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Vietnam Center and Archive 2015 Guest Lecture Series - Dr. Kyle Longley
Moving Image Item Number: 999VI3414
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Dr. Kyle Longley is an award-winning author, Historian and Professor at Arizona State University. Here he discusses his latest book, The Morenci Marines: A Tale of Small Town and the Vietnam War, University of Kansas Press - 2013
Item Creation Date: 08 October 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
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Added: 08 Oct 2015 [Updated: 27 Jun 2016]
Interview with Robert Hager
Oral History Item Number: OH0906
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[Number of Pages: 1]
In this interview, retired NBC news correpsondent Robert Hager discusses his experiences as a reporter in Vietnam in 1969. Hager also discusses his career with NBC, including assignments in Europe, Washington, D.C., Iran, and many other locations throughout his lengthy and significant career.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 8 August 2015
Collection: Robert Hager Collection
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Added: 18 Oct 2015 [Updated: 23 Sep 2021]
Interview with Jim M. Fitzsimmons
Oral History Item Number: OH0914
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[Number of Pages: 59]
In this interview, Col. Jim Fitzsimmons (USAF, retired) discusses his experiences in Vietnam as an F-4 pilot and maintenance officer with the 366th and 4th Tactical Fighter Wing. Fitzsimmons served in Vietnam from July 1970 to April 1971.
Author(s): John McGonagill
Item Creation Date: 4 November 2015
Collection: Jim M. Fitzsimmons Collection
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Added: 04 Nov 2015 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with David L. Williams
Oral History Item Number: OH0913
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[Number of Pages: 30]
In this interview David Williams discusses his experiences as a crew chief aboard UH-1 Huey helicopters. Williams served with the 57th Aviation Company from October 1967-March 1968. Williams served in the Kontum area, and participated in the counter-offensive in response to the Tet Offensive of 1968.
Author(s): John McGonagill
Item Creation Date: 27 October 2015
Collection: David L. Williams Collection
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Added: 26 Oct 2015 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Vietnam Center and Archive 2015 Guest Lecture Series - General Anthony Zinni
Moving Image Item Number: 999VI3418
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General Anthony is a highly decorated US Marine General Offficer with over 40 years of service to his country. He discusses here the need to preserve the history of the Vietnam War and to derive from that history lessons we either learned or should have learned from the experience. He recollects his first arrival in Vietnam to assume duties as a Marine Advisor to the South Vietnamese Marines. He further discusses Nixon, Kissinger, and opening the door to China, in the larger context of the Cold War and, finally, our ongoing efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Middle East and the relevance of Counter-Insurgency.
Item Creation Date: 13 November 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
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Added: 15 Nov 2015 [Updated: 27 Jun 2016]
Interview with Denis DeLuchi
Oral History Item Number: OH0910
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In this interview Denis DeLuchi discusses his experiences as a C-123 pilot in Vietnam. DeLuchi was a member of the U.S. Air Force's 12th Special Operations Squadron and flew Operation Ranch Hand defoliation missions, 1968-1969. DeLuchi was also a B-52 pilot prior to his tour in Vietnam.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 2 October 2015
Collection: Mr. Denis DeLuchi Collection
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Added: 15 Nov 2015 [Updated: 23 Sep 2021]
Interview with Gloria Glover Gates
Oral History Item Number: OH0915
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In this interview Gloria Glover Gates discusses her experiences as a Red Cross volunteer/Donut Dolly in Korea and in Vietnam. Gates served in Korea in 1967 and volulnteered for service in Vietnam in 1968, including during the Tet Offensive of 1968. She was stationed at Bearcat and Nha Trang.
Author(s): Anna Snipes
Item Creation Date: 17 November 2015
Collection: Gloria Glover Gates Collection
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Added: 19 Nov 2015 [Updated: 26 Oct 2020]
Interview with Saul Broudy
Oral History Item Number: OHD0083
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Saul Broudy discusses the role of music in his Vietnam experiences.
Author(s): Ken Baake
Item Creation Date: 23 October 2015
Collection: Donated Oral Histories Collection
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Added: 23 Nov 2015 [Updated: 22 Mar 2018]
Interview with Dick Jonas
Oral History Item Number: OHD0084
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[Number of Pages: 21]
Dick Jonas discusses the role of music in his Vietnam experiences.
Author(s): Ken Baake
Item Creation Date: 15 October 2015
Collection: Donated Oral Histories Collection
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Added: 23 Nov 2015 [Updated: 22 Mar 2018]
Interview with Dan Hilliard
Oral History Item Number: OH0900
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Dan Hilliard discusses his experiences during the two and a half years he spent in Vietnam as a scout pilot and Huey pilot. Hilliard served with B/2/17 of the 101st Airborne Division, May 1969-May 1970; HHT/2/17 101st Airborne Division, May 1971-February 1972; F/1/9 of the 1st Cavalry Division, February 1972-May 1972; B/229th Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, May 1972-September 1972; B/7/17th Cavalry, September 1972-December 1972.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 21 January 2015
Collection: Dan Hilliard Collection
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Added: 23 Apr 2015 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Vietnam Center and Archive 2015 Guest Lecture Series - Jan K. Herman
Moving Image Item Number: 999VI3411
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Jan K. Herman was the chief medical historian of the US Navy from 1979 to 2012, the curator of the Old Naval Observatory, and editor-in-chief of Navy Medicine for 30 years. In his documentary and its companion book, The Lucky Few, Herman tells the 'relatively unknown heroic tale' of one small US Navy destroyer escort's participation in the closing days of the Vietnam War. Note: Captain Paul Jacobs (USN, retired), commanding officer of the USS Kirk during this period, was orginally scheduled to appear with Mr. Herman but was forced to cancel due to health reasons.
Item Creation Date: 23 April 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
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Added: 23 Apr 2015 [Updated: 27 Jun 2016]
Interview with Louis Janowski
Oral History Item Number: OH0901
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In this interview, Louis Janowski discusses his experiences as a U.S. foreign service officer, as well as his experiences with CORDS in the Mekong Delta region. Janowski served as Deputy District Senior Advisor, District Senior Advisor in Tra Cu district in Vinh Binh province, and later as Senior Development advisor in Soc Trang.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 26 March 2015
Collection: Louis Janowski Collection
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Added: 26 Apr 2015 [Updated: 23 Sep 2021]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - 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)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610808
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[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Clyde Romero


