Hazleton High School Alumni

Hazleton, Pennsylvania (PA)

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!

Lost Class Rings

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Honored Military Alumni

Anthony Evangelista
Anthony Evangelista
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired in 2009 as Fleet Master Chief after 30 years of Active Duty in the U.S. Navy
April Kessler
April Kessler
Class of 2003
Army, 3 Years

Army
Don Lindeman
Don Lindeman
Class of 1964
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired as a Sr. Chief Aviation Electronics Technician in 1984. Flew all over the world including in-out of Viet Nam, and with TACAMO squadrons.
Edmund Chitswara
Edmund Chitswara
Class of 1999
Army, 9 Years

Four combat tours to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Glenn (Swampy) Rodgers
Glenn (Swampy) Rodgers
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years

USN Hospital Corpsmen retired in 2002 after 20yrs of service
Howard W. MacCollum
Howard W. MacCollum
Class of 1957
Army, 20+ Years

Served in Ankara Turkey & VietNam.
Was 1Sgt of C Company, 1st SF. State side assignments were Fort Bragg SC, Hunter Army Air Field, Savannah Georgia, Fort Rucker Alabama,
Fort Jackson, South Carolina where my last duty assignment was NCOIC, Dictoriate of Security
Joe "OJ" Simpson
Joe "OJ" Simpson
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Joe recently retired, with the highest civilian rank, after serving 26 years in the USMC. He is married with one child and lives in SC.
John Haluska
John Haluska
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Retired as Master Sergeant (E-8) with 1 tour in Viet Nam.
Kevin Leshko
Kevin Leshko
Class of 1988
Air Force, 8 Years

Served in Saudia Arabia in 1994 and1997. Honorable Discharge in 1998 after serving 8 1/2 years
Martin (Harpo) Hartzel
Martin (Harpo) Hartzel
Class of 1958
Navy, 20+ Years

Computer Tech/Repairman at Sea and overseas.
Paul Washinsky
Paul Washinsky
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired after 30 great years in the USAF.
Richard Contrady
Richard Contrady
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 8 Years

Jolly Green Giants of Death
Richard Swet
Richard Swet
Class of 1964
Army, 3 Years

83rd Engineer Battalion
Heilbron, Germany
Robert Capparell
Robert Capparell
Class of 1994
Army, 9 Years

Trained as an Armor Crewman, Got sent to Iraq in 04
Robert P. Evans Jr.
Robert P. Evans Jr.
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Jan 10, 1973 to Feb 1, 2003
24 years active duty, 6 years reserve.
Retired as Master Sergeant (E-8)
Scott Boehmler
Scott Boehmler
Class of 1993
Army, 17 Years

USSOCOM
Thomas B. Smith
Thomas B. Smith
Class of 1962
Army, 20+ Years

Retired USA COL, Signal Corps
Thomas Osif
Thomas Osif
Class of 1965
Navy Reserves, 7 Years

Radioman E-5
William X. Spencer
William X. Spencer
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 27 Years

Retired Colonel; Commanded MWCS-28 in Desert Shield/Desert Storm

Classmates Spotlight

Hazleton High School Classmates

Wesley Pruitt
Class of '01

Alumni Stories

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School News

The Party's Over!

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