviation 101
The Tower........ BY John Bercaw
Everything I Needed to Know in Life I Learned as a Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam BY Dale McKnight
Aviators... BY Chuck Oualline
Member Tom Huhn sent us this photo taken in early 1968 BY Tom Huhn
Collier's Signs of a Really Bad P/Z Mission (or) Bad-Hair Day Clues for the Clueless Flight Crew BY Craig B. Collier
Hillsborough County Veteran's Memorial Park, Tampa, Florida BY Harry Bryant
5 Man Can Can Dance
Welcome to the VHPA!
HQ Needs Your Help! BY Sherry Rodgers
Note to the Membership - The VA Revises Its Guidelines on Exposure to Agent Orange BY Tony Humphreys

REUNIONS:
The Vietnam War Weekend Conferece
Reunion Status Report from the Reunion Committee
HPF Needs Help BY Al Roettger
VHPA Workshop ~ The Memoir That Heals
Official Schedule of Events - The 30th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
Newly Scheduled events for the 2013 Reunion
Executive Council Leadership in the VHPA Election Up Coming BY John Shafer

LETTERS:
To the Catholic Members of the VHPA FROM Gary Potter
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator - RE: Last issue's story Dustoff Down in the Delta FROM Ted Riendeau
Gentlemen of the VHPA FROM John Brennan
Looking For... anyone who knew Donald Higgins FROM Stele James
Looking For... anyone who can help us find/acquire a surplus Huey FROM Pete Bohn, Jim Haga
Looking For... members of a aircrew that was shot down 17 December 1966 FROM Dennis Fisher
Looking For.... Pilots/crewmembers who sprayed Agent Orange FROM Steve Maher
Looking For... anyone can help me find a "Solo Hat" FROM Les H. Combs
Looking For... members of an aircrew that extracted a SF team in December 66 or January 67 FROM Tom Livingston
Looking For... anyone who might have known Ed Shultz
Looking For... anyone who can help me find a LTC White or a Col Joseph R. Franklin FROM Don C. Thomson
Looking For.... anyone who might have known my father Tarey Bessette Schell FROM Lauren Schell Bozone
And last, it's been a great month for our "Looking For” queries FROM Marty Nelson
If you are Looking For.... FROM Mike Sheuerman

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Jim Marinson
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorensen
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Michigan chapter BY Charlie Martin
Minnesota chapter BY Ray Wilson
North Alabama chapter BY Les Haas
Old Dominion chapter BY Don Agren
So Cal chapter BY Sven Akesson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
Washington State chapter BY Mark S. Hansen

TAPS:
George J. Benjamin - Doug Buchanan - Duane T. Daily - Gary E. Davis - Algin S. Hawkins - Robert Allen Lawson - John Payne Grooms - Richard L. Mathews - Cecil Dewey McCullen - Glynn Alfred McGregor - Ray E. Murphy - Kenneth G. Nielson - Andrew H. Olesen - Carl J. Riley - Richard F. Schuster - William Winston Spurlock - Clarence William Smith - Jeffery Hugh Thomason - Steven L. Yuhas - Eddie L. Watson - William Auhur Willcox - Robert Thomas Wood

BOOK REVIEWS:
Bear Cat BY John Penny
The Sky Behind Me BY John Penny
Volume: 31
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: March/April 2013
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Nov 2017 [Updated: 15 Nov 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611042

[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM JOHN SORENSEN, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen

FEATURES:
From the Staff at HQ! BY Sherry Rodgers
I'm a Vietnam Veteran, That's What I Am BY Donald E. Long
My War Souvenir, a Browning Hi-Power 9mm Pistol BY Rex Gooch
One Last Air Assault for our Beloved UH-1 Huey BY George VanRiper
A Mighty Pat on the Back BY Charles W. Abbey
Wyakin Warrior Foundation to join us in SFO BY Cliff Gaston
Memorial Service for "Blue Max" Aviator WO1 Francis McDowall BY Max Torrence, Rick Lester
"A Pilot's Daughter" BY Jamie Paye Collins
Sharing your Vietnam Aviation Experience BY Rex Gooch
From Near Death in Vietnam to Dusting off Flying Skills 40 Years Later BY Chuck and Leslie Ramsdell
From the Editor of the VHPA Aviator BY David Adams
Everything I Needed to Know in Life I Learned as a Helicopter Crewman in Vietnam BY Bobby McBride
Army OKS Women As Spec Ops Aviators BY Joe Gould
Random (And Not So Random) Thoughts... BY Tom Garcia
Welcome to the VHPA!
The Wayward GPS BY Andy Anderson

LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bruce Huffman
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Putnam
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Wood
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM James E. Nunn
Looking For Gunslinger 33 FROM Chuck Carlock
Looking For anyone who might have known Roger Schneider FROM Ralph Schneider
Looking For someone who knew my father, 1LT Paul Silvey Colvin FROM Cheryl Colvin-Chambers
Looking for former pilots Blackjack 29 and Gambler 26 FROM Darryl Beals
Looking For members of the 2nd Signal Group, 1st Signal Brigade in Vietnam FROM L.C. Gram III
Looking For details on the history of Huey tail rotor chain bracelets FROM Travis Thornton
Looking For Latino Veterans on the Vietnam War FROM Susy Garciasalas
Looking For - My Recruiter FROM James "Derry" Ray
Looking For help ID'ing these two Cobras FROM Sam Maki
Looking For the pilot in this photo FROM Michael D. Treinen

REUNIONS:
Upcoming Reunions
2013 Reunion Status Report BY Mike Law
Official Schedule of Events - The 30th Annual Reunion of the VHPA

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorenson
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Louisiana Gulf Coast chapter BY Victor Lent
Old Dominion chapter BY Don Agren
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Hal Bergdahl
Alamo chapter BY Jim Martinson
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Tom Rountree
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Ohio River LZ BY Moon Mullen
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
Southern California chapter BY Swen Atkinson
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
Washington State chapter BY Don LeMaster

TAPS:
Kenneth M. Bly II - Alfred F. Dreves - John R. Fleig - Bruce Holmberg - Paul Brian Howe - Charles Edward Killmer - Robert Lanier Krieger - Charles Early Larkin - Francis Max McCullar - Robert L. McDaniel - George W. "Butch" McHugh Jr. - John Francis Patterson - Al Rodriguez - Ronald L. Surgener - Dewell O. Thrall

BOOK REVIEWS:
Code Name: Total Eclipse BY John Penny
Sugar Creek BY John Penny
Volume: 31
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: May/June 2013
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 10 Nov 2017 [Updated: 13 Nov 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter576331

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bill "Moon" Mullen
To the president of the VHPA FROM Willis Jerry Heydenberk
2013 and 2014 membership directories update FROM Gary Roush
To the members of the VHPA FROM Frank Bengston, Jr.

FROM THE EDITOR OF THE VHPA AVIATOR FROM David Adams

LETTERS:
Christmas flying with the pelicans FROM James "Scotty" Scott
Christmas with the 229th AHC FROM Eugene A. Beyer
A really cool Christmas card from Vietnam FROM Greg Bradley
From the Editor of the VHPA Aviator
UH-1D/H 65-09584 identified; help needed filling in her service history FROM Ken Edward
Looking for long lost artist FROM Bob Godar
WWII war paint: how bomber art jacket embroidered our boys FROM Lisa Hicks

FEATURES:
"Souvenirs" of Christmas past BY Sterling Hart
Christmas of 1969, in Bear Cat, Vietnam BY Ben R. "Gentle Ben" Games
A tale of two christmases BY Mel Latham
Christmas Day of 1967 BY Bob Harley
A Christmas time birthday party in 1970: AKA a couple of nights before Christmas when I sat down to dinner with General Foods BY David Adams
Flying with the outlaws of the 175th AHC on Christmas Day of 1970 By Ken Bradley
Santa searches long and hard for good little boys BY Ted Riendeau
Personal remembrance of the rocket attack on the 118th AHC's mess hall BY Tom Roy
"My/our tour in Vietnam" BY John Sackman
Making your own reality: a survival story BY James P. Meade, Jr.
Remembering a 1967 USO show tour BY Jo Marie Escobar
Reflections on a military funeral BY Robert M. Lee

REUNION:
Just add bourbon: proposed schedule of events BY reunion Committee
"Back to school" at the 2014 VHPA reunion
Recreating the magic of a day long, long ago BY Mike Scheuerman
Why we got to these reunions BY Howard D. Horton
Reunion of the men of D Troop, 1/10 Cav BY Doug Donnell

