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Old Newsletters 
Spring 2000 - December 2002
Volume 1
Issues No Longer available
Issue 4 June 2000
issue 18 March 18, 2001

Issue 1
Spring 2000
PTSD, VA Benefits,
MIA issues, Respect
Issue 2
May 2000
25 years after war
Helicopter war data
VA Benefits
Issue  3
Memorial Day 2000
Reflections, Hmong,
Martha Raye, Vets in Prison
Issue 4
No longer Available
Issue  5
August 2000
World Peace Aloha Festival, Tomahawks in Korea, POW/MIA
VHPA Speech, Poem 
Issue  6
October 2000
Documentary Film Project "In The Shadow of the Blade"
Issue  7
November 2000
Veteran's Alliance Support Group,
128th AHC Reunion Information.
Issue 8
Poem: A Veteran's Christmas, Songs of Vietnam Army Aviators.

Issue  9 
Jan 2001
Update on film project "In the Shadow of the Blade", USO Troop "The Hill Top Singers"

Issue  10
Feb 2001
Zippo Stories. Phu Loi Airfield, Reunion update, Vet's Prayer list
Issue 11
Feb 2001
MIA Web Site Profile of Jennifer Martinez,

Issue  12
Spring 2001
Fort Rucker Burial Detail Article by Eric  Nelson
Issue 13
Special Edition 2001
Obituary for Rod Hooks 128th AHC 66-67 Nam tour
Issue 14
Feb 22, 2001 
Thoughts on recent loss of Army troops in air crash.
Issue 15
March 1, 2001
Update on Documentary Film Project "In the Shadow Of The Blade"
Issue  16
March 2001
Feature on Vietnam War Widow Pauline Laurent
Issue 17
March 5, 2001
Changes in Agent Orange Law for compensation
Issue  18
No longer available
 Issue 19
April 26, 2001
Sen. Bob Kerrey role in civilian killings in Nam.
School Curriculum on Nam
Update on Reunion

 

Issue  20 
May 1, 2001
Continued update & discussion on Bob Kerrey. 

 

Issue 21
May 11, 2001
Reactions to Bob Kerrey story. Web Site of the month featured.
Issue 22
Memorial Day Week
"In the Shadow of the Blade" update, , new poem by Snake Arrender, 135AHC unit history,  Memorial Day thoughts & more.
Issue  23
July 4, 2001
The 191st AHC unit is honored as the featured unit. Links to Tomahawk 2001 reunion photos.
Issue  24
July 11, 2001
Donut Dollies .
Issue 25
July 16, 2001
Combat wives web site, Poem by "Snake", New Robin Hood web site, Special Thanks.
Issue 26
July 18,2001
Bush gives Medal of Honor to Vietnam Helicopter pilot.
Issue 27
July 22, 2001
World Peace Rose Garden Project next to Vietnam Memorial - Sacramento
Issue 28
July 25, 2001
Views on the Vietnam War some 30 years later by Nam vet Michael Wilson
Issue 29
July 26
Comments from retired Medic David Grant, on coming home. Feature helicopter web site: The 162nd AHC
Issue 30
August 6, 2001
Update on Documentary Film Project - "In The Shadow of the Blade"
Issue 31
August 8, 2001
MORE UPDATES, Comments, and letters of support for Film Documentary.
Issue 32
August 28, 2001
new Robin Hood web site, Up-date on 5-0 Duce Huey,
The 240th AHC honors, the 147th ASHC featured unit,
news items on vet issues.
Issue 33
August 29, 2001
Guest editorial - WWII & Nam Vets, Vietnam War statistics, Helicopter web links
Issue 34
September 8, 2001
More Updates on saving Huey 5-0 Duce, PTSD issues & link, Vet news recap, Former Spouse Protection Act updates. 
Issue 35
January 1, 2002
30th Anniversary of 128th AHC Stand Down, Korean Tomahawks, Reunion information - 173rd & 128th

Issue 36
March 4, 2002
Medal of Honor for Vietnam Veteran, website links 

 

Issue 37
Spring 2002
News Briefs: Phony Navy Seals, Last MIA Women, Agent Orange damage, Disability Rules, Gov. Ventura, etc.

 

Issue 38
April 2002
The Sharon Ann Lane Foundation, Trip back to Nam, The Kitchen Table Gang, New website links, Update on "In The Shadow of The Blade"
Issue 39
Special Edition 
The death of a Tomahawk Warrior - Jim Hart. 

Messages from Jim's Sisters - May 2002
Issue 40
Return to Vietnam 2002
The Peace Patrol
Issue 41
"The Shadow of The Blade" lifting off on  9/19/02 to bring our Huey to America! Big Update!

Issue 42
June 4 2002
Poetry from Ms. Linda Garcia's 8th Grade Class, The Kitchen Table gang Cookbook
Issue 43
June 26, 2002
Good-bye Don Baca
Online Nam Magazine

Issue 44
July 4th 2002
Worthy Causes, update on Huey Project, Recommend websites of interest to vets. 
Issue 45
In Memory of George Mizo, founder of the Vietnam Friendship Village Project

 

Issue 46
Up date on "In the Shadow of the Blade" 
Issue 47
Labor Day Update 2002
New Flight Plans for Huey Journey - going north!
Issue 48
October 2002
The Shadow is flying across country!

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