Manitou Springs High School Alumni
Manitou Springs, Colorado (CO)
Recent Members
| Belize Galardo | 2016 |
| Jeff Johnson Jeff Johnson | 1990 |
| Melissa Compher | 1990 |
| Nick Jackson | 1991 |
| Phil Garcia | 1990 |
| Philip Tracy | 1990 |
| Randy Robbins | 1975 |
| Robert Horton | 1964 |
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 Manitou Springs High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Mustangs lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Aaron Driscoll
Class of 1981
Air Force, 20+ Years
6 1/2 years active duty and 15 1/2 years as a reservist. Enlisted Feb 84, retired Apr 2006.
Class of 1981
Air Force, 20+ Years
6 1/2 years active duty and 15 1/2 years as a reservist. Enlisted Feb 84, retired Apr 2006.
Bill Buchanan
Class of 1982
Army, 18 Years
AH-64D Apache Longbow Pilot for 4th Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hood, TX. Serve as Pilot-in-Command and the Squadron Safety Officer.
Class of 1982
Army, 18 Years
AH-64D Apache Longbow Pilot for 4th Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hood, TX. Serve as Pilot-in-Command and the Squadron Safety Officer.
Bill Rathbun
Class of 1983
Navy, 8 Years
US Naval Service 1986- 1992 as an Aviation structural mechanic. Left service as (AMS2/E-5). First duty station, NAS Rota, Spain and worked on C-130 aircraft. Second duty station NAS North Island, California and worked on C-2 aircraft. Deployed on USS Ranger for Gulf War I.
Class of 1983
Navy, 8 Years
US Naval Service 1986- 1992 as an Aviation structural mechanic. Left service as (AMS2/E-5). First duty station, NAS Rota, Spain and worked on C-130 aircraft. Second duty station NAS North Island, California and worked on C-2 aircraft. Deployed on USS Ranger for Gulf War I.
Bobby Jackson
Class of 2000
Army, 9 Years
2004-2008: USAF Air Surveillance, Personnel
2009-2014:. Army Decontamination Tech, Cook
Class of 2000
Army, 9 Years
2004-2008: USAF Air Surveillance, Personnel
2009-2014:. Army Decontamination Tech, Cook
Bruce W Stuckey
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served in the Marines from 1967 VietNam and California and Hawaii. Honorable discharge Served with fellow Mustangs Marvin Layman and Ron Smith and Tim Carsell.
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served in the Marines from 1967 VietNam and California and Hawaii. Honorable discharge Served with fellow Mustangs Marvin Layman and Ron Smith and Tim Carsell.
Carl Nelson
Class of 1966
Army, 4 Years
Platoon Leader, 1st CAV Division, Viet Nam 1969-70
Class of 1966
Army, 4 Years
Platoon Leader, 1st CAV Division, Viet Nam 1969-70
Dennis Bartley
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Joined up Sept 67, discharged Sept 70 - Viet Nam and Korea
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Joined up Sept 67, discharged Sept 70 - Viet Nam and Korea
Derrick Johnson
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years
Enlisted to Officer - held several commands, prior XO, training officer, public affairs officer and S1.
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years
Enlisted to Officer - held several commands, prior XO, training officer, public affairs officer and S1.
John Pratt
Class of 1978
Air Force, 6 Years
Satellite Intelligence Officer stationed at NORAD.
Class of 1978
Air Force, 6 Years
Satellite Intelligence Officer stationed at NORAD.
Jonathan Monteith
Class of 2007
Navy, 6 Years
Nuclear reactor operator/electronics technician for 6 years. Served on USS Nevada ballistic missile submarine 733 blue crew out of bangor, WA
Class of 2007
Navy, 6 Years
Nuclear reactor operator/electronics technician for 6 years. Served on USS Nevada ballistic missile submarine 733 blue crew out of bangor, WA
Kenrick "Kenny" Crabtree
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 2 Years
2nd Lieutenant, Honorably Discharged due On the job trining injury...nothing heroic...proud to have served with some of the best and some that gave all and some that are still giving. Semper Fi
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 2 Years
2nd Lieutenant, Honorably Discharged due On the job trining injury...nothing heroic...proud to have served with some of the best and some that gave all and some that are still giving. Semper Fi
larry c. mcintyre
Class of 1965
Navy, 2 Years
Served in VietNam on the USS Newport News CA-148. 1968-1969
Class of 1965
Navy, 2 Years
Served in VietNam on the USS Newport News CA-148. 1968-1969
Laurence Jan Tyler
Class of 1969
Army, 21 Years
Caught in the draft lottery I joined and reported for duty on 12 Dec 1970, After Basic and AIT I served in Vietnam as an Air Traffic Controller. I finished my active duty on 11 December 1973. I joined the Colorado Army National Guard and served for an additional 18 years retiring in 1991 as A SFC.
Class of 1969
Army, 21 Years
Caught in the draft lottery I joined and reported for duty on 12 Dec 1970, After Basic and AIT I served in Vietnam as an Air Traffic Controller. I finished my active duty on 11 December 1973. I joined the Colorado Army National Guard and served for an additional 18 years retiring in 1991 as A SFC.
Marvin Layman
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served in Viet Nam from November 1967-1968. Awarded 3 Purple Hearts. Squad leader in an infantry platoon. Finished Service at Camp Pendleton, Ca. Final rank of E-5 Sergeant. Went in with Tim Carsell, Ron Smith and Bruce Stuckey, all graduates of Manitou Springs High School 1966
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served in Viet Nam from November 1967-1968. Awarded 3 Purple Hearts. Squad leader in an infantry platoon. Finished Service at Camp Pendleton, Ca. Final rank of E-5 Sergeant. Went in with Tim Carsell, Ron Smith and Bruce Stuckey, all graduates of Manitou Springs High School 1966
NATHAN COOPER
Class of 1994
Army, 8 Years
82D AIRBORNE DIVISION, FORT BRAGG, NC (1994-1998) SOUTHERN EUROPEAN TASK FORCE, VICENZA ITALY (1998-2001)
Class of 1994
Army, 8 Years
82D AIRBORNE DIVISION, FORT BRAGG, NC (1994-1998) SOUTHERN EUROPEAN TASK FORCE, VICENZA ITALY (1998-2001)
Suzanne Mirts
Class of 1990
Air Force, 16 Years
Fourteen years as aircraft mechanic and now serving as an officer in the Nurse Corp. Are working on people the same as working on aircraft??
Class of 1990
Air Force, 16 Years
Fourteen years as aircraft mechanic and now serving as an officer in the Nurse Corp. Are working on people the same as working on aircraft??
Ty Thompson
Class of 1989
Navy, 6 Years
Reactor Operator/Electronics Technician on USS Buffalo (SSN-715). Stationed in Pearl Harbor, HI.
Class of 1989
Navy, 6 Years
Reactor Operator/Electronics Technician on USS Buffalo (SSN-715). Stationed in Pearl Harbor, HI.
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Veterans from Manitou
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Our Manitou Springs 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 Manitou Springs High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Manitou Springs are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!