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alaska Chapter BY Vic Micol
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Old Dominion Chapter BY Mel Anderson
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
Georgia Chapter BY Bill McRae
Arizona Chapter BY Bill Sorenson
North Carolina Chapter BY Larrys Russell
Louisiana Gulf Coast Chapter By Vic Lent
Washington State Chapter BY Don LeMaster
Alamo Chapter BY Bill Martinson
North Carolina Chapter BY Brock Nicholson
California Chapter North Chapter BY Ken Fritz
Rocky Mountain Chapter - Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association BY John Hargleroad
VHPA of Florida BY Tom Rountree

TAPS:
Paul William Cantin - Curtis A. Carlson - Joseph Clasby - William E. Crouch - Leiland M. Duke - Norman John Dzingleski - Robert "Bob" Knight - Richard T. Knowles - Caryl Glenn Marsh - Joseph B. Martinak - Robert Elliott McCarty - BG Steven L. Melancon - John H. Morse - Robert E. Morris - Van Lee McIntosh - Alfred C. Smith - William Louis Terry - John R. Weimer - John T. Wildman - Courtland A. Milner - Bobby Wayne Bobson - Donald Charles Blair III - Henry "Hank" Giedzinki - George Oakie Hambrick - Perry Carter Hamilton - Samuel Young Harris - John F. Havens - Robert Allen Herbold - Walton Ray (Walt) Melson - Elbert "Sonny" Carson - Thomas Bernard Parker - Erwin Augustus Schmidt

BOOK REVIEWS:
Sea wolf 28 BY John Penny
The devil's disciple BY John Penny

LOOKING FOR:
Looking for anyone who might have known my brother John Charles Reilly
Looking for anyone having knowledge of particulars of Operation Shenandoah-One in the Ming Thanh area in October of 1966 BY Steve Pearce
Looking for anyone who served with A/337th Arty BY John Penny
Looking for Dustoff Niner-Niner-Niner BY Alan L. Vande Vusse
Looking for my helo rescue pilots BY Deane Allyn James
Looking for Edward Conner BY Kenneth Edwards
Looking for Major Bacon BY Paul Asbury
Looking for CWO Tom Hatcher BY David Adams
If you are looking for... BY Mike Scheuerman
Looking for anyone who might remember me from Vietnam BY Robert (Bob) Tyma
Volume: 31
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: November/December 2013
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 20 Feb 2014 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610734

[Number of Pages: 56]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA FROM John Shaffer

LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq FROM Sherry Rodgers
From the President FROM John Shafer
Looking for surviving pilot FROM Jack Taber
I'm looking for information FROM David Dunlap
Long story short FROM Orrin M. Israel
Ketucky Aviation Museum seeks informatino on AH-1 FROM Carl Hallen
Looking for input from 161 AHC pilots (14th Aviation Battalion, 17th Combat Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade FROM Tim Gallant
Hi I hope one or more of your members can help me regarding UH-1 #65-96281 FROM Frank
Dear Tom FROM Mike Perrot
Looking for: insignia signage FROM Jim Godfrey
Tom Kirk FROM John Dexheimer
Hitchhiking on hueys FROM Jack Johnstone
Rotor heads can paddle too! FROM Jim Crigler
Dear Mr. Kirk FROM James "Sneaky" White Jr.
Special flight FROM Wayne Trucke
Aviator content FROM Tom Kirk
Donations FROM Gary Roush

FEATURES:
Have you considered running for the executive counsil of the VHPA? BY Art Price
Peace garden approved for historic Khe Sanh Vietnam Combat Base BY Colby Williamson
Combat Sar
Reflections on a Christmas that was long ago in a land that was far away BY Ed McKee

REUNION:
Welcome to the 34th Reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Getting there and other details BY Mike Law
Quilter's show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey
VHPA memorial service BY Art Price
Reunion info
Official schedule of events

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Washington Chapter BY David Saunders
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
California Chapter North BY Dave Anderson
Florida Chapter BY Dr. Joe Ponds
Michigan Chapter BY Richard Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Helicopter War Museum (HWM) BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY John Wilkinson
So Cal Chapter BY Sven Akesson
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Anderson
Utah Chapter BY Doug Drury

