Garinger High School Alumni

Charlotte, North Carolina (NC)

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

Honored Military Alumni

Al Wilson
Al Wilson
Class of 1964
Air Force, 5 Years

Vietnam - Delta to DMZ. C-130s
Brad Ellis
Brad Ellis
Class of 1989
Marine Corps, 13 Years

Served in the Enlited and Officer Ranks
Carl E Moody, Jr.
Carl E Moody, Jr.
Class of 1991
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Served in US Marines five days after graduation at Camp Pendleton Ca.
cordero spencer
cordero spencer
Class of 2007
Marine Corps, 2 Years

i am currently enlisted in the united states marine corps and is deployed in iraq.
Don Mullis
Don Mullis
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Served 1964-1968. Viet Nam veteran 1966-1968
Dora Lorth
Dora Lorth
Class of 2002
Army, 7 Years

4 yrs as an airborne infantryman in the 82nd Div. & 2 years as a respiratory therapist in Walter Reed AMC & Fort Belvoir Community Hospital.
Eddie Callahan
Eddie Callahan
Class of 1968
Air Force, 26 Years

Aircraft (F4, F15) superintendent.
Kenneth Gilleland
Kenneth Gilleland
Class of 1960
Army Reserves, 6 Years

Served in the HHC 108th Division as Supply Sergeant and as a member of the Division IG team. Great experience. Every young person should be required to serve.
L/Cpl Michael Ray Smith
L/Cpl Michael Ray Smith
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Killed In Action May 13th 1967 Quang Nam province Viet Nam
Lenny Murphy
Lenny Murphy
Class of 1980
Army, 6 Years

I went into the Army in 1981. After years of regular Army, I joined the National Guard. I wouldnt trade those years for nothing in the world.
Lowell Powers
Lowell Powers
Class of 1982
Army, 20+ Years

(Retired) First Sergeant, Four tours to Iraq....Every Generation must spawn the courage of one to sacrifice for the many.
Lynda Daniels Kirchhof
Lynda Daniels Kirchhof
Class of 1966
Air Force, 7 Years

1968 Randolph AFB Tx. Recreation Specialist. !971 Det 101 USAF Recruiter NY City, NY. 1972 Lackland AFB NCOIC Basic Training Skylark Recreation Center.
Nacy McConnell
Nacy McConnell
Class of 1969
Navy, 3 Years

Anti submarine warfare specialist aboard the USS Richard E Byrd (DDG 23)
Robert J Jerman Jr
Robert J Jerman Jr
Class of 1961
Army, 2 Years

Drill Srgt. Fort Knox, Ky.
Steve Swacker
Steve Swacker
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years

Major (Retired) - AF Surgeon's Health Facilities Division (1980 -1996). Staff Sergeant - Security Police (1966 - 1970)
Steven Lee Williams
Steven Lee Williams
Class of 1970
Army, 2 Years

1972-1974
WILLIAM PATRICK QUEEN
WILLIAM PATRICK QUEEN
Class of 1967
Navy Reserves, 8 Years

Former E-5 SK3 serving on the USS Strong (DD-758) steaming out of Charleston SC for 2 Med Cruises of 6 and 3 months.Spent an additional 5 years after active duty in the Naval Reserves in Charlotte,

Classmates Spotlight

Garinger High School Classmates

Kelli Finnison
Class of '99

Alumni Stories

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