Cody High School Alumni

Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Military Alumni

Military High School Alumni

Honoring Our Heroes

This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!

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Honored Military Alumni

Aaron Williams
Aaron Williams
Class of 2006
Army, 12 Years

I remember a recruiter coming to JROTC talking to our class and I did it because I wanted friends and I was told I couldn't survive in the Army...now I thrive! 12 years and going stronger than ever. Whos gonna retire at 37 from class of 06?
Cordell D. Ruffin
Cordell D. Ruffin
Class of 1977
Army, 20+ Years

Served 20 years in the United States Army from July 1977 to August 1997. Telecommunications Specialist-6 years; Dental Specialist/Dental Laboratory Technician-14 years. Duty Stations: Camp Casey Korea; Nurnberg,Germany; Heidelberg, Germany; Fort Belvoir, VA.; Fort Bragg, NC;. Currently serving as Government Employee with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Salisbury, NC.
Daniel S.Petrie
Daniel S.Petrie
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

Recon.......
David J Cooper
David J Cooper
Class of 1969
Navy, 20+ Years

Ship's Serviceman 1st Class
SH1(SW) Service Warfare Qualified
USS Navastoa (AO-106)
USS Coral Sea (CV-43)
USS Sacramento (AOE-1)
USS Ranger (CV-61)
David Jackson
David Jackson
Class of 1989
Marine Corps, 4 Years

MCAS TUSTIN -CLOSED 1997
David L Johnson
David L Johnson
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Tank Commander
DeLeo Duncan
DeLeo Duncan
Class of 1994
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Combat Engineer
Ernest Kennerly
Ernest Kennerly
Class of 1980
Army, 8 Years

Field Artillery Specialist
Postal logistics Support
Frank Krause
Frank Krause
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years

U.S. Navy Radio Communications from 1969 to 1992. Six major deployments to the Medeterranean Sea and three deployments to North Atlantic. Retired from Navy and final duty station was Pentagon, Arlington, VA. Have remained in the Washington DC area since retirement.
Gregory Kennebrew
Gregory Kennebrew
Class of 1978
Army, 6 Years

Military Police Officer ( Traffic Investigation Section)
Jack Helms
Jack Helms
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years

US Army artillery
James Mitton
James Mitton
Class of 1959
Air Force, 4 Years

Radar maintenance. Semi remote site in Finley North Dakota
Joe Louis Monk
Joe Louis Monk
Class of 1974
Army, 20+ Years

Us Army Command Sergeant Major, with over twenty years of service, and working for government contractor overseas now
Joyce Ouellette Saunders
Joyce Ouellette Saunders
Class of 1979
Army, 3 Years

Medical Specialist
Ft. Carson, CO.
Leon (Lee) Uroda
Leon (Lee) Uroda
Class of 1960
Navy, 4 Years

Great Lakes Boot Camp Ill. - 08/1960
Navy School of Photography - Pensacola, Fl. - 11/60 - 11/62
Patrol Squadron 16 -
Jacksonville, Fl. - 11/62 - 01/64
Leon (Lee) Uroda
Leon (Lee) Uroda
Class of 1960
Navy, 4 Years

Served in the Navy from 1960 to 1964. Boot camp @ Great Lakes, Ill. Two years with the Navy School of Photography (NAATU), Aerial Photograghy Division, Pensacola, Florida, two years with Patrol Squadron 16, Jacksonville, Florida, Rota, Spain, and Guantonamo Bay Cuba.
Marty Bliven
Marty Bliven
Class of 1966
Army, 4 Years

'66-'70. C.O.'s jeep driver / mail clerk, demolition Spec-5, SSG-E6. Served 30 months in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
Michael Rhine
Michael Rhine
Class of 1966
Army, 4 Years

US ARMY 67-71 Army Security Agency, served 18 months in Vietnam July 68-Feb 70
Rakeeb Craig
Rakeeb Craig
Class of 1995
Army, 15 Years

Water Treatment Noncommissioned Officer. Currently stationed ini Florida.
Robert M. Pitts  (Bob)
Robert M. Pitts (Bob)
Class of 1960
Navy, 4 Years

Spent 4 years with the 7th Fleet on the USS Whetstone. I have live in North Carolina since about 1970. We took troops and equipment to Viet Nam in 1965 and my last year we spent about 285 days total at sea.
Samuel Deckard
Samuel Deckard
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years

Serviced armament control systems on F105 aircraft in Bitburg Germany.
terence mack
terence mack
Class of 1989
Navy, 6 Years

uss tr
Thomas Witkowski
Thomas Witkowski
Class of 1961
Navy, 4 Years

Aviation Electrician
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, TX
Midway Island, Pacific
North Island Naval Base, San Diego, CA
Thomas Young
Thomas Young
Class of 1980
Navy, 4 Years

MOS 8404 FMF Corpman Rank HM3 24th Mau Mssg 24 Medical Bat Beirut Lebanon 1983
Timothy B. Potts
Timothy B. Potts
Class of 1963
Army, 12 Years

Us Army Inf 11b /11c ,3 yrs in Germany (ashaffensburg) ,Ft Bragg , 1968-1970 Viet Nam 4th Inf Div , 3 yrs at Ft Lewis Wa 4 yrs Army reservs , ETS SFC E-7
William Allen
William Allen
Class of 1960
Navy, 4 Years

Served aboard the USS Observation Island.
Home port, Port Canaveral Florida.
Electricians Mate.

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Jacqueline Davis
Class of '89

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Our Cody High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Cody High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Detroit are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!