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Slide Item Number: VAS104265
  • VAS104265
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104271
  • VAS104271
Item Creation Date: March 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104272
  • VAS104272
Item Creation Date: March 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104270
  • VAS104270
Item Creation Date: March 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104274
  • VAS104274
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104276
  • VAS104276
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104248
  • VAS104248
Item Creation Date: August 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 Mar 2026 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104247
  • VAS104247
Item Creation Date: August 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 Mar 2026 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104249
  • VAS104249
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 Mar 2026 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104250
  • VAS104250
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 Mar 2026 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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[Number of Pages: 72]
Letters
President's Message - The Right Thing To Do by James L. Brazee, Jr.

Out With A Wimper - The Tragedy of the Mayaguez by William Triplett - Forty-one servicemen died while attempting to rescue the U.S.S. Mayaguez. This battle, which took place after Saigon fell, was the last bloody engagement of the Vietnam War. The Ford administration, under the advisement of Henry Kissinger, launched an operation to save the crew, which turned into the tragic finale of a tragic conflict.

Legislative Advocacy - An Advocacy Staff Report
Turning Up the Heat on Homelessness
Making Way for Women Veterans
Compensation Now
Swords to Plowshares
On The Hill With the Joiner Center
One More Year for AOCAP

Health-Care Reform Update - 1994: A Health-Care Odyssey by Kelli Willard
Claims & Adjudication - Teaching Service Reps New Tricks - A VVALSP Report
Report on POW/MIA Affairs - Home On The Ranch by Thomas Mannin
Report on Minority Affairs - Making Minority Affairs A Majority Commitment by George Duggins
'94 National Leadership Conference

Veteran to Veteran - Veterans Initiative Delegation - In May, a VVA delegation made a historic trip to Vietnam to fulfill the promise of the Veterans Initiative, a veteran-to-veteran exchange of information designed to address those issues still unresolved from the war. In the first of a three-part series, we present a pictorial essay of the eight days in-country.

Update On The Hmong by Jane Hamilton-Merritt
An Inspiration For A Generation by Marc Leepson
Arts of War - The Final Frontier: Walter Boyne's Celestial Journey by Marc Leepson
Books - Robert Flynn's Tortuous Journey through Vietnam by Marc Leepson
Book Review: Vietnam War Films - The Good, The Bad, And the Pornographic by John Clark Pratt
20 Years Ago Today - Judiciary Committee Votes on Three Articles of Impeachment by Gayle O. Garmise
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1994
Membership Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
Member Profile: Steve Sherlock - Back To The Future by Duncan Spencer
Chapter Profile: Chapter 490 - Veterans In Cyberspace by Charles Hand
Locator compiled by Gayle O. Garmise
Reunions
Advertising Section

Volume: 14
Issue: 7
Item Creation Date: July 1994
Collection: Douglas Pike Collection (Personal Papers)
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Added: 15 Jan 2002 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104251
Item Creation Date: May 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 Mar 2026 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104253
Item Creation Date: May 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 Mar 2026 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104252
  • VAS104252
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 Mar 2026 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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[Number of Pages: 48]
Letters
President's Message - James Louis Asher Day by James L. Brazee, Jr.
Executive Director Hired
Op-Ed - Old Ghosts And Doubts Linger From The Vietnam War by W. D. Ehrhart

Goernment Relations - A VVA Staff Report
Stoking The Fire For Homeless Veterans
Another Step For Gulf War Veterans
Employment Matters
Deserving of Nothing Less
Following The Paper Trail
Building A Better Home-Loan Bill

Health-Care Reform Update - Closing Ranks for Health-Care Reform by Kelli Willard
Claims & Adjudication - Taking A Stand Before The BVA - A VVALSP Report
Report on POW/MIA Affairs - Every Picture Tells A Story by Thomas Mannin
Report on Minority Affairs - Go Tell It On The Mountain by Al Hancock
'94 National Leadership Conference

A Window of Opportunity by Joseph Cerquone - For 22 Years, Joe Yandle has been incarcerated in Massachusetts. Although the driver during a robbery-murder, he is serving time for first-degree murder. While inside, he has used his time to improve his life and those of others. Now he has a chance for parole - if Governor Weld will commute his sentence.

