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

Angie Hill
Angie Hill
Class of 1988
Marine Corps, 7 Years

Administrative Clerk Sgt (E-5)
Butterscotch Tate
Butterscotch Tate
Class of 1988
Air Force, 14 Years

Senoir Master Airman of the Air Force.
Logistic Operations- Holloman, Riyahd, Doha, Wright-Pat, Luke, Clark, Kadena, Chicksands, Osan, Fairchild, Moron, Nellis
charity cookson
charity cookson
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years

Disabled Vet
Chris Hardin
Chris Hardin
Class of 1987
Army, 5 Years

Served in Operation Just Cause.
4 Years Airborne Status.
Chris Oleksa
Chris Oleksa
Class of 1985
Air Force, 20+ Years

Serving to keep our nation free, and to help the oppressed around the world obtain their freedom.
Darren Foster
Darren Foster
Class of 1983
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired U.S. Navy, 1985 - 2005.
Darren Foster
Darren Foster
Class of 1983
Navy, 20 Years

Served 1985 - 2005. Yeoman First Class (Surface Warfare).
Darrin Burt
Darrin Burt
Class of 1984
Army, 4 Years

Post Basketball Fort Bragg NC. - Desert Storm Vet
Dennis Cabassa
Dennis Cabassa
Class of 1988
Army, 10 Years

US Army Signal Corps & Airborne
James Janik
James Janik
Class of 1976
Navy, 9 Years

Served on the USS Patterson FF 1061
James Mitchell
James Mitchell
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years

CMSgt - Superintendent Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Janet Alexander
Janet Alexander
Class of 1988
Air Force, 4 Years

Aircraft Pneudraulics Sys. Specialist & In-Flight Refuel Sys Repair. Mainly B-52's
JIM HARDING
JIM HARDING
Class of 1987
Navy, 13 Years

CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN
DESERT STORM VET
1988 - 2001
Kelly (O'Hare) West
Kelly (O'Hare) West
Class of 1988
Air Force, 20+ Years

Current - Commander, 88th Communications Squadron, WPAFB, OH
Kim Nelson
Kim Nelson
Class of 1988
Army, 4 Years

Served in the U.S. Army from 1988-1992 as a Personnel Management Specialist.
Kimberly Hutchison-McLain
Kimberly Hutchison-McLain
Class of 1990
Army, 6 Years

US Army Medic 1994 to 1996
US Army Medic 2002 to 2006

Operation Iraqi Freedom Combat Veteran
Rafi Fernandez
Rafi Fernandez
Class of 1998
Army, 8 Years

IT Specialist
Rick Dembroski
Rick Dembroski
Class of 1992
Army, 9 Years

1993-2002 USAF . Civil Engineer .
ROGER DORSEY
ROGER DORSEY
Class of 1988
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Served 6 years 10 months attached to the White House Military Support and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff @ the Pentagon
Scott Jefferys
Scott Jefferys
Class of 1982
Marine Corps, 12 Years

Field Radio operator
E-6, SSgt
Tom Vancs
Tom Vancs
Class of 1979
Air Force, 13 Years

E-3 AWACS Flight Engineer
Traci A. Patton
Traci A. Patton
Class of 1988
Army, 8 Years

Stationed at Ft. Campbell, KY.
Wade Belcher
Wade Belcher
Class of 1981
Air Force, 20+ Years

USAF Telephone Installer (Wiredawg) for 24+ years. Retired 30 Sep 09.

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Elyria West High School Classmates

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Class of '87

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EWHS Steak Fry

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Our Elyria West 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 West 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!