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!

Lost Class Rings

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Honored Military Alumni

Justin Schmicker
Justin Schmicker
Class of 2006
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Has served for 4 years and in that short amount of time has been overseas in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He given the duty of external patrol of the base for I.E.D's and consequently has had his truck hit twice by these roadside bombs. Luckily he hasn't been severely injured and thank god for his safety!
Ashley Manning
Ashley Manning
Class of 2010
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Has served 5 years in the Marine Corps and been on 3 deployments, include a deployment to Afghanistan and more recently one for humanitarian relieve in Nepal.
Carl Steele
Carl Steele
Class of 1984
Air Force, 20+ Years

Have been everwhere from Alaska to Saudi Arabia. Currently a Crew Chief on KC-135 refuelers at Grissom ARB Indiana
Charlene (Dietz) Aldridge
Charlene (Dietz) Aldridge
Class of 1979
Navy, 4 Years

Aviation Maintenance Administration on P- 3 Orion sub hunters.
Cory Hurd
Cory Hurd
Class of 2008
Army, 1 Years

Stationed in Germany as a Geospatial Engineer.
Cory Hurd
Cory Hurd
Class of 2008
Army, 1 Years

Geospatial Engineer
Edward Joseph
Edward Joseph
Class of 1981
Army, 20+ Years

Served in Field Artillery as a 13E/D Tactical Fire Direction Specialist. Retired as a Sergeant First Class (SFC) in 2011.
Frank O. Cannon III
Frank O. Cannon III
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 6 Years

25AUG1970-25AUG1972-Active Duty 25AUG1972-76-Reserve
MCRDSanDiego, Platoon 1119, Graduated with meritorious PFC promotion, NOV1970
Oceanside BITS, NOV1970-FEB1971
Gerald Lange
Gerald Lange
Class of 1958
National Guard, 6 Years

Served Indiana National Guard, Basic FT Knox, Medical Training Center Fort Sam Houston, jungle training Puerto Rico.
Jennifer Watson (Teeter)
Jennifer Watson (Teeter)
Class of 1989
Navy, 13 Years

Hospital Corpsman, advanced Radiology Tech, USNA
joe moyer
joe moyer
Class of 1965
Navy, 20+ Years

seabee's
Jonathan McCormick
Jonathan McCormick
Class of 1983
Army, 13 Years

I was a 25L.Air Defense Artillery Command and Control Operator/Repairer. Hon Discharge 1996 as an E-6. Now working as a Defense Contractor supporting military units worldwide, currently on an Tactical Aviation system.
Lynda Ingalls Kummelt
Lynda Ingalls Kummelt
Class of 1997
Army, 6 Years

Medic/Orthopedic Technician
MARK COPELAND
MARK COPELAND
Class of 1968
Army, 2 Years

SERVED TWO YEARS ARMY 11 MONTHS SO.VIET NAM 821 SUPPLY CO. 501st FIELD DEPOT LONG BINH SO. VIETNAM 1967-1968
Richard Conn
Richard Conn
Class of 1972
Army, 6 Years

US Army Fellow at University of Illinois, Urbana, and 2nd Lieutenant 1976-78, US Army Satellite Communications Agency and 1st Lieutenant 1978-80, US Air Force Institute of Technology Professor and Captain 1980-82, Civilian Principal Investigator for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 1984-2005, Civilian Member of a Federal Advisory Board for the Pentagon 1992-93
Richard Shine
Richard Shine
Class of 1955
Army, 3 Years

25th Infantry division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Tom Anspach
Tom Anspach
Class of 1951
Navy, 4 Years

Communications Technician - Basic San Diego CA, CT School Imperial Beach, CA, Duty Station KamiSeya Japan, Cheltenham MD.
Tyler Campbell
Tyler Campbell
Class of 2006
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Tyler is still in the Marine Corps, working in North Carolina.
William Howard
William Howard
Class of 1993
National Guard, 20+ Years

20 years of service with the National Guard including two deployments to Iraq in 2004-2005 and 2008. Retired.

Classmates Spotlight

Winamac Community High School Classmates

Kelly Thrall
Class of '85

Alumni Stories

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