Elmwood, Wisconsin by Jim Belshaw

Vietnam Journal - An Anthology From The Veterans Initiative Trip - Veterans Initiative Delegation - In continuing coverage of VVA's Veterans Initiative trip to Vietnam in May, several members of the delegation have recorded their first-hand impressions. AP photojournalists Lois Raimondo, who accompanied the delegation, contributes images of her time spent with VVA.

Arts of War - His Life Is But A Tapestry by Marc Leepson
Books - Forty Years After: Revisiting Dien Bien Phu by Marc Leepson
Book Review: War Of Numbers: An Intelligence Memoir - Beyond The Bounds of Reasonable Dishonesty by John Prados
20 Years Ago Today - The Fall Of The House of Nixon by Gayle O. Garmise
50 Years Ago Today by Christopher Catterson
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1994-95
Membership Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
New Chapters
Member Profile: Oscar Flores - The Politics of Inclusion by Duncan Spencer
Chapter Profile: Chapter 436 - Look Homeward, Angels by Charles Hand
Finance Notes - Is Your Chapter Or State Council Still Incorporated? by Carl Stout
Membership Services & Development - The Lowdown on Dues For Incarcerated Members
Locator compiled by Gayle O. Garmise
Reunions

Volume: 14
Issue: 8
Item Creation Date: August 1994
Collection: David C. Martin Collection
Association: B Troop, 2/17th Cavalry Association
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Added: 07 Nov 2004 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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[Number of Pages: 48]
Letters
President's Message - James Louis Asher Day by James L. Brazee, Jr.
Executive Director Hired
Op-Ed - Old Ghosts And Doubts Linger From The Vietnam War by W. D. Ehrhart

Goernment Relations - A VVA Staff Report
Stoking The Fire For Homeless Veterans
Another Step For Gulf War Veterans
Employment Matters
Deserving of Nothing Less
Following The Paper Trail
Building A Better Home-Loan Bill

Health-Care Reform Update - Closing Ranks for Health-Care Reform by Kelli Willard
Claims & Adjudication - Taking A Stand Before The BVA - A VVALSP Report
Report on POW/MIA Affairs - Every Picture Tells A Story by Thomas Mannin
Report on Minority Affairs - Go Tell It On The Mountain by Al Hancock
'94 National Leadership Conference

A Window of Opportunity by Joseph Cerquone - For 22 Years, Joe Yandle has been incarcerated in Massachusetts. Although the driver during a robbery-murder, he is serving time for first-degree murder. While inside, he has used his time to improve his life and those of others. Now he has a chance for parole - if Governor Weld will commute his sentence.

Elmwood, Wisconsin by Jim Belshaw

Vietnam Journal - An Anthology From The Veterans Initiative Trip - Veterans Initiative Delegation - In continuing coverage of VVA's Veterans Initiative trip to Vietnam in May, several members of the delegation have recorded their first-hand impressions. AP photojournalists Lois Raimondo, who accompanied the delegation, contributes images of her time spent with VVA.

Arts of War - His Life Is But A Tapestry by Marc Leepson
Books - Forty Years After: Revisiting Dien Bien Phu by Marc Leepson
Book Review: War Of Numbers: An Intelligence Memoir - Beyond The Bounds of Reasonable Dishonesty by John Prados
20 Years Ago Today - The Fall Of The House of Nixon by Gayle O. Garmise
50 Years Ago Today by Christopher Catterson
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1994-95
Membership Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
New Chapters
Member Profile: Oscar Flores - The Politics of Inclusion by Duncan Spencer
Chapter Profile: Chapter 436 - Look Homeward, Angels by Charles Hand
Finance Notes - Is Your Chapter Or State Council Still Incorporated? by Carl Stout
Membership Services & Development - The Lowdown on Dues For Incarcerated Members
Locator compiled by Gayle O. Garmise
Reunions

Volume: 14
Issue: 8
Item Creation Date: August 1994
Collection: Vietnam Veterans of America Collection
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Added: 06 Jun 2024 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104245
  • VAS104245
Item Creation Date: May 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 Mar 2026 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104254
  • VAS104254
Item Creation Date: May 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 Mar 2026 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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[Number of Pages: 40]
Letters
President's Mesage - Denver On My Mind by James L. Brazee, Jr.