LETTERS:
A message from the new VHPA junior member at large FROM Art Jacobs
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
To be an American FROM Quang Nguyen
From the editor FROM Tom Kirk
Gold star daughter FROM Kimberly Kelly-Sydow
Looking for aircraft accident details
Looking for FROM James Ervi
Looking for an appeal for help in locating two pilots FROM Dean Nelson
Dear Sir, FROM Elmer Hale
I am looking for anyone who knew and served with LTC. Vincent Robert Ritts, Unit: 165th Aviation Group FROM Phil Ritts
Letters to the editor FROM Gary B. Smith


FEATURES:
"Huey" helicopter dedicated honoring VHPA member BY Tom Payne
A Thanksgiving memory BY John Sorensen
Born free (or the great chicken chase!) BY Marty Twite
First liar doesn't have a chance, hey, wait a minute! That's a true story BY TOm Phillips
VHPA/Quad A scholarships awarded BY Tom Payne
Friendly target BY John Parker
Phase two: the memorial campaign continues BY Bob Hesselbein
A memorial movement BY Bob Hesselbein
Payback time: veteran gives back to military through books BY Ethan McSweeney
Sharing through the generations BY Curt Knapp


REUNION:
Mini-reunion of 63-1 and 118th AHC Wednesday, Aug 25 2015 BY Allen Laya
Reunion highlights 2015
An open letter to the VHPA, its officers, and committees BY Julie Kink
Quilter's show and tell BY Kathleen Sherfey


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
Ohio River LZ Chapter BY Bob Hamilton
Upper Midwest Chapter BY Bert Leach
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralp Weber
Rocky Mountain Chapter and Our Helicopter War Museum
Florida Chapter
South Missouri Chapter BY John B. Wilkinson


