Forest Lake High School Alumni

Forest Lake, Minnesota (MN)

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

Andrew J. Janssen
Andrew J. Janssen
Class of 1982
National Guard, 20+ Years

Fulltime Army National Guard, 1st BCT 34th DIV. Deployed Iraq 05-07 and Iraq/Kuwait 11-12.
Brittany Lawrence
Brittany Lawrence
Class of 2005
National Guard, 8 Years

Served 8 years in MN Army National Guard. 1 year served in Kuwait.
Chad Donald Leasure
Chad Donald Leasure
Class of 1993
Air Force, 20 Years

1992 - 1993 Army Reserve
1994 - 1995 WI Army National Guard
1995 - 2001 U.S. Army
2002 - 2015 U.S. Air Force
Cynthia M. Hawkins (Urie)
Cynthia M. Hawkins (Urie)
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Entered the Marine Corps July 1979 - Retired September 1999. MOS 0193. Rank GySgt.
Dale Prax
Dale Prax
Class of 1980
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Personnel Officer, CWO3
Inspector General Team
Dan Hale
Dan Hale
Class of 1986
Army, 20+ Years

20 years as an Army Medic and Senior Medical NCO. Served in West Germany, Italy, Texas, Washington State and Minnesota. Retired in September 2006.
Daniel Morroq
Daniel Morroq
Class of 2003
Army, 7 Years

A SGT in the army been to iraq twice and served 6 years over seas
Dave Scully
Dave Scully
Class of 1998
National Guard, 14 Years

Minnesota Army National Guard
Eric Fritsch
Eric Fritsch
Class of 1991
Air Force, 4 Years

Security Police
Harold Thomas
Harold Thomas
Class of 1964
Army, 3 Years

Served in Viet-Nam as I am sure many of my 1964 classmates also served there.
harry "john" burcalow
harry "john" burcalow
Class of 1979
Army, 4 Years

active duty 1 year st.paul tvi for LPN school, then served 3 years at walter reed as a 91c/LPN
Jamie Lott Severt
Jamie Lott Severt
Class of 1994
Air Force, 7 Years

Active Air Force, Minnesota Air Nat'l Guard
Jason Dean Tuma
Jason Dean Tuma
Class of 1999
Marine Corps, 5 Years

served one stint in Iraq so far and has been to Japan and is now in California
Jason Mishak
Jason Mishak
Class of 1989
Marine Corps, 4 Years

3/1 11th MEU SOC
Jen Zerwas
Jen Zerwas
Class of 1991
Air Force, 6 Years

Air Force Security Police stationed at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan and Ramstien Air Base in Ramstien, Germany.
Jennifer Zerwas
Jennifer Zerwas
Class of 1991
Air Force, 6 Years

Served in Okinawa and Germany
Jess Gajeski
Jess Gajeski
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years

B-52 Crew chief 1981-1986, B-1B Crew chief 1986-2004
Jim Gajeski
Jim Gajeski
Class of 1986
Air Force, 19 Years

Entered the Air Force in 86. My assignments consisted of Alaska for 3yrs,Idaho for 9yrs, was lucky and moved to Hawaii for 4yrs and am currently living in CA.
Jim Gajeski
Jim Gajeski
Class of 1986
Air Force, 20+ Years

IRAQ '05 and '06
Joseph Bzdok
Joseph Bzdok
Class of 2003
National Guard, 4 Years

2LT in Minnesota guard in Wilmar as an Engineer
Joshua Branum
Joshua Branum
Class of 2007
Air Force, 8 Years

Air Force Security Police. One tour in Iraq. Staying in till retirement
Justin Fritz
Justin Fritz
Class of 1999
Navy, 11 Years

Submarines (Nuclear Weapons) and Surface (Anti-Submarine Warfare)
Kevin Jones
Kevin Jones
Class of 1986
Army, 3 Years

Combat Engineer
Marcie (Huttner) Meierhofer
Marcie (Huttner) Meierhofer
Class of 1988
Air Force, 10 Years

5 Years Air Force and 5 years Air Force Reserves. Gulf War Veteran.
Mark C. Nygren
Mark C. Nygren
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years

Did 18 months in Viet Nam (69 - 71) on a tank and armored personnel carrier. Got a Purple Heart. Came home alive.
Mitch Branum
Mitch Branum
Class of 1983
National Guard, 8 Years

Military Police 1986-1994
Myles Bailey
Myles Bailey
Class of 2005
Air Force, 6 Years

Honorably
Nick Betz
Nick Betz
Class of 1997
Army, 9 Years

Served 9 years in the Army (Active) and also served 18 months in Iraq
Nick Beuke
Nick Beuke
Class of 2000
Navy, 4 Years

Advanced SEAL deployment system operations
Per Skaran
Per Skaran
Class of 1979
Army, 14 Years

Officer Candidate School 81-82, Brigade North 82-83, Military Academy 83-86, Camp Vatneleiren 86-91, Provost Marshal Brigade North 91-93, Staff Logistics 93-95
Richard E. Cox
Richard E. Cox
Class of 1956
Navy, 20+ Years

Aircrew
robert wagner
robert wagner
Class of 1997
Air Force, 9 Years

locksmith in airforce
Ronald Prax
Ronald Prax
Class of 1979
Marine Corps, 8 Years

I also served 12 Years in the Army. Aug 1981-July 1989 Marine Corps and Oct 1989- Nov 2001 Army Now happily retired from Military.
Rosa (Perez) Lindeman
Rosa (Perez) Lindeman
Class of 1993
Army, 8 Years

Served 2 yrs active and 6 reserve, 1995-2002
Ryan Schmidt
Ryan Schmidt
Class of 2004
National Guard, 11 Years

Cavalry Scout, 1-94 Cavalry
Shantell Hoff
Shantell Hoff
Class of 1999
National Guard, 9 Years

Still serving in the Army National Guard, recently returned from a 22 month deployment (16 months) served in Iraq.
Spencer Werhan
Spencer Werhan
Class of 2007
Navy, 2 Years

Serving in the US Navy as a MM Nuke Specialist
Tim Peterson
Tim Peterson
Class of 1986
Army, 9 Years

Military Police/Army Sniper
Desert Storm, Bosnia, 2 other places
Travis Dettmer
Travis Dettmer
Class of 1996
Army, 13 Years

Graduate of West Point Military Academy, class of 2000. Have served 3 tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Current rank: Major
Walter Peterson
Walter Peterson
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

67N20 Helicopter Mechanic, Vietnam 1971-1972, UH1-C & M Gunships then Cobra Gunships, A Troop 2/17th Cav attached to the 101st Airborne.

Classmates Spotlight

Forest Lake High School Classmates

Sean Duncanson
Class of '88

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