Government Relations - An Advocacy Staff Report
Reduction Is Unfundamental: USPS's Flawed Policy
The Toxic Hazards of War
The Rally for Smocta
Reassessing DOD's MIA Policy
A Shaky Foundation
Putting Veterans First
White House Conference On Aging

Health-Care Reform Update - Still Waiting on Health Care Reform by Kelli Willard
Report on POW/MIA Affairs - Knowledge Is Power by Thomas F. Mannin
Presidential Delegation To Vietnam - Notes From A Presidential Delegation by Jack Clark
Report on Minority Affairs - Hispanic Heritage Month by Oscar Flores
Committee Report: Education Subcommittee - VVA On-Line by K. R. Zack Earp
El Informe Sobre Asuntos Minoritarios - Patrimonio Hispanico Mes por Oscar Flores
Committee Report: Veterans Affairs - VA Use Survey by Glenn Rogers and The Veterans Affairs Committee
'94 National Leadership Conference

The Bullets And The Damage Done - VVA's Grassroots Effort To Combat Violence by Joseph Cerquone - Too often, the drug wars' innocent victims and their survivors are overlooked. Veterans Against Drugs (VAD), a grassroots effort started in Philadelphia, is working with the community and the police to recognize and assist families caught in the cross fire. Joe Cerquone looks at VAD's beginning and what its plans are for the future.

Postscripts From The Edge by William Triplett - In the final segment of The VVA Veteran's coverage of the Veterans Initiative trip to Vietnam, we present individual experiences of several members of the delegation. Writers Bill Triplett, Jim Belshaw, John Prados, and Linda Kaiser take us from Liberty ridge, to Hanoi, to Ngok Tavak, and back to the U. S. to conclude the three-part series.

Returning To the Place of Angels by Dr. Victor Westphall
The Dog Days of Vietnam by Judith Speizer Crandell
Arts of War - A Life Guided By Words: Clyde Wray's Poetic Vision by Marc Leepon
Books - The Metamorphosis Of A Combat Veteran by Marc Leepson
Book Review: In The Lake Of The Woods - Lost In A Maze Of Mirrors by Stan Sirmans
20 Years Ago Today - Ford Creates Clemency Review Board by Gayle O. Garmise
50 Years Ago Today by Christopher Catterson
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1994
Membership Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
New Chapter
Memer Profile: Dan Ashcraft and Artie Brand - Double Exposure by Duncan Spencer
Chapter Profile: Chapter 331 - Our Town by Charlie Hand
Finance Notes - (fi doo she er' e) by Carl Stout
National Office Mailing for August
Membership Services & Development - If September Is Here, Can Renewals Be Far Behind?
Locator compiled by Gayle O. Garmise
Reunions

Volume: 14
Issue: 9
Item Creation Date: September 1994
Collection: Vietnam Veterans of America Collection
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Added: 06 Jun 2024 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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[Number of Pages: 48]
Letters
President's Message - Support The Troops by James L. Brazee, Jr.
Where Have All The Young Men Gone? - The Search For Platoon 1005 by W. D. Ehrhart

Government Relations - An Advocacy Staff Report
EPA Reassesses The Risks of Dioxin Exposure
VVA Participates in Congressional Black Caucus
Compensation for Gulf Vets: Inching Ahead

Health-Care Reform Put On Hold by Kelli Willard
Report on POW/MIA Affairs - A Different Type of Program by Thomas Mannin
Report on Minority Affairs - Out In The Community
Committee Report: Resolutions - Preparing A Road Map for VVA's Future by J. David Kaiser
Committee Report: Nominating - On The Campaign Trail by Bruce Thornton
Committee Report: Agent Orange - A Consequential Education by Keith E. Mino, Jr.
From The National Chaplain - In Memoriam by Rev. Philip G. Salois, M.S.