TAPS:
Francis D. Bettinger - Forest R. Bjornaas - Gary P. Bortolus - Ernest R. Bowling - Marshall E. Clarke Jr. - Curtis H. Downs III - Frank Freitas - Joe E. Gray - Gary L. Grow - John F. Hagen - Allen L. Junko - Jack Kilcrease - Philip Latimer - Virgil M. Laughlin Jr. - Kenneth R. Messer - William E. Miller Jr. - Thomas Potter - DeLyle Redmond - G. Daniel Reznicek - Michael E. Rigney - Adam E. Runk - James A. Tassie - Joe D. Underwood - Michael E. Wiklanski - Terence M. Winn - Lat G. Adkins - Russell Allison - Gustave E. Bliss - Greydon D. Cruse - Robert S. Falen - Grant C. Fritzche - Larry Gove - Robert D. Henderson - Joseph I. Kirkpatrick - Dean K. Klackner - Charles R. Klinkert - George S. Magnum - Michael F. McGee - Vard L. Miller - Carlton F. Robertson - James P. Simons - Gregory L. Stewart - David G. Summerfeldt - Gerald E. Vorholt


BOOK REVIEWS:
Cherubs 2 BY John Penny
The 600 m.o.l.: Black Helicopter Pilots in Vietnam BY John Penny
U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Damage or Destroyed During the Vietnam War Volume 1 and Volume 2 BY John Penny

Volume: 34
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: November/Decembers 2015
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)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 2841Newsletter611047
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[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE VHPA - BOB HESSELBEIN BY Bob Hesselbein


FEATURES:
Attention! BY John Sorensen
From the VHPA Staff at HQ! BY Sherry Rodgers
A Circus Owner BY Al Roettger
My 'Older' Pilot Pals BY Harry Bryant
"Poopie Pants" BY Arthur Darryl James
Must Be True BY Dale McKnight
When I was Young BY Lloyd Smith
Air to Air Combat BY Rich Deer
Fishing BY Chuck Oualline
Fool's Bunker BY Dan Hickman
Sage Advice or Flyers
Find a Grave in Arlington National Cemetery
The Arlington Nat'l Cemetery Vietnam Helicopter Memorial
The Rescue of lady Ace 7-2 BY Rex Gooch
Scramble the Sea Wolves! BY Tom Phillips
Story Byline for "The Rescue of Lady Ace" BY Rex Gooch
Welcome to the VHPA!


REUNIONS:
An Update on the 32nd Reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Official Schedule of Events
Upcoming Reunions


LETTERS:
From the Editor... FROM Tom Kirk
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM John J. Bane
To the Editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Walter Gutsche


TAPS:
James Larry Conger - Tim Dallas - William Farmer - William H. Harper - Walter G. Hicks - Nestor G. Popa - Robert P. Sellers - Jerry Wesley Serratt - Ronald Suess - Stephen L. Sink - Fred Robert William Sutter - Thomas J. Ward


CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Central New York chapter BY Tom McMillen
Fort Wolters chapter BY Adam Steckzo
Georgia chapter BY Bill 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 BY Sven Akesson
North Alabama chapter BY Brock Nicholson
Old Dominion Virginia chapter BY Don Agren
The Rocky Mountain chapter BY Dale House


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: John Shafer Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 14 Nov 2017 [Updated: 14 Nov 2017]
Funeral Mass Program for Marshall Evans Clarke, Jr.
Document Item Number: 28710102001
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[Number of Pages: 4]
Item Creation Date: 2 September 2015
Collection: Marshall E. Clarke, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Sep 2018 [Updated: 18 Sep 2018]
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Pencil Drawing 1: "Excellency Anchored at Danang 1967"
Museum Object Item Number: 2779museum4898
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Item Creation Date: March 2015
Collection: David Hendrickson Collection
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Added: 17 Jul 2017 [Updated: 21 Jul 2017]
Pencil Drawing 2: "Shirley Lykes - Backing Away from Pier 2, Danang February 1967"
Museum Object Item Number: 2779museum4899
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Item Creation Date: August 2015
Collection: David Hendrickson Collection
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Added: 17 Jul 2017 [Updated: 21 Jul 2017]
Pencil Drawing 4: "Pier Two - November 1966; Topa Topa Danang"
Museum Object Item Number: 2779museum4901
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Item Creation Date: November 2015
Collection: David Hendrickson Collection
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Added: 21 Jul 2017 [Updated: 21 Jul 2017]
Pencil Drawing 6: "A Very Uncertain Future - Badger State December 1969"
Museum Object Item Number: 2779museum4903
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Item Creation Date: June 2015
Collection: David Hendrickson Collection
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Added: 21 Jul 2017 [Updated: 21 Jul 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter610810
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[Number of Pages: 48]
FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM Clyde Romero


