Hillsborough High School Alumni
Tampa, Florida (FL)
Recent Members
| Alice Valenti | 1967 |
| James W Hendrix | 1972 |
| Pam See Pettit | 1971 |
| Paul Mejia | 1994 |
| Ramona Ramona Otero | 1948 |
| Rhodda Dorsey | 1987 |
| Sebrina Brown | 1984 |
| Wayne Guilmette Guilmette | 1966 |
Military 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
Antony T. Castellano
Class of 1981
Air Force, 23 Years
Tactical Air Command and Control Specialist / Joint Terminal Attack Controller member of the Tactical Air Control Party. A team of United States Air Force Special Warfare Airmen who are aligned with conventional, Special Operation Forces, and Tier 1 combat maneuver units to provide precision terminal attack guidance of U.S. and coalition fixed- and rotary-wing close air support aircraft, artillery, and naval gunfire; establish and maintain command and control communications; and advise ground commanders on the best use of air power.
Class of 1981
Air Force, 23 Years
Tactical Air Command and Control Specialist / Joint Terminal Attack Controller member of the Tactical Air Control Party. A team of United States Air Force Special Warfare Airmen who are aligned with conventional, Special Operation Forces, and Tier 1 combat maneuver units to provide precision terminal attack guidance of U.S. and coalition fixed- and rotary-wing close air support aircraft, artillery, and naval gunfire; establish and maintain command and control communications; and advise ground commanders on the best use of air power.
Charles B.Booth
Class of 1960
Army, 2 Years
Purple heart received for combat injury in Vietnam 1968 Tet Offense.
Class of 1960
Army, 2 Years
Purple heart received for combat injury in Vietnam 1968 Tet Offense.
Chris Alexander
Class of 1975
Army, 8 Years
Army Medic. Served 4 years of active duty at Ft. Knox, KY, Bad Kissingen, Germany, and Ft. Leavenworth, KS during Operation Desert Storm. Also served 4 years in U. S. Army Reserves in Charleston, SC.
Class of 1975
Army, 8 Years
Army Medic. Served 4 years of active duty at Ft. Knox, KY, Bad Kissingen, Germany, and Ft. Leavenworth, KS during Operation Desert Storm. Also served 4 years in U. S. Army Reserves in Charleston, SC.
Chris Alexander
Class of 1975
Army, 8 Years
Army Medic (4 years active duty, 4 years US Army Reserves) plus 2 years SC State Guard.
Class of 1975
Army, 8 Years
Army Medic (4 years active duty, 4 years US Army Reserves) plus 2 years SC State Guard.
Dan Richard
Class of 1960
Air Force, 4 Years
Military intelligence. England 1963-1966
Vietnam ARDF Recon 1966-1967
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
Class of 1960
Air Force, 4 Years
Military intelligence. England 1963-1966
Vietnam ARDF Recon 1966-1967
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
Donald Weston
Class of 1984
Army, 8 Years
served in Fort Lewis, Bamberg (Germany) and in Fort Hood. Also participated in Desert Storm from October 1990 until April 1991
Class of 1984
Army, 8 Years
served in Fort Lewis, Bamberg (Germany) and in Fort Hood. Also participated in Desert Storm from October 1990 until April 1991
Donna Lynn (formerly David) Reynolds
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years
C/504th MP Bn/18th MP Bde/USARV, Vietnam
525th Co./3rd US Army (HQ), Fort McPherson, GA
Retired as lieutenant from DeKalb County (GA) PD.
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years
C/504th MP Bn/18th MP Bde/USARV, Vietnam
525th Co./3rd US Army (HQ), Fort McPherson, GA
Retired as lieutenant from DeKalb County (GA) PD.
Earl R. Allen+
Class of 1952
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Naval Aviator; Fighter/Attack Pilot
Class of 1952
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Naval Aviator; Fighter/Attack Pilot
Gail B Haley
Class of 1956
Navy, 4 Years
3rd Class Radar man, on board USS Canberra, Guided Missile Cruiser.
Class of 1956
Navy, 4 Years
3rd Class Radar man, on board USS Canberra, Guided Missile Cruiser.
George (Eddie) Locke
Class of 1956
Army, 6 Years
Served as a Sergeant and paratrooper as a member of the 101st Airborne Division. Became the second highest rated marksman with the US Army attaining US president 100 in all military branches of the US. Attained
Distinguished Rifleman Badge and instructor status for marksmanship and sniper skills. I served from August of 1957 to September of 1963.
Class of 1956
Army, 6 Years
Served as a Sergeant and paratrooper as a member of the 101st Airborne Division. Became the second highest rated marksman with the US Army attaining US president 100 in all military branches of the US. Attained
Distinguished Rifleman Badge and instructor status for marksmanship and sniper skills. I served from August of 1957 to September of 1963.
Gregg Barnes
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
Chief Master Sergeant - Aircraft Maintenance. HQ PACAF Functional Manager.
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
Chief Master Sergeant - Aircraft Maintenance. HQ PACAF Functional Manager.
Gunnery Sgt. David Ponder
Class of 1997
Marine Corps, 13 Years
4/26/2011
Tampa. Florida native promoted to Marine Corps gunnery sergeant
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Tampa, Florida native and Hillsborough High School graduate class of 1997, David Ponder IV was promoted to the rank of Marine Corps gunnery sergeant during a ceremony with fellow Marines aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, today.
Gunnery Sergeant Ponder, who entered active military service in August 1997 is currently serving as the intelligence chief, Coordination, Liaison and Assessment Team, Marine Corps Forces, North located within Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group (MCTAG) in Virginia Beach, Va. MCTAG provides conventional training and advisor teams to work alongside partner Nations' security forces.