TAPS:
Eldon K. Ball - John A. Carrigan - Hilbert H. Chole - Floyd M. Clifton - Harold R. Fisher - John W. Fust Jr. - Orlando E. Gonzales - Roy L. Henley - John A. Hrubik - John E. Hurley - Leroy E. Jones Jr. - Jack J. King - William C. Kruckemeyer - Steven T. Leask - Francis J Lebda - George C. Martin - Warren H. Mercer - William T. Owen - Robert A. Price - John D. Redmon - Wayne G. Resemius - Patrick Roths - Donald B. Skipper - Richard D. Stone - James H. Chappell - Gary K. Dowler - Gerald Fraioli - Edward L. Horton - John N. Komich - Joseph Pinard - James L. Shanahan - Leigh R. Sprowls - Quincy D. Sittingdown - Rex A. Zachary

BOOK REVIEWS:
Tears Across the Mekonng BY John Penny
They Called it Naked fanny: Helicopter Rescue Missions During the Early Years of the Vietnam War BY John Penny
Vietnam War U.S. Army Helicopter Names Volume 2, Second Edition BY John Penny
Volume: 36
Issue: 01
Item Creation Date: January/February 2017
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Mar 2017 [Updated: 12 Dec 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610735

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bob Hesselbein

LETTERS:
From the staff of hq FROM Sherry Rodgers
Important news concerning our membership directory cut-off date FROM Gary Roush
Looking for this man FROM Chris Jensen
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Don "Mixer" Wilimzik
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Stephen Willett
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Eric Bray
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Jim Kurtz
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Connie Bomstead
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Dave McDaniel
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Chuck Robbins
The VHPA calendar project could, borrowing a phrase from the famous Beatles' song, use "A Little Help From My Friends" FROM Mike Law

FEATURES:
The story of the last flight of huey 67-17658 BY Wm E. 'Rob' Roberts
They're back BY Libby Cluettstaff
Defoliant mission BY Jim Cameron
An unanticipated engagement BY Bob Hesselbein
One for the records BY Gary Krehbiel
Bucket list checkmark BY John "Pepe" LaDue
Two 160th soar cw5's of black hawk down legacy, retire BY Thaddius S. Dawkins II
Hooks for sale or a small proposal for reducing the defense budget BY Robert F. Curtis
Gladiators of the 57th ahc land on Ho Chi Minh Trail BY Steve Sullivan
A day of remembrances for members of B Company, 228th AVN Battallion BY Mike Brown
History of the huey BY Tom Lasser
The huey pilot BY Rex Gooch
A horse with no name BY Donald Gaudreau
Fly With the Pipesmoke Recovery Team - Vietnam memories of two chinooks, two pilots, two flight engineers and four missions BY Dan Walker
Sikorsky's King Stallion rollout ~ come to the ch-53k party! BY Christopher P. Cavas
The U.S. Navy's newest variant of the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter completes its first day of flying BY Andrea Shalal-Esa
New Boeing little bird
Fort Carson unit gets Army's newest choppers BY Tom Roeder
Time runs out on c27j, the newest variant of the US Army caribou BY Michael Hoffman
A blessing of a Vietnam veteran helicopter 425 BY Bill Jeczalik

LOOKING FOR:
Looking for - wo rank insignia information BY William Mike Hodges
Looking for information about the 196th Helicopter Company BY Mary Hekkinen
Looking for Warren Winter BY John Therrien
Looking for anyone who might have known my dad, Bruce R. Northrup BY Shai Marie
Looking for anyone who might have known my dad, Ken Pfaff BY William Pfaff
Looking for... "the lone ranger" BY Ron Walters
Looking for Chuck Kelly BY Robert M. Henderson
Looking for information on cpt. George B. Rusnak, b troop, 1 sqdn 9th air cav - kia on 22 March 1967 BY Isabel d. Rusnak LaForge
Looking for... information on William Dwight Lang BY Dennis Reed
Looking for home movies of your early days in the Army or of your tour in Vietnam BY Lou Red Productions
Looking for claw 3 BY Shirley Williams
Looking for... information of huey b model/m model #64-14179 BY Tom Egleston
Looking for USMC paymaster pilot - a good friend of mine is dying from leukemia and needs some help BY Mike MacDonald

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chip Brown
Oklahoma Chapter BY John Gaines
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Burt Leach
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Adam Steczko
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
VHPA of Florida Chapter BY Tom Rountree
North Alabama Chapter of the VHPA BY Les Haas
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson
North Carolina Chapter BY B. Seago and B. Nicholson
Old Dominion Chapter BY Hugh W. Adams
Washington State Chapter BY J.C. Combs

