Wellington High School Alumni
Wellington, Ohio (OH)
Recent Members
| Cathy Cathy Smedley | 1970 |
| Charles J Brown | 1964 |
| Jenna Bowman | 2011 |
| Michael Riddle | 1975 |
| Sara Rose | 1969 |
| Sue Gerdine | 1979 |
| Teddi Tegtmeyer | 1970 |
| Tina Hudson | 1993 |
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
Amber Saulat (Willbond)
Class of 1999
Navy, 5 Years
Gret Lakes, Illinois (Bootcamp) September 1999-November 1999, Sheppard Air Force Base Wichita Falls, Texas (Dental Technician School) Novemeber 1999-March 2000,Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California April 2000-April 2002, Fleet Marine Force Field Medical School May 2002-July 2002, Marine Coprs Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina July 2002-September 2004.Honorable Discharge September 2004. Good Conduct Medal 2003 & Navy & Marine Corps Acievemnt Medal 2004.
Class of 1999
Navy, 5 Years
Gret Lakes, Illinois (Bootcamp) September 1999-November 1999, Sheppard Air Force Base Wichita Falls, Texas (Dental Technician School) Novemeber 1999-March 2000,Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California April 2000-April 2002, Fleet Marine Force Field Medical School May 2002-July 2002, Marine Coprs Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina July 2002-September 2004.Honorable Discharge September 2004. Good Conduct Medal 2003 & Navy & Marine Corps Acievemnt Medal 2004.
Chrystal (Turner) Ortega
Class of 1994
Air Force, 14 Years
Offutt AFB, NE, Korea, Offutt again, Dover AFB DE and a short trip to Kuwait!
Class of 1994
Air Force, 14 Years
Offutt AFB, NE, Korea, Offutt again, Dover AFB DE and a short trip to Kuwait!
George Gardner
Class of 1994
Air Force, 11 Years
Minot AFB
Kadena AB
Seymour Johnson AFB
RAF Lakenheath
RAF Mildenhall
with stints to Korea, Qatar and Iraq in there..
Class of 1994
Air Force, 11 Years
Minot AFB
Kadena AB
Seymour Johnson AFB
RAF Lakenheath
RAF Mildenhall
with stints to Korea, Qatar and Iraq in there..
Jaime Ledesma (camp)
Class of 2003
Air Force, 4 Years
Jet Mechanic for 4yrs 06-10, 2 yrs 06-08 stationed at Cannon AFB Clovis NM working on the F-16. 2 yrs 08-10 stationed at Dyess AFB Abilene Texas working on the B-1 tour of duty in 09 Qatar.
Class of 2003
Air Force, 4 Years
Jet Mechanic for 4yrs 06-10, 2 yrs 06-08 stationed at Cannon AFB Clovis NM working on the F-16. 2 yrs 08-10 stationed at Dyess AFB Abilene Texas working on the B-1 tour of duty in 09 Qatar.
JAMES GRIBBLE
Class of 1968
Army, 25 Years
U.S. Army 3 years
Army National Guard 22 years
Class of 1968
Army, 25 Years
U.S. Army 3 years
Army National Guard 22 years
Jason Cutright
Class of 1993
Marine Corps, 16 Years
MCRD Parris Island
Camp Geiger, NC
Camp Johnson, NC
Camp Lejeune, NC
USS Nassau, USS Nashville, USS Pensacola
USS Wasp
Washington, DC
Camp Lejeune, NC
USS Wasp
Afghanistan
Iraq
Camp Lejeune
MCDOSS (Kansas City)
DFAS-Indianapolis
Class of 1993
Marine Corps, 16 Years
MCRD Parris Island
Camp Geiger, NC
Camp Johnson, NC
Camp Lejeune, NC
USS Nassau, USS Nashville, USS Pensacola
USS Wasp
Washington, DC
Camp Lejeune, NC
USS Wasp
Afghanistan
Iraq
Camp Lejeune
MCDOSS (Kansas City)
DFAS-Indianapolis
Jim Conley
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
Flying assignments in the B-52, B-1, C-130, and AC-130. Seven deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq as well as previous deployments during Desert Storm, Bosnia, and Kosovo. Several staff assignments including chief of the International Fighter Program, chief of Foreign Military Sales, and chief of Security Assistance. Currently in Air Force Special Operations.
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
Flying assignments in the B-52, B-1, C-130, and AC-130. Seven deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq as well as previous deployments during Desert Storm, Bosnia, and Kosovo. Several staff assignments including chief of the International Fighter Program, chief of Foreign Military Sales, and chief of Security Assistance. Currently in Air Force Special Operations.
Keith E. Smith
Class of 2008
Air Force, 1 Years
Knowledge Operations Management. Currently stationed at Whiteman AFB, Missouri
Class of 2008
Air Force, 1 Years
Knowledge Operations Management. Currently stationed at Whiteman AFB, Missouri
Mike Brubaker
Class of 1979
Navy, 6 Years
1984 Great Lakes Bootcamp
1984 Machinist’s Mate A School Great Lakes
1985 Naval Nuclear Power School Orlando Florida
1985 - 1986 Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit Idaho Falls, Idaho
1986-1988 Staff Instructor Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit Idaho Falls
1988 Engineering Labratory Technician School
Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit Idaho Falls
1988 - 1990 USS Richard B Russell SSN 687 Vallejo, California
Class of 1979
Navy, 6 Years
1984 Great Lakes Bootcamp
1984 Machinist’s Mate A School Great Lakes
1985 Naval Nuclear Power School Orlando Florida
1985 - 1986 Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit Idaho Falls, Idaho
1986-1988 Staff Instructor Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit Idaho Falls
1988 Engineering Labratory Technician School
Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit Idaho Falls
1988 - 1990 USS Richard B Russell SSN 687 Vallejo, California
Nickolaus Robert Jones
Class of 1998
National Guard, 6 Years
Military Occupation: Artillery, Logistics
Qualified in Airborne Infrantry
Class of 1998
National Guard, 6 Years
Military Occupation: Artillery, Logistics
Qualified in Airborne Infrantry
Rosemary (Snider) Ortiz
Class of 1988
Army, 4 Years
Frankfurt, Germany, The Gulf War, Frankfurt, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
Class of 1988
Army, 4 Years
Frankfurt, Germany, The Gulf War, Frankfurt, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
Ursula Sharp
Class of 1988
Air Force, 4 Years
Chanute AFB, IL
RAF Bentwaters, UK
Scott AFB, IL
Refueler Maintenance Mechanic
Class of 1988
Air Force, 4 Years
Chanute AFB, IL
RAF Bentwaters, UK
Scott AFB, IL
Refueler Maintenance Mechanic
Alumni Stories
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School News
1974 DUKES FOOTBALL 40TH ANNIVERSARY
DUKE NATION:
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Our Wellington 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 Wellington High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Wellington are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!