Kennedy High School Alumni
Bloomington, Minnesota (MN)
Recent Members
| Cole Healey | 2017 |
| Holly Loyd Ehlen | 1974 |
| James Beverson | 1962 |
| Jennifer Haymon | 1999 |
| Lynn Vancura | 1974 |
| Mickey Kallas | 1968 |
| Paula Whiting | 2004 |
| Richard Skinn Richard Skinn | 1969 |
Military 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
Alan Ellefson
Class of 1970
Air Force, 4 Years
USAF Security Service, Misawa, Japan, and TUSLOG Det. 94 Karamusel, Turkey.
Class of 1970
Air Force, 4 Years
USAF Security Service, Misawa, Japan, and TUSLOG Det. 94 Karamusel, Turkey.
Charles (Chuck) Luttrell
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Served from 1978 (just after graduation) until April 2011. Began as aircraft mechanic and then attended flight school and being assigned to the EA-6B Prowler community. Have flown combat missions in Desert Storm, Operation Northern and Southern Watch and OIF including living in Western Iraq. Served on Combined Air Operations Staff in Qatar as Navy Liaison Director for OIF and OEF operations. Logged over 3000 flight hours and 650 carrier arrested landings
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Served from 1978 (just after graduation) until April 2011. Began as aircraft mechanic and then attended flight school and being assigned to the EA-6B Prowler community. Have flown combat missions in Desert Storm, Operation Northern and Southern Watch and OIF including living in Western Iraq. Served on Combined Air Operations Staff in Qatar as Navy Liaison Director for OIF and OEF operations. Logged over 3000 flight hours and 650 carrier arrested landings
David Will
Class of 1970
Navy, 4 Years
San Diego based Helicopter Squadron, deployed on Aircraft Carriers, USS Kitty Hawk, USS Ranger and USS Ticonderoga. 1971 through 1975.
Class of 1970
Navy, 4 Years
San Diego based Helicopter Squadron, deployed on Aircraft Carriers, USS Kitty Hawk, USS Ranger and USS Ticonderoga. 1971 through 1975.
Debra McDaniel Smith
Class of 1972
Navy, 20+ Years
I served in the Air Force (Personnel and Computer Science) and in the Navy (Medical Service Corps).
Class of 1972
Navy, 20+ Years
I served in the Air Force (Personnel and Computer Science) and in the Navy (Medical Service Corps).
Dennis J. De Long
Class of 1972
Navy, 6 Years
Disbursing Clerk 2nd Class on the USS San Jose (AFS-7) Vietnam Veteran
Class of 1972
Navy, 6 Years
Disbursing Clerk 2nd Class on the USS San Jose (AFS-7) Vietnam Veteran
Dennis J. De Long
Class of 1972
Navy, 6 Years
Disbursing Clerk 2nd Class on the USS San Jose AFS-7
Class of 1972
Navy, 6 Years
Disbursing Clerk 2nd Class on the USS San Jose AFS-7
Douglas C Leininger
Class of 1969
Army, 2 Years
Trained at Fort Campbell KY and Fort Polk LA. 18 months in Gelnhausen Germany.
Class of 1969
Army, 2 Years
Trained at Fort Campbell KY and Fort Polk LA. 18 months in Gelnhausen Germany.
Duaine R Jackola
Class of 1966
Navy, 6 Years
Hospital Corpsman (HM2), 1973-1979, stationed at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, and Naval Dental Research Center, Great Lakes, IL.
Class of 1966
Navy, 6 Years
Hospital Corpsman (HM2), 1973-1979, stationed at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, and Naval Dental Research Center, Great Lakes, IL.
Gregory Yung
Class of 1967
Navy, 6 Years
PO2 Boatswain Mate 12/67-68 USS English DD696, 68,69,70 Plankowner USS Durham LKA114, 70,71 Danang, Vietnam shallow water piers, LCPL2 & LCM8 Coxswain,72, 73, USNR Center , Akron, OH.
Class of 1967
Navy, 6 Years
PO2 Boatswain Mate 12/67-68 USS English DD696, 68,69,70 Plankowner USS Durham LKA114, 70,71 Danang, Vietnam shallow water piers, LCPL2 & LCM8 Coxswain,72, 73, USNR Center , Akron, OH.
James Bush
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years
Served on USS John King DDG 3 for 3.5 yrs as a machinist mate E4 in the Mediterranean fleet
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years
Served on USS John King DDG 3 for 3.5 yrs as a machinist mate E4 in the Mediterranean fleet
James C. Stinson
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
Guam/Viet Nam. Med Cruise- Plane Capt.-worked on Flight deck. Then 1 year AIMD.
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
Guam/Viet Nam. Med Cruise- Plane Capt.-worked on Flight deck. Then 1 year AIMD.
