Van Horn High School Alumni
Independence, Missouri (MO)
Recent Members
| Danyelle M French-harper French | 2003 |
| Donald Chapel | 1958 |
| Donna Petrechko | 1966 |
| Libby Dodd | 2022 |
| Roger May | 1964 |
| Samuel Samuel James Dyle | 1972 |
| Sherri Moore Sherri Moore | 1972 |
| Valerie Valerie Matula | 1973 |
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 Van Horn High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Falcons lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Dennis Lee Todd
Class of 1970
Army, 3 Years
Sergeant. Infantryman. Serve in Vietnam 1971-1972. Assigned to 1/7th Cav., !st Cav. Division. Awarded Bronze Star Medal w/ Valor Device, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Medal.
Class of 1970
Army, 3 Years
Sergeant. Infantryman. Serve in Vietnam 1971-1972. Assigned to 1/7th Cav., !st Cav. Division. Awarded Bronze Star Medal w/ Valor Device, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Medal.
Donald Schreck
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years
Retired from Ft. Leaveworth, on April 1994.
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years
Retired from Ft. Leaveworth, on April 1994.
Ken howell
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 14 Years
Traveled world, been in more countries then states..
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 14 Years
Traveled world, been in more countries then states..
Michael A. Schelp
Class of 1976
Army, 12 Years
Served 12 years, in three different "chunks" as an enlisted man and officer in the Infantry. Stationed in Germany and Korea, as well as state-side. Currently working as a school teacher in Raytown, MO.
Class of 1976
Army, 12 Years
Served 12 years, in three different "chunks" as an enlisted man and officer in the Infantry. Stationed in Germany and Korea, as well as state-side. Currently working as a school teacher in Raytown, MO.
Robert long
Class of 1969
Army Reserves, 20+ Years
Did 4 years active Duty 1979-83 in US Army Panama. Spent the rest of my career in the Air Force and Army reserve.
Class of 1969
Army Reserves, 20+ Years
Did 4 years active Duty 1979-83 in US Army Panama. Spent the rest of my career in the Air Force and Army reserve.
Steve Shields
Class of 1971
Air Force, 22 Years
Radar Operator, Helicopter Pilot, Chief of Landing Support Office at Johnson Space Center's Mission Control.
Class of 1971
Air Force, 22 Years
Radar Operator, Helicopter Pilot, Chief of Landing Support Office at Johnson Space Center's Mission Control.
Steven Clark Peoples
Class of 1970
Army, 27 Years
Three years Active Army, 26 years Army National Guard and Army reserves. Infantry(11Z5P), Military Police (95B5M), 12th Special Forces(11B/C2P) Retired First Sergeant of the 1139th Military Police Company Mo.Army NG.
Class of 1970
Army, 27 Years
Three years Active Army, 26 years Army National Guard and Army reserves. Infantry(11Z5P), Military Police (95B5M), 12th Special Forces(11B/C2P) Retired First Sergeant of the 1139th Military Police Company Mo.Army NG.
Alumni Stories
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School News
fund raiser
Patty Rittel (Patty Marler class of 1979) was injured in an auto accident on June 6, 2011. there will be a fund raiser ...
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Our Van Horn 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 Van Horn High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Independence are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!