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

Richard Ives
Richard Ives
Class of 1977
Army, 20+ Years

Military Intelligence
Richard L. Ives
Richard L. Ives
Class of 1977
Army, 20+ Years

Fort Knox, Schofield Barracks Hawaii, Fort Campbell, Fort Riley,Fort Irwin, Fort Wainwright,Alaska, Korea,
Richard McKain
Richard McKain
Class of 1956
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

11 years in US Marine Corps and 10 years in the Airforce. Marine Corp as Staff Sgt working in accounting and finance. In the Airforce as a grapic Artist Retired in 1976
Rick Dembroski
Rick Dembroski
Class of 1992
Air Force, 10 Years

Civil Engineer , Utility Systems Journeyman . SSgt (E5). Assignments: Elmendorf AFB , Alaska, Osan Air Base, Kunsan AB, Taegue AB . Rep of Korea . Saudi Arabia , Prince Sultan Air Base. Now Honorably Discharged Disabled Veteran
Rick Jackson
Rick Jackson
Class of 1969
Army Reserves, 20+ Years

Chief Nurse, 848th Forward Surgical Team
Retired Major , Served in Iraq Jan. 2004-Sept.2004 .
Robert David Sowers
Robert David Sowers
Class of 1966
Air Force, 24 Years

Retire 1994 as a Bird Colonel, flew F4s, F15s and B52H
Robert Gary Wilcox
Robert Gary Wilcox
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years

Avionics Maintenance career field
Dec 71 - Jan 93
Positions:Technician, Instructor and Manager
Tour in Thailand,
State tours: MS, MI, SC, TX
robert j petras
robert j petras
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years

sgt- military police
Robert Pick
Robert Pick
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years

Served from Aug. 64 through Aug. 68 in numerous places in Southeast Asia. The recon outfit I was attached to was always the first in and first out. At one base we were landing RF 101's on PSP runways. Returning 6 months later it was all concrete. Including one pic. of an RF4C. I was sitting in the front seat fixing an O? Regulator when this happened! NOT A SCRATCH! Pick
Robert Warren Rickel
Robert Warren Rickel
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years

Solo cornet player and trumpet soloist with the 9th Air Force Band at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
Russell R. "Buck" Blair
Russell R. "Buck" Blair
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Vietnam Veteran
Steve M. Brown
Steve M. Brown
Class of 1988
Navy, 18 Years

I am currently in the US Navy Reserves. I just made the rank of Lt. Commander.
Thomas E. West
Thomas E. West
Class of 1966
Navy, 9 Years

Caribbean, Philippines, Europe and Washington, D.C.
Thomas G Warriner
Thomas G Warriner
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years

Staff Sgt. Procurement , Tinker AFB,Okla. 1968 - 1974.
thomas g warriner
thomas g warriner
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years

Staff Sgt. Tinker A F B. Okla.
Procurement Specialist 1968 -1974
thomas g warriner
thomas g warriner
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years

Staff Sgt. Tinker A F B. Okla.
Procurement Specialist 1968 -1974
Thomas Warriner
Thomas Warriner
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years

Procurement, 2854th Air Base Group, AFLC, Tinker Air Base, Okla.
Tim Workman
Tim Workman
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years

Operations Specialist
Timothy D Powell
Timothy D Powell
Class of 2002
Army, 8 Years

Deployed to Iraq 4 times. Currently stationed at Fort Benning, GA and will be ETSing in June 2011.
Timothy Powell
Timothy Powell
Class of 2002
Army, 9 Years

Deployed in support of OIF 4 times. He is a paratrooper, combat medic and a leader off soldiers. He is an SGT and will be Ending his time in service soon to pursue a Bachlprs degree in Theological & Biblical Studies at the American Baptist College in Nashville, TN!
Tom Evans
Tom Evans
Class of 1968
National Guard, 10 Years

participated in exercises in Germany, Xenia Tornado, Pres Carter's Cuban Debacle - Captain
William M. Crosby
William M. Crosby
Class of 1972
Army, 3 Years

I was a tank commander in Company B, 3rd Battalion, 63rd Armor, 1st Infantry Division 1972-1975 stationed in Augsburg, W. Germany and involved in NATO defense along the Czech border during the latter years of the Cold War. At 19 years of age I was promoted to Sergeant E-5.
William Richard Powell
William Richard Powell
Class of 1966
Air Force, 29 Years

Norton AFB, CA; Taegu AB, KO; PhuBai, RVN; Itazuke AB, JA; Brady Army Airfield, JA; Plattsburgh AFB, NY; Osan AB, KO; Scott AFB, IL; Kadena AB, JA; Scott AFB, IL; Yokota AB, JA; Scott AFB, IL
All Aerial Port Positions
William W Jones
William W Jones
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years

The U.S. Air Force sent me around the world 1/2 times & I am so GLAGE to be born in the U.S.A. If you have never left our country, you will never know just how nice you have it. JUST VOTE TO KEEP US FREE in all elections & be sure you know for sure they will do what thay say.
William Westfall
William Westfall
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Enlisted in 68, retired in 1990 as a LtCol., Aviator, flew F-4's, Squadron Commander 85-87.

Classmates Spotlight

Elyria High School Classmates

Janet Joseph
Class of '72

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EHS Class of 1964

Our fiftieth reunion is August 1-3. There are events planned for all three days. Invitations and Information were sent...
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Our Elyria 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 Elyria High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Elyria are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!