Bonita High School Alumni
La Verne, California (CA)
Recent Members
| David Bumpass | 1986 |
| Henry Vandenburgh Henry Vandenburgh | 1962 |
| Jodi Blair | 1983 |
| Myrna Creekmore | 1959 |
| Ronald A Wheeler Ronald A Wheeler | 1994 |
| Terri Thorne | 1968 |
| Vicki Partin | 1969 |
| William Lemon William Lemon | 1964 |
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
Dale Vaszil
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 9 Years
Station Quantico,Japan,Koera,Chicago, El toro, Rsla
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 9 Years
Station Quantico,Japan,Koera,Chicago, El toro, Rsla
Eric Underwood
Class of 1989
Navy, 18 Years
Started out enlisted, was on submarines. Got my Bachelor's, received a commission in 2004, now a LT. Stationed in Italy.
Class of 1989
Navy, 18 Years
Started out enlisted, was on submarines. Got my Bachelor's, received a commission in 2004, now a LT. Stationed in Italy.
Melodie Carter Allen
Class of 1973
Navy, 20+ Years
Stationed at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Philadelphia as Hospital Corpsman. Recalled to active duty during Desert Storm and retired as a Chief in the reserves after 20 years. My last duty station was 29 Palms Naval Hospital and my family and I have stayed in 29 Palms.
Class of 1973
Navy, 20+ Years
Stationed at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Philadelphia as Hospital Corpsman. Recalled to active duty during Desert Storm and retired as a Chief in the reserves after 20 years. My last duty station was 29 Palms Naval Hospital and my family and I have stayed in 29 Palms.
Michael Ancheta aka Jerry Arellano
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years
Communication Specialist
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years
Communication Specialist
MIke Kelly
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years
Various jobs as a Medic, Linguist (Russian and Serbo-Croatian) and Military Intelligence analyst.
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years
Various jobs as a Medic, Linguist (Russian and Serbo-Croatian) and Military Intelligence analyst.
Mike Kelly
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years
Served over 20 years as a Medic, Linguist, and Intelligence analyst
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years
Served over 20 years as a Medic, Linguist, and Intelligence analyst
Pamela Cadman Potes
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Worked in the Admin field w/CounterIntelligence at Camp Lejeune, NC
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Worked in the Admin field w/CounterIntelligence at Camp Lejeune, NC
Rev Paul G Zimmer II
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
Basic training at Fort Ord, CA in 1967. AIT at Fort Ord Food Prep School in 1967. Was assigned to serve as Bakery Specialist Supervisor at the Fort Ord Reception Station from graduation at FOAIT and served there until medical discharge in August 1968.
I was supposed to spend time on Da Nang, but a medical issue while waiting to fly out of the Oakland Army Base resulted in reassignment to Fort Ord, with orders to under go further testing that led to medical hold, and eventual discharge. While waiting for discharge, I served as manager of the Officer's Mess Bakery at the Ord Reception Station.
I always felt badly that I couldn't serve in Nam like all my army buddies, but, God had other plans, and I had 15 solid months of service cooking pastry and bakery dishes for Officers and NCO's at the Ord Reception Station!
If anyone remembers me and wants to say hello, please drop me a note!
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
Basic training at Fort Ord, CA in 1967. AIT at Fort Ord Food Prep School in 1967. Was assigned to serve as Bakery Specialist Supervisor at the Fort Ord Reception Station from graduation at FOAIT and served there until medical discharge in August 1968.
I was supposed to spend time on Da Nang, but a medical issue while waiting to fly out of the Oakland Army Base resulted in reassignment to Fort Ord, with orders to under go further testing that led to medical hold, and eventual discharge. While waiting for discharge, I served as manager of the Officer's Mess Bakery at the Ord Reception Station.
I always felt badly that I couldn't serve in Nam like all my army buddies, but, God had other plans, and I had 15 solid months of service cooking pastry and bakery dishes for Officers and NCO's at the Ord Reception Station!
If anyone remembers me and wants to say hello, please drop me a note!
Rodney Miller
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Served for 22 years, inlcuding recall to active duty after 9/11 attack. Retired from reserves in 2006.
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Served for 22 years, inlcuding recall to active duty after 9/11 attack. Retired from reserves in 2006.
Alumni Stories
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School News
Bonita Class of 1978 40th Reunion
Saturday September 1st 2018
6pm.
Warehouse Pizza ????
DST La Verne, Ca.
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Our Bonita 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 Bonita High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in La Verne are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!