LETTERS:
From the editor FROM Tom Kirk
From the VHPA staff at hq! FROM Sherry Rodgers
The 2017 VHPA calendar could use your help FROM Mike Law
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Morrissey
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Gary Potter
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Tom Collins


FEATURES:
Hangar crew BY Carl Burns
Huey kit: some assembly required BY Jerry Chapman
Only helicopter of its kind leaves Fort Rucker for restoration BY Chelsi Howman
92nd air refueling wing public affairs BY Nicolo J. Daniello
The unknown helicopter BY Susan Straight
Museum to restore war-scarred copter: Vietnam-era huey past uncovered BY Nikki Wentling
The bell uh-1 huey: a flying symbol; the beloved huey epitomizes the Vietnam War BY Barry Schiff


REUNION:


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Fort Worth Chapter BY Adam Steczko
Georgia Chapter BY Bob Lanzotti
So Cal Chapter BY Sven Akesson
Washington State Chapter BY Bill Lyons
Alaska Chapter BY Lynn Kile
Florida Chapter BY Frank Hoover
Michigan Chapter BY Dave James Boomerang
North Carolina Chapter BY Ed Hughes
North Alabama Chapter
Old Dominion Chapter
The Rocky Mountain Chapter and our Helicopter War Museum BY Dale House
Upper Midwest Chapter



TAPS:
Clarence David Adams - Charles W. Bagnal - Benjamin J. Bond - Anthony M. Coggeshall - David L. Cox - Francis C. Dancsecs Jr. - Terry W. Davis - David D. Fry - Alden G. Hannum - Rex L. Holloway - James P. Hughes - Vernon T. Judkins - Jerry T. Long - Patrick E. Mahany - Herbert R. Metoyer - John R. Quesenberry - John L. Shanahan - Kenneth M. Sly - George J. Sullivan - Joe W. Tasler - Robert Jay Tessier - Jerry W. Thurman - John M. Whitney - James I. Wyatt Sr. - John J. Barry - Steven R. Bartlett Sr. - David L. Braun - Lloyd Childers - Lester Feutz - John E. Fiser - Dean G. Gillet - Maurice D. Gwinner - William E. Hattaway - James W. Rider - Thomas F. Ryland - William P. Shea - Keith Whittingslow - Jack G. Woodson


BOOK REVIEWS:
Abandoned in Hell BY John Penny
Vietnam War U.S. Army Helicopter Names Volume 2 BY John Penny
The Price They Paid BY Michael Putzel
Volume: 34
Issue: 05
Item Creation Date: September/October 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 04 Apr 2017 [Updated: 12 Apr 2017]
Brian Bex Collection Volume Index
Document Item Number: 27350101001
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[Number of Pages: 216]
Item Creation Date: 25 November 2015
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Added: 24 Jan 2019 [Updated: 24 Jan 2019]
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Cover, 2015 Membership Directory, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Document Item Number: 2980801001
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[Number of Pages: 8]
Item Creation Date: October 2015
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
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Added: 09 Oct 2018 [Updated: 09 Oct 2018]
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History Section, 2015 Membership Directory, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Document Item Number: 2980801002
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[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: October 2015
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Oct 2018 [Updated: 09 Oct 2018]
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2015 Membership Directory, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Document Item Number: 2980801003
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[Number of Pages: 78]
Item Creation Date: October 2015
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Oct 2018 [Updated: 09 Oct 2018]
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Secret archive offers fresh insight into Nixon presidency - The Washington Post - Webpage
Document Item Number: 30100136009
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[Number of Pages: 12]
Item Creation Date: 26 October 2015
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 14 Dec 2020 [Updated: 14 Dec 2020]
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Letter from Bruce Hopkins with attachments - re: Vietnam Veterans Cartoons
Document Item Number: 2930902001
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[Number of Pages: 9]
Item Creation Date: 6 July 2015
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: General Files
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 16 Sep 2020 [Updated: 08 Jan 2021]
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Major Wayne B. Wolfkeil - Spad 36 6th Special Ops Sqdn, 633rd Special Ops Wing, 7th AF MIA/KIA/ 8/9/1968 over Laos - Narrative Description and Documentation
Document Item Number: 23880103001
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[Number of Pages: 31]
Author(s): Joseph Parnar, Robert Dumont
Item Creation Date: October 2015
Collection: Joseph Parnar & Robert Dumont Collection
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Added: 06 Aug 2021 [Updated: 09 Aug 2021]
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Flashback at Cursillo retreat - Personal Narrative
Document Item Number: 30970101001
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 2015
Collection: Gary Griffin Collection
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Added: 09 Sep 2021 [Updated: 09 Sep 2021]
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173rd Airborne Brigade 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin
Museum Object Item Number: 3196museum5426
The creation of the "First In Last Out" commemorates the deployment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Separate to Vietnam on May 2, 1965. The relief artwork captures the essence of the Brigade by depicting the four battalions of the 503rd Infantry Regiment: the 319th Airborne Artillery, Company D 16th Armor, Troop E 17th Cavalry, and the 335th Aviation Company. "First In Last Out" is a beautiful reminder of the six years Sky Soldiers spent on the battlefield from Ben Hoa through Dak To to Bong Son. The First Army Combat unit to enter Vietnam and the Last Out.

