Pine River-backus High School Alumni
Pine River, Minnesota (MN)
Recent Members
| Dennis King | 1969 |
| Donna Reynolds | 1957 |
| George Coughlin | 1969 |
| Kimberly Deyette | 2002 |
| Lincoln Sorensen | 1959 |
| Lolinda Merrill | 1984 |
| Ralph Schorb | 1975 |
| Trent Crimmins | 2013 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your Pine River-backus High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Tigers lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Duane Swift
Class of 1962
Navy, 20+ Years
USS Chopper SS 342 64-68, Reserve Center Fargo N.D. 69-72, USS Clamagore SS343 73, Navy Recruiting Great lakes Il. 77- 93, Retired Master Chief Engineman
Class of 1962
Navy, 20+ Years
USS Chopper SS 342 64-68, Reserve Center Fargo N.D. 69-72, USS Clamagore SS343 73, Navy Recruiting Great lakes Il. 77- 93, Retired Master Chief Engineman
Nanette Murphy
Class of 1998
Navy, 12 Years
Medical discharge after being wounded in Afghanistan
Class of 1998
Navy, 12 Years
Medical discharge after being wounded in Afghanistan
Thomas R. Kayala
Class of 1974
Navy, 20+ Years
Spent 23+ years in USN. Retired in fall of 1999 as HMCM(SW). "Hospital Corpsman Master Chief (Surface Warfare)" I had the honor of serving as an Independent Duty Hospital Corpsman with the USN, USMC, USA, USAF, Merchant Marine, Public Health Services, and Royal British Marines. Multiple shipboard, overseas and stateside tours.
Class of 1974
Navy, 20+ Years
Spent 23+ years in USN. Retired in fall of 1999 as HMCM(SW). "Hospital Corpsman Master Chief (Surface Warfare)" I had the honor of serving as an Independent Duty Hospital Corpsman with the USN, USMC, USA, USAF, Merchant Marine, Public Health Services, and Royal British Marines. Multiple shipboard, overseas and stateside tours.
Thomas Soukup
Class of 1968
Army, 2 Years
Tank commander, spent 1.5 yrs. in Viet Nam. Medical discharge after being wounded in Viet Nam.
Class of 1968
Army, 2 Years
Tank commander, spent 1.5 yrs. in Viet Nam. Medical discharge after being wounded in Viet Nam.
Tracy Switajewski
Class of 1979
Coast Guard, 4 Years
Spent a year on the USCGC Mackinaw, then onto A" school. After that assigned to the USCGC Chase out of Boston. Spent most of the time in the Caribbean. But was lucky enough to get to Europe twice, all different countries.
Class of 1979
Coast Guard, 4 Years
Spent a year on the USCGC Mackinaw, then onto A" school. After that assigned to the USCGC Chase out of Boston. Spent most of the time in the Caribbean. But was lucky enough to get to Europe twice, all different countries.
Alumni Stories
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School News
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Our Pine River-backus 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 Pine River-backus High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Pine River are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!