Kuwaiti Students Remember Their Liberators by Joseph Cerquone - In an effort to express their gratitude to U. S. soldiers who risked their lives to liberate their invaded country, Kuwaiti university students visited veterans in the Washington, DC, VA Medical Center. Joe Cerquone talks with the Kuwaitis about their visit and the impresions with which they will return home.

'94 National Leadership Conference

Healing the Spirit - Native American Vietnam Veterans and PTSD article and photographs by Nancy Nichols Jagelka - For Native Americans, serving in the military is a way to pay tribute to family traditions. But even tightknit communities do not make veterans immune to the ravages of PTSD. Nancy Jagelka looks at how Native Americans who practice the traditional ways of healing are helping the VA to incorporate specific cultural needs into treatment of PTSD for both Native American and non-Native veterans.

What's Past Is Prologue by William Triplett
Arts of War - Bronze Beauties: The Intricate Art of Rolf Kriken by Marc Leepson
Books - All The President's Dissenting Men by Marc Leepson
20 Years Ago Today - Antigovernment Demonstrations Increase in Saigon by Gayle O. Garmise
50 Years Ago Today by Christopher Catterson
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1994-95
Membership Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
Member Profile: Nancy Switzer - One of VVA's Best Kept Secrets by Duncan Spencer
Chapter Profile: Chapter 138 - There'll Be Some Joy In Radford Tonight by Charles Hand
National Office Mailing For September
Photography And Publication Hints
VVA Delegation to Kuwait - VVA Sends Delegation To The Persian Gulf Region by Carl Stout, John Catterson, and Mokie Pratt Porter
Membership Services & Development - The Steps OF The Renewal Process
Locator compiled by Gayle O. Garmise
Reunions

Volume: 14
Issue: 10
Item Creation Date: October 1994
Collection: Douglas Pike Collection (Personal Papers)
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Added: 02 Mar 2026 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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[Number of Pages: 48]
Letters
President's Message - Support The Troops by James L. Brazee, Jr.
Where Have All The Young Men Gone? - The Search For Platoon 1005 by W. D. Ehrhart

Government Relations - An Advocacy Staff Report
EPA Reassesses The Risks of Dioxin Exposure
VVA Participates in Congressional Black Caucus
Compensation for Gulf Vets: Inching Ahead

Health-Care Reform Put On Hold by Kelli Willard
Report on POW/MIA Affairs - A Different Type of Program by Thomas Mannin
Report on Minority Affairs - Out In The Community
Committee Report: Resolutions - Preparing A Road Map for VVA's Future by J. David Kaiser
Committee Report: Nominating - On The Campaign Trail by Bruce Thornton
Committee Report: Agent Orange - A Consequential Education by Keith E. Mino, Jr.
From The National Chaplain - In Memoriam by Rev. Philip G. Salois, M.S.

Kuwaiti Students Remember Their Liberators by Joseph Cerquone - In an effort to express their gratitude to U. S. soldiers who risked their lives to liberate their invaded country, Kuwaiti university students visited veterans in the Washington, DC, VA Medical Center. Joe Cerquone talks with the Kuwaitis about their visit and the impresions with which they will return home.

'94 National Leadership Conference

Healing the Spirit - Native American Vietnam Veterans and PTSD article and photographs by Nancy Nichols Jagelka - For Native Americans, serving in the military is a way to pay tribute to family traditions. But even tightknit communities do not make veterans immune to the ravages of PTSD. Nancy Jagelka looks at how Native Americans who practice the traditional ways of healing are helping the VA to incorporate specific cultural needs into treatment of PTSD for both Native American and non-Native veterans.

