East Wilkes High School Alumni
Ronda, North Carolina (NC)
Recent Members
| Bill Waddell | 1983 |
| Brandon Shore | 1999 |
| Brock Holbrook | 1991 |
| Cameron Johnson | 2017 |
| Jennifer Blackburn | 1972 |
| Julia Combs | 1983 |
| Maranda Billings | 2009 |
| Traci Luffman | 2001 |
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 Wilkes High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Cardinals lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
adam l crouse
Class of 1999
National Guard, 11 Years
currently serving our country at cop meade, iraq
Class of 1999
National Guard, 11 Years
currently serving our country at cop meade, iraq
Austin Pearson
Class of 2014
Marine Corps, 8 Years
I went to basic training in 2016 and I love being a Marine!
Class of 2014
Marine Corps, 8 Years
I went to basic training in 2016 and I love being a Marine!
Bill Oakley
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years
Infantry enlisted and then as an Officer; branch transferred to Quartermaster for last 16 years of service.
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years
Infantry enlisted and then as an Officer; branch transferred to Quartermaster for last 16 years of service.
Bobby Barker
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Air Force 20 + years. Great career. Spend most of 20 years overseas.
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Air Force 20 + years. Great career. Spend most of 20 years overseas.
Bobby Barker
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Flew as a Air Crew member for a number of years and then switched to computers to end my career. Loved the flying.
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Flew as a Air Crew member for a number of years and then switched to computers to end my career. Loved the flying.
Eric Eller
Class of 2002
Army, 6 Years
Station in Schweinfurt Germany, Ft Riely Kansas, and Ft Stewart Georgia. Deployed to Iraq twice.
ARMY STRONG!!!!!!!!!
Class of 2002
Army, 6 Years
Station in Schweinfurt Germany, Ft Riely Kansas, and Ft Stewart Georgia. Deployed to Iraq twice.
ARMY STRONG!!!!!!!!!
Garry Crouse
Class of 1973
Army, 20+ Years
retired in 1996 Ft.Lewis WA served more than half of my career o seas Germany Korea Panama tdy Viet Nam Hawaii Slovakia Haiti and a few others
Class of 1973
Army, 20+ Years
retired in 1996 Ft.Lewis WA served more than half of my career o seas Germany Korea Panama tdy Viet Nam Hawaii Slovakia Haiti and a few others
Gray Collins
Class of 2001
Army, 6 Years
Stationed in Germany until 2009. Served 4 years in the Air Force and then switched to the Army.
Class of 2001
Army, 6 Years
Stationed in Germany until 2009. Served 4 years in the Air Force and then switched to the Army.
John Myers
Class of 2000
Army, 3 Years
Served as a Cavalry Scout with the 3rd Infantry Division in both Kosovo and Iraq.
Class of 2000
Army, 3 Years
Served as a Cavalry Scout with the 3rd Infantry Division in both Kosovo and Iraq.
John Myers
Class of 2000
Army, 3 Years
John Served with the 3rd Infantry Division when Operation Iraqi Freedom started in 2003. John served as a scout with 3/7 Infantry Scout Platoon.
Class of 2000
Army, 3 Years
John Served with the 3rd Infantry Division when Operation Iraqi Freedom started in 2003. John served as a scout with 3/7 Infantry Scout Platoon.
Kris Transou
Class of 1973
Air Force, 16 Years
Active Duty USAF and Air National Guard. Served as C-130 combat aircrew/flight medic. Served in operations Desert Shield/ Storm, stationed in Al-Jubail, Saudi A. Retired as a captain in'99.
Class of 1973
Air Force, 16 Years
Active Duty USAF and Air National Guard. Served as C-130 combat aircrew/flight medic. Served in operations Desert Shield/ Storm, stationed in Al-Jubail, Saudi A. Retired as a captain in'99.
Lester Whisenhunt
Class of 1994
Army, 3 Years
M60 machine gunner, team leader....FIRST IN LAST OUT
Class of 1994
Army, 3 Years
M60 machine gunner, team leader....FIRST IN LAST OUT
Matt Parker
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 5 Years
Infantry, Anti tank Assaultman. The job that I do requires me to carry a 83mm Rocket launcher and the use of demolitions
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 5 Years
Infantry, Anti tank Assaultman. The job that I do requires me to carry a 83mm Rocket launcher and the use of demolitions
Alumni Stories
Read and submit stories about our classmates from East Wilkes High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Cardinals.
School News
Lynn Barnes is terminally ill
I saw Lynn Barnes in the mammogram waiting room
at Hugh Chatham on 7/13, Wednesday. She told me
she doesn...
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Our East Wilkes 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 Wilkes High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Ronda are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!