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Friends of The Vietnam Center Newsletter (The Vietnam Center and Archive (VNCA), Texas Tech University) - Newsletter - Lubbock, Texas
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter520572
  • 999Newsletter520572
[Number of Pages: 8]
Volume: 19
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: Winter 2012
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
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Added: 26 Apr 2012 [Updated: 25 Jul 2017]
Interview with Daryl Ray Cagle
Oral History Item Number: OH0863
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Daryl Cagle discusses his two tours in Vietnam as an Army fixed-wing pilot. During his first tour, Cagle served as an L-19 pilot with the 114th Combat Aviation Company from May through August 1965, and then with the 221st Fixed Wing Aviation Company from August 1965 through April 1966. Cagle returned for a second tour, July 1968 through July 1969, this time as a U-21 pilot with the 201st Aviation Company. He also served as commander of Headquarters Detachment of the 52nd Aviation Battalion for six months of his second tour.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 3 October 2012
Collection: Daryl Cagle Collection
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Added: 01 Nov 2012 [Updated: 23 Sep 2021]
Vietnam Center and Archive 2012 Guest Lecture Series - Rocky Bleier
Moving Image Item Number: 999VI3243
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Former NFL player Rocky Bleier discusses his service in the war and his career in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bleier served in 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 4/31, 196th Light Infantry Brigade of the Americal Division.
Item Creation Date: 09 November 2012
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
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Added: 15 Nov 2012 [Updated: 27 Jun 2016]
Interview with Thomas J. Connair
Oral History Item Number: OH0865
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In this interview Thomas Connair discusses his experiences as a member of the Capital Military Assistance Command, Saigon, February 1969-February 1970. After returning to the U.S. following his tour of duty in Vietnam, Connair actively protested the Vietnam War.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 6 November 2012
Collection: Thomas J. Connair Collection
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Added: 18 Nov 2012 [Updated: 18 Nov 2012]
Interview with Timothy Brooks
Oral History Item Number: OH0862
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[Number of Pages: 1]
In this interview, Tim Brooks discusses his experiences as platoon leader of 2nd Platoon, D Company, in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Brooks served in Vietnam, 1970-1971, and participated in the Cambodian Incursion in 1970.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 19 September 2012
Collection: Timothy Brooks Collection
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Added: 29 Oct 2012 [Updated: 10 Dec 2019]
Interview with John H. Lamb
Oral History Item Number: OH0860
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John Lamb (USAF, ret.) discusses his two tours in Vietnam. Lamb served as an AC-47 gunship pilot with the 3rd Special Operations Squadron during his first tour, 1968-1969, and as an A-37 pilot with the 604th and 8th Special Operations Squadrons during his second tour, 1970-1971. Lamb also flew missions over Laos in his first tour, and over Cambodia in his second tour. He also participated in Lam Son 719.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 14 August 2012
Collection: Mr. John H. Lamb Collection
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Added: 30 Oct 2012 [Updated: 04 Nov 2019]
Interview with Sam Eaton
Oral History Item Number: OH0867
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[Number of Pages: 48]
Sam Eaton discusses his three tours in Vietnam as a member of the U.S. Navy. Eaton served aboard the USS Bainbridge , and later served two tours aboard YRBM 21. Eaton is married to Bac Eaton (OH0868).
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 19 December 2012
Collection: Sam Eaton Collection
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Added: 06 Feb 2013 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Ambassador David Lambertson
Oral History Item Number: OH0852
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In this interview, former U.S. Ambassador David Lambertson discusses his long and distinguished career in the U.S. Department of State, including his time in the Political Section of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, 1965-1968. Lambertson also served in Indonesia, 1969-1971, and served as a member of the U.S. delegation to the Paris Peace Talks, 1971-1973. He later served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Southeast Asia, 1987-1990, and was involved in POW/MIA issues with the government of Vietnam. Lambertson served as U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, 1991-1995.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 10 January 2012
Collection: David Lambertson Collection
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Added: 05 Dec 2012 [Updated: 04 Nov 2019]
Friends of The Vietnam Center Newsletter (The Vietnam Center and Archive (VNCA), Texas Tech University) - Newsletter - Lubbock, Texas
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter550573
  • 999Newsletter550573
[Number of Pages: 8]
Volume: 19
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: Fall 2012
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
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Added: 01 Jan 2013 [Updated: 25 Jul 2017]
Interview with Bac Eaton
Oral History Item Number: OH0868
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[Number of Pages: 37]
Bac Thi Pham Eaton was born on June 18, 1953, in Bai Cham, An Long, Vietnam. Her family suffered heavy losses and was politically divided during the Vietnam War. As a young woman working in a sick bay for the U.S. Navy, she met and learned English from her husband, Sam Eaton. In 1975 Bac and Sam, along with their two small children moved to Los Angeles, CA. Bac became a U.S. citizen in 1980. In 1981 the Eatons moved their family to Krum, Texas, where Bac grew and sold produce while caring for their growing family. Bac and Sam eventually went into the diamond business. The Eatons now split their time between Denton, TX, and Lien Houng, Vietnam. In Lien Houng Bac enjoys her fish farm and raising fruit trees, and spending time with and employing family members whom she had been separated from for nearly twenty years. Sam and Bac both suffer effects from exposure to Agent Orange.
