Tahoma High School Alumni
Covington, Washington (WA)
Recent Members
| Brandon W Barker Brandon W Barker | 1991 |
| Hannah Johnson | 2023 |
| Isabella Zerbato | 2023 |
| Janet Adams | 1993 |
| Loren Hanson | 2000 |
| Natalie Nordell | 2019 |
| Patricia Ann Racek | 1959 |
| Patricia Gilson | 2003 |
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
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Honored Military Alumni
Christopher Andresen
Class of 1994
Navy, 20+ Years
Commissioned Officer (W2). 7 Combat Deployments. Communications Designator
Notable Achievements:
-Operation Tomadachi (Japan Tsunami Relief)
-Communications Architect For Rescue Operations (Captain Phillips).
-Contributed to USS JOHN C STENNIS receiving COMNAVAIRFOR SAN DIEGO CA 2012 excellence in intelligence and information award (DTG 292328Z JAN 2013) by bringing online full motion predator drone video feeds into the Carrier Vessel Intelligence Center (CVIC) and establishing an Aircraft Carrier standard in the C5F AOR for robust intelligence feeds into CVIC during critical 2011 and 2012 deployments. These deployments resulted in significant increase in capture/kill ratio of high profile targets in theater.
Class of 1994
Navy, 20+ Years
Commissioned Officer (W2). 7 Combat Deployments. Communications Designator
Notable Achievements:
-Operation Tomadachi (Japan Tsunami Relief)
-Communications Architect For Rescue Operations (Captain Phillips).
-Contributed to USS JOHN C STENNIS receiving COMNAVAIRFOR SAN DIEGO CA 2012 excellence in intelligence and information award (DTG 292328Z JAN 2013) by bringing online full motion predator drone video feeds into the Carrier Vessel Intelligence Center (CVIC) and establishing an Aircraft Carrier standard in the C5F AOR for robust intelligence feeds into CVIC during critical 2011 and 2012 deployments. These deployments resulted in significant increase in capture/kill ratio of high profile targets in theater.
Fred Zagurski
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Repaired & maintained Airborne Navigation Systems on KC-135s and B-52s
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Repaired & maintained Airborne Navigation Systems on KC-135s and B-52s
Jay Spurlock
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years
Worked the flight deck of the USS Enterprise as a ASE helping launch aircraft.
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years
Worked the flight deck of the USS Enterprise as a ASE helping launch aircraft.
Karrie Brice (Currier)
Class of 1995
Army, 9 Years
9 years active duty 1 tour in Mosul Iraq
Class of 1995
Army, 9 Years
9 years active duty 1 tour in Mosul Iraq
Kyle J. Asplund
Class of 2003
Army, 7 Years
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Kyle J. Asplund has been mobilized and activated for deployment overseas to a forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Operation Iraqi Freedom is the official name given to military operations involving members of the U.S. armed forces and coalition forces participating in efforts to free and secure Iraq. Mission objectives focus on force protection, peacekeeping, stabilization, security and counter-insurgency operations as the Iraqi transitional governing bodies assume full sovereign powers to govern the peoples of Iraq.
Members from all branches of the U.S. military and multinational forces are also assisting in rebuilding Iraq's economic and governmental infrastructure, and training and preparing Iraqi military and security forces to assume full authority and responsibility in defending and preserving Iraq's sovereignty and independence as a democracy.
Asplund, a civil affairs sergeant with seven years of military service, is regularly assigned to the 448th Civil Affairs Battalion, Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.
Class of 2003
Army, 7 Years
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Kyle J. Asplund has been mobilized and activated for deployment overseas to a forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Operation Iraqi Freedom is the official name given to military operations involving members of the U.S. armed forces and coalition forces participating in efforts to free and secure Iraq. Mission objectives focus on force protection, peacekeeping, stabilization, security and counter-insurgency operations as the Iraqi transitional governing bodies assume full sovereign powers to govern the peoples of Iraq.
Members from all branches of the U.S. military and multinational forces are also assisting in rebuilding Iraq's economic and governmental infrastructure, and training and preparing Iraqi military and security forces to assume full authority and responsibility in defending and preserving Iraq's sovereignty and independence as a democracy.
Asplund, a civil affairs sergeant with seven years of military service, is regularly assigned to the 448th Civil Affairs Battalion, Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.
Michael Wickstrom
Class of 1976
Navy, 20+ Years
Served on 7 Submarines and 3 Submarine Command Staffs in the Pacific Theater. Retired as a Senior Chief Petty Officer with 26 years of service
Class of 1976
Navy, 20+ Years
Served on 7 Submarines and 3 Submarine Command Staffs in the Pacific Theater. Retired as a Senior Chief Petty Officer with 26 years of service
Timothy Englund
Class of 2003
Army, 6 Years
Washington Army National Guard, 11B Infantry/ 19D Scout, Two Tours to Iraq, Purple Heart recipient, Combat Infantry Badge and other Awards
Class of 2003
Army, 6 Years
Washington Army National Guard, 11B Infantry/ 19D Scout, Two Tours to Iraq, Purple Heart recipient, Combat Infantry Badge and other Awards
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Our Tahoma 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 Tahoma High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Covington are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!