JEFF FAIRCLOTH
Class of 1972
Navy, 7 Years
1 TOUR, 3 WESTPACS HOME BASE PEARL HARBOR and SEATTLE
Class of 1972
Navy, 7 Years
1 TOUR, 3 WESTPACS HOME BASE PEARL HARBOR and SEATTLE
Jim Mullane
Class of 1970
Army, 2 Years
82nd Airborne Division, Ft Bragg, NC. Mos 11C Infantry indirect fire (mortars) summer of 1971 served at West Point rifle range training.
Class of 1970
Army, 2 Years
82nd Airborne Division, Ft Bragg, NC. Mos 11C Infantry indirect fire (mortars) summer of 1971 served at West Point rifle range training.
Joe Carroll
Class of 1969
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Viet Nam veteran. 3rd Marine division.
Class of 1969
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Viet Nam veteran. 3rd Marine division.
John Laursen
Class of 1972
Navy, 4 Years
Aircraft Carrier Aviation machinist PO-5 1973 -77
Class of 1972
Navy, 4 Years
Aircraft Carrier Aviation machinist PO-5 1973 -77
Keith Alan Root
Class of 1969
Army, 3 Years
Distinguished Vietnam Decorated Soldier serving in the Army 1969-1971
Class of 1969
Army, 3 Years
Distinguished Vietnam Decorated Soldier serving in the Army 1969-1971
Lance Hotchkiss
Class of 1976
Army, 19 Years
Started in 1976 as enlisted Still Photographer.
Returned to MN National Guard . Went to MMA officer cadidate school. Was commissioned 2nd
LT in Signal Corps April 1980 .Communications Officer in 147th SignalBN MN, Army Guard. Transferred to Army Reserve in 1983 in Infantry and worked as Aide de Camp to Brigadier General Wallace. Was promoted to 1st LT. Transferred to 360th PSYOP Battalion in 1984 . Was promoted to Captain and moved
Went to Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California and graduated as German Linguist in1986. In 1987 went to Signal Officer Advance Course Active Duty class. Graduated and was promoted to Captain and transferred to Military Intelligence branch. Went to 204th Public Affairs Office in 1988 . Finished time in 1989 and was retired as Captain promotable in 1994. Currently service-connected Veteran.
Class of 1976
Army, 19 Years
Started in 1976 as enlisted Still Photographer.
Returned to MN National Guard . Went to MMA officer cadidate school. Was commissioned 2nd
LT in Signal Corps April 1980 .Communications Officer in 147th SignalBN MN, Army Guard. Transferred to Army Reserve in 1983 in Infantry and worked as Aide de Camp to Brigadier General Wallace. Was promoted to 1st LT. Transferred to 360th PSYOP Battalion in 1984 . Was promoted to Captain and moved
Went to Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California and graduated as German Linguist in1986. In 1987 went to Signal Officer Advance Course Active Duty class. Graduated and was promoted to Captain and transferred to Military Intelligence branch. Went to 204th Public Affairs Office in 1988 . Finished time in 1989 and was retired as Captain promotable in 1994. Currently service-connected Veteran.
Leslie (Robinson) Rose
Class of 1971
Army, 4 Years
German linguist in Military Intelligence. Stationed in Berlin, Germany and Ft. Hood, Tx.
Class of 1971
Army, 4 Years
German linguist in Military Intelligence. Stationed in Berlin, Germany and Ft. Hood, Tx.
Lynn Meuwissen
Class of 1976
Army, 6 Years
Three years US Army Military Police 1976-1979, 259th MP Co White Sands Missile Range, MN. Three years MN Army National Guard 1980-1983, 257th MP Co White Bear Lake & Cottage Grove, MN
Class of 1976
Army, 6 Years
Three years US Army Military Police 1976-1979, 259th MP Co White Sands Missile Range, MN. Three years MN Army National Guard 1980-1983, 257th MP Co White Bear Lake & Cottage Grove, MN
Mark Patrick Tompkins
Class of 1972
Navy, 4 Years
1972 -1976
Petty Officer Opticalman Second Class
Good Conduct Award
Honorable Discharge
Class of 1972
Navy, 4 Years
1972 -1976
Petty Officer Opticalman Second Class
Good Conduct Award
Honorable Discharge
Mark Thorud
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years
Combat infantry Vietnam. Served in 1st air calvary, 25th infantry and 199th infantry, disabled veteran.
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years
Combat infantry Vietnam. Served in 1st air calvary, 25th infantry and 199th infantry, disabled veteran.
Michael J. Ziegelmeyer
Class of 1970
Army, 3 Years
Served with the 82nd Airborne Division. Was a Tank/Vehicle Recovery Specialist.
Class of 1970
Army, 3 Years
Served with the 82nd Airborne Division. Was a Tank/Vehicle Recovery Specialist.
