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!

Lost Class Rings

Have you lost your Elida High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Bulldogs lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.

Honored Military Alumni

David Paxton
David Paxton
Class of 1968
Navy, 6 Years

David Paxton actually quit High School at the end of his Sophomore year to Join the Navy and go to fight in the Vietnam War. He served on the USS Rich, DD-820. He served in Vietnam in 1968, the year he would have graduated.

He obtained his GED in 1996 as a requisite to his first electrical engineering job. He was also awarded a High School Diploma by the Allen East School Board.

He now resides near LaFayette, Ohio. In the Allen Easy School District.Where he founded the LaFayette~Jackson Veterans Organization. He was as the "Mystery Sailor" Known in LaFayette as the "Silent Sentry" that stood guard in front of the Civil War Monument after vandals desecrated it in 2005. See Ada Herald Article here...

http://www.adaherald.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=98770&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=5&S=1
Jason Ball
Jason Ball
Class of 1999
Army, 5 Years

92Y-Supply Specialist
Ft. Benning, GA 1999
US ARMY AIRBORNE RANGER
US ARMY ASSAULT
John R Hawk
John R Hawk
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years

After serving in the USAF 70-74, I joined the Ohio Army National Guard in 1977 during the cold winter bizzard! After 16 yrs. I decided to retire! USAF and my time oversea's were the best of my life! SEA, Thailand, Korea
Lawrence Hannon
Lawrence Hannon
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired B-52 Radar Navigator
Marcee Hawk Moore
Marcee Hawk Moore
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years

I retired in 2000 and now live in Alabama. Traveled the world and never looked back.;

Classmates Spotlight

Elida High School Classmates

Becki Buchanan
Class of '77

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

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School News

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