Coin 67 of 1000 issued by the 173rd Airborne Brigade Association
Item Creation Date: ca. 2015
Collection: Wambi Cook Collection
Association: 173rd Airborne Brigade Association
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Added: 05 Jul 2021 [Updated: 20 Oct 2022]
Interview with Thomas L. Shera
Oral History Item Number: OH0916
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[Number of Pages: 1]
In this interview Col. Thomas L. Shera (USAF, retired) discusses his multiple tours in Southeast Asia. Shera served as a PSYWAR pilot with the 5th and 9th Air Commando Squadrons in 1967. He then served as a forward air controller with the 22nd Tactical Air Support Squadron in 1968, before volunteering for the Raven forward air controllers in Laos, 1968-1969. Shera returned to Southeast Asia in 1970, serving as an air operations staff officer in Bangkok, Thailand.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 18 November 2015
Collection: Thomas L. Shera Collection
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Added: 13 Dec 2015 [Updated: 10 Dec 2020]
Interview with David A. Boyle
Oral History Item Number: OH0912
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David Boyle discusses his experiences as a platoon leader in Vietnam, December 1968-January 1969. Boyle served with 3rd Platoon, C Company, 6th/31st, 9th Infantry Division out of Dong Tam, earning a Purple Heart and Bronze Star with 'V' device.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 4 December 2015
Collection: David A. Boyle Collection
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Added: 17 Dec 2015 [Updated: 23 Sep 2021]
Interview with Francis D. McKeever
Oral History Item Number: OH0909
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[Number of Pages: 56]
Francis D. McKeever discusses his experiences with the 608th Transportation Company (Aircraft Direct Support Maintenance), June 1967-June 1968. McKeever served as a second- and then first lieutenant in Vietnam, and later served in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 1 September 2015
Collection: Francis D. McKeever Collection
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Added: 07 Sep 2015 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Vietnam Center and Archive 2015 Guest Lecture Series - Yusef Komunyakaa
Moving Image Item Number: 999VI3413
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Pulitzer Prize winner Usef Komunyakaa served in 1969-70 as a reporter and Production Editor for The Southern Cross, the newspaper of the 23rd (Americal) Division. During this appearance, part of the Vietnam Center and Archive's 2015 Guest Lecture Series, Mr. Komunyakaa reads several of his poems, including Grenade, Safe Subjects, Torsion, and Ode to the Maggot.
Item Creation Date: 10 September 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
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Added: 10 Sep 2015 [Updated: 27 Jun 2016]
Interview with John S. Morgan
Oral History Item Number: OH0908
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In this interview, John Morgan discusses his time as an infantryman and radio-telephone operator in Vietnam. Morgan served with D Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Regiment, 4th Infantry Division from September 1967 to September 1968.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 31 August 2015
Collection: John S. Morgan Collection
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Added: 13 Sep 2015 [Updated: 23 Sep 2021]
The FWC-VHPA Newsletter (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595186
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[Number of Pages: 24]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Dave Rittman

