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  • 2112Newsletter476649
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Smith


LETTERS:
'Hillclimbers' got name in transit to South Vietnam FROM L. Thomas Elliston
Inscribed lighter found at an Arizona mountain FROM Walter J. Ellis
Photographer add information about photo in VHPA calendar FROM Bill Robie
Family contacts group releases list of names FROM Gary Thewlis
VHPA member could share letters written from Vietnam FROM Dale Broberg
World War II veteran tells of being shot down FROM Rob Glasier
Retired physician seeking Vietnam dustoff patches FROM Howard Danforth
C and O Canal Bike Trail leads to VHPA reunion FROM Pat Leary
Pilot makes Y2K flight into the new millennium FROM John Hargleroad
Hilltop Singers provide information about group FROM The Hilltop Singers
Year began as typical, then the telephone rang FROM Bettie Lou Jordan
Member helps friend of pilot killed in mid-air FROM James I. McDaniel
Pilot describes supporting SOG mission at Khe Sanh FROM Ron Miller
Green Hornets didn't fly E-models FROM G.T. Garcia
Finney a fine crew chief with 334th AWC platoon FROM Joe Riley
Flying Crane in calendar crashed FROM Tom Barnes
What is unit of helicopter on Vietnam postage stamp? FROM Wesley Moore


TAPS:
Thomas C. Agnew - George Walter Baker Jr. - Timothy P. Forte - Philip Lee Goodman - Howard Knight - Louis F. Litt - Alan L. Love - Wilbur "Sid" Sidney - Loren Carl Strange - William E. Volk - James M. Brown Jr. - Robert L. George - Jon E. Reid - David M. May


BRIEFS:
Calendar needs more photos
Age of members important
Chapter plans Mexico cruise
Southern California chapter to meet


REPORTS:
Pilot recieves N.J. Distinguished Service Medal


FEATURES:
Helicopter pilots return with honor BY Rick Lester


REUNION:
Evening event to kick off reunion BY Jim Goldthorpe
More space set up for mini-reunions BY Jim McDaniel

Volume: 18
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January 2000
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Oct 2010 [Updated: 26 Apr 2017]
  • 2112Newsletter476651
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Smith

LETTERS:
Pilot profile tells skycrane stories FROM Max Torrence
Pilot recalls friend after Veterans Day FROM Kenneth W. Bunn
Term is 'hold' baggage FROM G.T. Garcia
Requiem display more than report FROM Bob Hamilton
VHPA does a good job with Directory, newsletter FROM Charles A. Uhlich
Couple had a great time at Nashville reunion FROM Paul Patry
Pilot's friend seeks information on death FROM Mike Buttles
Veterans Day memorable as usual in nation's capital FROM Julie Kink
IBDA seeking pilots FROM Alan R. "Al" O'Hollaren
Ceremony to memorialize soldiers killed by sappers FROM Don Joyce
Vietnam Center requests proposals for paper FROM James R. Reckner
Book being prepared on helicopter markings FROM Lennart Lundh

TAPS:
Joel A. Barbalock - Steve Canaday - Arvine Coleman - Clarence A. Cruse - Robert K. Edgley II - Jack L. Finn - David A. Herbert - James F. Hudkins - Anthony G. Kusilka - James Thomas Moran - Harold Cameron Rittenhouse - William J. Zimmerman - James M. Brown Jr. - Robert L. George

REPORTS:
Helicopter pilot dies subduing gunman
Would you like friendly websites in directory? BY Mike Law
History to focus on northern I Corps BY Mike Sloniker

BRIEFS:
Ohio River chapter to meet
Newsletter deadlines for 2000

REUNION:
Reunion has plenty for early birds BY John Powell
United Airlines the official reunion carrier
Fort Wolters IP attends reunion BY John Grow

FEATURES:
Brothers meet during Vietnam tours BY Richard Schuller
Chapter holds reunion in Branson

