Foster High School Alumni

Tukwila, Washington (WA)

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

A. Larry Abernathy
A. Larry Abernathy
Class of 1960
Air Force, 20+ Years

28 years active duty. Tour in Viet Nam 1969-70. Pilot, retired as Colonel. Flew all around the world including Antarctica.
Alan L W Gunsul  MD
Alan L W Gunsul MD
Class of 1944
Army, 2 Years

Army Air Corp (The Brown Shoe Air Force) in AACS as a cryptographer. 18 months overseas . In the Balkans during combat then became NCOIC G2 in Naples Italy. Top rank S/Sgt. Awarded Bronze Star for ground combat in Greece
Bob Anderson
Bob Anderson
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 8 Years

Viet Nam service for 2.5 years
Brandon Thomas
Brandon Thomas
Class of 2002
Army, 4 Years

United States Army Infantryman
Charles Anderson
Charles Anderson
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years

AD1(AW)
Clarence Joseph (Mike) Sweeney
Clarence Joseph (Mike) Sweeney
Class of 1951
Army, 8 Years

Drafted into the U.S. Army December 8, 1958. Graduated from the 6th Army NCO Academy 1959. Attended Infantry OCS. Served in the 1st Infantry Division and the 101st Airborne Division. Killed in Vietnam while serving with the 101st Airborne Division on February 7, 1967.
Colin Young
Colin Young
Class of 1992
Army, 12 Years

Sergeant
Corky Gavin
Corky Gavin
Class of 1959
Army, 20+ Years

Commissioned in 1963 upon graduation from Seattle University. Served as a Tank Platoon leader in Germany, Cavalry Troop Commander, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ft Lewis, and Squadron Commander 4th Squadron 12th Cavalry, 5th Mech Div Fort Polk LA. Taught at the U.S. and British Army Staff College and as U.S. Army Exchange Prof at the Philippine Military Academy. Served 3 tours in Vietnam as Ground Liaison Officer, 3rd Tactical Figher Wing, Advisor to 6th Vietnamese Cav Regiment and as Operation Advisor to Dinh Tong Province.
Ed Hock
Ed Hock
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 2 Years

KIA - Viet Nam, Feb. 12, 1969
Fred Blue
Fred Blue
Class of 1968
Navy, 2 Years

Fred served in the US Navy and served as a combat search & rescue aviator off of the USS Bon Homme Richard in Vietnam in 1969& 70.
Gweneth Bolino Niehaus
Gweneth Bolino Niehaus
Class of 1970
Air Force, 2 Years

Ground Equipment Mechanic served at Luke AFB, AZ
Harlow H. Stevens
Harlow H. Stevens
Class of 1954
Army, 20+ Years

Airborne, RANGER, Special Forces
Joanne Avanti
Joanne Avanti
Class of 1985
Air Force, 20+ Years

Began military career as an aeroevacuation medical technician in February of 1987. Went into the reserves and am currently serving as a Chief Master Sergeant - E9 as a Superintendent of Aerospace Medicine. The years have just flown by
Kevin Bosshart
Kevin Bosshart
Class of 1989
Air Force, 15 Years

Still serving in the military and currently in Southwest Asia until the September/October timeframe.
Larry Allen Letterman
Larry Allen Letterman
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years

KIA Viet Nam, November 1967
Leldon Edwin Hock, Jr  (Ed)
Leldon Edwin Hock, Jr (Ed)
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Killed in Action in Viet Nam on Feb. 12, 1969.
Marc A. Drake
Marc A. Drake
Class of 1977
Army, 6 Years

1979-1985. Medical Records Specialist.Friedberg,Germany. Honorable Discharge. Disabled Veteran.
Nicole (King) Connors
Nicole (King) Connors
Class of 1990
Navy, 8 Years

Served from 1991 to 2000
VAQ-34
NAS Whidbey Island AIMD
NAS Whidbey Island Security

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Carla Mcfarlane
Class of '02

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