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

David Frank Andrews
David Frank Andrews
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years

Served as MD in Medical Corp, Dept. of Medicine, David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis AFB, California from 1980-1984. Attained rank of major. Honorably discharged after many years in reserves.
Donald E Jones
Donald E Jones
Class of 1961
Navy, 2 Years

Served in VP5 Anti submarine squardion as plane captian on flight crew.
Jerry Shelton
Jerry Shelton
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

Army medic, served at the Panama Canal Zone.
Michael Leon Williams
Michael Leon Williams
Class of 1997
Army, 6 Years

Captain, US Army Corps of Engineers. Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Mike Alexander
Mike Alexander
Class of 1976
Army, 20+ Years

Wounded in Iraq Nov 2003
Mike Carlson
Mike Carlson
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years

Enlisted 6 JAN 1968 & served 3 yrs active
transitioned to reserves in 1971
Commissioned 25 DEC 1981
Retired 25 DEC 2001 as a LCDR

Occupations: Enlisted aircrewman with VS, HS & VP squadrons - 14 yrs, Supply Corps Officer - 1 yr, Intelligence Officer - 19 yrs.

Duty Assignments: Atlanta, Memphis, LA, SF, HI, AK, Japan, Korea, Germany, Burmuda, Guam, Phillipines
Mike Carlson
Mike Carlson
Class of 1968
Navy Reserves, 20+ Years

14 yrs enlisted aircrewman in land- & carrier-based fixed wing and helos
- Then-
20 yrs as an Intelligence Officer
retired as a Lieutenant Commander in 2001
Morris D. Smith
Morris D. Smith
Class of 1967
Navy, 6 Years

Yeoman 2nd Class. Last duty station was the USS Simon Lake (AS 33) FBM submarine tender. 4 years active duty, 2 years reserves.
Richard Steinhurst
Richard Steinhurst
Class of 1961
Navy, 8 Years

Active service from 5/64 to 1/70. 5 different destroyers home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan but active in Vietnam.
Sonny Dellinger
Sonny Dellinger
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years

!73rd Airborne - Vietnam '68-'69
Tony griggs
Tony griggs
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Two tours Vietnam two purple hearts
William (Billy) La Valle
William (Billy) La Valle
Class of 1963
Air Force, 20+ Years

Actually, it was for 35 yrs., 5 mos, & 18 days!
(But, who's counting?)

Traveled all over the globe. It was a great life, I really miss it.

Last assignment was at Robins AFB, just south of Macon, GA. I was the flight-line superintendent, in charge of all maintenance on ten B-1 bombers.

Retired in '98 as a Chief Master Sergeant (E-9).

Classmates Spotlight

Cross Keys High School Classmates

Ray Deaton
Class of '68

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Jerry Morris

Searching for Jerry Morris he was in Vietnam does any one remember him?
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Our Cross Keys 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 Cross Keys High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Atlanta are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!