Author(s): Ann Mallett
Item Creation Date: 19 December 2012
Collection: Bak Eaton Collection
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Added: 13 Jan 2013 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Rememberence of First Lieutenant Michael Herman Thomas (KIA September 14, 1969)
Document Item Number: 22560103001
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[Number of Pages: 12]
Item Creation Date: 12 February 2012
Collection: Andrew J. Hudson Collection
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Added: 16 Jul 2012 [Updated: 24 Apr 2020]
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Remembrance of Sergeant Donald Sidney Skidgel (KIA September 14, 1969)
Document Item Number: 22560103002
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[Number of Pages: 13]
Item Creation Date: 12 February 2012
Collection: Andrew J. Hudson Collection
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Added: 16 Jul 2012 [Updated: 24 Apr 2020]
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Remembrance of Private First Class John Anthony Halladay (KIA September 14, 1969)
Document Item Number: 22560103003
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[Number of Pages: 12]
Item Creation Date: 12 February 2012
Collection: Andrew J. Hudson Collection
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Added: 16 Jul 2012 [Updated: 24 Apr 2020]
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Clipping - re: reactivating draft with Jestes's comments
Document Item Number: 1160219001
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 10 January 2012
Collection: Gary Jestes Collection
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Added: 17 Jul 2012 [Updated: 17 Jul 2012]
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Article - Cut-And-Run's Consequences
Document Item Number: 4020439004
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 01 November 2011
Collection: Dominick Cirincione Collection
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Added: 24 Jul 2012 [Updated: 29 Jul 2012]
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Article - Oceans So Wide, A Navy So Small
Document Item Number: 4020439008
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 21 February 2012
Collection: Dominick Cirincione Collection
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Added: 24 Jul 2012 [Updated: 24 Jul 2012]
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Interview with Harold Austin
Oral History Item Number: OH0861
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Col. Harold 'Hal' Austin (USAF, ret.) discusses his experiences as a pilot and commander. Austin joined the U.S. Army in 1943 and then the U.S. Air Force where he served as a pilot extensively throughout the Cold War. Austin participated in the Berlin Airlift, worked with Strategic Air Command, and commanded Utapao Air Base in Thailand, 1974-1975.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 6 September 2012
Collection: Harold R. Austin Collection
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Added: 01 Oct 2012 [Updated: 17 Oct 2019]
Interview with Benn C. Kinslow
Oral History Item Number: OH0858
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In this interview, Benn Kinslow discusses his experiences in Vietnam as a Master Gunnery Sergeant with the United States Marine Corps. Kinslow served with the 3/26 and 4/12 from 1966-1967, and as ordnance chief at Danang with Force Logistics Command, 1970-1971.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 15 May 2012
Collection: Benn C. Kinslow Collection
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Added: 29 May 2012 [Updated: 08 Oct 2019]
Interview with Don R. Fisher
Oral History Item Number: OH0854
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Lt. Col. Don Fisher (U.S. Army, ret.) describes his two tours in South Vietnam. Fisher served as an advisor in My Tho, October 1965 to September 1966, and as staff officer and commander of the 240th Petroleum Supply Battalion in Qui Nhon, December 1969 to December 1970.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 30 January 2012
Collection: Don R. Fisher Collection
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Added: 14 Feb 2012 [Updated: 23 Sep 2021]
Interview with Dave Carroll
Oral History Item Number: OH0856
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[Number of Pages: 1]
In this interview David Carroll (Captain, USN, ret.) discusses his experiences as a Naval Intelligence Liaison Officer in My Tho, 1969-1970. Carroll participated in Operation Sealords and collected intelligence for an Operation Brightlight mission.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 24 February 2012
Collection: Dave Carroll Collection
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Added: 13 Mar 2012 [Updated: 17 Oct 2019]
Interview with Michael Edward McClellan
Oral History Item Number: OH0853
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Mike McClellan discusses his experiences in Vietnam with the 44th Scout Dog Platoon based out of Dau Tieng, January 1966-January 1967.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 19 January 2012
Collection: Michael Edward McClellan Collection
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Added: 08 Feb 2012 [Updated: 23 Sep 2021]
Interview with Richard A. Betts
Oral History Item Number: OH0855
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Richard Betts (Lt. Col., USAF, ret.) discusses his experiences in South Vietnam as Chief of Weekly Intelligence Estimate Updates, Detachment 7, 544th Special Operations Squadron, 7th Air Force, MACV, July 1972-February 1973. Betts also served in this capacity in Thailand, February-July 1973.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 20 February 2012
Collection: Richard A. Betts Collection
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Added: 04 Mar 2012 [Updated: 24 Sep 2019]
Interview with Frank Boccia
Oral History Item Number: OH0859