Volume: 17
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: November/December 1999
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Oct 2010 [Updated: 26 Apr 2017]
  • 2112Newsletter476653
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Smith

LETTERS:
Found by an Aussie: Flight helmet's owner located FROM Gill Ferry
Life sometimes can be like a joke FROM J. Scott Hill
Museum seeks person who left Wolters pillow FROM Charles Bogle
Navy rescues Army LOH after shootdown FROM Walker Jones
Writer wants stories, photos about units FROM Retired Maj. Gen. Bob Brandt
Ghostrider UH-1Hs sport miniguns, .50-calibers FROM T.C. Maley
Lt. Gen. Hugh Smith heads airport division FROM Ross Rainwater
Deans' former commander writes about the early war FROM Earl McConaha
Committee to make rubbings from The Wall FROM Jim Schueckler
Who were Cobra pilots wearing red helmets? FROM Greg Ross
Article in VHPA Newsletter draws crew chief's response FROM John B. Givhan
Brother seeks colleagues of doorgunner, observer FROM Larry Stulz
Old Holiday Inn to be bulldozed FROM Charles Holley
Attending first reunion was a great experience FROM Richard J. Todd
UTT orignially assigned to Royal Thai base at Korat FROM Don Joyce
Former 1st Aviation Brigade CG discusses earlier years FROM Bob Williams
Mid-South Chapter did superb job with reunion FROM Gary amd Shana Spooner

TAPS:
Stephen Paul Canaday - Robert Duane Frazier - Richard Alan Humes - Robert M. Moore - Jim Wolfe - D.R. Woodmansee

REPORTS:
CD-ROM comes with '99 Directory BY Gary Roush
Florida chapter represents VHPA BY Don Joyce
Mid America hosts veteran reunion BY Gary Wineteer
Rocky Mountain Chapter meets in Denver BY Mike Law
Veterans stories wanted for book
VHPA launches recruiting contest BY Don Joyce
VHPA filling rooms at Reunion 2000 BY John Powell

BRIEFS:
VHPA FTX
VHPA promotes chapter websites
Poston colleagues wanted
Help needed with reunion

FEATURES:
Singing group member visits reunion BY Mike Law
What became of first Sky Crane BY Mike Law
Daughter receives wings
Bell Helicopter backs documentary on pilots

Volume: 17
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: September/October 1999
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Oct 2010 [Updated: 26 Apr 2017]
  • 2112Newsletter476657
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Bob Smith


LETTERS:
Nashville reunion first, but not last FROM Bob Bales
Great four days spent at reunion FROM Don Joyce
Reunion '99 organizers deserve praise for work FROM John Bercaw
Reunion organization, camaraderie impressive FROM Dan Dantzler
Where is Yosemite Sam? Send him home to Juneau FROM Steve Dillman
Vietnam combat veterans meet at battalion reunion FROM John B. Givhan
Young Army aviators watch Marine approach FROM Alex Kelley
Essay describes reunion of aviation warrant officers FROM Don Joyce
Why didn't I receive a Purple Heart Medal? FROM Jack Serig Sr.
'Rattlers,' 'Firebirds' decorated 26 years late FROM Doug Womack
Pilot enjoys remarkable time at Nashville reunion FROM Jack Carpenter
E-mail address jumbled in letter about TCCA FROM Richard Hartert
Notice of death saddens friend from Glasgow FROM Sandy Mercer


TAPS:
Allen Barklage - Billy A. Davidson - John L. Freeouf - John G. Hill Jr. - Gerald E. Porter - James D. Wallace II - Freddie L. Waters


REPORTS:
Ohio River chapter planning reunion BY Bob Hamilton
Officers elected, committees report
California chapter treated to flights BY Ken Fritz
Tips on recruiting VHPA members BY Don Joyce
Database Committee busy at reunion BY Gary Roush
Meet VHPA member No. 10,000! BY Tom Payne
Members support history of 1972 Easter Offensive BY Mike Sloniker
Committee seeks more rooms in DC BY John Powell


