Garden City High School Alumni
Garden City, New York (NY)
Recent Members
| Ann Melin | 1960 |
| Bill Willis | 1983 |
| Derrick Hutchinson | 1983 |
| Gary Godfrey Gary Godfrey | 1969 |
| James Oakes | 2004 |
| John John D'antonio | 1981 |
| Mary P | 1998 |
| Matt Robson | 1999 |
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
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Honored Military Alumni
Bruce Myers
Class of 1964
Navy, 3 Years
two years aboard the USS Preble and one year in Vietnam on river boats (PBRs)
Class of 1964
Navy, 3 Years
two years aboard the USS Preble and one year in Vietnam on river boats (PBRs)
don rickard
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
radio operator, P-3C ORION
BARRACKS MASTER AT ARMS
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
radio operator, P-3C ORION
BARRACKS MASTER AT ARMS
Frank Lehmann
Class of 1959
Army, 2 Years
U.S.Army Infantry- 1st Lieutenant- Served in Korea 1965-66. Received Army Commendation
Medal.
Class of 1959
Army, 2 Years
U.S.Army Infantry- 1st Lieutenant- Served in Korea 1965-66. Received Army Commendation
Medal.
George Cook
Class of 1968
Army, 8 Years
Cadet ROTC Captain, Pennsylvania Military College, Widener University, PA, 1968-1972.
Commanded a unit of 12 cryptographic specialists and 5 non-commissioned officers, delivering coded transmission security for all electronic-communications across a combat support brigade, held NATO, CRYPTO and TOP SECRET Clearances. 1st Lt, 472d Signal Co., 2d Support Command, VII Army, Europe, 1973-1975.
Commanded a platoon of 45 service members and 15 non-commissioned officers providing communications support for all nuclear weapons convoys in southwest Germany. (Ibid.)
Commanded a Combat Rifle Platoon, 1st Lt., Company B, 1st Battalion, 111th Regiment, 56th Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, PAARNG, Media PA, 1977-1978
Class of 1968
Army, 8 Years
Cadet ROTC Captain, Pennsylvania Military College, Widener University, PA, 1968-1972.
Commanded a unit of 12 cryptographic specialists and 5 non-commissioned officers, delivering coded transmission security for all electronic-communications across a combat support brigade, held NATO, CRYPTO and TOP SECRET Clearances. 1st Lt, 472d Signal Co., 2d Support Command, VII Army, Europe, 1973-1975.
Commanded a platoon of 45 service members and 15 non-commissioned officers providing communications support for all nuclear weapons convoys in southwest Germany. (Ibid.)
Commanded a Combat Rifle Platoon, 1st Lt., Company B, 1st Battalion, 111th Regiment, 56th Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, PAARNG, Media PA, 1977-1978
James McCarthy
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
1969-1973. Danang, Tan Son Nhut (Republic of Vietnam), Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
1969-1973. Danang, Tan Son Nhut (Republic of Vietnam), Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.
James Vincent Torney
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years
CW4, Attack helicopter pilot. Buried at Arlington National Cemetary
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years
CW4, Attack helicopter pilot. Buried at Arlington National Cemetary
Jeffrey N. Barnard
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
1968-72. Trained in Communications-Electronics and Computer Programming at Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS, then served as a programmer in communications at Tinker AFB, Okla. City, OK.
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
1968-72. Trained in Communications-Electronics and Computer Programming at Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS, then served as a programmer in communications at Tinker AFB, Okla. City, OK.
John Tate Libby
Class of 1981
Marine Corps, 4 Years
USMCR 1982-1986
Marine of the Year 1985
300 PFT 1982
Class of 1981
Marine Corps, 4 Years
USMCR 1982-1986
Marine of the Year 1985
300 PFT 1982
Peter Moore
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Drafted; Ft. Jackson, SC; Vietnam A Trp. 3/5 Cav; Ft. Hood TX.
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Drafted; Ft. Jackson, SC; Vietnam A Trp. 3/5 Cav; Ft. Hood TX.
Robert Fontana
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
Viet Nam '66-'67 Combat Engineer Demolition
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
Viet Nam '66-'67 Combat Engineer Demolition
Robert Moore
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Radio/Telegraph operator. Viet Nam 1967-68. 7th Comm Bn, CSC
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Radio/Telegraph operator. Viet Nam 1967-68. 7th Comm Bn, CSC
Robert W. Colgan
Class of 1959
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Artillery Officer...Vietnam Veteran
Class of 1959
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Artillery Officer...Vietnam Veteran
Roy Garizio
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
Basic Training.....Ft. Jackson S.C. 1967
1968-69 1st Field Force, Vietnam
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years
Basic Training.....Ft. Jackson S.C. 1967
1968-69 1st Field Force, Vietnam
Rudolf Smutny III
Class of 1978
Army, 8 Years
3rd infantry Division (Heavy) 4 Battalion 66th Armored Regiment. Spearhead of 7th Corps, Operation Desert Storm, 24 Feb. to 28 Feb1991. Armor engagement with Republican Guards Forces Command of Hussein's Adnan, Tawlkana, and Medina divisions were destroyed in 100 hrs. HOO-AH! Ended up on Belt Line Highway 8, 289 Kliks from Bahdad. Happy we did not have to go there! Or perhaps not !?
Class of 1978
Army, 8 Years
3rd infantry Division (Heavy) 4 Battalion 66th Armored Regiment. Spearhead of 7th Corps, Operation Desert Storm, 24 Feb. to 28 Feb1991. Armor engagement with Republican Guards Forces Command of Hussein's Adnan, Tawlkana, and Medina divisions were destroyed in 100 hrs. HOO-AH! Ended up on Belt Line Highway 8, 289 Kliks from Bahdad. Happy we did not have to go there! Or perhaps not !?
Walt G. McCabe (MCC)
Class of 1963
Air Force, 20 Years
Serviced in Korea 9 years and other areas in the Asia
Class of 1963
Air Force, 20 Years
Serviced in Korea 9 years and other areas in the Asia
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School News
1968 50th Reunion
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Our Garden City 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 Garden City High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Garden City are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!