Meridian High School Alumni
Meridian, Mississippi (MS)
Recent Members
| Bobby Shepperd Shepperd | 1980 |
| Daijon Barrett | 2014 |
| Danquez Joseph | 2022 |
| Diane Stack | 1962 |
| Irvin Houston | 1995 |
| Jomaritoes Burton | 2005 |
| Katherine Payne | 1962 |
| Robert Robert W Broussard | 1968 |
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
Andrea Adams(Reed)
Class of 1984
Army, 6 Years
Fort Jackson NC
Lowry Air Force Bass
Fort Knox, KTY
Korea
Carlisle Barracks PA
Class of 1984
Army, 6 Years
Fort Jackson NC
Lowry Air Force Bass
Fort Knox, KTY
Korea
Carlisle Barracks PA
Bill Mooney
Class of 1957
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
OCS, 3 years infantry, 5 pilot, 284 missions North Vietnam, retired in '85 in reserves, Col.
Class of 1957
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
OCS, 3 years infantry, 5 pilot, 284 missions North Vietnam, retired in '85 in reserves, Col.
Charles P Shaw
Class of 1958
Army, 6 Years
Fort Chaffee, AR (Basic Tng) Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (Ord School)'Fort Sill, OK (1st Ord Co DS), Hanau, Germany ( 33rd Ord Co C&C, 507th Ord Co M&S, HQ Det, 8th Ord Bn), Fort Chaffee, AR (Discharged). Rank SP5
Class of 1958
Army, 6 Years
Fort Chaffee, AR (Basic Tng) Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (Ord School)'Fort Sill, OK (1st Ord Co DS), Hanau, Germany ( 33rd Ord Co C&C, 507th Ord Co M&S, HQ Det, 8th Ord Bn), Fort Chaffee, AR (Discharged). Rank SP5
Dean MIddleton
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20+ Years
Stationed in Montana, Alaska, Washington, Nevada, Colorado, Scotland, and England. Travels to Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Australia, Japan.
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20+ Years
Stationed in Montana, Alaska, Washington, Nevada, Colorado, Scotland, and England. Travels to Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Australia, Japan.
Dent Cermak
Class of 1965
National Guard, 20+ Years
Started out as a Mapmaker stationed in Hawaii and ended up as a Captain in an Area Support Group as a Transportation Officer. Got to live in Hawaii for almost 3 years and got 5 trips to Germany. I had FUN and now that nice check comes every month!! OORAH!!
Class of 1965
National Guard, 20+ Years
Started out as a Mapmaker stationed in Hawaii and ended up as a Captain in an Area Support Group as a Transportation Officer. Got to live in Hawaii for almost 3 years and got 5 trips to Germany. I had FUN and now that nice check comes every month!! OORAH!!
Fredrick B Cole
Class of 1997
Army, 15 Years
Served in OIF I, III,V,VII. 3RD BGDE 3RD ID.
Medically Retired. Disabled Veteran
Class of 1997
Army, 15 Years
Served in OIF I, III,V,VII. 3RD BGDE 3RD ID.
Medically Retired. Disabled Veteran
Herbert Thomas Harwell Jr
Class of 1967
Army, 20+ Years
Special Agent - Criminal Investigator, Vietnam, Korea, Germany, Central America, Louisiana, Arizona, Texas, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Indiana, Maryland, West Virginia.
Class of 1967
Army, 20+ Years
Special Agent - Criminal Investigator, Vietnam, Korea, Germany, Central America, Louisiana, Arizona, Texas, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Indiana, Maryland, West Virginia.
Homer Lewis Jr.
Class of 1960
Army, 3 Years
82nd Airborne Division
Dominican Republic
Class of 1960
Army, 3 Years
82nd Airborne Division
Dominican Republic
jimmy l. miller
Class of 1962
Navy Reserves, 7 Years
63-65 active duty aboard the USS Taylor, DD 468, stationed at Pearl Harbor, radarman. At Yankee Station off Viet Nam 64-65. Remaining time at Meridian Naval Reserve Unit.100% disability rating.
Class of 1962
Navy Reserves, 7 Years
63-65 active duty aboard the USS Taylor, DD 468, stationed at Pearl Harbor, radarman. At Yankee Station off Viet Nam 64-65. Remaining time at Meridian Naval Reserve Unit.100% disability rating.
Joe Manney
Class of 1962
Navy, 3 Years
Operations Officer USS PAGE COUNTY LST-1076 during the VietNam war. We served as "mother ship" to Swift boats along the South VietNam coast. It was an adventure for sure.
Class of 1962
Navy, 3 Years
Operations Officer USS PAGE COUNTY LST-1076 during the VietNam war. We served as "mother ship" to Swift boats along the South VietNam coast. It was an adventure for sure.
JOHN CROSIER
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 4 Years
I went, I survived, Life goes on...
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 4 Years
I went, I survived, Life goes on...
Rafeal Estrada
Class of 2001
Air Force, 4 Years
Served as an Aerospace Propulsion Mechanic
Class of 2001
Air Force, 4 Years
Served as an Aerospace Propulsion Mechanic
Richard Lewis Blanton, Jr.
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years
Jan 1979 to Aug 1979 - Mather AFB CA
Aug 1979 to Aug 1983 - Vandenberg AFB
Aug 1983 to Dec 1984 - Kennedy Space Center FL
Jan 1985 to Dec 1989 - Vandenberg AFB CA
Jan 1990 to Sep 1994 - Los Angeles AFB CA
Sep 1994 to Feb 1999 - Wright-Patterson AFB OH
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years
Jan 1979 to Aug 1979 - Mather AFB CA
Aug 1979 to Aug 1983 - Vandenberg AFB
Aug 1983 to Dec 1984 - Kennedy Space Center FL
Jan 1985 to Dec 1989 - Vandenberg AFB CA
Jan 1990 to Sep 1994 - Los Angeles AFB CA
Sep 1994 to Feb 1999 - Wright-Patterson AFB OH
Richard Ruark
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
I was stationed in Phillipines and Crete, Greece. I enjoyed my job and the travel... but not enough to stay after my contract. It was a bad time to be in the military, but I was proud to serve.
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
I was stationed in Phillipines and Crete, Greece. I enjoyed my job and the travel... but not enough to stay after my contract. It was a bad time to be in the military, but I was proud to serve.
Thomas R. Carl III
Class of 1994
Army, 10 Years
Thomas (Robby) Carl is currently a CPT in the United States Army. He is both Ranger and Airborne qualified. He served a nine month tour in Iraq in 2004 with the 10th Mountain Division and a year tour in Afghanistan in 2008 with the 1st Infantry Division on a MiTT (Military Transition Team). He is currently stationed at Fort Dix, NJ, and is looking forward to his next assignment where he hopes to be assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division.
Class of 1994
Army, 10 Years
Thomas (Robby) Carl is currently a CPT in the United States Army. He is both Ranger and Airborne qualified. He served a nine month tour in Iraq in 2004 with the 10th Mountain Division and a year tour in Afghanistan in 2008 with the 1st Infantry Division on a MiTT (Military Transition Team). He is currently stationed at Fort Dix, NJ, and is looking forward to his next assignment where he hopes to be assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division.
William J. Davis Jr.
Class of 1962
Army, 20+ Years
US Army, 1963-1966; 1986-2004 Retired First Sergeant, INF, CIINTG, Logistics.
Class of 1962
Army, 20+ Years
US Army, 1963-1966; 1986-2004 Retired First Sergeant, INF, CIINTG, Logistics.
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Our Meridian 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 Meridian High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Meridian are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!