BRIEFS:
Deadline near for renewals
Reservations available in August
California members sought BY Dana M. Young
191st AHC plans reunion
Did you have Seabee experience? BY David W. Schill
Huey part of Labor Day parade
Price drops on 1999 calendars


FEATURES:
VHPA pilot saluted as national hero BY Anthony J. Gonzalez
Clines flew with 'Ghostriders' in Vietnam

Volume: 17
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: July/August 1999
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Oct 2010 [Updated: 26 Apr 2017]
  • 2112Newsletter476660

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[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Tom Payne

LETTERS:
Two old friends respond to letter FROM Bob Evans
H-34 on newsletter cover indentified as VNAF FROM Len Lendh
Call sign was 'King Bee' FROM Gary Grow
Florida Chapter displays OH-6A at veterans reunion FROM Don Joyce
Ken Fritz's letter brings back memories for pilot FROM Ray Mayhew
Former WOC to sing in Senate chambers FROM Tom Payne
Visit to The Wall results in poem by VHPA member FROM Roger W. Ek
Another look at covert actions in Indochina FROM Jack W. Serig Sr.
Common sense didn't always prevail in Army FROM David Lovett
Transportation Corps group looking for new members FROM Richard A. Hartert
Australian magazine seeks images for Internet website FROM Neville Dawson

TAPS:
Billy C. Hupp - Robert A. Jones - Larry E. Joyce - Robert Lynn McCrarey - Henry A. Powell - Larry E. Stuart - Ronald Neil Timberlake - Lary Tweddie

REPORTS:
Scholarship committee leader needed BY Tom Payne
Vietnam Center launches symposium BY William J. Fitzgerald
Offensive highlight of '99 directory BY Mike Sloniker
Museum incorporates with new name
TV documenatry to tell pilots life
VHPA does well at AAAA, HAI meetings BY Hayden "Pappy" Jones

REUNION:
Air Logistics
175th AHC
Vietnam veterans
Saturday activities start with 5k run BY Rhea Rippey
VHPA has Rocky Mountain chapter BY Tom Payne

FEATURES:
Genesis of SAR in Southeast Asia BY John Konek
It's unlikely UH-1B was assembled BY Cornelius F. McGillicuddy


Volume: 17
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: May/June 1999
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Oct 2010 [Updated: 26 Apr 2017]
  • 2112Newsletter476663
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Tom Payne

LETTERS:
Father, son visit with pilot's help FROM Kevin C. Scott
Retired master sergeant seeks items for collection FROM James D. Wooten
Call signs, nicknames would help ID friends FROM Russ Boyd "Boy Wonder"
Newsletter article gets a tremendous response FROM Julie Kink
Colleague recalls Poston, one of best pilots in Army FROM John A. Islin II
Veteran Army aircraft fly again at foundation FROM Retired Maj. Gen. Morris T. Brady
Pilot describes Vietnam tour to his young niece FROM Ken Fritz
Look for newsletter editor, then buy him a drink FROM Ken Fritz

TAPS:
Willis Aulbert III - Otto Babel - William C. Bruce - David L. Green Jr. - Gary E. Horowitz - Thomas D. Pember - Harold F. Richardson - Thomas Earl Thompson - John Valaer - Errol Van Eaton - Scott Alan Baker

REPORTS:
Website has many international hits BY Bob Smith
Barb fills out details of Huey's loss BY Mike Law
Newest VHPA chapter forming in southern Nevada
VHPA seeking candidates for office BY Joe Bilitzke
Operation 10,000 seeks 200 pilots BY Tom Payne

BRIEFS:
Photos needed for calendar
Family would like information

REUNION:
Reunion '99 schedule taking shape BY Rhea Rippey
Museum plans nationwide campaign BY Charles Bogle

FEATURES:
A.F. Spads supported SOG mission BY Seppo Hurme and Mike Law
VHCMA members help fill voids