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In this interview, Frank J. Boccia discusses his experiences as a platoon leader in B Company, 3/187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. Boccia led 1st Platoon during the Battle of Dong Ap Bia (commonly known as the Battle of Hamburger Hill) in May 1969.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 7 June 2012
Collection: Frank Boccia Collection
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Added: 01 Jul 2012 [Updated: 04 Nov 2019]
Correspondence from Mary Lou Jestes - re: article from Democrat and Chronicle, Geneva dedicates post offic to fallen Vietnam soldier
Document Item Number: 1160517005
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 10 September 2012
Collection: Gary Jestes Collection
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Added: 29 Oct 2015 [Updated: 29 Oct 2015]
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Article from VFW Magazine - Osborne and Maurer Last Infantrymen To Die In Viet-Nam
Document Item Number: 21610111005
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: August 2012
Collection: The LRRP/Rangers of the First Cavalry Division During the Viet Nam War Collection
Association: The LRRP/Rangers of the First Cavalry Division During the Viet Nam War
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Added: 01 Nov 2015 [Updated: 01 Nov 2015]
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Letter from Valerie Shurlow to Barry McAlpine - re: replacement of Mr. Alpine's medals
Document Item Number: 28760105001
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 21 August 2012
Collection: Barry McAlpine Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 23 Aug 2018 [Updated: 23 Aug 2018]
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Letter from Bill Huizenga to Scott Levins re: Request for replacement of Barry McAlpine's medals
Document Item Number: 28760105002
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 15 August 2012
Collection: Barry McAlpine Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 23 Aug 2018 [Updated: 23 Aug 2018]
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Email from C. Dean to Larry Woodson - re: Merry Christmas
Document Item Number: 22920323003
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[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: 29 December 2012
Collection: Larry Woodson Collection
Association: Air America Association
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Added: 28 Aug 2018 [Updated: 28 Aug 2018]
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When Asean felt Beijing's bite - source unknown - Newspaper Article
Document Item Number: 22920323004
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[Number of Pages: 5]
Item Creation Date: 30 December 2012
Collection: Larry Woodson Collection
Association: Air America Association
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Added: 28 Aug 2018 [Updated: 28 Aug 2018]
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E-mail from Jen Henthorn - re: This Day in Vietnam 1955-08-31
Document Item Number: 28780123001
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[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: 31 August 2012
Collection: Robert H. Nevins Collections
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Aug 2018 [Updated: 04 Sep 2018]
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E-mail from Jim Henthorn - re: This Day in Vietnam 09-05
Document Item Number: 28780123003
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[Number of Pages: 4]
Item Creation Date: 5 September 2012
Collection: Robert H. Nevins Collections
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Aug 2018 [Updated: 04 Sep 2018]
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E-mail from Jim Henthorn - re: This Day in Vietnam 09-08
Document Item Number: 28780123004
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 8 September 2012
Collection: Robert H. Nevins Collections
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Aug 2018 [Updated: 04 Sep 2018]
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E-mail from Jim Henthorn - re: This Day in Vietnam 9/10
Document Item Number: 28780123005
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[Number of Pages: 4]
Item Creation Date: 10 September 2012
Collection: Robert H. Nevins Collections
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Aug 2018 [Updated: 04 Sep 2018]
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E-mail from Jim Henthorn - re: This Day in Vietnam 09-13
Document Item Number: 28780123006
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[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: 13 September 2012
Collection: Robert H. Nevins Collections
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Aug 2018 [Updated: 04 Sep 2018]
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E-mail from Jim Henthorn - re: This Day in Vietnam 09-15
Document Item Number: 28780123007
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[Number of Pages: 4]
Item Creation Date: 15 September 2012
Collection: Robert H. Nevins Collections
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Aug 2018 [Updated: 04 Sep 2018]
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E-mail from Jim Henthorn - re: This Day in Vietnam 09-24
Document Item Number: 28780123008
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[Number of Pages: 5]
Item Creation Date: 24 September 2012
Collection: Robert H. Nevins Collections
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Aug 2018 [Updated: 04 Sep 2018]
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E-mail from Jim Henthorn - re: This Day in Vietnam 09-26
Document Item Number: 28780123009
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 26 September 2012
Collection: Robert H. Nevins Collections
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 29 Aug 2018 [Updated: 04 Sep 2018]
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611032
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[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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Added: 03 Nov 2017 [Updated: 22 Feb 2018]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611033
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[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law


