Bethel High School Alumni
Spanaway, Washington (WA)
Recent Members
| Charles Harold Gardner Charles | 1979 |
| David Howland | 1971 |
| Dwane Watsek | 1978 |
| Jeffery Whitt | 1975 |
| Keeley Mccafferty Keeley Mccafferty | 2005 |
| Sharon Smallwood | 1963 |
| Shawn Rafferty | 1979 |
| Tanya Ricca | 2006 |
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 Bethel High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Braves lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Alfred W. Brown
Class of 1981
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Chief Warrant Officer with the United States Criminal Investigation Division Command (CID) - Special Agent-in-Charge
Class of 1981
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Chief Warrant Officer with the United States Criminal Investigation Division Command (CID) - Special Agent-in-Charge
Dave Bourque
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired Airforce Loadmaster on C-5 Galaxy's
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired Airforce Loadmaster on C-5 Galaxy's
David Sloniker
Class of 1989
Army, 14 Years
US Army Medical Service Corps Officer
Deployments to Iraq, Bosnia, Korea, & Germany
Class of 1989
Army, 14 Years
US Army Medical Service Corps Officer
Deployments to Iraq, Bosnia, Korea, & Germany
John Painter
Class of 1969
Air Force, 6 Years
Crew chief and ground crew on a KC-135Q. 25+ combat missions over viet Nam
Class of 1969
Air Force, 6 Years
Crew chief and ground crew on a KC-135Q. 25+ combat missions over viet Nam
Mitchell Vern Melton
Class of 1978
Air Force, 11 Years
E-5 Aircraft Mechanic at McCord AFB, WA. My aircraft was 630018 "Balls 18", on C-141A and B models, worked on C-130 and C-5A's which are the largest aircraft in the USAF inventory. Went to Alaska at Fairbanks and Ketchecan and worked on C5-A's, Holloman AFB, New Mexico and supported Red Flag exercises, Pope AFB, North Carolina, where I busted my eye brow on a landing gear that was too low. Fort Bragg, North Carolina bought some 150 proff white lightin for my Father Vernon, Eglin AFB, Repaired a C-141B pilots metering valve, lots of work. Iwakuni Japan, Joint exercises, Repaired flap breaks that no one could accomplish before flight time, visited Hiroshima, Japan and walked thru peace park. Honduras, where I was stung by a brown scorpion and young Hondurans teenagers caring AR-15's,some of the guys used a water tank to cool off in like a pool.
Class of 1978
Air Force, 11 Years
E-5 Aircraft Mechanic at McCord AFB, WA. My aircraft was 630018 "Balls 18", on C-141A and B models, worked on C-130 and C-5A's which are the largest aircraft in the USAF inventory. Went to Alaska at Fairbanks and Ketchecan and worked on C5-A's, Holloman AFB, New Mexico and supported Red Flag exercises, Pope AFB, North Carolina, where I busted my eye brow on a landing gear that was too low. Fort Bragg, North Carolina bought some 150 proff white lightin for my Father Vernon, Eglin AFB, Repaired a C-141B pilots metering valve, lots of work. Iwakuni Japan, Joint exercises, Repaired flap breaks that no one could accomplish before flight time, visited Hiroshima, Japan and walked thru peace park. Honduras, where I was stung by a brown scorpion and young Hondurans teenagers caring AR-15's,some of the guys used a water tank to cool off in like a pool.
Phillip Calkins
Class of 1989
Army, 17 Years
Serving as an Infantryman, currently a Drill Sergeant, Deployments to Desert Storm, Kuwait, Korea, Germany, Iraq, Kosovo, Bosnia, and soon to come Afghanistan.
Class of 1989
Army, 17 Years
Serving as an Infantryman, currently a Drill Sergeant, Deployments to Desert Storm, Kuwait, Korea, Germany, Iraq, Kosovo, Bosnia, and soon to come Afghanistan.
Shannon Brown
Class of 1998
Army, 3 Years
Army Nurse at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Class of 1998
Army, 3 Years
Army Nurse at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Terry A. Brandner
Class of 1970
Air Force, 4 Years
I Worked as a Munitions Specialist, which is making different bomb configurations for TAC jets (F-4, F-111, and F-105), and storage and line deliveries to the aircraft.
Started out in basic in Lackland AFB, Texas, then Munitions School at Lowery AFB, Denver Colorado, then to Seymour-Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, North Carolina, the to Dang, Vietnam (for 1 year), then to George AFB, in Victorville, Calif. My rank was E-4 (Sgt).
Class of 1970
Air Force, 4 Years
I Worked as a Munitions Specialist, which is making different bomb configurations for TAC jets (F-4, F-111, and F-105), and storage and line deliveries to the aircraft.
Started out in basic in Lackland AFB, Texas, then Munitions School at Lowery AFB, Denver Colorado, then to Seymour-Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, North Carolina, the to Dang, Vietnam (for 1 year), then to George AFB, in Victorville, Calif. My rank was E-4 (Sgt).
william jevning
Class of 1977
Army, 10 Years
I served in both armored and air Cavalry units as a 19D Cavalry Scout.
Class of 1977
Army, 10 Years
I served in both armored and air Cavalry units as a 19D Cavalry Scout.
Alumni Stories
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School News
In remembrance of BHS Principal 2017
Mr. Cox passed away unexpectedly due to complications from pneumonia. He was an amazing man & outstanding principal....
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Our Bethel 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 Bethel High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Spanaway are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!