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 2003
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Class of 1970
Johnnie Wallen
Class of 1960
Angela Kolb
Class of 2000
Arnold Kessenger
Class of 1994
Lisa Hernandez
Class of 1999
Jennifer Herberts
Class of 1993
Rita Scanlan
Class of 1988
Chris Philpott
Class of 1991
Cindy Fallgatter
Class of 1972
Richar Weber Iii
Class of 1978
Danny Roy
Class of 1967
Gene Byrd
Class of 1987
Laura Miller
Class of 1978
Amanda Ringewald
Class of 1987
Susannah Willison
Class of 1969
Merv Bell
Class of 2000
Melanie Olson
Class of 1993
Clark Reed
Class of 1974
Peter Woodman
Class of 1973
Michele Quigley
Class of 1980
John Morris
Class of 1974
Nancy Wilhelm
Class of 1957
Lisa Mcclendon
Class of 1979
Upcoming 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
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Recent Class of 1968 Reunions
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)