TAPS:
Charles A. Adkinson - Keith Leroy Anthony - Keith Roy Borck - Robert "Bob" Douglas Bowles - Howard Burks - William F. Burton - Daniel J. Davies - Norbert D. "Dale" Dunham - Danny C. Farmer - William Dale Herron - Richard Robert Izold - John Foster Koshinsky - Roy Hilton Leggett - Tom Mackie - William Clayton Meacham - Howe Nguyen - John F. Ryan - Joseph L. Sullivan - Charles E. "Chuck" Schander - Jeffrey T. Clark - Robert Louis Erbe - John Falls - Jan Christian Larson - David A. Lynn - Donald G. Maloy - Felix Dixon Bates Perello - Terry Swink - Glen P. York

BOOK REVIEWS:
The Trident Deception BY John Penny
Render Harmless BY John Penny
Flying High BY John Penny
Just Let Me Walk Away BY John Penny
Tell Your Story BY John Penny
Volume: 32
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2014
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 30 Mar 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610736

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[Number of Pages: 56]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Bob Hesselbein

LETTERS:
From the VHPA staff at hq FROM Sherry Rodgers
The send off FROM Chief Ed
Quilter's show and tell FROM Kathleen Sherfey
Update: Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Memorial FROM the Executive Council
Special thanks... FROM Don Agren
Letter on whether to become an Army/Naval aviator, or an Air Force pilot FROM Bob Norris
From the Editor FROM Tom Kirk

FEATURES:
The mug BY Michael A. Holt
The end of a forty-seven year search BY Larry Mobley
Buffy BY Gary Gamble
The huey pilot BY Rex Gooch
The versatile chinook BY Tom Hirschler
Ready for the dedication BY Bob Hesselbein
The apparently never-ending saga of the rescue of Buzzard 44 and Stan Cherrie's pork tenderloin sandwiches and chocolate milk BY Ed McKee
Things they didn't teach in flight school or ocs BY Rod McClellan
The first time I was shot at! BY Marc Liebman
The last scramble of the 57th Assault Helicopter Company BY John Ross
November 27, 1968, is my day of infamy BY Joseph P Dougan

REUNION:
Final update on the 32nd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Official schedule of events
Bring your existing lanyard to the DC reunion

VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Arizona Chapter BY Bill Sorenson
Central New York Chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Walters Chapter BY Adam Steckzo
Oklahoma Chapter BY Wayne Guffy
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Richard Anderson
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Florida Chapter BY Frank Hoover
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
California North Chapter BY Dave Anderson
North Alabama Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain Chapter VHPA and the Helicopter War Museum BY Dale House
South Missouri Chapter BY John Sorensen
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
Southern California Chapter BY Sven Akesson

TAPS:
Richard Biggs - Don C. Bradford - Lawrence E. Burton - James M. Cesar - Jerry L. Cogdill - Alfred L. Cope - Neil C. Doty - Raymond P. Ferrante - Charles W. Goodson - Richard A. Gilleland - Charles O. Griminger - Fred T. Grotenhuis - Hoyt B. Hurt - Harold C. Jackson - Thomas W. Larkin - Joseph P. Madrano - Jose L. Martinez - Jacob W. Mast - Richard Parr - Paul S. Renschen - Biagio Rao - Francis J. Roddy Jr. - Charles F. Rodriguez - Donald R. Scroggins - Dewey J. Shelton - Gary E. Thiry - Harold I. Small - John L. Swarts - Robert J. Tessier - Thomas J. Trebby - Donald E. Woods - Henry P. Capozzi - Charles T Cook - William R. Damoth - Kevin F. Delaney - Charles H. Egger - William H. Frye - William Billy Fuggit - Walter M Gibbs - Joseph M. Gualtier - Dean P. Guenther - Arthur A. Hough - Larry B. Jividen - Stanley Eugene Kaiser - Lloyd K. Kaul - James Masencup - Henry A. Mayer - Jerry Merritt - John Moore - Patrick H. Neary - John P. Neece - James I. Parnell - James W. Perkins - Stuart H. Phillips - Phillip M. Schmidt - William P. Shea - Barry F. Skinner - Richard L. Stoessner - William Tingler - James Thomas Turner - Ralph Waldeck - David J. Wellman