Before checking into MCTAG, Ponder served as an intelligence instructor at the Navy and Marine Corp Intelligence Training Center, Naval Air Station Oceana’s Dam Neck Annex from June 2009 until October 2010. Prior to that, he served as an intelligence chief with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Air Support Element aboard amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu from August 2007 until June 2009. Ponder is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Allied Force in the Republic of Kosovo.
Gunnery Sergeant Ponder is married to Shonita Ponder of Charlotte, N. C. and they have two children Donte and David Ponder V.
His mother Sandra Brown still resides in Tampa, Fl. His father David Ponder III was a veteran of the Vietnam War and was an influence in the younger Ponder joining military service.
Cutlines:
- Marine Gunnery Sergeants Nicholas Weatherman and Lonnie D. Buckner of the Coordination, Liaison and Assessments Team pin on the rank of gunnery sergeant to the Tampa, Fl. native, David Ponder IV. Gunnery Sergeant Ponder is the intelligence chief, Coordination, Liaison and Assessment Team, Marine Corps Forces, North located within Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group (MCTAG) in Virginia Beach, Va.
For more information on Gunnery Sgt. David Ponder IV or on Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group, please contact Gunnery Sgt. Alexis R. Mulero, MCTAG public affairs chief
Class of 1997
Marine Corps, 13 Years
4/26/2011
Tampa. Florida native promoted to Marine Corps gunnery sergeant
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Tampa, Florida native and Hillsborough High School graduate class of 1997, David Ponder IV was promoted to the rank of Marine Corps gunnery sergeant during a ceremony with fellow Marines aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, today.
Gunnery Sergeant Ponder, who entered active military service in August 1997 is currently serving as the intelligence chief, Coordination, Liaison and Assessment Team, Marine Corps Forces, North located within Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group (MCTAG) in Virginia Beach, Va. MCTAG provides conventional training and advisor teams to work alongside partner Nations' security forces.
Before checking into MCTAG, Ponder served as an intelligence instructor at the Navy and Marine Corp Intelligence Training Center, Naval Air Station Oceana’s Dam Neck Annex from June 2009 until October 2010. Prior to that, he served as an intelligence chief with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Air Support Element aboard amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu from August 2007 until June 2009. Ponder is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Allied Force in the Republic of Kosovo.
Gunnery Sergeant Ponder is married to Shonita Ponder of Charlotte, N. C. and they have two children Donte and David Ponder V.
His mother Sandra Brown still resides in Tampa, Fl. His father David Ponder III was a veteran of the Vietnam War and was an influence in the younger Ponder joining military service.
Cutlines:
- Marine Gunnery Sergeants Nicholas Weatherman and Lonnie D. Buckner of the Coordination, Liaison and Assessments Team pin on the rank of gunnery sergeant to the Tampa, Fl. native, David Ponder IV. Gunnery Sergeant Ponder is the intelligence chief, Coordination, Liaison and Assessment Team, Marine Corps Forces, North located within Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group (MCTAG) in Virginia Beach, Va.
For more information on Gunnery Sgt. David Ponder IV or on Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group, please contact Gunnery Sgt. Alexis R. Mulero, MCTAG public affairs chief
Harold Robert Hjort
Class of 1954
Navy Reserves, 8 Years
YNT3 Blessed with never having to fight. Thank you my Lord, Jesus.
Class of 1954
Navy Reserves, 8 Years
YNT3 Blessed with never having to fight. Thank you my Lord, Jesus.
Kristen Hileman
Class of 1999
Air Force, 10 Years
I am still currently serving in the Air Force. I am in Security Forces ( a cop). I am stationed at Minot AFB, North Dakota. I have been stationed at Barksdale (Louisana), Kunsan (korea), Iraq (Balad, twice), Qatar, and Macdill (tampa).
Class of 1999
Air Force, 10 Years
I am still currently serving in the Air Force. I am in Security Forces ( a cop). I am stationed at Minot AFB, North Dakota. I have been stationed at Barksdale (Louisana), Kunsan (korea), Iraq (Balad, twice), Qatar, and Macdill (tampa).
Larry Mobley
Class of 1957
Army, 20 Years
Helicopter pilot in Viet Nam. Lives in Alabama with his wife, Regina.
Class of 1957
Army, 20 Years
Helicopter pilot in Viet Nam. Lives in Alabama with his wife, Regina.
Ralph Bliven
Class of 1955
Air Force, 23 Years
Security Service 13 yr
Air Force Recruiter Europe 10yrs
Class of 1955
Air Force, 23 Years
Security Service 13 yr
Air Force Recruiter Europe 10yrs
Ron Swanson
Class of 1965
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired Navy Captain having served as a Navy JAGC officer in assignments from Guantanamo Bay to Bahrain, Washington DC and elsewhere.
Class of 1965
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired Navy Captain having served as a Navy JAGC officer in assignments from Guantanamo Bay to Bahrain, Washington DC and elsewhere.
Ronald P Haley Sr
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
3rd Class Petty Officer, Communications. On Board the USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVA 42
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years
3rd Class Petty Officer, Communications. On Board the USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVA 42
Wayne Hamilton Fowler
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF 1964-1994, retired CMSgt, worked in electric power production and air traffic control. Overseas assignments in Okinawa, England, Greece and Japan. Stateside assignments in 11 states. Supported operations during the Vietnam conflict and Operation Desert Storm.
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF 1964-1994, retired CMSgt, worked in electric power production and air traffic control. Overseas assignments in Okinawa, England, Greece and Japan. Stateside assignments in 11 states. Supported operations during the Vietnam conflict and Operation Desert Storm.
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Our Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Tampa are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!