What's Past Is Prologue by William Triplett
Arts of War - Bronze Beauties: The Intricate Art of Rolf Kriken by Marc Leepson
Books - All The President's Dissenting Men by Marc Leepson
20 Years Ago Today - Antigovernment Demonstrations Increase in Saigon by Gayle O. Garmise
50 Years Ago Today by Christopher Catterson
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1994-95
Membership Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
Member Profile: Nancy Switzer - One of VVA's Best Kept Secrets by Duncan Spencer
Chapter Profile: Chapter 138 - There'll Be Some Joy In Radford Tonight by Charles Hand
National Office Mailing For September
Photography And Publication Hints
VVA Delegation to Kuwait - VVA Sends Delegation To The Persian Gulf Region by Carl Stout, John Catterson, and Mokie Pratt Porter
Membership Services & Development - The Steps OF The Renewal Process
Locator compiled by Gayle O. Garmise
Reunions

Volume: 14
Issue: 10
Item Creation Date: October 1994
Collection: Douglas Pike Collection (Personal Papers)
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Added: 02 Mar 2026 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104255
  • VAS104255
Item Creation Date: March 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104258
  • VAS104258
Item Creation Date: May 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Slide Item Number: VAS104260
  • VAS104260
Item Creation Date: March 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Slide Item Number: VAS104257
  • VAS104257
Item Creation Date: May 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104256
  • VAS104256
Item Creation Date: March 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104259
  • VAS104259
Item Creation Date: March 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104279
  • VAS104279
Item Creation Date: August 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104278
  • VAS104278
Item Creation Date: October 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104277
  • VAS104277
Item Creation Date: May 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104280
  • VAS104280
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104286
  • VAS104286
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104285
  • VAS104285
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Letters
President's Message - A Day Off For Homeless Veterans by James L. Brazee, Jr.
Health-Care Reform Update - A Change Is Gonna Come by Kelli Willard West

Government Relations - A Government Relations Staff Report
The Changing Of The Guard
Friends In The New Majority
No New Agenda, Just New Approaches
Snapshot Of The New Congress
Will Republican Budget Goals Hurt Veterans?

Report on POW/MIA Affairs - Interpreting The Law by Thomas F. Mannin
Report on Minority Affairs - Study On Asian-American Vietnam Veterans Seeks Participants
Claims and Adjudication - Inherit The Wind - A VVA Staff Report
Committee Report: Agent Orange - Keeping An Eye On The Robber Barons by George Claxton
WIMSA Calls For Artifacts
From The National Chaplain - Taps by Rev. Philip G. Salois, M.S.
Committee Report: Nominating - On The Campaign Trail by Bruce Thronton
Important Deadline For Agent Orange Veteran Payment Program

The Waiting Is The Hardest Part - What Will It Take To Improve VA's Performance In Claims Processing? by William Tripplet - Are veterans receiving deficient service from the VA's Veterans Benefits Administration? Sen. John Rockerfeller wanted to know, and the General Accounting Office responded. Writer Bill Triplett examines the GAO's 57-page report on an elephantine bureaucracy that is alienating at least one-third of veterans who filed claims for nonmedical benefits.

The Dark Side of The Heart - Tim O'Brien On Love by Marc Leepson

Enemy Mine - The Singular Experience Of Asian-American Veterans by Joseph Cerquone - One was nearly killed by U. S. forces; a woman out of uniform was repeatedly propositioned by GIs; one was told racism was a test of character. They were "gooks," and allegedly VC. In actuality, they were Asian-Americans just doing their best. Today, they are coping with unique problems from their military service.

