Burroughs High School Alumni
Ridgecrest, California (CA)
Brian Beitnes (Brian Beitnes)
Burroughs High School
Class of 1968
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BRIAN'S PROFILE
| First Name | Brian |
| Last Name | Beitnes |
| Maiden Name | Beitnes |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1968 |
| Gender | Male |
| Current Location | Ridgecrest |
| Hometown | Ridgecrest |
| About Me | I grew-up at China Lake, graduated from Burroughs HS, and was going to Bakersfield College, WHEN, I ran into some distractions, and joined the Army in the spring of 69. Within the first year, I was jumping out of airplanes with the 82nd Airborne,,, nothing like flying out of a C141 going 200 MPH @1200 feet. THEN,,, I jumped over to SE Asia, to operate heavy equipment, and exchanged bullets with the guys in the black pajamas. THEN,,,I jumped over to Germany to bulldoze a rifle range and consumed way to many Bavarian hop flavored beverages, and chased Fralines. THEN,,,Got back in the spring of 72, probably should have went to AA, but I had my sights set on going to Cal Poly, WHEN,,, personnel called and entertained me with a Vietnam Veterans Readjustment program. Back to where I grew up. THEN, I got myself into an 3 year accelerated journeyman program,,, x-raying, shaking and baking, and static-firing rocket motors, and blowing up warheads,,, and I exceeded academic requirements a bit, by getting 2, almost 3 degrees from Cerro Coso. PARRALLEL with these activities, I got a life with a wife, three kids,,,AND still had time to enjoyed my passions, which included dirt bikes, and water skiing, both liquid and frozen. Back to the career, THEN sometime after I completed the program, I went to the old 3 inch line, to fire 25MM guns. I became chief firing officer and data collector as they were running out of money. THEN,,,I went to Mike Lab to convert obsolete AIM 9C Sidewinders to SIDEARMs, that’s making Air Intercept Missiles into Anti Radiation Missiles, plugged them into F4s, setup targets, and built a flight-test monitoring van. THEN,,,I got a call from the Ranges to work on RADARs, Radio Detection and Ranging, and I became the site chief at Baker Radar. THEN,,, I hired on at AV8 in the fall of 90, and spent the better half of my career, down in the integration lab, and became the AV8B Laboratory Manager. Forty years and eight mont...(read more) |
Class of 1968 Alumni
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Class of 1982
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Class of 2000
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Class of 1998
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Class of 1974
Regina Sizemore
Class of 1990
Paul Saavedra
Class of 2004
Salvador Ramirez Jr
Class of 1997
Mark Mark Ford
Class of 1973
Karen Belt
Class of 2009
Robert James
Class of 1983
Carrie Hamlin
Class of 1993
Mike Williams
Class of 1965
Jana Hicks
Class of 1980
Niki-malia Johnson-fraser
Class of 2003
Kenneth Ayers
Class of 1975
Dean Hill
Class of 1965
Jim Jeffries Jim Jeffries
Class of 1969
John Carr
Class of 1960
Scott Hamel
Class of 1968
Pat Galan
Class of 1984
Linda Garrett
Class of 1971
Stella Renner
Class of 1975
Ruthie Glosch
Class of 1968
Holly Mccormack
Class of 2000
Mary Booth
Class of 1998
Phillip Pifer
Class of 1965
Randal Gilkinson
Class of 1971
Belle Guerera
Class of 1988
Ceci Schilberg
Class of 1967
Kathleen Ferguson
Class of 1986
Frances Wu
Class of 1988
Amy Auld
Class of 1994
Larry Jeffris
Class of 1957
Richard Judge
Class of 1983
Keavin Keavin
Class of 2014
David Glenzer
Class of 1967
Recent Class of 1968 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1968 Reunion for Free
Joint Classes of 68 & 69 55th-Year Reunion
Invited Classes: 1968, 1969
Date: May 16, 2024
Description: Save the date! More information to follow.
Sherman E. Burroughs HS All Class Reunion
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Nov 06, 2021
Description: One evening party only. No cost to attend. No RSVP needed. No Host Bar will be available. Appetizers will be served and ...(read more)