BOOK REVIEWS:
A Cobra Pilot in Vietnam BY John Penny
Ace By John Penny
The Other Vietnam War BY John Penny
Scout BY John Penny
Volume: 34
Issue: 04
Item Creation Date: July/August 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 30 Mar 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]

The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Citrus Heights, California

Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611023

[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Gary Roush

FEATURES:
Flying Huey 217 BY Rex Gooch
Two Vietnam Vets Go for a Joyride of a Lifetime... BY Jim Dixon
VHPA Establishes Lifetime Achievement Recognition Program for Members
"Everyone Loves a Parade" BY Moon Mullen
The VHPA Needs a Few Good Men...
Seeking Stories and Writers for Chapters on Lam Son 719
The Bathtub in the Shadow of the DMZ....
"The Photo" BY Roger C. Baker
The Museum of the Vietnam War recieves Texas Tourism Award BY Edward T. "Edd" Luttenberger
Goin' to Work BY Tom Murphy
Nose Art Quiz, Part 2
Status of the VHPA Calender program BY Mike Law
Last U.S. Army Operational Huey Flown into the Sunset BY Rex Gooch
1LT Lousi E. Porrazzo Ice Skating Rink Re-Dedication Ceremony BY Bert Chole
Galloway: a farewell after 50 yews of newspapering BY Joseph L. Galloway

LETTERS:
Can anone out there help my husband reconnect with this man? FROM Kristie
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Bob Witt
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Douglas W. Nelms
To the Members of the VHPA FROM Don Slack
To the members of the VHPA FROM James R. Oden
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John Morris
An Open Letter to Tom Ellis FROM George Geiger
Dear Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Pat Glass
Looking For Information concerning Joe Latham FROM Tracy Saylor
Looking For Information concerning Pierre Lefebvre FROM Jack O'Connor
Looking For Information concerning William Hendricks FROM William Due Jr.
Looking For Information concerning an engine failure induced autorotation FROM David Tincher
Looking for patients/witness's to A.F. Mediac flight from Pleiku, 3 June 1970 FROM Gene McVay
Looking for crewmembers of rescue Huey after mid-air on May 6, 1970 FROM Allen H. Nohl
Looking For Information concerning Peter Gussenhoven FROM Gene Gussenhoven
Looking for Vietnam photos from the 1st Aviation Battalion and D troop, 1/4 Cav FROM Shane Keil
Looking for lyrics to a song.... FROM Don Roth
From the Editor of the VHPA Aviator... FROM David Adams

REUNION:
Reunion 2010
Just Who Are Those Guys Wearing the Yellow Hats at our Reunion?
Warning Order BY Mike Sheuerman
Gold Star Family Breakfast to take place during reunion BY Julie Kink
Reunion Poker Tournament BY Jack Salm
Historic Presentations and War Stories Contests at San Diego Reunion
Ohio River LZ Chapter Holds 23rd Annual Reunion BY Tom Payne
VHPA Reconnects with both New and Old Members at Houston Hai Exposition BY Mike Sheuerman

TAPS:
Arthur H. Trujillo - Clifford Lee Watson - Gerald R. (Bob) Crow Jr. - Gerry R. Curtis - James Rowe Cox - Jesse L. Moore - James Dobecka - John (Doc) Willingham - William Howard Montgomery - Ramon Williams - Richard A. Hartert - Richard A. (Dick) Chilcoat - Robert E. Bales - Robert Romines - Stephen M Samberg - Vaughan Roy West - William Jefferson Lumpkins Jr. - Darrel Clayton "Clay" Jones - Jim Ihli

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Virginia chapter BY Ben Gay
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
Washington State chapter BY Bob Brown
South Carolina BY Larry Russell
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Gary Hurrelle
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Georgia chapter BY Skip Bell
North Carolina chapter BY J.D. Lawson
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Jim Basta
South Missouri chapter
Fort Wolters chapter BY Pat Richardson
Mid South chapter BY Pete Norman
Montana chapter BY Todd Brandoff
Southern California chapter BY Tom Crosby
The Alamo chapter BY Jim Bauer

BOOK REVIEWS:
Dead Men Flying BY John Penny
Xin Loi BY John Penny
Volume: 28
Issue: 03
Item Creation Date: May/June 2010
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 27 Oct 2017 [Updated: 27 Oct 2017]

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