FEATURES:
Membership in VHPA is Growing BY Mike Sheuerman
AAAA Scholarship Applications Are Due 1 May BY Mike Sheuerman
Restoring Helicopters and Memories BY Steve Davis
The Night Hawk Story - "Night Fighter"
Old Girlfriend or Hand Salute to a Vietnam Vet BY Mike Law, Bill Robie
Old Dog Flies Real Mission BY Ray Murphy
The Rub BY Doug Gandy
Welcome to the VHPA!
Another Day Might Never Come BY Ned Crimmin
The Distant Beat of the Blades BY Anna Sabree
Help Us Get Our Huey Gunship Flying Again BY Phil Marshall
92nd Assualt Helicopter Company Reunion BY Jim Koch
Two Special Thanksgivings BY Bob Hesselbein
The $430.00 Chocolate Cake BY David Adams


LETTERS:
Looking For - Rescue Aircrew form battle of 9 March 1968 FROM Harley Mick Hawkins
To the Membership of the VHPA FROM Ken Camp
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John Grow
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Joe D. Rasnick
To the President of the VHPA and reprinted here for the membership FROM Steve Sabree
Concerning your donation in honor of Gary Guerrero FROM Mike Law
Looking For - Stories of being an Escort Officer in Vietnam FROM Jim Crigler
Looking For - Flight Class Phot of Bill Whitright, Flight Class 68-16 FROM Sara Whitright
Looking For - Vietnam Veterans who attended Bishop DuBourg High School in St. Louis, Missouri FROM Gary Myerscough
Looking For - the family of Captain Neal M. Turner FROM Paul N. Williams
Looking For - former members of D/229in Vietnam FROM Marc Grimm
Looking FOr - Fire Fly Mission Vets from the early 70's FROM Thomas Morrissey


