Lake City High School Alumni

Lake City, Michigan (MI)

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

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Honored Military Alumni

Bruce A. Olson
Bruce A. Olson
Class of 1967
Navy, 20+ Years

Chief DC retired 1989 .married Loraine Wallington,Jan 1971 have one son Brett and his wife Stacey who gave 1 grandson Jaxon we now live in Houghton Lake,MI but spent 33 years in Hampton,VA.
Bruce Fockler
Bruce Fockler
Class of 1979
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Bruce served in the USMC after college
Charles Hejnal
Charles Hejnal
Class of 1967
Navy, 20+ Years

I left Lake City after graduation and joined the Navy. I spent 24 years active service. I retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer. Most of my time was spent on the west coast. I retired in 1996 and came home.
Craig Martek
Craig Martek
Class of 1981
Navy, 8 Years

Nuclear submarine officer
Dameon Skidmore
Dameon Skidmore
Class of 2012
Army, 7 Years

2 overseas tours.
Donald Murray
Donald Murray
Class of 2004
Navy, 4 Years

Served 4 years in the Navy aboard 2 submarines as an Electronics Technician (USS Wyoming and USS Maryland) between 2004 and 2008. Left the service as an ET3/SS (submarine qualified)
Greg Helmer
Greg Helmer
Class of 1969
Army, 2 Years

Red eye missils
John J. Ramer
John J. Ramer
Class of 1971
Navy, 6 Years

Served the USN as a torpedo 2nd class. John was proud to have served his county. He is in eternal rest at Fort Roscrans National Cemetary, San Diego as of March 2000.
Kenneth Hand
Kenneth Hand
Class of 1969
Army, 3 Years

US Army, Helicopter Repairman on the CH-47 Chinook. Viet Nam service 1970-71 in Can Tho and Pleiku
Kenneth Hand
Kenneth Hand
Class of 1969
Army, 3 Years

US Army Aviation, CH47 Chinook
lester gibson
lester gibson
Class of 1957
Army, 3 Years

707 ord co germany
Mark Morrison
Mark Morrison
Class of 1995
Navy, 14 Years

Enlisted in the Navy in 1995. Completed Recruit Training at Great Lakes Il. He then was rated as an AMH. Then reported to his first command of VP-47 stationed at Nas Barbers Point Hawaii. He then transfered to Exective Transport Division Hawaii. While there he completed a BS from Emery-Riddle Aeronatical University. Then went to an instructor tour at VP-30, Nas Jacksonville, FL. He was then selected to be commissed as an officer and oreder to Officer Candidate School Pensacola, FL. Then completed training to become a Naval Flight Officer. LT Morrison is currently stationed at VQ-2 Nas Whidbey Island. WA
Messina Palmer
Messina Palmer
Class of 2005
Air Force, 6 Years

Security Forces
Nathan Londak
Nathan Londak
Class of 2002
Air Force, 6 Years

Security Forces
Russ Shetenhelm
Russ Shetenhelm
Class of 1971
Navy, 21 Years

Jack of all trades
Master of none
Russ Shetenhelm
Russ Shetenhelm
Class of 1971
Navy, 21 Years

'71-'92
Shayne Nelson
Shayne Nelson
Class of 1997
National Guard, 18 Years

Served in the 1439th and 1440th Fire Fighting Units stationed at Camp Graying, also Delta Company 1/246 Armor Battalion stationed in Cadillac. Deployed with the 1449th. Engineer Detachment in 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Served 11.5 months in Iraq. Retied in July 2014.
Throne Helmer
Throne Helmer
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Data processing
tim lash
tim lash
Class of 2007
Navy, 1 Years

flag duity at annapoliss
Trinity edwards
Trinity edwards
Class of 1994
Army, 6 Years

Was stationed in Fort Polk LA. Went to Korea for a year. Then returned to Fort Polk and met my second wife, and had a family.
Trinity Edwards
Trinity Edwards
Class of 1994
Army, 6 Years

Was stationed in Louisiana and Korea.
Troy Wahr
Troy Wahr
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years

Joined right out of High School as a truck driver. After two years reenlisted into computer field. Served at Fort Polk, Fort Campbell, Fort Belvoir, Fort Detrick, Fort Jackson, 3 years in Germany, 2 tours in Korea and the Persian Gulf War. While in the Washington DC area I provided communication support for three Presidential Campaigns. Retired after 22 to take a position as a Information Security Specialist with the Department of Defense.

Classmates Spotlight

Lake City High School Classmates

Lisa Burkholder
Class of '80

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