LETTERS:
Contact group asks: Take another look FROM Julie Kink
Mason oldest aviator when he retired in July FROM Derek Mason
People still remember 1995 Parkville Parade FROM Barbara Lance
Pilot helping family of KIA get information FROM Jonh J. Jewett
Scholarship Fund shares in profit from book sales FROM Tom Payne
New VHPA found during mailing FROM J. Brieske

TAPS:
Steven R. Erickson - Charles "Chuck" Getchell - Robert L. Hamilton - Jim Hart - Gary Bill Hayes - John D. Jankowski - Marvin Lee Marchman - George Donald Pfromm - Clarence H. "Clancy" Woliver

BOOK REVIEW:
Thunderbird Lounge a story of war BY Maj.Gen.Robert J. Brandt

BRIEFS:
118th Assault Helicopter Company
4th Infantry Division
Seeking Information

REUNION:
Reunion begins with rock'n'roll act BY Joe Bilitzke
Reunion events
Reunion could be the largest ever
Motorcycle rides planned at reunion BY Ken Lindstrom
Reunion refund information

Sheuerman named chapter liaison BY Mike Sheuerman
Staying up to date: VHPA forms Technology Steering Committee BY Chales Holley
Spotter sees boxes scattered in area BY Ron Leonard
Council attempting to stay in touch BY Your Executive Council.
Volume: 20
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: June 2015
Collection: Vietnam Center Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 09 Jun 2015 [Updated: 08 May 2017]
The VHPA Aviator (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595245
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[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)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595247
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[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)) - Newsletter - Citrus Heights, California
Newsletter Item Number: 999Newsletter595251
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[Number of Pages: 57]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Hesselbein
Correction BY David Adams
Is it in you? BY John Sorensen
From the VHPA staff at hq BY Sherry Rodgers


LETTERS:
21st Cavalry Brigade (air combat) farewell ball FROM George Van Riper
Looking for FROM Jerry Anderson
Looking for FROM Albert "Swede" Ekstrom
Looking for FROM Sally Johnson
Looking for FROM Randall Gilliam
Looking for FROM Niall Brannigan
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Don "Duck" Beatty
To Moon Mullins, past president of the VHPA FROM Alan Young
To the editor of the VHPA Aviator FROM Janet-Anne Boykin
AAAA/VHPA scholarship deadline alert FROM Mike Scheuerman
Getting my son a cobra ride FROM Mike Scheuerman


FEATURES:
Thanks for the ride BY Danny Pennington
Beaucoup memories BY Jack Johnstone
A tribute to their veteran husbands BY Vicky Kendig


REUNION:
Bring existing lanyard to DC reunion
Welcome to the 32nd reunion of the VHPA BY Mike Law
Getting there and other details
Tour and event descriptions
This year's gold star family breakfast BY Julie Kink
Official Schedule of events


VHPA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES:
Alamo Chapter BY Chuck Oualline
Fort Wolters Chapter BY Adam Steckzo
Georgia Chapter Bill McRae
Michigan Chapter BY Rich Deer
South Missouri Chapter BY Bill Thompson
Florida Chapter BY Frank Hoover
North Carolina Chapter BY Brock Nicholson and B. Seago
California Chapter North BY Curt Knapp
North Alabama Chapter BY Ralph Weber
Washington State Chapter BY Bill Lyons
Old Dominion Chapter BY Don Agren


TAPS:
Russell E. Baugh - Robert Lee Dyer - Stephen E. Featherstone - James Elmer Foster - Howard P. Hulen - Ted Rawley Jambon - Michael Herbert Mann - Frederick R. Mentzer - Charles L. Miller - Ronald K. Nelson - Allan Charles Parker - David E. Parvin - Donald C. Peters - Ron E. Plummer - James Procter - Fred T. Robles - Jack Serig - Raymond Charles Seely - Richard A. Sharpe - Harvey E. Stewart - Donald L. Underwood - George E. Twiggs - Joseph P. Beno - Frank Lewis Brewer - James David Campbell - Jerome L. Goebel - Frederick Forrest Mentzer - George E. Miller - Obie D. Mullins - Robert Rockel - Raleigh Merritt Smith - Kenneth L. Smith - Ronald Forrest Wolfe


