Burlington Community High School Alumni
Burlington, Iowa (IA)
Recent Members
| Deborah Fry | 1966 |
| Kaylin Ryner Kaylin Ryner | 2015 |
| Mark Mark Love | 1982 |
| Mary Recktenwald | 1970 |
| Penny Schnedler | 1967 |
| Ruth Ruth Harvey | 1965 |
| Tom Naifeh Tom Naifeh | 1966 |
| Travis Cline | 2011 |
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 Burlington Community High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Grayhounds lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Ray Martin
Class of 1967
Air Force, 20+ Years
Alaska 5 Yrs), Recrutier (6 Yrs) in Chicago, Drill Instructor Basic Training (6 Yrs), Director of Training Drill Instructor School (3 Yrs) 1st Sergeant (1 Yr)
Class of 1967
Air Force, 20+ Years
Alaska 5 Yrs), Recrutier (6 Yrs) in Chicago, Drill Instructor Basic Training (6 Yrs), Director of Training Drill Instructor School (3 Yrs) 1st Sergeant (1 Yr)
Ray Martin
Class of 1967
Air Force, 20+ Years
Communications, Recruiter, Drill Instructor, First Sergeant
Class of 1967
Air Force, 20+ Years
Communications, Recruiter, Drill Instructor, First Sergeant
Reva (Cross) Davis
Class of 1971
Army, 3 Years
Served as psychology specialist at Ft. Dix Walson Army Hospital and drug and alcohol specialist at Hohenfels, Germany.
Class of 1971
Army, 3 Years
Served as psychology specialist at Ft. Dix Walson Army Hospital and drug and alcohol specialist at Hohenfels, Germany.
Richard A Baldwin, R.Ph., M.S.
Class of 1964
Navy, 3 Years
Hospital Corpsman - Duty: U.S.Naval Station Pearl Harbor Hawaii, 3rd Marine Division Vietnam.
Class of 1964
Navy, 3 Years
Hospital Corpsman - Duty: U.S.Naval Station Pearl Harbor Hawaii, 3rd Marine Division Vietnam.
Richard A. Messer
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Helicopter pilot in Viet Nam, as well as training instructor in Savannah, Ga after returning from RVN.
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Helicopter pilot in Viet Nam, as well as training instructor in Savannah, Ga after returning from RVN.
Richard Thomas
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Basic in Lackland AFB, Tech School in Biloxi Mississippi and then Southeast Asia and back to Kelly AFB in San Antonio for six months then discharge.
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Basic in Lackland AFB, Tech School in Biloxi Mississippi and then Southeast Asia and back to Kelly AFB in San Antonio for six months then discharge.
Robert Patterson
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Communications Circuit Controller
RAF Croughton,England 1969-73
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Communications Circuit Controller
RAF Croughton,England 1969-73
Ron Dabney
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 4 Years
I was a section chief on a 4.2 mortar in Vietnam for 30 months. I was at Hue City and Khe Sahn during the 1968 Tet Offensive. I extended 3 times because I would have been shipped back anyway due to critical MOS(military Occupation)On one of my 30 day free leaves from Nam I went to Sydney, Australia. I have been to Tokyo, Bangkok, Taipei, Hong Kong. Lost many friends. Your perception of friendship is different in a war zone than it is in a High School setting.
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 4 Years
I was a section chief on a 4.2 mortar in Vietnam for 30 months. I was at Hue City and Khe Sahn during the 1968 Tet Offensive. I extended 3 times because I would have been shipped back anyway due to critical MOS(military Occupation)On one of my 30 day free leaves from Nam I went to Sydney, Australia. I have been to Tokyo, Bangkok, Taipei, Hong Kong. Lost many friends. Your perception of friendship is different in a war zone than it is in a High School setting.
Shane Womack
Class of 1991
Army, 2 Years
Spent two years at Ft Bragg, NC from 91 to 93 as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division.
Class of 1991
Army, 2 Years
Spent two years at Ft Bragg, NC from 91 to 93 as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division.
Shelly Givan
Class of 1980
Army, 17 Years
Still actively serving. Recently returned from Afghanistan in July 2011
Class of 1980
Army, 17 Years
Still actively serving. Recently returned from Afghanistan in July 2011
Shelly Ives
Class of 1980
Army, 16 Years
Still serving. recently returned from Afghanistan
Class of 1980
Army, 16 Years
Still serving. recently returned from Afghanistan
Sherman Smith
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
While on active duty I was a combat medic with the 4th Inf. Div. After I was discharged from active service, I spent another five years in the National Guard to help put myself through school.
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
While on active duty I was a combat medic with the 4th Inf. Div. After I was discharged from active service, I spent another five years in the National Guard to help put myself through school.
Steven Blake
Class of 1975
Air Force, 2 Years
Aircraft Maintenance Specialist - B52 Bombers
Crew Chief - KC 135 Air Refuelers
Class of 1975
Air Force, 2 Years
Aircraft Maintenance Specialist - B52 Bombers
Crew Chief - KC 135 Air Refuelers
Teresa Shaffer
Class of 1980
Army, 20+ Years
Medical Field, assigned around the World
Class of 1980
Army, 20+ Years
Medical Field, assigned around the World
Theodore (Ted) Knutson
Class of 1964
Navy, 5 Years
US Navy June 1964 to June 1969 with two tours of duty in Viet Nam
Class of 1964
Navy, 5 Years
US Navy June 1964 to June 1969 with two tours of duty in Viet Nam
Thomas J. Nuss
Class of 1977
Air Force, 9 Years
Missile Trainer specialist for Titan II and Minuteman ICBM's. Honorably discharged in July 1986 as a Staff Sergent.
Class of 1977
Air Force, 9 Years
Missile Trainer specialist for Titan II and Minuteman ICBM's. Honorably discharged in July 1986 as a Staff Sergent.
Tom Nuss
Class of 1977
Air Force, 9 Years
Missile procedures tech, Titan II, Minute II and III.
Class of 1977
Air Force, 9 Years
Missile procedures tech, Titan II, Minute II and III.
Tom Nuss
Class of 1977
Air Force, 9 Years
Missile Trainer Technician. Assigned to the 381st Strategic Missile Wing McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. 1978 to 1982, in support of the Titan II ICBM launch crews. Assigned to the 4315th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. In support of the Titan II, Minuteman II and Minuteman III ICBM launch crews, 1982 to 1986.
Class of 1977
Air Force, 9 Years
Missile Trainer Technician. Assigned to the 381st Strategic Missile Wing McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. 1978 to 1982, in support of the Titan II ICBM launch crews. Assigned to the 4315th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. In support of the Titan II, Minuteman II and Minuteman III ICBM launch crews, 1982 to 1986.
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Our Burlington 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 Burlington Community High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Burlington are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!