REUNION:
New Orleans is Back From Katrina better than ever! BY Gary Roush
The Big Easy Insider BY Victor Lent
Do your part - Take a Leadership Role in the VHPA BY Clyde Romero
Gold Star Family Breakfast: An Opportunity to Remember the Fallen Togeth BY Julie Kink
From the Reunion Chairman BY Gary Roush
Official Schedule of Events - The 29th Annual Reunion of the VHPA
Upcoming Reunions


TAPS:
Bruce L. Gillaspie Sr. - Charles "Skip" Champion - David Alan Roblyer - David M. Spurgeon - Donald Keith Beauvais - Earl Gilbert Reubel - Fransisco Basaldua - Gary D. Busch - Gary Henry Guerrero - Harold R. "Hal" Manns - Harry F. Reed - Harry T. Pellett Jr. - James David Rand - James H. "Jay" Dixon - Jerome (Jerry) Maitland Boyle - Joe B. Thurston - John W. Hammett Sr. - Kenneth E. Drake - Larry Richard Kolar - Larry Kent Kerbs - Lousi J. Oddone - Mark J. Locatelli - Michael V. Baker - Noel L. "Mike" Hammer - Oscar Nolan "Pete" Peterson - Peter Tuttle Smith - Randall "Randy" Lynn Lasater - Robert Gene Dawson - Robert R. "Bob" Taylor - Robert Paul Metcalf - Robert "Bobby" Cassem - Robert B. Runyan - Robert E. (Bob) McKelvey - Shelton R. Foles - Walter H. Huth - Walter H. "Mac" McLendon - Walter "Russ" Miller Jr. - Warran V. Wandel - Norman P. Jacobs - Eric Lee Holsinger


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Northern California chapter BY Ken Fritz
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Phil Lanphier
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Old Dominion (Virginia) chapter BY J.T. (Tom) Severin
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
VHPA of Florida chapter BY Tom Tomlinson
Fort Rucker chapter BY Roscoe Souders
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson


BOOK REVIEWS:
Adventures in Nam BY John Penny
Deadly Deception BY John Penny
Honorable Intentions BY John Penny
Returning Fire: In the Beginning BY John Penny
Volume: 30
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: March/April 2012
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Nov 2017 [Updated: 06 Nov 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611034
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[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM MIKE LAW, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY Mike Law


FEATURES:
Membership in VHPA is Growing BY Mike Sheuerman
I Had a Dream..... well, maybe a brain cramp BY Steve Bookout
It was just a simple "Bus Run" into Da Nang BY Dennis DeWine
Welcome to the VHPA!
Mother Goose: A Him or a Her? BY Bill Zierdt
The Crash of Downwash Pete BY Todd Brandoff
VHPA'ers in the News


LETTERS:
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Jim Crawford
Looking For - Pilots of two Army C-Model Gunships FROM Syd "Mac" McLeod
Looking For information on WO David Caplan FROM Jim Reece
Looking For help restoring a Huey for a static display FROM Jon Jenkins
Looking For help in restoring a Cobra for static display FROM David Adams
Looking For "WO named Beall" FROM John Eder
Searching for Former... FROM Charles Stutzman
Looking For OH-6 Aircrew who rescued a VNAF Skyraider Pilot FROM Byron "Hook" Hukee
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM M.A. "Tony" Humphreys
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Ray Boland
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM David Adams


REUNIONS:
Upcoming Reunions
New Orleans Is Back From Katrina better than ever!
It was a Career Move... How This Year's Air Log Reunion came to be BY Kenny Bunn
The Big Easy Insider BY Vic Lent
Gold Star Family Breakfast - Finding Families BY Julie Kink
Things to do in the Big Easy... BY Merlin Grade
Notice of Elections two positions on the VHPA Executive Council BY Clyde Romero
Inside the hotel events
Official Schedule of Events - The 29th Annual Reunion of the VHPA


