Hermantown High School Alumni
Hermantown, Minnesota (MN)

Recent Members
Allen Edberg | 1982 |
Austin Helmer Austin Helmer | 1999 |
Cindy Roholt | 1973 |
Daniel Daniel Allen Smith | 1975 |
Linda Schilling | 1975 |
Lloyd Johnson | 1975 |
Rose Nelson Rose Nelson | 1973 |
Sarah Sickler | 2000 |
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
Have you lost your Hermantown High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Hawks lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

C.A. Ben Benson
Class of 1968
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
12 years active duty 10 years active reserve. Retired Damage Controlmen, Chief Petty Officer.
HooyRa!!
Class of 1968
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
12 years active duty 10 years active reserve. Retired Damage Controlmen, Chief Petty Officer.
HooyRa!!

Janice Hackett (Nyborg)
Class of 1975
Army, 13 Years
I served as a military intelligence analyst for 13 years. Six of those years were served overseas in beautiful Germany. I am a Gulf War era vet.
Class of 1975
Army, 13 Years
I served as a military intelligence analyst for 13 years. Six of those years were served overseas in beautiful Germany. I am a Gulf War era vet.


Kelley O'Leary
Class of 1988
Navy, 13 Years
USN Gulf War Veteran
Tours on three ships
Stationed in FL, CA, SC, VA, CO and IL
Class of 1988
Navy, 13 Years
USN Gulf War Veteran
Tours on three ships
Stationed in FL, CA, SC, VA, CO and IL

Kraig Lee
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in Minn, Iowa, and Southeast Asia as an Aircraft Control And Warning Technician both in ground and airborne radar (EC 121 aircraft)
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in Minn, Iowa, and Southeast Asia as an Aircraft Control And Warning Technician both in ground and airborne radar (EC 121 aircraft)

Laurence (Larry) Sundquist
Class of 1944
Navy, 2 Years
Enlisted the week after graduating from HHS.
Class of 1944
Navy, 2 Years
Enlisted the week after graduating from HHS.

Lee Govednik
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 13 Years
Logistics and Embarkation. First Gulf war vet.
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 13 Years
Logistics and Embarkation. First Gulf war vet.

Matt (Klous) Foster
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years
Enlisted in 1971, Basic training at Ft Knox. Ended up graduating from West Point in 1977. Stationed all over the world, retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2012.
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years
Enlisted in 1971, Basic training at Ft Knox. Ended up graduating from West Point in 1977. Stationed all over the world, retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2012.

Mike Booker
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years
4 years active duty. USS Midway CVA-41, 1 tour Vietnam. 1969-71
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years
4 years active duty. USS Midway CVA-41, 1 tour Vietnam. 1969-71

Peggy Christianson Lawler
Class of 1969
Army, 3 Years
I served in the last class of the Womens Army Corp before it was disbanded. My field of expertise was in medicine.
Class of 1969
Army, 3 Years
I served in the last class of the Womens Army Corp before it was disbanded. My field of expertise was in medicine.

Rob Wittwer
Class of 1998
Marine Corps, 5 Years
Served as an aviation electrician in NC, FL, CA, Germany and Iraq during OIF. Honorable discharge as a Sergeant after 5 years 2 months.
Class of 1998
Marine Corps, 5 Years
Served as an aviation electrician in NC, FL, CA, Germany and Iraq during OIF. Honorable discharge as a Sergeant after 5 years 2 months.

Rob Wittwer
Class of 1998
Air Force, 1 Years
Active duty second lieutenant. Clinical nurse at Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX.
Class of 1998
Air Force, 1 Years
Active duty second lieutenant. Clinical nurse at Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX.

Robert Abrahamson
Class of 1975
Air Force, 11 Years
Assigned to:
Minot AFB, ND
Blytheville AFB, AR
Lackland AFB, TX
Brooks AFB, TX
Edwards AFB, CA
Fairchild AFB, WA
ETC
NCOIC, SGPB/Industrial Hygiene
Class of 1975
Air Force, 11 Years
Assigned to:
Minot AFB, ND
Blytheville AFB, AR
Lackland AFB, TX
Brooks AFB, TX
Edwards AFB, CA
Fairchild AFB, WA
ETC
NCOIC, SGPB/Industrial Hygiene

Robert Poissant
Class of 1987
Navy, 6 Years
MED cruise in 1988, CVN-69 Aircraft EA-6B, Ground support mech. Security police
Class of 1987
Navy, 6 Years
MED cruise in 1988, CVN-69 Aircraft EA-6B, Ground support mech. Security police

Ronald Anderson
Class of 1990
Air Force, 18 Years
Serves as a Satellite Communication maintainer. I have been stationed oversea for 8 years to Europe and Asia. I have deployed to over 50 locations for war time and humanitarian mission in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. To include Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bosnia, Italy and Ghana.
Class of 1990
Air Force, 18 Years
Serves as a Satellite Communication maintainer. I have been stationed oversea for 8 years to Europe and Asia. I have deployed to over 50 locations for war time and humanitarian mission in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. To include Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bosnia, Italy and Ghana.
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Our Hermantown 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 Hermantown High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Hermantown are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!