Michaelle Guess (Morris)
Class of 1971
Navy, 4 Years
I was a Navy Hospital Corpsman '76-'80, Okinawa and San Diego.
Class of 1971
Navy, 4 Years
I was a Navy Hospital Corpsman '76-'80, Okinawa and San Diego.
Patrick D. Seeker
Class of 1969
Army, 3 Years
Served most of my time in Okinawa working as a Legal Clerk/Court Reporter during the Vietnam conflict. Got out 2-22-1972
Class of 1969
Army, 3 Years
Served most of my time in Okinawa working as a Legal Clerk/Court Reporter during the Vietnam conflict. Got out 2-22-1972
SFC John J. Tobiason
Class of 1984
Army, 14 Years
Served in Germany, deployed in Kuwait and then Iraq. KIA 11/28/07 in Iraq. Took a stray bullet from an Iraqi while Iraqi Police and Terrorists fought outside his camp called Camp Victory. He was scheduled to come home on 1/2/08.
Class of 1984
Army, 14 Years
Served in Germany, deployed in Kuwait and then Iraq. KIA 11/28/07 in Iraq. Took a stray bullet from an Iraqi while Iraqi Police and Terrorists fought outside his camp called Camp Victory. He was scheduled to come home on 1/2/08.
Stefan Harold Burns
Class of 2000
Navy, 12 Years
Enlisting the fall after graduating from high school, Stefan went to school in Dam Neck, VA to become an Operations Specialist. As an OS, he was stationed on the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and was part of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. In 2004, he transferred to Pearl Harbor, HI to work in the Fleet Command Center at Commander, US Pacific Fleet, where he was responsible for ensuring communications and geolocation data for the entire Pacific Fleet was maintained. In 2008, he joined the Navy Reserve, where he changed his job to be an Intelligence Specialist. During this time, he was instrumental in assisting with disaster recovery efforts relating to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. Due to injuries sustained on active duty, he was forced to leave the Navy Reserve at the end of 2012. Then, in 2023, he took over the instructor position for the Navy JROTC program at Los Fresnos High School in Los Fresnos, TX for the 23-24 school year. Currently, he is anxiously awaiting DoD funding so that he may permanently become an NJROTC instructor per the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.
Class of 2000
Navy, 12 Years
Enlisting the fall after graduating from high school, Stefan went to school in Dam Neck, VA to become an Operations Specialist. As an OS, he was stationed on the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and was part of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. In 2004, he transferred to Pearl Harbor, HI to work in the Fleet Command Center at Commander, US Pacific Fleet, where he was responsible for ensuring communications and geolocation data for the entire Pacific Fleet was maintained. In 2008, he joined the Navy Reserve, where he changed his job to be an Intelligence Specialist. During this time, he was instrumental in assisting with disaster recovery efforts relating to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. Due to injuries sustained on active duty, he was forced to leave the Navy Reserve at the end of 2012. Then, in 2023, he took over the instructor position for the Navy JROTC program at Los Fresnos High School in Los Fresnos, TX for the 23-24 school year. Currently, he is anxiously awaiting DoD funding so that he may permanently become an NJROTC instructor per the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.
Thomas Huffman
Class of 1968
Army, 6 Years
Door Gunner Crew Chief Casper Aviation 173rd Airborne Vietnam 70/71. Line Chief crew chief 1st. Infantry Division 71/71. Ft Riley Kansas w/ operations in Germany during cold War. Operation Reforger.
Class of 1968
Army, 6 Years
Door Gunner Crew Chief Casper Aviation 173rd Airborne Vietnam 70/71. Line Chief crew chief 1st. Infantry Division 71/71. Ft Riley Kansas w/ operations in Germany during cold War. Operation Reforger.
Thomas Huffman
Class of 1968
Army, 6 Years
173 rd Airborne Vietnam 70, 71. Door Gunner/crew chief.
1st Infantry 71, 72. Headquarters company part of Devil Bridgade. Cold War ecercises Germany. Line Chief for Headquarters company flight line. 3 years active reserves.
Class of 1968
Army, 6 Years
173 rd Airborne Vietnam 70, 71. Door Gunner/crew chief.
1st Infantry 71, 72. Headquarters company part of Devil Bridgade. Cold War ecercises Germany. Line Chief for Headquarters company flight line. 3 years active reserves.
Tom Huffman
Class of 1968
Army, 6 Years
Door Gunner Crew Chief 173rd Airborne Casper Aviation Vietnam 70-71. Ft. Riley 1st. Infantry Division.. Flight line Chief cold War operations in Germany.
Class of 1968
Army, 6 Years
Door Gunner Crew Chief 173rd Airborne Casper Aviation Vietnam 70-71. Ft. Riley 1st. Infantry Division.. Flight line Chief cold War operations in Germany.
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Our Kennedy 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 Kennedy High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Bloomington are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!