TAPS:
Albert Albarez - Archie R. Taylor - Bruce E. Engelking - Clay Bauer - Clinton J. Lyons - Dave Roblyer - Douglas A. McCaughey - Donald K. Mogensen - Donald Mallow Jr. - Emmitt Eugene "Jack" Exum - Eric Lee Holsinger - Francisco (Frank) Basaldua - Gary W. Glaston - Glen Granberry - George H. (Hank) Echols III - Hopkins Payne Breazeale - Hoye Dee Tibbets - James "Jim" W. Marsh - Jerry L. Northup - Karl L. Osterloh - Larry Mead - Michael Wesley Millspaw - Murrell Langston Sloan - Norman P. Jacobs - Powell Marin Smith II - Robert Regester - Ronald McKinley - Roger D. Byrd - Richard Fred Wickboldt Jr. - Thomas J. Taggart - Terry L. McDaniel - Tommie A. McFarlin - Walter Eugene Stephens - Orville Wayne "Scat" McNatt - William E. McGee - Charles J. "Chuck" Restivo


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Bib Dillon
Arizona chapter BY Bill Sorenson
California north chapter 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 Bill McRae
Michigan chapter BY Charley Martin
Mid South chapter BY Pete Norman IV
Minnesota chapter BY Ray Wilson
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
New England chapter BY Bill Williams
New Jersey chapter BY Jim Purnell
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
Old Dominion chapter BY J.T. Severin
South Carolina (Celebrate Freedom) chapter BY Larry Russell
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
Rocky Mountain chapter BY Phil Lanphier
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
Florida chapter of the VHPA BY Kenneth Mulholland
After Action Report - Ohio River LZ Chapter's 25th Anniversary Reunion BY Jim Miller
The North Carolina Chapter of the VHPA


BOOK REVIEWS:
U.S Army Helicopter Names in Vietnam BY John Penny
On Heroic Wings BY John Penny
Honor Denied: The Truth About Air America and the CIA BY John Penny
Journey to Myrtos: Vietnam to Crete - Healing the Wounds of War BY John Penny
Volume: 30
Issue: 03
Item Creation Date: May/June 2012
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611037
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[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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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611038
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[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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The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611039
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[Number of Pages: 40]
FROM JOHN SORENSEN, PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA BY John Sorensen


FEATURES:
Concerning the VHPA Calender By Mike Law
A Friendship Forged By Fire and Sealed By a Very Special Thanksgiving BY Rick Lester
Christmas Lights BY Charles E. Oualline
A Maudlin Mission (look it up) BY Tom Phillips
Christmas of 1967 - a visit to Leprosarium in Kontum, Vietnam BY Jack Heslin
Christmas Eve 1968: A Mission Recap BY Michael Humphreys
To the Members of the VHPA, A Report of the Operations of the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation (AAHF) BY Curt Knapp
Welcome to the VHPA!
Bob Hope's Vietnam Christmas Tours BY Judith Johnson
Helicopter Pilots bear scars of Vietnam BY Alvin Benn


REUNION:
Gold Star Family Breakfast Brought "Closer" BY Julie Kink
Reflections on the New Orleans Reunion BY Mike Law
Remebering New Orleans, after the Reunion BY Victor and Rose Lent


LETTERS:
Looking For... FROM Mike Sheuerman
Looking For Donald W. Fredrick FROM Roger McAlister
Looking For.... photographs of the results of a mid-air on October 29, 1970 FROM Sharon Kilgore
Looking For.... 1/9th Huey pilot who rescued man in the vicinity of Hue, during the TET of 1968 FROM William E. Gibson
Looking For.... anyone who can help me find some Huey Pilots FROM Bruce D'Agostino
Looking For.... pilots for A Co 159th ASCO, 101st AB that flew in support of the Marines out of Marine Base Vandergrift in early 1969 FROM Peter Paden
Looking For... Help with Fort Wolters photo of Warrant Officer Class 69-31a-2 FROM Brett Rennison
Looking For... Help with Fort Wolters photo of Flight Class 64-7 FROM Frank Keeley
Looking For... FROM F. Albert Williams
Looking For Help Restoring UH-1C/M #66-00608 FROM Kevin Vislocky


