East Ridge High School Alumni
Chattanooga, Tennessee (TN)

Recent Members
Denise Wyse | 1969 |
Kathy Burke Kathy Winans | 1972 |
Mark Perez | 2025 |
Mike Mike Knox | 1975 |
Philip Philip Anthony Harris | 1983 |
Rebecca Harp | 1972 |
Sherri Young | 2001 |
Wayne Hardeman | 1973 |
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 East Ridge High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Pioneers lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Carl Rusty Ferguson
Class of 1981
Navy, 22 Years
USS Ranger CV61, NATTC Millington TN Instructor Duty, USS KITTYHAWK CV63, USS Kearsarge LHD3, Assault Craft Unit 2, USS Ramage DDG61 and NTTC Saufley Field Pensacola Florida. Four forward deployments, Desert Shield/Storm. Retired Chief Petty Officer
Class of 1981
Navy, 22 Years
USS Ranger CV61, NATTC Millington TN Instructor Duty, USS KITTYHAWK CV63, USS Kearsarge LHD3, Assault Craft Unit 2, USS Ramage DDG61 and NTTC Saufley Field Pensacola Florida. Four forward deployments, Desert Shield/Storm. Retired Chief Petty Officer


Dale Gibson
Class of 1986
Army, 10 Years
U.S. Army, 1986 to 1996 cavalry, for first year, then L.R.S.U. for the last nine. Been in merchant Marine since.
Class of 1986
Army, 10 Years
U.S. Army, 1986 to 1996 cavalry, for first year, then L.R.S.U. for the last nine. Been in merchant Marine since.

Larry Greene
Class of 1963
Army, 37 Years
Commissioned Infantry in 1963 via ROTC at UT Knoxville. Graduated Ranger, Airborne, Special Forces, Jumpmaster, Military Free Fall, SF Combat Diver, and others. Served in Viet Nam and Iraq. Served with 6th, 5th and 10th SF Groups, SF Command, Spec Ops Cmd, Spec Ops Cmd Korea and others. Branch transferred to Special Forces Branch when SF was made a seperate branch. Charter member of SF Regiment. After two recalls to Active Duty retired for the third time in 2010. Still miss it.
Class of 1963
Army, 37 Years
Commissioned Infantry in 1963 via ROTC at UT Knoxville. Graduated Ranger, Airborne, Special Forces, Jumpmaster, Military Free Fall, SF Combat Diver, and others. Served in Viet Nam and Iraq. Served with 6th, 5th and 10th SF Groups, SF Command, Spec Ops Cmd, Spec Ops Cmd Korea and others. Branch transferred to Special Forces Branch when SF was made a seperate branch. Charter member of SF Regiment. After two recalls to Active Duty retired for the third time in 2010. Still miss it.

Mike Urban
Class of 1989
Army, 4 Years
Spent 1 year in Korea at Camp Stanley and 1 day short of 6 months in Somalia on 1993 and 1994 served proudly with the 160th aviation regiment out of Ft Campbell, Ky
Class of 1989
Army, 4 Years
Spent 1 year in Korea at Camp Stanley and 1 day short of 6 months in Somalia on 1993 and 1994 served proudly with the 160th aviation regiment out of Ft Campbell, Ky

Stacy Lively
Class of 1986
Army, 20+ Years
Veteran of Desert Shield/Desert Storm, 3x tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Class of 1986
Army, 20+ Years
Veteran of Desert Shield/Desert Storm, 3x tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Stacy Thomas Lively
Class of 1986
Army, 20+ Years
Service in the Army as an Infantry Officer. Currently serving his fourth combat tour in Iraq.
Class of 1986
Army, 20+ Years
Service in the Army as an Infantry Officer. Currently serving his fourth combat tour in Iraq.
Alumni Stories

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