Artesia High School Alumni
Artesia, New Mexico (NM)

Recent Members
Don Ray Barton | 1966 |
Johnna Padilla | 1983 |
Mario Sifuentes | 1970 |
Mayra Seijas | 2013 |
Mayra Seijas Saenz | 2013 |
Paula Sanchez | 2014 |
Rebecca Sanchez | 1979 |
Rowena Ticer | 1958 |
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 Artesia High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Bulldogs lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Arron Burton
Class of 1989
Army, 20+ Years
US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES SENIOR MEDICAL SERGEANT
STILL ON ACTIVE DUTY DOIN BAD THINGS TO BAD PEOPLE
Class of 1989
Army, 20+ Years
US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES SENIOR MEDICAL SERGEANT
STILL ON ACTIVE DUTY DOIN BAD THINGS TO BAD PEOPLE

Arron Burton
Class of 1989
Army, 20+ Years
US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES SENIOR MEDICAL SERGEANT
STILL ON ACTIVE DUTY DOIN BAD THINGS TO BAD PEOPLE
Class of 1989
Army, 20+ Years
US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES SENIOR MEDICAL SERGEANT
STILL ON ACTIVE DUTY DOIN BAD THINGS TO BAD PEOPLE


Chris Walker
Class of 1999
Marine Corps, 17 Years
Communications Engineer twice deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
Class of 1999
Marine Corps, 17 Years
Communications Engineer twice deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

Clinton Hanna
Class of 1961
Air Force, 20+ Years
Worked and flew on the KC-135 Tanker air refueling other aircraft. Flew many missions over Vietnam.
Retired in 1984.
Class of 1961
Air Force, 20+ Years
Worked and flew on the KC-135 Tanker air refueling other aircraft. Flew many missions over Vietnam.
Retired in 1984.

Daniel E Pacheco
Class of 2008
Navy, 8 Years
Hull Technician Petty Officer First Class Surface Warfare, Air Warfare
Class of 2008
Navy, 8 Years
Hull Technician Petty Officer First Class Surface Warfare, Air Warfare


Dennis W Jenkins
Class of 1967
Air Force, 20+ Years
6 years Naval Reserves, 2 years EM on USS Damato DD871. 22+ years U S Air Force Retired end of 1994
Class of 1967
Air Force, 20+ Years
6 years Naval Reserves, 2 years EM on USS Damato DD871. 22+ years U S Air Force Retired end of 1994

Erwin Martinez
Class of 1971
Navy, 8 Years
I served eight years in the military. Four with the United States Navy and four with the United States Marine Corps. In the navy I was an Aviation Structor Mechanic and I was assigned to Motor Transport with the United States Marine Corps
Class of 1971
Navy, 8 Years
I served eight years in the military. Four with the United States Navy and four with the United States Marine Corps. In the navy I was an Aviation Structor Mechanic and I was assigned to Motor Transport with the United States Marine Corps


Keith Allen Butler
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Major in Special Forces
KIA Afghanistan 10 May 2014
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Major in Special Forces
KIA Afghanistan 10 May 2014

Kenneth R Hart
Class of 1991
Navy, 6 Years
Attended boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. Spent a year in Diego Garcia with COMPSRON TWO and left the service as ET2(SW) aboard the USS Tarawa where we participated in Operation Determined Response in support of the USS Cole bombing.
Class of 1991
Navy, 6 Years
Attended boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. Spent a year in Diego Garcia with COMPSRON TWO and left the service as ET2(SW) aboard the USS Tarawa where we participated in Operation Determined Response in support of the USS Cole bombing.

Max Johnson
Class of 1959
National Guard, 26 Years
‘Enlisted in 1959, commissioned in 1962, served in NMANG and TXANG. Privileged to have 5 commands, had 6 active duty for TNG assignments, got to start & finish the Bataan Death March Memorial Marathon..White Sands Base NM
Class of 1959
National Guard, 26 Years
‘Enlisted in 1959, commissioned in 1962, served in NMANG and TXANG. Privileged to have 5 commands, had 6 active duty for TNG assignments, got to start & finish the Bataan Death March Memorial Marathon..White Sands Base NM

Ruben Hernandez
Class of 1973
Navy, 3 Years
Boot camp in San Diego, Radarman school in Great Lakes, stationed on USS Blue Ridge LCC 19: participated in South Vietnam Evacuation in 1975, naval reserve while attending NMSU.
Class of 1973
Navy, 3 Years
Boot camp in San Diego, Radarman school in Great Lakes, stationed on USS Blue Ridge LCC 19: participated in South Vietnam Evacuation in 1975, naval reserve while attending NMSU.
Alumni Stories

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