Completing The Circle
Disabled Veterans to Hold Sports Clinic
Platoon 1005 - Alexander J. Sailsbury, Jr. by W. D. Ehrhart
Arts of War - A Writer To Bank On: The Prolific Career of Nelson DeMille by Marc Leepson
Books in Review - Jewel Of The Mekong: Tobias Wolff's Polished Vietnam Memoir by Marc Leepson
Book Of The Month: Radical Visions: Poetry By Vietnam Veterans - The Psychological Necessities: Truth, Beauty, And Sanity by Jon Forrest Glade
20 Years Ago Today - NY Times Alleges Illegal Domestic Operations by CIA by Gayle O. Garmise
50 Years Ago Today by Christopher Catterson
Calendar - VVA Naitonal, Regional, and State Meetings in 1994-95
Membership Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
New Chapters
Member Profile: Bob Piaro - You've Got To Have Heart by Duncan Spencer
Chapter Profile: Chapter 310 - Yes Ann Arbor, There Is A Santa Claus by Charles Hand
National Office Mailing for November
Locator compiled by Rich West
Reunions

Volume: 14
Issue: 12
Item Creation Date: December 1994
Collection: Vietnam Veterans of America Collection
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Added: 06 Jun 2024 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104287
  • VAS104287
Item Creation Date: May 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104288
  • VAS104288
Item Creation Date: May 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Slide Item Number: VAS104290
  • VAS104290
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Slide Item Number: VAS104294
  • VAS104294
Item Creation Date: May 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Slide Item Number: VAS104292
  • VAS104292
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Slide Item Number: VAS104295
  • VAS104295
Item Creation Date: August 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Slide Item Number: VAS104296
  • VAS104296
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Slide Item Number: VAS104297
  • VAS104297
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Slide Item Number: VAS104298
  • VAS104298
Item Creation Date: August 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Slide Item Number: VAS104235
  • VAS104235
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 02 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104300
  • VAS104300
Item Creation Date: November 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Slide Item Number: VAS104299
  • VAS104299
Item Creation Date: November 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 03 Mar 2026 [Updated: 03 Mar 2026]
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Slide Item Number: VAS104301
  • VAS104301
Item Creation Date: August 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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[Number of Pages: 64]
Letters
President's Message - Never Stop Learning by James L. Brazee, Jr.

Walking the Chemical Tightrope by William Triplett - The research on the health effects of Agent Orange and the research into the causes of health problems in Desert Storm veterans is beginning to show an ominous similarity: A damaged or distressed immune system. Investigative reporter Bill Triplett looks into the effects of chemical warfare and how it is creating havoc with the body's systems.

Vetreans Initiative Update - Returning The Things They Carried by Bill Crandell
Legislative Advocacy - VVA Presents Legislative Priorities To Congress - An Advocacy Staff Report
Health-Care Reform Update - The Congressional Meat Grinder - An Advocacy Staff Report
The Six-Dollar Hammer
Claims and Adjudication - Getting What's Coming To You - A VVALSP Report
'94 National Leadership Conference

Start Spreading The News - How The VA Reaches Out To Homeless Veterans by Joseph Cerquone - Of the country's homeless, studies show that one-third are veterans. Under Secretary Jesse Brown, the VA has begun to address the needs of this overlooked population. Reporter Joe Cerquone takes a look at one VA outreach team in the nation's capital as it attempts to help these veterans.

Brother, Can You Share $1.13 Billion? - The VA Summit on Homelessness Among Veterans by Joseph Cerquone

Semiannual Committee Reports
Agent Orange/Dioxin Committee - George Claxton
Economic Affairs Committee - Brenda Glenn
Government Affairs Committee - William C. Duker
Membership Affairs Committee - J. David Kaiser
Minority Affairs Committee - George Duggins
POW/MIA Committee - Thomas Mannin
PTSD/Substance Abuse Committee - Vernon Valenzuela
Public Affairs Committee - Judith McCombs
Education Subcommittee - K. R. Zack Earp
Veterans Advocacy Committee - Brian Campbell
Veterans Affairs Committee - Linda Schwartz
1993-95 VVA National Committee Chairs