BOOK REVIEWS:
Black Cat 2-1 BY John Penny
Fixin' to Die Rag BY John Penny
Volume: 34
Issue: 01
Issue Information: Arlington Dedication
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]
Interview with Barton Kent
Oral History Item Number: OH0903
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[Number of Pages: 73]
In this interview, Barton Kent discusses his experiences as a transport and gunship helicopter pilot with the 121st Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam, 1967-1968. Kent served in the Soc Trang area of IV Corps, and was involved in the Tet Offensive of 1968.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 9 June 2015
Collection: Barton L. Kent Collection
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Added: 17 Jun 2015 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Guadalupe Aguilera
Oral History Item Number: OH0902
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[Number of Pages: 46]
In this interview, Guadalupe Aguilera discusses his experiences as a machinegunner with Echo Company, 2/5 Marines, in Vietnam, 1968-1969.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 15 May 2015
Collection: Guadalupe Aguilera Collection
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Added: 20 May 2015 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Roland "Dusty" Trimmer
Oral History Item Number: OH0907
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[Number of Pages: 64]
In this interview, Roland 'Dusty' Trimmer discusses his experiences as a pointman and rifle team leader with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Trimmer served with B Company, 3rd/22nd, 25th Infantry Division, arriving in-country in March 1968 and leaving in March 1969.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 11 August 2015
Collection: Dusty Trimmer Collection
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Added: 23 Aug 2015 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Bob Leahy
Oral History Item Number: OH0904
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[Number of Pages: 1]
In this interview, Bob Leahy discusses his experiences in Vietnam as a member of D Company, 4/21, 11th Brigade, 23rd (Americal) Division. Leahy served as a rifleman, and later as a point man while with D Company, and then served as a member of B Battery, 3/82 Artillery, 23rd (Americal) Division. Leahy served in Vietnam from April 1969 through May 1970.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 22 June 2015
Collection: Bob Leahy Collection
Association: Americal Division Veterans Association
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Added: 28 Jul 2015 [Updated: 05 Oct 2020]
Interview with Steve Lovejoy
Oral History Item Number: OH0905
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Steve Lovejoy discusses his experiences as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam. Lovejoy was a rifleman in M Company, 3/5 Marines, February 1967 through March 1968.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 27 July 2015
Collection: Steve Lovejoy Collection
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Added: 04 Aug 2015 [Updated: 23 Sep 2021]
Interview with Thomas A. Scheib
Oral History Item Number: OH0911
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Lt. Col. Tom Scheib was a PLC entry Marine out of La Salle University. He served as a company commander in Vietnam with 1/3 and 3/9 Marines. His area of operaton was Con Thien, Khe Sahn, and Quang Tri province. His tour was from October 1967 to October 1968.
Author(s): John McGonagill
Item Creation Date: 6 October 2015
Collection: Thomas A. Scheib Collection
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Added: 07 Oct 2015 [Updated: 07 Oct 2015]
My Tour in Vietnam as an Armored Cavalry Platoon Leader 1969-1970 - 3rd Platoon, B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry (Armored) - Paper
Document Item Number: 27000112001
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[Number of Pages: 61]
Author(s): LTC Robert Sparks
Item Creation Date: May 2015
Collection: Robert Sparks Collection
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Added: 07 Feb 2019 [Updated: 07 Feb 2019]
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Americal Journal
Serial Item Number: 1387Serial611286
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[Number of Pages: 36]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Americal Division Veterans Association Collection
Association: Americal Division Veterans Association
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Added: 26 Jul 2019 [Updated: 12 Jul 2022]
Americal Journal
Serial Item Number: 1387Serial611288
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[Number of Pages: 36]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Americal Division Veterans Association Collection
Association: Americal Division Veterans Association
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Added: 26 Jul 2019 [Updated: 12 Jul 2022]
Americal Journal
Serial Item Number: 1387Serial611290
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[Number of Pages: 36]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Americal Division Veterans Association Collection
Association: Americal Division Veterans Association
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Added: 26 Jul 2019 [Updated: 12 Jul 2022]
Americal Journal
Serial Item Number: 1387Serial611291
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[Number of Pages: 36]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Americal Division Veterans Association Collection
Association: Americal Division Veterans Association
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Added: 26 Jul 2019 [Updated: 12 Jul 2022]
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