Military Alumni

Military High School Alumni

Honoring Our Heroes

This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!

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Honored Military Alumni

Adam Huffman
Adam Huffman
Class of 1999
Air Force, 6 Years

F-15E Weapons System Officer
Albert E Rinker
Albert E Rinker
Class of 1980
Navy, 23 Years

Active Duty US Navy 1980-1993; Pearl Harbor HI, Subic Bay PI and San Francisco CA.
Army National Guard 2001-2002 184th Bravo Co Dublin CA
Air Force 2003-2011 129th Search and Rescue Unit Mountain View CA
Allan roberts
Allan roberts
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years

Sargent
Andy Glick
Andy Glick
Class of 1976
Marine Corps, 10 Years

Food Service Management
Dale S Gottfried
Dale S Gottfried
Class of 1974
Air Force, 4 Years

Firefighter
DAVE BUCKNER
DAVE BUCKNER
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years

retired from US NAVY
Dian George
Dian George
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 15 Years

Semper Fi
Eric Ardner
Eric Ardner
Class of 2000
National Guard, 8 Years

Served OIFIII
Gary James Welch
Gary James Welch
Class of 1968
Navy, 1 Years

Quartermaster
Guy Flechtner
Guy Flechtner
Class of 1976
Navy, 20+ Years

United States Navy Retired
James E. Barger
James E. Barger
Class of 1960
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Recruit Training @ Parris Island, Electronics school MCRD San Diego, H&HS MCAS Quantico, VA
Jerry Douglas Sommer
Jerry Douglas Sommer
Class of 1956
Air Force, 20+ Years

Served for 21 years. Stationed in Europe and Asia as well as throughout the states.
John D. Hill
John D. Hill
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

Ft. Knox-Basic, Ft. Hood-Texas-9 months, Republic of Vietnam '72-73.
Joseph Levans
Joseph Levans
Class of 1979
Navy, 10 Years

USS America (CV66), NAS Miramar, San Diego, CA, USS San Diego (AFS6) & Uss Guam.
Michael R remsberg
Michael R remsberg
Class of 1958
Army, 20+ Years

Retired as a Sergeant Major in June 1987
Miranda Enders- Wooten
Miranda Enders- Wooten
Class of 2000
Army, 3 Years

Served 3+ years with 106 Trans Battalion a division of the 101st Airborne of Ft. Campbell ,KY
Raymond Brown
Raymond Brown
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years

Infantry
Richard Fraley
Richard Fraley
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years

ASA Army security Agency Frankfurt Germany
1969- 1972
Robert Digby
Robert Digby
Class of 1982
Air Force, 20+ Years

1982-2008
SAM SPAUN
SAM SPAUN
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired.
Steven M Arbogast
Steven M Arbogast
Class of 1974
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Artillery officer '78-82
Judge Advocate '85-98
Duty Stations: Camp Lejeune NC, Camp Pendelton CA, MCAS Cherry Point NC, NLSO Pearl Harbor HI, MCAS Kanehoe Bay HI, MCB Quantico Va, MCB Camp Butler Okinawa Japan, JTF-160 Guantanamo Bay Cuba
tony schindler
tony schindler
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

sp5 personnell specialist. served korea 16 months
Wayne Shepherd
Wayne Shepherd
Class of 1959
Army, 3 Years

U S Army Engineer Corp, service in Germany, Missouri, and Virginia. First Lieutenant.

Classmates Spotlight

Columbian High School Classmates

Sandy Young
Class of '66

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School News

Class of 1961 donates to Pay for Play

On May 15, 2012 our class made a donation of $400.00 to Tiffin City Schools - Pay for Play programs.

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Our Columbian 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 Columbian High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Tiffin are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!