Cardinal High School Alumni
Eldon, Iowa (IA)

Recent Members
Ashley Ashley L Eggers | 2005 |
Carla Carla Graham | 1971 |
Debb Luke | 1973 |
Diane Stewart | 1976 |
Jenny Ritz | 1979 |
Kaiti Corwin | 2012 |
Sara D | 2010 |
Toni Douthart Giberson | 1974 |
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 Cardinal High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Comets lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Alan Harreld
Class of 1982
Army, 20+ Years
Served 24 Years US ARMY !!
Retired First Sergeant
Class of 1982
Army, 20+ Years
Served 24 Years US ARMY !!
Retired First Sergeant

Bill Baker
Class of 1973
Air Force, 10 Years
Clinical Psychiatric Technician/Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control.
Class of 1973
Air Force, 10 Years
Clinical Psychiatric Technician/Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control.

Bill Hofstetter
Class of 1971
Navy, 6 Years
6 years Navy and 6 in the reserves. Flew anti-submarine patrols on P-3 Orions. Died June 22, 1994 from acute asthma attack.
Class of 1971
Navy, 6 Years
6 years Navy and 6 in the reserves. Flew anti-submarine patrols on P-3 Orions. Died June 22, 1994 from acute asthma attack.

Bryan Archer
Class of 1988
Air Force, 8 Years
Served at K.I. Sawyer AFB from February 1990 thru 1994 and at Offutt AFB from 1994 thru October 1997.
Class of 1988
Air Force, 8 Years
Served at K.I. Sawyer AFB from February 1990 thru 1994 and at Offutt AFB from 1994 thru October 1997.


Eric Swayzee
Class of 1977
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired in March 1997 as a CMSgt I was assigned at Offutt AFB NE, Osan AB Korea, Tinker AFB OK, Spangdahlem AB GE, RAF Lakenheath UK , and Fort Lee VA. I also worked (TDY) in Saudi, Turkey, Iceland, Norway, Egypt, Belgium, Azores, Okinawa and Japan, spent about 1/2 of my 20 years away from my family--and they ask me why I retired at 20 years!!
Class of 1977
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired in March 1997 as a CMSgt I was assigned at Offutt AFB NE, Osan AB Korea, Tinker AFB OK, Spangdahlem AB GE, RAF Lakenheath UK , and Fort Lee VA. I also worked (TDY) in Saudi, Turkey, Iceland, Norway, Egypt, Belgium, Azores, Okinawa and Japan, spent about 1/2 of my 20 years away from my family--and they ask me why I retired at 20 years!!

Frank Hofstetter
Class of 1973
Navy, 20+ Years
U.S. Navy retired petty officer in 1993. Passed away 10/22/09 at age of 54 from lung cancer.
Class of 1973
Navy, 20+ Years
U.S. Navy retired petty officer in 1993. Passed away 10/22/09 at age of 54 from lung cancer.

Kerry Reinier
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF Electronic Security Command, Radio Communications Analyst, Surveillance and Warning Supervisor. Tours included RAF Chicksands, England, San Antonio, Texas, Defense Language Institute, Monterrey, California, Homestead AFB, Florida, Hahn and Ramstein, Germany. Seventeen of 20 years spent in Europe, between Germany and England.
Retired in England, 1994. Returned to the U.S. Nov 2000. Currently living in Florida.
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF Electronic Security Command, Radio Communications Analyst, Surveillance and Warning Supervisor. Tours included RAF Chicksands, England, San Antonio, Texas, Defense Language Institute, Monterrey, California, Homestead AFB, Florida, Hahn and Ramstein, Germany. Seventeen of 20 years spent in Europe, between Germany and England.
Retired in England, 1994. Returned to the U.S. Nov 2000. Currently living in Florida.

Rickie Brooks
Class of 1976
Navy, 6 Years
Served aboard USS Dixon AS-37 she was a submarine tender capable of servicing 12 Nuke Submarines. ComSubGrp5 E-5 Second Class Petty Office. Cold War Veteran.
Class of 1976
Navy, 6 Years
Served aboard USS Dixon AS-37 she was a submarine tender capable of servicing 12 Nuke Submarines. ComSubGrp5 E-5 Second Class Petty Office. Cold War Veteran.

Tickle kunzman
Class of 1971
Navy, 4 Years
1972 to 1976 served on DDG 36 John S McCain 2 yrs 2 yrs at Miramar NAS as a corpsman
Class of 1971
Navy, 4 Years
1972 to 1976 served on DDG 36 John S McCain 2 yrs 2 yrs at Miramar NAS as a corpsman
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School News
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Our Cardinal 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 Cardinal High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Eldon are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!