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo chapter BY Bob Dillon
South Missouri chapter BY Russ Emory
California chapter north BY Ken Fritz
Southern California chapter BY Sven Akesson
Minnesota chapter BY Raymond Wilson
Georgia chapter BY Bill McRae
North Alabama chapter BY Jim White
Fort Wolters chapter BY Mike Sheuerman
Washington State chapter BY Mark Hansen
North Carolina chapter BY Sam McLamb
VHPA of Florida


TAPS:
Robert E. Alexander - Dennis "Skip" Bailey - John C. Bartlett - Richard Edward Bauer - Vic H. Brimmer - Rex Kendall Chambers - Clark "Ed" Etheridge - Gerald "Jerry" Wesley Fisch - Zane Bell Fisher - Thomas Foster Forbes - Charles W. Gossett - Dick Hale - William "Bill" James - Morten Meng - James H. Kinn - William A. Lawrence - Ronald L. Madsen - James T. Maxwell - John Turner Maxwell - Ray R. McNew - Marvin D. "Dave" McPherson - William Rees Murphy - David A. Redel - Phillip Gary Slaughter - Bill Rhea Starnes - Louis Edward Sullenberger - Thomas "Tom" A. Tindor - Duane E. Truman - Lawrence W. Yager


BOOK REVIEWS:
The Afghan Deception BY John Penny
Soldier Boy - The Diary of a Soldier in War BY John Penny
Facing PTSD: A Combat Veteran Learns to Live with the Disorder BY John Penny
Charlie, I'm Sorry I Missed Ya! BY John Penny
Aeroscouts in Vietnam BY John Penny
Volume: 30
Issue: 06
Item Creation Date: November/December 2012
Collection: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 08 Nov 2017 [Updated: 08 Nov 2017]
Personal Narrative of John Bakker
Document Item Number: 26240135001
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[Number of Pages: 2]
Author(s): John Bakker
Item Creation Date: 10 September 2012
Collection: Black Knights 3/5 Cavalry Collection
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Added: 24 Sep 2018 [Updated: 02 Oct 2018]
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2012 Membership Directory, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Document Item Number: 2980702003
  • 2980702003
[Number of Pages: 74]
Item Creation Date: October 2012
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 04 Oct 2018 [Updated: 04 Oct 2018]
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Pencil Drawing 5: "Junior - United Fruit Company at Danang 1966"
Museum Object Item Number: 2779museum4902
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Item Creation Date: December 2012
Collection: David Hendrickson Collection
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Added: 21 Jul 2017 [Updated: 21 Jul 2017]
Gold Star Breakfast Presentation - Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association - Manuscript
Document Item Number: 30100319001
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[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: 4 August 2012
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 15 Apr 2021 [Updated: 15 Apr 2021]
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Letter from Knud Aundorf to Bertil Haggman - re: Israel and Fort Sumter
Document Item Number: 28790101005
  • 28790101005
[Number of Pages: 4]
Item Creation Date: 02 January 2012
Collection: Knud Aundorf Collection
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Added: 19 Aug 2021 [Updated: 23 Aug 2021]
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Email from Tom Marshall to Gary Rossome - re: Dennis Fujii
Document Item Number: 30100329001
  • 30100329001
[Number of Pages: 4]
Item Creation Date: 21 July 2012
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 27 May 2021 [Updated: 27 May 2021]
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Email from Tom Marshall to Gary Rossome - re: Dennis Fujii
Document Item Number: 30100329002
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[Number of Pages: 4]
Item Creation Date: 21 July 2012
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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