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

Aaron VanSteenburg
Aaron VanSteenburg
Class of 2007
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Went to Parris Island SC for boot in Sept of '07, I'm currently stationed in Camp Lejeune NC. I'm a Motor Transport Oporator in a Artillery Unit. I deploy to Afghanistan in Jan with the 24th MEU.
Anthony Batiste
Anthony Batiste
Class of 1983
Navy, 9 Years

I served in the US Navy Submarine Force for 9 years and during Operation Desert Shield/Storm. I worked with General Colin Powell when he was Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff for a brief stint (1 week) while in San Diego, CA
Brian Conine
Brian Conine
Class of 2008
Army, 4 Years

I went to Fort Leanord Wood, Missouri for Basic Training. Got stationed in Hawaii, served a year in Iraq. I am a Combat Engineer which basically means I get to blow stuff up.
charles scully
charles scully
Class of 1987
Army, 5 Years

military police-law enforcememt and combact operations
Daniel J. Ballard, Jr.
Daniel J. Ballard, Jr.
Class of 1990
Air Force, 17 Years

Entered the Air Force in September of 1990 and is currently stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Base, Tucson, AZ
David T. McCann
David T. McCann
Class of 1986
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Served first two years with a nuclear weapons security detachment aboard the carrier USS Forrestal, which provided escort to re-flagged Kuwaiti shipping during 1988 Gulf crisis. Assigned to Second Battalion Fourth Marines, infantry, in 1989 and deployed to Monrovia, Liberia to secure the US embassy and evacuate foreign nationals at the outset of Liberian civil war in 1990. Deployed to the Persian Gulf and participated in Operation Desert Storm in combat operations in Kuwait.
Ethan Simons
Ethan Simons
Class of 1993
Army, 10 Years

I operate a portable satellite dish sytem to establish internet in remote locations.
Eugene Buerge
Eugene Buerge
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Served in DaNang, Vietnam in 1967-68
JAMES FINCH
JAMES FINCH
Class of 1981
Air Force, 6 Years

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER THEN
NCOIC OF CLASSIFICATION & TRAINING
Philip Gentile
Philip Gentile
Class of 1997
Marine Corps, 9 Years

2651 - Signals Intelligence Operator. 97 - 06.
98 - 99 Okinawa, Japan
99 - 01 Camp Lejeune, NC
01 - 06 Washington, DC

Classmates Spotlight

Margaretville Central High School Classmates

Brian Fairbairn
Class of '05

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Margaretville Central High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Blue Devils.

School News

Bill McGarvey..Class of 1950

A quick note for those who may now have heard. Bill passed away in February, hours before his birthday. He has lived in ...
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Our Margaretville Central 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 Margaretville Central High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Margaretville are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!