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

Aja Al Fasah
Aja Al Fasah
Class of 1973
Army, 3 Years

82nd Airborne
1st of the 504th
Served under the first Black Commander of the of the 82nd Airborne Division
Rosco Robinson
Charles Mann
Charles Mann
Class of 1958
Air Force, 4 Years

1958 to 1962. Served in Turkey with a cold war nuclear strike force aimed at The Soviet Union. Rotated through France, England, Scotland, French Morroco (Casablanca) Libya,(Tripoli) Africa, Aviano Italy, Madrid and Seville Spain and the Azores Islands as relief squadrons.
Chris bautista
Chris bautista
Class of 1993
Marine Corps, 9 Years

US Marines
Dennis Russell
Dennis Russell
Class of 1959
Navy, 20+ Years

I joined the Naval Reserve in 1958, was at Los Alamitos on weekend drills once a month till I graduated in 1959, THen I went active duty August 1959, after boot camp I went to Jax Florida for two years after that I reenlisted for six more years, went aboard the USS Ranger CVA61 out of Alameda , Calif, spnt three years with VA 93 on the same ship went to different bassis different ships during the Viet Nam War ended up in Yuma Az on my last tour with theMarines here as a NDTI tech corrosion control specialist, decided to stay here in AZ after retiring in 1980
Donna Franklin
Donna Franklin
Class of 1964
Army, 7 Years

Joined the army after floating around for several years trying to figure out what to do with my life. Smartest move I ever made. Dumbest move was getting out, but I have had a good life with few regrets.
Douglas J. Steffens
Douglas J. Steffens
Class of 1960
Air Force, 4 Years

Heavy Ground Radar repairman station at 690th ACW sq San Pedro, Cal
Earl Kidder
Earl Kidder
Class of 1958
Air Force, 4 Years

1959 -1963 Stationed on stateside & Middle East bases.
Gary Rollefson
Gary Rollefson
Class of 1960
Army, 4 Years

Cambodian translator 1965-1969, Army Security Agency at the National Security Agency
Jackie Williams
Jackie Williams
Class of 1975
Air Force, 20+ Years

retired in 1998
Jay Ayers
Jay Ayers
Class of 1955
Air Force, 4 Years

Left Long Beach in January 1956 for basic training in San Antonio. Was stationed in Okinawa Japan and then in Colorado. I was honerably discharged in 1960, returning to Long Beach.
Jay Turner
Jay Turner
Class of 1962
Air Force, 20+ Years

Stationed in Okinawa twice, Viet Nam, PI, Beale AFB - twice, Nellis AFB, Point Arena Air Force Station, LA AFS. Shemya AFB AK.
Jerry Mejia
Jerry Mejia
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years

Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran. Disabled Vet.
Jesus Pasillas
Jesus Pasillas
Class of 1999
Navy, 4 Years

four great years in the US NAVY ABH3 ( Aviation Boatswain Mate) . Tour included one year on baord the USS Essex LHD-2 and USS Bellauwood LAH-3. Two west pac deployments. to include one ship swap in Sasabo Japan.
John J. Schreiber
John J. Schreiber
Class of 1963
Navy, 20+ Years

26 years in the Navy Submarine service. Advanced to Master Chief and Chief of the Boat. Assigned to 6 different submarines spending a total of 4+ years underwater.
John Young Schroder
John Young Schroder
Class of 1958
Army, 2 Years

Served 1963-1965
KENNETH (ANDY) SOLUM
KENNETH (ANDY) SOLUM
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

A-6 INTRUDER PILOT, FLEW OVER 100 MISSIONS IN VIET NAM AND LAOS, RETIRED AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL.
Kerry Belcher
Kerry Belcher
Class of 1955
Army, 4 Years

Russian Translator, Army Security Agency 57-60, recalled 60-61 for Berlin crisis. Top Secret / Crypto clearance.
LaVetta Wilkins
LaVetta Wilkins
Class of 1967
Air Force, 20+ Years

I joined the Air Force to travel. My first assignment was in Riverside, CA. Yes, just a little over a hour from Long Beach. I was stationed there for 6 years. I went to Spain for 21/2 years and spent the rest of my career in Florida with a short to Guam and back to Florida.
leonard rey
leonard rey
Class of 1989
Navy, 4 Years

aviation boatswains mate on the uss independence cv-62
Martin Jensen
Martin Jensen
Class of 1972
Air Force, 12 Years

Purple Heart and Bronze Star Recepient
Maxine Y. Anderson
Maxine Y. Anderson
Class of 1981
Army, 5 Years

Light-Wheeled Vehicle Specialist 92nd Military Police Company Baumholder, Germany
Phil Coombs
Phil Coombs
Class of 1959
Army, 3 Years

1st Lt artillery officer, served in Vietnam 1968-1959. Bronze star recipient
robert coffin
robert coffin
Class of 1987
Army, 8 Years

in iraq in 03-04
Robert E Meyer
Robert E Meyer
Class of 1946
Navy, 3 Years

WW2 Seaman 1st class. Chosen for V-5 Aviation program as a pilot ... Korea Navy pilot
Robert Gibson
Robert Gibson
Class of 1945
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Colonel USMC--Served 31 years in the Corps. Commanded a battalion in the Vietnam conflict
roger y tagashira
roger y tagashira
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years

served 1969 to 1970 vietnam mekong delta
Shelia (Washington) Dollison
Shelia (Washington) Dollison
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20 Years

20+ years
Sokhen In
Sokhen In
Class of 2003
Army, 3 Years

Wheeled mechanic in the army.
Stephen Fairchild
Stephen Fairchild
Class of 1958
Air Force, 6 Years

Served 1959 -1965, Strategic Air Command and others; Mostly electronics and weapon systems. Also Minuteman Missile and other assignments.
Steve Demack
Steve Demack
Class of 1958
Army, 3 Years

Sp5 - Computer Programmer
Ft. Ord, CA
Ft. Lewis, WA
Ft. Monroe, VA
Thomas  J. Bell
Thomas J. Bell
Class of 1959
Army, 3 Years

Served as a medical corpsman, artillery unit in Darmstadt Germany 1960-62
Thomas C. Taylor
Thomas C. Taylor
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years

101st Airborne, Viet Nam 1967-1968
Thomas E. Northam
Thomas E. Northam
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years

Military Policeman Instructor Sentry Dog Handler...Miss Tonka.
Veronica Rosencrants
Veronica Rosencrants
Class of 2001
Army, 15 Years

US Army Supply and now DoD Civ going on 20+ yrs
walter l. clanton 3rd
walter l. clanton 3rd
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 3 Years

tank commander ,plt. sgt.tank hit a mine (IED) got blown to hell!! spent 16 weeks in hosp. med. retired.
Wayne Cartwright
Wayne Cartwright
Class of 1959
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Served as a Landing Support Specialist.

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John Divine Davis John Divine Davis
Class of '69

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