Volume: 17
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: March/April 1999
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Oct 2010 [Updated: 26 Apr 2017]
  • 2112Newsletter476664
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Tom Payne

BRIEFS:
History Book 2nd edition on sale
Members invited on ride
CH-54 pilot mini-reunion
Washington volunteers needed

LETTERS:
'Stolen Valor" author dedicated, great guy FROM Martin R. Vissers
Aussie pilot recalls Vietnam war service FROM Chris Eliis
'A Soldier's Christmas' written by Strickland FROM Randy Zahn
Nebling-Ailes article brings back memories FROM Bob Evans
Ranger thanks pilots for surviving tour FROM Steve Curtis
71st AHC doorgunner seeking pilot, photos FROM Gregory D. Heinle
Newsletters being sent to cav troops in Bosnia FROM John R. Nielsen
Scout dog, handler fly home in Cobras FROM Paul V. Wiseman
Brother seeks survivor of fatal LOH incident FROM Tim Fitzsimmons

TAPS:
Robert "Bob" Acklen Jr. - Hamilton H. Howze - George P. "Phip" Seneff Jr. - Jack C. Turley

REPORTS:
VHPA bumper sticker helps friends reunite BY Gary Roush
History preserved at Texas Tech BY Tom Payne
Membership Directory off limits for soliciting BY Ken Fritz
Vietnam museum planned for Texas BY Charles Holley
Committee helps share memories BY Julie Kink
Council approves chapter guidelines

REUNION:
Driving to reunion can be enjoyable BY Rhea Rip

FEATURES:
Son recieves aviator wings at Fort Rucker BY Jack Swickard
Sergeant takes tank from enemy BY Harry R. Nevling and William E. Ailes
VNAF dustoff ability comes of age BY John Konek

Volume: 17
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January/February 1999
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Oct 2010 [Updated: 26 Apr 2017]
  • 2112Newsletter476665
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Tom Payne

BRIEFS:
Membership contest begins
Heavy lifters plan mini-reunion
Ohio River reunion in February

LETTERS:
Fort Worth reunion second honeymoon FROM Ted and Sue Buisker
Review of the new book important to veterans FROM Julie Kink
Documentry producers seeking chopper pilots FROM Don C. Hall
Revised Christmas poem focuses on holiday season FROM Greg Ross
'Ode to Student Pilot' offers touch of humor FROM Robert A. Heber
Aircraft lesson learned because of Vietnam crash FROM James R. Oden
Two great aviation events occured on December 17 FROM Jim Schueckler
Last Purple Heart of war goes to pilot FROM Robert L. Hofmann
Pilot, co-pilot remember mission after '98 reunion FROM Clifford E. White
VHPA Directory earns praise from members FROM Richard Madore
Father Dennis O'Brien wrote 'What Is a Vet?' FROM David Clemmer

TAPS: John R. Smith - Phillip Charles Watts - Barry W. Wood

REUNION:
Activities plentiful near reunion HQ BY Rhea Rippey

REPORTS:
Bullwhip Association meets at Ozark, Al BY Ross Rainwater
Chapter members soaked rafting BY Ken Fritz
Grunt leaves a surprise pack of cigarettes BY Jim Schueckler
Book details phony Vietnam vets BY Gary Roush

FEATURES:
Pilots rewarded with Laos mission BY Harry R. Nevling and William E. Ailes
CH-54B in Thailand? True or False? BY Mike Law

Volume: 16
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: November/December 1998
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Oct 2010 [Updated: 02 May 2017]
  • 2112Newsletter476668
[Number of Pages: 24]
FROM THE PRESIDENT BY Tom Payne
Volunteers sought for HAI HELI-EXPO BY Ken Fritz

