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

Anthony Monnig
Anthony Monnig
Class of 2005
Army, 4 Years

- US Army Engineer.
- OIF tour 07-08
- Stationed Schofield Barracks , Hawaii
April Stemann
April Stemann
Class of 1991
Army, 6 Years

"Army of One"
Bobby Duty
Bobby Duty
Class of 1981
Army, 20+ Years

Retired from Army (USA).
Bradley J Hoff
Bradley J Hoff
Class of 2001
Air Force, 11 Years

2A6x1 - Aircraft Engine Mechanic
Branden Westenberg
Branden Westenberg
Class of 2003
Army, 5 Years

Military Police
Brian Waller
Brian Waller
Class of 1988
Coast Guard, 4 Years

Served in Michigan, California and New York
Curtis Buettner
Curtis Buettner
Class of 2003
Air Force, 7 Years

Currently serving in South Korea, Has done 2 Tours in Iraq, and 1 in Afghanistan.
Daniel Bezanson
Daniel Bezanson
Class of 2001
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Operation Iraqi Freedom '07
Iwakuni, Japan '04-'06
Daniel Perkins
Daniel Perkins
Class of 2003
Air Force, 10 Years

F-16 avionics
Don Stevens
Don Stevens
Class of 1990
Air Force, 30 Years

Special Operations Combat Controller
Greg Kahles
Greg Kahles
Class of 1986
Navy, 15 Years

Enlisted 87-90, commissioned 97-present.
Jennifer (Monroe) Rodriguez
Jennifer (Monroe) Rodriguez
Class of 1989
Navy, 6 Years

USS Simon Lake (AS-33)
AFWTF Puerto Rico
NAVCOMTELSTA PR
Jennifer (Monroe) Rodriguez
Jennifer (Monroe) Rodriguez
Class of 1989
Navy, 6 Years

RM2 Rodriguez
USS Simon Lake (AS-33)
Joan (Henderson) Erich
Joan (Henderson) Erich
Class of 1989
Navy, 20+ Years

Served as a Yeoman. Administration taking care of the Navy Reserves. Payroll, been attached to naval coastal warfare been to Korea.
Joshua
Joshua
Class of 1995
Marine Corps, 8 Years

0311 Ground Force/ScoutSniperPlatoon Operator
1st Battalion 5th Marines
Camp Pendleton,CA
Justine Teeters
Justine Teeters
Class of 2007
Army, 2 Years

Previous duty station, Fort huachuca, AZ
Kevin C Garvey
Kevin C Garvey
Class of 2003
Navy, 4 Years

USS TARAWA Damage Control Petty Offiicer 3rd class.

Operation Iaqi Freedom

USS TARAWA 03-07
Kristopher Knue
Kristopher Knue
Class of 1981
Navy, 20+ Years

After High School I enter the serive in August 81. I've leved all over the US from Connecticut to Southern California. I've traveled as far west as Pearl Harbor and as far east as the Persion Gulf. It was a grand adventure and now I am retired from active duty.
Luccas John Collins
Luccas John Collins
Class of 2014
Army, 8 Years

Combat Engineer/EOD
Marianne Maxwell Gelakoska
Marianne Maxwell Gelakoska
Class of 1988
Coast Guard, 17 Years

Enlisted 91-99; commissioned 99 to present.
Matt Lazzari
Matt Lazzari
Class of 2001
Army, 7 Years

Still Serving
Matthew Bill
Matthew Bill
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Served honorably since Jan '03. Served in Okinawa Japan for two years and then to Camp Lejeune, NC for three. Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom from Feb 07- Sept 07. Served in Area of Operation for OIF Aug 08- Mar 09.
Melissa (Dixon) Foreman
Melissa (Dixon) Foreman
Class of 1991
Air Force, 5 Years

Information Management...TX, HI and SD. It was an honor unfortunately misguided or I would have stayed in longer.
Michael S. Slater
Michael S. Slater
Class of 1986
Navy, 4 Years

US Navy Desert Storm Veteran
Rich Bartlett
Rich Bartlett
Class of 1990
Army, 18 Years

3years Active Duty; 15years Ohio National Guard; 3 Tours of Duty in Iraq; currently overseas set to come home Oct 2008
Rick Elkins
Rick Elkins
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years

10 years enlisted Aviation Ordnance Tech, 14 years commissioned officer. Good times.
Sam Ertel
Sam Ertel
Class of 1991
Navy, 3 Years

One Hundred & Third Fighter Squadron, Airwing 17, Naval Air Station, Oceana VA. Quality Assurance , Mechanic on the F-14 Tomcat Fighter jets.
Sean Elliott
Sean Elliott
Class of 1998
Air Force, 6 Years

Parachute Rigger, Operation Enduring Freedom, Horn of Africa
Sean Elliott
Sean Elliott
Class of 1998
Air Force, 11 Years

Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan, Africa
Sean Gilbert
Sean Gilbert
Class of 2007
National Guard, 6 Years

Im doin the 6 an 2 an its only been about 1.5 years now since ive been in now
Tony Callahan
Tony Callahan
Class of 2004
Marine Corps, 4 Years

I served four years honorably as a tank mechanic at 1st Tank Battalion in 29 Palms, CA.
ZACK HYDEN
ZACK HYDEN
Class of 2005
Air Force, 19 Years

A VERY HONORED MAN.

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East Central High School Classmates

Danielle Craven
Class of '98

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Our East Central 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 East Central High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in St. Leon are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!