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

Brandon Burton
Brandon Burton
Class of 1990
Army, 4 Years

Combat medic in Dessert Storm.
James T. Knudsen
James T. Knudsen
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

I was in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade E-2-3 Recon Platoon in Vietnam from July 5, 1969 through September 21, 1970, and earned the rank of Sergeant E-5
Jerald McCalmant
Jerald McCalmant
Class of 1982
Army, 4 Years

Served at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina
Jim McKean
Jim McKean
Class of 1959
Air Force, 20+ Years

Pilot
MICHAEL COOKSEY
MICHAEL COOKSEY
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years

Company C-3 77th Armor, 5th Infantry Division, Ft. Carson, Colorado Company Clerk
Mike Rucker
Mike Rucker
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years

navy seal
Pamela Roberts
Pamela Roberts
Class of 1982
Navy, 3 Years

Served in San Diego, and Honolulu Hawaii 1985-1988
Ricky Burkhart
Ricky Burkhart
Class of 1980
Navy, 30 Years

Navy Seabees
Robert Berry
Robert Berry
Class of 1960
Army, 12 Years

Entered Army 1966, Helicopter pilot D troop 3/5
Cavalry 68-69. Received direct commission 1Lt.
1970, Company Commander ASA Korea 70-71
Electronics Warfare Officer 71-72 Fort Bragg, NC.
Left Army 1973 rank Captain.
Roger Hilton
Roger Hilton
Class of 1958
Army, 29 Years

Career officer, retired in Germany.
Susan Ford Baltazar
Susan Ford Baltazar
Class of 1969
Army, 5 Years

Counterintelligence in Germany.
Thomas Spratt
Thomas Spratt
Class of 1960
Navy, 4 Years

Liason Officer ComPhibPac PBR gunboats Riverine Operation Game Worden, USS Floyd County LST 762 (PBR Motheship), US Vancouver LPD2 Vietnam Amphibious Operstions ARG Dechouse landings South Vietnam Coastal region
Tom Bullis
Tom Bullis
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years

1968 Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX
1969-70 Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL
1970-71 Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam,
1971-72 Richards Gebaur AFB, Grandview, MO
Weaver Simonsen
Weaver Simonsen
Class of 1960
Navy, 10 Years

Radar Officer F4 Phantom fighter( 2000hrs), Squadrons VF 101 Training, VF 41 Med Cruse USS Independence (Intercepted Russian Bomber), VF 102 USS America round the world Cruse (Combat North Vietnam) VF 121 Instructor, VF 111 Coral Sea Two Combat tours ,

Classmates Spotlight

Marion High School Classmates

Steve Morrow
Class of '80

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

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School News

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