This year marks the 8th annual Spring Meeting of the Michigan Chapter VHPA. The annual spring meeting of the Michigan Chapter will be held at noon on Saturday, May 4th, 2019 in the back meeting room of the Log Jam restaurant, 110 W. Jefferson, Grand Ledge, MI. (517) 627-4300
Log Jam restaurant, 110 W. Jefferson, Grand Ledge, MI.
The scheduled chapter events for 2019 are listed below, this list was taken from chapter President Rich Deer’s recent emails and will be updated on the chapter calendar tab above:
To All Michigan Chapter Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Members and Associates,
Below is a tentative list of possible activities for our chapter to participate in this year. The first few are either accomplished or already planned. Several of the others have been annual events for us if there is still interest in them again this year.
This list is not carved in stone. If there are other activities of interest please let me know so they can be added for consideration. Each one requires someone to take the lead on making necessary contacts and coordinating volunteers to participate. Assistance/support will be solicited on request.
A standing suggestion/recommendation/request is for individual members to consider hosting a gathering such as a lunch, golf, you-name-it in their area to simply get some of the guys together to develop new and better war stories. It doesn’t have to be any big event, just find a place, let me know the date and time and I’ll put it out to everyone.
This will be on the agenda for discussion at our May 4th spring meeting at noon at the Log Jam Restaurant in Grand Ledge.
2019 Michigan Chapter VHPA Planned and Potential Activities
Mark Benjamin’s monthly lunch gatherings at Brady’s in Traverse City now 1st Thursday each month at noon.
January 10, February 14, March 14, April 11 so far.
Project: Restore Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Monument in Traverse City
May 4 – Spring Meeting Michigan VHPA– Log Jam Restaurant, Grand Ledge
May 28-June 1 – VHPA 36th Reunion Kansas City
June 15-16 – Wings Over Northern Michigan, Gaylord Regional Airport https://www.wingsovernorthernmichigan.org/
June 21-23 – Lest We Forget, St. Joe River Basin. American Huey 369 participating
June 28 – USCG Ramp Night, USCG Air Station Traverse City
June 29-30 – National Cherry Festival Airshow, Open Space Park, Traverse City https://www.cherryfestival.org/events/2019/air-show
July ??? – Livingston County Airshow https://livingstonairshow.com/
July 22-28 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Wisconsin https://www.eaa.org/airventure
August 3-4 – Thunder Over Michigan, Willow Run Airport. Army Aviation Heritage Foundation participating.
August 11 – OCIA Air Show & Open House – Oakland County International Airport, Waterford. https://www.oakgov.com/aviation/airports/ocia/Pages/Air-Show.aspx
August 8-12 The Moving Wall, (http://themovingwall.org/current_schedule.html) Ford Field Park, Livonia. Army Aviation Heritage Foundation participating.
August 17 – Mason Aviation Day – https://www.michigan.gov/aero/0,4533,7-352-79172_79181-487833–,00.html
August 29-September 2 – The Moving Wall, Hamburg, MI. American Huey 369 participating.
September 8 – Maple Grove Airport Fly-In. Michigan Chapter lunch after.
No events are scheduled for “The Traveling Wall” or “The Wall That Heals” in Michigan for 2019.
Rich Deer
Member & President
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