R.L. Turner High School Alumni

Carrollton, Texas (TX)

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

Anthony C. Russo
Anthony C. Russo
Class of 1969
Army, 10 Years

1969 till 1979 Veteran
Arturo Samuel Saldana
Arturo Samuel Saldana
Class of 1968
Army, 7 Years

Captain Arturo Saldana
US Army Infantry
Airborne Ranger
2d Battalion 12th Mech Infantry
1st Cavalty Division
Bret Luna
Bret Luna
Class of 1981
Air Force, 10 Years

Joined Airforce in 82 and got out in 92.
Chad Driessner
Chad Driessner
Class of 2000
Navy, 4 Years

Navy
Charles E. Matthews
Charles E. Matthews
Class of 1984
Navy, 20+ Years

Served for 23 years and retired from the U.S. Navy.
Christina (McIntyre) Shepherd
Christina (McIntyre) Shepherd
Class of 2006
Army, 4 Years

Attended basic training at Fort Leonard Wood
DLI in Monterey, CA
AIT at Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, TX
Stationed at Fort Lewis, WA
Deployed to Iraq (09-10)
Clay Coker
Clay Coker
Class of 1981
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Field Artillery
Danny Coates
Danny Coates
Class of 1987
Air Force, 9 Years

Trained as a firefighter and served in 4 different AOR'S including Kuwait, Egypt, Spain, Hungary. Served one year in Korea and taught at the military fire academy at Goodfellow Air Force Base.
David Bean
David Bean
Class of 1984
Army, 14 Years

Served in the Signal Corp, serving in two combat zones. Stationed throughout the US including Alaska, California, etc.. Also served in Germany and Panama
David Bean
David Bean
Class of 1984
Army, 14 Years

Served in Signal Corp. Stationed in Alaska, Washington, California, Germany, Texas and Oklahoma. Combat tours in Panama and 1st Gulf War
David Bean
David Bean
Class of 1984
Army, 14 Years

14 years of service. Stationed in Alaska, Washington, California, Panama, Germany, Texas and Oklahoma. Served two combat tours; one in Panama in 1988 and the second during the first Gulf war in 1991
David Wright
David Wright
Class of 1985
Army, 11 Years

63S Heavy Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic
19D Cavalry Scout
David Yonker
David Yonker
Class of 1982
Army, 11 Years

David served in the first Gulf War and is a disabled veteran
Devin Reaves
Devin Reaves
Class of 1992
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Crew Chief 46s
Eric Tormos
Eric Tormos
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 12 Years

Served as a Marine Corp Drill Instructor for 3 years and them completed Electronic Aviation electronics.
Eva Isabel Martinez
Eva Isabel Martinez
Class of 2008
Army, 4 Years

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Frank Eldredge
Frank Eldredge
Class of 1988
Navy, 4 Years

USS Acadia AD 42. First Gulf war.
FRANK PERRY
FRANK PERRY
Class of 1971
Navy, 4 Years

PANAMA
Guy Wilson
Guy Wilson
Class of 1970
Army, 2 Years

Vietnam -1971-1972
Ian Evans
Ian Evans
Class of 2005
Navy, 5 Years

operation iraqi freedom and operation enduring freedom
James Bauserman
James Bauserman
Class of 2005
Navy, 6 Years

Served in Japan on the USS Lassen DDG-82 for 4 years. Served in Iraq at Joint Base Balad as Lead Maintenance for C-RAM JIB 2
James E Holter
James E Holter
Class of 1974
Navy, 15 Years

1974 to 1988 United States Navy
Operations Specialist CPO. Combat Supervisor.Spec Ops Command Pacific.
James Holter
James Holter
Class of 1974
Navy, 15 Years

Operations/Command
Operations Specialist OSC
James Maxey
James Maxey
Class of 1966
Navy, 20+ Years

Graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, in 1970. Completed two deployments to Vietnam in 1971 and 1972. Remainder of career was assigned to various ships and shore stations until my retirement in 1990. After retiring, I spent 21 years as a high school math and technology teacher and am now fully retired.
James Reese
James Reese
Class of 1986
Navy, 20+ Years

Served on the USS Guadalcanal LPH-7, USS Oakhill LSD-51, USS Leyte Gulf CG-57, USS Austin, Worked with the Seabees.
Served from Jun1986- July 2006
Jeff Frasier
Jeff Frasier
Class of 1999
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Artillary unit with 2nd Batt. 14th
arines for 5 years.
Jeffrey Massie
Jeffrey Massie
Class of 1987
Army, 15 Years

Stioned at Ft Sill OK 214th FA Brigade
Ft Wainwright AK 4-123 AV 172 INF Bat
Ft Carson CO 3 Armored Calvary Reg
Ft Hood TX 3 Armored Calvary Reg
Currently serving 3rd tour in Operation Iraqi Freddom
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Ken Taylor
Ken Taylor
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years

71Q20 -Information Specialist (Journalist)
Kenneth Holt
Kenneth Holt
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 4 Years

served in the Marine Corps from 1978 to 1982
Kevin Seibel
Kevin Seibel
Class of 1989
Army, 10 Years

82nd Airborne Division
Lawrence Cadena
Lawrence Cadena
Class of 1986
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired in 2017 after 30 years of service (24 years of which consisted of overseas duty). Served onboard CVN75 USS HARRY S. TRUMAN and LCC20 USS MOUNT WHITNEY as the OZ Division Officer and Small Boat Officer. Supported a myriad of Operations to include IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM. Served as a Staff Officer at the tactical, operational, and strategic level. Served as a Liaison Officer for 10 years, the majority of time while forward deployed to the CENTCOM AOR.
Linda Eckols
Linda Eckols
Class of 1980
Navy, 6 Years

Personnel Adminstration - served overseas at NAVCAMS WESTPac Guam and NAS Keflavik Iceland and a tour at NAS, Chase Field, Beeville, TX
Linda Eckols
Linda Eckols
Class of 1980
Navy, 6 Years

Personnel administration. Stationed: Agana Guam, Beeville, Tx & Keflavik, Iceland
Lonnie Olander
Lonnie Olander
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20+ Years

Computer network mgr.
Mark Davis Thompson
Mark Davis Thompson
Class of 1973
Navy, 20+ Years

Served as an Operations Specialist aboard several Frigates, Destroyers, and Cruisers. Combat Veteran of numerous Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea Patrols, Operation Just Cause (Panama), and Operation Desert Storm (Kuwait). Later served as a Russian Linguist for the Office of Naval Intelligence.
Mark Hosey
Mark Hosey
Class of 1986
Army, 10 Years

army
Matthew Urzua
Matthew Urzua
Class of 2006
Army, 2 Years

Currently deployed in Iraq!
michael dean
michael dean
Class of 1968
Navy, 8 Years

Mobil Inshore Undersea Warfare Group
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years

U.S. Army Vietnam. 54th Transportation Bn. Cha Rhang Valley, Bhin Dhin Province, 68-69
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years

Vietnam - April,1968 May-1969

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