AOCAP National Symposium
Arts of War - In The Realm Of The Sensual by Marc Leepson
Books - In The Heat Of The Night by Marc Leepson
Book Review: Achilles In Vietnam - Learning From The Classics by W. D. Ehrhart
20 Years Ago Today - Supreme Court Paves Way For Kent State Suit by Gayle O. Garmise
Calendar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1994
Membership Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
New Chapters
Member Profile: George C. Duggins - Taking It To The Streets by Duncan Spencer
Chapter Profile: Chapter 293 - All Along the Watchfires by Charles Hand
To Boldly Go Where No Region Has Gone Before by Jim Merlini
Locator compiled by Gayle O. Garmise
Reunions
Advertising Section

Volume: 14
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: April 1994
Collection: Vietnam Veterans of America Collection
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Added: 06 Jun 2024 [Updated: 02 Mar 2026]
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[Number of Pages: 72]
Letters
President's Message - Greetings From Hanoi by James L. Brazee, Jr.
The Vietnam Paradox - When Is A Combat Veteran Not A Combat Veteran? by William Triplett
Veterans Initiative Update - Answers to Some Commonly Asked Questions by Gail T. Moore

Legislative Advocacy - Bringing Benefits Inside - An Advocacy Staff Report
Trying to Keep VHA From Being Reinvented
New and Improved Health-Care Reform
Waiting for VA
Agent Orange Compensation
Resourcing Homeless Vetreans
Converting Bad Paper

Health-Care Reform Update - Learning How To Win On A Level Playing Field by Kelli Willard
Claims and Adjudication - Four Easy Answers - A VVALSP Report
Report on POW/MIA Affairs - Charing A New Course by James R. Tuorila, Ph.D.
Report on Minority Affairs - Three Weeks That Can Change Your Children's Lives by George Duggins
Committee Report: Economic Affairs - On The Legislative Watch by Brenda Glenn
Committee Report: Homeless Veterans Task Force - A Task Force With A Mission
VA Offers Free Health Exams to Gulf War Veterans
'94 National Leadership Conference

Some Like It Hot - Around The World With Peter Arnett - Marc Leepson - when traveler's checks were no longer accepted during the Persian Gulf War, correspondent Peter Arnett had to stuff $100,000 into the lininig of his leather jacket. He earned his stripes as a combat reporter for AP during the Vietnam conflict. Marc Leepson talks with Arnett about his brilliant career.

A Dirty, Little War In The Land Of A Million Elephants by John Prados - Writer John Prados takes readers into the muddled quagmire of Laos and explains how the U.S. came to be involved in that country's civil war. In the accompanying article, Jane Hamilton-Merritt, a correspondent during the Vietnam War and longtime advocate for the Hmong, gives her account of the Hmong's poor treatment in Laos and struggle to secure their civil and human rights.

What Price Freedom? - The Plight of the Hmong story and photos by Jane Hamilton-Merritt
Vietnam Veterans of America Announces "In Service to America" Photo Contest
Arts of War - Komunyakaa Wins Big With Pulitzer and Kingsley Tufts by Marc Leepson
Books - Making Sense OF A War-Torn Past by Marc Leepson
Book Review: The Lost Battalion - The Ultimate Test of Human Endurance by Rory Quirk
20 Years Ago Today - Sparring Over Military Aid to South Vietnam by Gayle O. Garmise
Calencar - VVA National, Regional, and State Meetings in 1994

Membership Notes by Gayle O. Garmise
New Chapters
Address Changes
Member Profile: Pat Griffin - A Saint In The City by Duncan Spencer
Chapter Profile: Chapter 292 and Chapter 343 - Learning From The Voices of Experience by Judith Speizer Crandell

Gold Star Mothers - The Stars That Shine by Duncan Spencer
Friends of The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Remember Fathers by Gerard M. Stegmaier
Finance Notes: Annual Financial Reports - The Annual Financial Report by Carl Stout
Finance Notes: Raffles - Taking A Chance With The U.S. Mail by Carl Stout
Locator compiled by Gayle O. Garmise
Reunions
Advertising Section

Volume: 14
Issue: 5/6
Item Creation Date: May/June 1994
Collection: Vietnam Veterans of America Collection
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Slide Item Number: VAS104229
  • VAS104229
Item Creation Date: March 1967
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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