SCHEDULED EVENTS & BULLETIN BOARD

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Preserving our Legacy:  In the Alamo Chapter we meet routinely to enjoy the fellowship of our friends and fellow pilots.  The purpose of our monthly luncheons and meetings is to keep our friendships warm and active.  We strive to honor the memory and common experiences we share through this association.  All of us feel our experiences in Vietnam were significant and noteworthy.  We all would like for our legacy and the legacy of all Vietnam War fighters to be remembered.  To that end, in June 2020, Mike Law had established a program of voluntary support to strengthen the legacy and history of all Vietnam Helicopter pilots and crews.  The two organizations chosen are not local - but do promote the icon of the Vietnam War, the Bell UH-1 Iroquois "Huey", the histories of Vietnam pilots, and their VHPA chapters.  The first entity is the American Huey Museum in Peru, Indiana, and the second is the Vietnam Center for Archives and Museum at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.  Our Alamo Chapter's records and documents are included in the Archives at Texas Tech, and our association is part of the VHPA history.

Many of us have other ways to support our history, and hopefully we will continue to do so.  As a way for our Alamo Chapter to have a constant collective impact, we list these two programs as a convenient way to ensure our legacies.  So, at our meetings or luncheons - if you desire to contribute and to promote the legacy of our Chapter and our histories - please see Chic Carter, the Chapter Treasurer.  He can accept your contributions, and periodically send your contributions to one or both of these organizations as you so designate.  Remember, none of us will do this every meeting or luncheon, but just when we feel we can and want to.  It all adds up significantly.

Thank you.  - - - -  Dale Stout, 2022 President, VHPA -  Alamo Chapter

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MEMBERSHIP STATUS:  Lest we forget - if you are not a Life Member, or have not mailed in your 2025 Annual Alamo Chapter Dues (good only from January – December) please do so!  NOTE: Annual Membership has increased to $25.00 - effect January 2025.  Not sure of your status – then check out the Members - Current And Rememberd Section on this web site.  For those who are unable to attend our Meetings, please mail in your Dues and Updates using the - Membership Application Form - and use the address shown on the Form.  For our Potential Members – here is hoping that you will be joining us as a new Annual Member or Life Member.  Our Chapter Roster is periodically adjusted as follows:  Inactive and Potential Members who have remained so for 3 years will be eliminated from the e-mail postings.

MEMBERSHIP CLARIFICATION:  Annual Membership becomes Inactive unless updated Annually.  Life Membership - is an option.  Our Alamo Chapter VHPA is one of many charters that have been sanctioned under the guidelines of VHPA National.  Chapter Memberships are tracked and maintained separately from the VHPA National data base.  Active Membership can be with either or both organizations.  For reference – this web site (Policy for All Chapters); (Article of Incorporation); and (BYLAWS of the Alamo Chapter).

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Upcoming Monthly Luncheons / Dinners / Events

Please update your calendars and mental plans for the following upcoming events:

 

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Wednesday - July 16, 2025  This information has also been sent out via e-mail.  As members of the Alamo Chapter - this is another opportunity to honor our veteran brothers & sisters, and to let San Antonio know who we are! 

The next scheduled unaccompanied veterans memorial service hosted by Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery will be held on Wednesday, 16 July 2025 at 0900 hours.  Three flyers were included with the e-mails:  Please reference them for more information. 

Be sure to update your calendars if you want to participate.  

Thank you.

           Jim Boykin
‘25 Senior Member @ Large   

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Thursday - July 17, 2025.   For everyone - Monthly Luncheon starting at 11:00 AM.  Bobbie's Southern Kitchen.  Location:  606 Embassy Oaks, Suite 100 / S.A. TX 78216  /  Ph. 210.923-1158  /  website:  bobbiessouthernkitchen.com for their great menu choices and GPS directions.  Parking will be no problem.  Since 1972, Bobbies Southern Kitchen has been long standing, and proudly proclaims to be a humble stop for country-style American breakfasts, lunches and dinners.  We will be directed to a separate dining area, and we can ask for individual or couple's checks.  I need to pre-call in how many from our Chapter plan to attend.  So Please - RSVP NLT Monday evening - July 14th.  Your e-mail reply from me is your record of acknowledgement. 

Remember – www.vhpa-alamo.com is your always source for information.  Thank you.

           Jim Boykin
‘25 Senior Member @ Large   
     and Dining Coordinator
blackcat221972@gmail.com
     Phone 210.401-6559

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VHPA Reunion & Hotel registration is anticipated to open in mid May 2025.  Reunion Hotel Info: Marriott St. Louis Grand, 800 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63101. The VHPA Group Rate is $132 plus tax per night (based on hotel availability).  The cutoff date for the hotel rate is 27 JULY 2025. Information for booking hotel rooms will be emailed to you with your reunion registration receipt & itinerary.  When you do register - you can request to seat at the Alamo Table(s) for the banquet.

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Note to Inactive Members:  If you are not sure of your status – go to our website – www.vhpa-alamo.com , and the “MEMBERS PAGE”.  To become a current Active Member – your $25.00 annual membership effective January 2025 will cover ONLY January - December of the year you become or renew Active Membership.  There is always the option to become a Life Member.  Just complete a “Membership Application Form” from the Application Section, and mail it in with your payment. 

 

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For all your Alamo Chapter Shirt questions or needs:  Contact - Tim Worley  rew4921@msn.com / Ph. 210.354-4844

For those who are interested in ordering Alamo Chapter Name Tags:  Contact - Mike Clark  clarkmb2@gmail.com / Ph. 602.510-9431

Just stay tuned, and monitor this web-site for upcoming event details as they become available.  Thank you. 

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Reminder - Bring your Alamo Chapter magnetic/plastic Name Tags when attending all of our chapter functions.

                      

                                                 Do hope that everyone remains vigilant, safe, and healthy.

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Monthly Luncheon Background:  The monthly luncheon idea started in 2016 with the VHPA Ladies of the Alamo Chapter organizing their own monthly luncheons - just so they could have more time to visit and better get to know each other.  After a few months - the Men learned how much the Ladies were enjoying themselves, and decided to try and do the same thing!

Thus the idea for separate monthly luncheons for most months, then for a change of pace we plan both a Spring and Fall Combined luncheon.  All of these monthly luncheons are scheduled completely separate from the General Membership Business Meeting/Dinners.  So far – all of our Combined Luncheons have been at more upscale restaurants - because it appeals to our lady folks.

Ladies who want to learn more about the VHPA Ladies of the Alamo Chapter - please contact  Janet-Anne Boykin
 at Ph. (210) 414-7464 / boykinjnja@gmail.com

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Note:  A Questionnaire was sent out to our membership requesting them to identify any given Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday that just will not work for attending our Monthly Luncheons.  The resulted matrix shows that Thursdays are the most difficult, but Tuesdays and Wednesdays are equally divided as suited for future luncheon days.
 
With this information, it has been suggested that alternating monthly luncheons between Tuesdays and Wednesdays will give the greatest opportunity for the most participants to attend.
 
Details for our Membership Monthly Luncheons; General Membership-Business meetings/dinners; Monthly Luncheons for the VHPA Ladies of the Alamo Chapter; and our Annual Christmas Party will be scheduled separately by date on these pages.  

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Those just wanting to follow events and plans for our Alamo Chapter of the VHPA - please monitor this web site.

Application for Annual Membership or Life Membership is located in the section labeled -
Membership Application Page

Print PDF Membership Application Form; complete all applicable blanks; and mail it to -

Alamo Chapter of the VHPA
P.O. Box 10085
San Antonio, Texas 78210-0085