Henry M. Gunn High School Alumni

Palo Alto, California (CA)

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 Hesterman
Andrew Hesterman
Class of 1986
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

1987-2013. Pvt-Sgt: radio op. 2ndLt-Maj: Huey pilot. Desert Storm/Shield, Kosovo/Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan
Barbara L Sexton
Barbara L Sexton
Class of 1968
Army Reserves, 3 Years

Entered US Army Reserves (active duty) July 1972 for Physical Therapy school at Fort Sam Houston, US Army Medical Field Service School. Once I graduated from the program with a Masters of Physical Therapy from Baylor University I was sent to Fort Ord, CA. I served there at Silas B Hayes Army Hospital until my discharge in January 1975
Bobby Magami
Bobby Magami
Class of 1999
Army, 8 Years

Basic training mar-jul 00
Ft Riley, Ks aug00-mar02
Kuwait aug-dec01
Camp Parks, Ca mar02-aug04
Baghdad, Iraq all 05
MI mar06- pres
Bonnie V. Burno-Thompson
Bonnie V. Burno-Thompson
Class of 1967
Navy, 8 Years

3 years Army, 5 years Navy
Christopher Hill
Christopher Hill
Class of 1976
Marine Corps, 9 Years

USMC EOD
David Dye
David Dye
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years

Joined in Nov '69 and retired in '93. Stateside duty at Oakland, Camp Pendelton, San Diego, Orlando, Beaufort SC, Great Lakes, IL and retired out of Barstow, CA. Overseas: Okinawa x2, Phillipines, Korea.
Felix Oseguera
Felix Oseguera
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 4 Years

USMC, 0331, one deployment to Iraq.
Kevin L Murray
Kevin L Murray
Class of 1977
Coast Guard, 4 Years

Boatswain Mate (boat driver)
44' Motor lifeboat, Station Golden Gate
41' Rescue Boat, Station Monterey
82' CG Patrol Boat, Station San Francisco
LTC Burke, Clark
LTC Burke, Clark
Class of 1993
Army, 20+ Years

1998 – Present

Location
USNORTHCOM, USPACOM, USCENTCOM,
Brigade Transportation Officer: 599th Trans BDE, SDDC (Surface Deployment and Distribution Command), WAAF, HI 96857

Brigade Deputy Commander: 596th USA Trans BDE, SDDC (Surface Deployment and Distribution Command), Southport, NC, 28461

Brigade Transportation Officer: 599th Trans BDE, SDDC (Surface Deployment and Distribution Command), WAAF, HI 96857

Battalion Operations Officer: 483rd TC BN Terminal, 1481 Railroad Ave., BLDG 1296 Mare Island, Vallejo, CA. 94592

Company Commander: 711th TC CO, SPOC (Seaport Operations Company), 1481 Railroad Ave., BLDG 1296 Mare Island, Vallejo, CA. 94592

Assistant Professor of Military Science: University of California, Davis, California State University, Sacramento- 4-414th REGT (SROTC) 1st Bde (PD), 104th Div (LT)

Company Commander: 481st TC CO, HB (Heavy Boat), 1481 Railroad Ave., BLDG 1296 Mare Island, Vallejo, CA. 94592

Company Commander: 201st TC DET, HM (Harbor Master), Mare Island, Vallejo, CA. 94592

Movement Control Battle Captain: 513th MCT DET. Victorville, CA, USA, FT. Bliss, TX, USA

Operation Iraqi Freedom II- Balad Iraq, Baghdad Iraq, Al Hilla Iraq, Arifjan, Kuwait

Executive Officer: 481st TC CO, HB (Heavy Boat), 1481 Railroad Ave., BLDG 1296 Mare Island, Vallejo, CA. 94592

Platoon Leader: 481st TC CO, HB (Heavy Boat), 1481 Railroad Ave., BLDG 1296 Mare Island, Vallejo, CA. 94592
Marie E Miller
Marie E Miller
Class of 1982
Marine Corps, 3 Years

Boot camp at Parris Island, SC and stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC
Marie Miller
Marie Miller
Class of 1982
Marine Corps, 3 Years

Boot Camp at Parris Island, SC. Stationed at Camp Lejeune
Michael Olivver
Michael Olivver
Class of 1988
Navy, 3 Years

Damage Control USS Nimitz CVN 68
Nicolas M. Perry
Nicolas M. Perry
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Four years Marine Corps infantry, three deployments to Iraq.
PAUL D HARZBECKER
PAUL D HARZBECKER
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years

Retired Sergeant Major US Army - Cavalry Scout Armor Branch
Paul Harzbecker
Paul Harzbecker
Class of 1978
Army, 26 Years

Sergeant Major (Retired) Paul Harzbecker served 26 years of Military service collective with an additional 13 years of international work with the Department of Defense, US Department of State, foreign governments and private company’s formulate an experienced military and civilian leader.
ROBERT B ESTRADA
ROBERT B ESTRADA
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years

Sargent, US Army Infantry. 1969-1972
served for 2 years in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
Robyn Gibson
Robyn Gibson
Class of 1976
Army, 20+ Years

I served in the United States Army as an Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) trainer.
Robyn Gibson
Robyn Gibson
Class of 1976
Army, 20+ Years

Served as a Nuclear Biological Chemical NBC) Specialist.
Robyn Gibson
Robyn Gibson
Class of 1976
Army, 20+ Years

Served as a Nuclear Biological Chenmcal Trainer (54B).
Scott Taylor
Scott Taylor
Class of 1988
Marine Corps, 9 Years

2007 Falluja, Iraq
Steven Frake
Steven Frake
Class of 1977
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired Navy Commander in the Surface Warfare community. Eleven years of sea duty along with several shore assignments in Europe and Asia
Tad Takeuchi
Tad Takeuchi
Class of 1968
Army, 8 Years

Drafted in US Army in July, 1970. Served in Virginia, North Carolina, Kansas, Korea, Japan, & Germany.

Married Virginia "Ginni" McGhee (Army 74-78) in September 1975. Still Happily married with 1 daughter, Amy.

Returned to Civilian Life in May 1978.

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Henry M. Gunn High School Classmates

Steve Marcotte
Class of '67

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John Robinson, art teacher at Gunn for over 20 years, passed away on 1/10/22 in Hanford, CA. He will be sorely missed by...
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Our Henry M. Gunn 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 Henry M. Gunn High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Palo Alto are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!