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

Brian P. Davis
Brian P. Davis
Class of 1983
National Guard, 20+ Years

I have been in the Indiana Army National Guard for 23 years now. I have had the fortunate ability to serve my State and Country in two deployments. I spent nearly a year in Bosnia in 2004 and spent over a year in Southern Afghanistan from 2006-2007.
Curtis G. Haase
Curtis G. Haase
Class of 1987
Army, 4 Years

I served in the United States Army for four years. I served as a Military Police Officer. I served in California for over 2 1/2 years and Korea for 1 1/2 years.
Dustin Stucker
Dustin Stucker
Class of 2004
Army, 4 Years

Served as a scout in 1st CAV, 3rd Brigade's RECON unit. Deployed OIF 06-08 and OIF 08-10.
jack dreher
jack dreher
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years

served with 101st airborne in viet nam late 68 and 69 awarded the bronze star purple heart
and the silver star still very proud to have served
my country
James Cottrell
James Cottrell
Class of 1974
Air Force, 3 Years

Electronic Warfare Systems Spec.
Trained in Bilioxi Miss.
Stationed at Spokane Wa.
John Hollingsworth
John Hollingsworth
Class of 1988
Army, 15 Years

Spent 2 years in Germany, with the 3rd Infantry Division, part of which was deployed to Iraq for Desert Storm. Served 2 and a half years in the 101st Airborne Division as a heavy weapons gunner. Served 8 years in the Tennessee Army National Guard,in the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, as an electric generator repairman. Also served 2 and a half years in Tennessee Air National Guard, 118th Air Transportation Squandron, as a cargo loader/ air transportation specialist.
Ken Ballock
Ken Ballock
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years

Entered the U.S.Navy Sept. 7, 1972 - Retired Sept.
1992. Boot Camp and electrical 'A' school iin San Diego CA. USS Widgeon 1973, USS ElPaso 1973-76, USS Eisenhower 1976-79, SIMA Pearl Harbor HI. 1979-82, USS McKee 1982-85. CFAO-NAFK Okinawa JA. 1985-88 and Assault Craft Unit 5 in Camp Pendleton CA. 1988-92.
Matthew Amerman
Matthew Amerman
Class of 2001
Navy, 5 Years

Damage Control, Seabee
Richard Hollingsworth
Richard Hollingsworth
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years

I served as a transportation specialist, I completed 3 tours of germany, 1 tour in Saudi Arabia(Desert Storm), 1 tour in Iraq(OIF1), 1 tour in Kosovo, 1 tour on Colorado, 3 tours in El Paso. Currently Instructing for the Army @ Ft. Bliss.
Rick Doan
Rick Doan
Class of 1973
Army, 20+ Years

Served 30 years. Enlisted in April 1974 as an armor crewman and retired May 2004. Served in all leadership positions including Tank Commander, Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant, and Battalion, Squadron and Regimental Command Sergeant Major. Graduated from all levels of the Noncommissioned Office Education System courses as well as the Operations and Intelligence Course and the Command Sergeants Major Course. Served at several locations in the continental United States as well as Germany and Korea.
Shirley Mullen
Shirley Mullen
Class of 1984
Navy, 4 Years

Aviation Administration (San Diego, CA). I now work for the Veteran's Hospital in Indianapolis, IN
Steve Stewart
Steve Stewart
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years

Specialist 5 served in far east in the Republic of Korea 1963 & 64
vincent edward brown
vincent edward brown
Class of 1983
Army, 6 Years

I served in the United States Army for 6 years.
William "Bill" Salin
William "Bill" Salin
Class of 1963
Air Force, 15 Years

Served active duty in Air Force 1965-1973 with a tour in Viet Nam, Germany & Alaska. Then served the rest of my time USAFR with a tour in Desert Storm and other actions.

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Chuck Conard
Class of '75

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