LETTERS:
What is a vet?-many people FROM David F. Clemmer
Roush Helps fill void in airline pilot's life FROM Anthony G. Maglio
Pilot, wife say thanks for Fort Worth reunion FROM Don Martin
Last wekk in country erupts in excitment FROM Loren McAnally
New VHPA member misses '98 reunion FROM Jerry D. Kelley
Vietnam War museum gets off to a good start FROM Jim Messinger
Were you in Vietnam during the spring of 1972? FROM Ron Timberlake
Society attempts to bring rescuers, rescued together FROM John Carlson
Former crew chief writing book on history of OH-6A FROM Wayne Mutza
Guidon in reunion photograph shows 170th Aviation Company FROM George S. Crawford
Vietnam War memorial now has Internet website FROM Ruth Coder Fitzgerald
Blue Max gunship pilots important to telling story FROM Ralph H.Jones

TAPS: Michael L. Burke - Robert B. Caldwell - David T. Carter - William C. Gilbert - Thomas Hawkes Jr. - Jesse Calvin Miller - Larry Nobles - Larry Steilen - William Edward Tharp - James William Turner

BRIEFS:
1998 Directory is on the way
Update records when you move
VHPA Calendar sent to publisher
176th AHC plans get-together

REPORTS:
VHPA launches condolence letters
Association relies on volunteers to function BY Ken Fritz
Bell elected president of the chapter BY Ross Rainwater
Book tells untold stories of crews BY Tom Payne
Tour of Duty: Helicopter pilots trained in Mineral Wells visit base, recall role in Vietnam BY Jacquielynn Floyd

REUNION:
Reunion reservations traffic heavy BY Rhea Rippey and Ross Rainwater

FEATURES:
Hiller 360 flew out of Hanoi airport BY John Konek

Volume: 16
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: September 1998
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Oct 2010 [Updated: 02 May 2017]
  • 2112Newsletter476671
[Number of Pages: 28]
FROM THE PRESIDENT By Tom Payne
VHPA serious about members' privacy BY Ken Fritz

LETTERS:
Missile system predated TOW FROM Art Danby
Pilot meets instructor on Fort Wolters visit FROM Paul M. Cotter
First VHPA reunion far better than hoped FROM Ronald N. Timberlake
After-action report needed on Huey FROM Bobby Holtzclaw
Fort Campbell battalion seeking Kingman pilot FROM Beau Brumfield
Pilots meet in strangest places during reunion FROM Bill Medsker
Member looking forward to 1999 Nashville reunion FROM William J. Fitzgerald
Valuable Army aviation history on reel of tape FROM Marty Heuer
Reunion at Fort Worth extremely well done FROM Greg Smith
Minutemen of 176th AHC now have a unit webpage FROM John Johnston
E-mail helps Army buddies get together in Alabama FROM Walter J. Ellis
Aviator seeking former warrant who served with him in Vietnam FROM Dave Blackburn
Cav pilot reports reactions different from those expected by writer FROM Ken Kloppel

TAPS:
William R. Boatwright - James S. Byrd Jr. - Robert C. Lentz - Robert W. Maxwell - John B. Morgan - Charles Perry Shank

REPORTS:
California Chapter North attends reunion BY Ken Fritz
Chapter holds pre-reunion tune-up party BY Ken Fritz
Mid American Plans mini for Veterans Day BY Gary Wineteer
Reunion draws record attendance BY John Grow
All reunion events well attended By Angelo Spelios
WOC Chorus performs at VHPA Banquet BY Mike Roulier
Business meeting covers wide range
Committee operates 16 databases BY Gary Roush
Law thanks VHPA for years served BY Mike Law

BRIEFS:
E-mail addresses to be published
Historian seeking UH-1 pilots
Newsletter deadlines listed

REUNION:
Plan now for '99 Nashville reunion BY Ross Rainwater
Toast honors 'Missing Man' at banquets By Mike Hurley

FEATURES:
Wife reports death of Felipe Lariosa BY John B. Givham
Crane mini-reunion draws 19 pilots BY Jim Messinger
Mission draws chopper into Laos BY Harry R. Nevling
One person common to both Nam tours BY Thomas Payne

Volume: 16
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: July/August 1998
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 12 Oct 2010 [Updated: 01 May 2017]
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