Massapequa High School Alumni
Massapequa, New York (NY)

Recent Members
Gail-patricia Vecchio | 1962 |
Greenberg Howard B Greenberg | 1970 |
Karen Karen A. | 1969 |
Karen Moje | 1973 |
Maria Maria Amari | 1968 |
Mary Grimaldi | 1978 |
Michael Wolchonok Michael Wolchonok | 1966 |
Susan Hoell | 1970 |
Military 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


anthony mastanduno
Class of 1981
Marine Corps, 7 Years
special weapons duty, 2years in central/south america, lav battalion
Class of 1981
Marine Corps, 7 Years
special weapons duty, 2years in central/south america, lav battalion

Benjamin Butera
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 6 Years
All Marines are Grunts. I was trained as a weapons demonstrator
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 6 Years
All Marines are Grunts. I was trained as a weapons demonstrator


Brian Gay
Class of 1976
Navy, 20+ Years
Officer and Enlisted Service in the Deep Sea Saturation Diver/ Special Operations Group during his entire career.
Class of 1976
Navy, 20+ Years
Officer and Enlisted Service in the Deep Sea Saturation Diver/ Special Operations Group during his entire career.


Charles R Byrne Jr
Class of 1967
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Went in to Coast Guard after graduation and retired as a CWO4 in 1991 at Group Moriches as the Engineering Officer.
Class of 1967
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Went in to Coast Guard after graduation and retired as a CWO4 in 1991 at Group Moriches as the Engineering Officer.

Charles Twombly
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Served in Herzogenaurach, Germany
1969-1970
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Served in Herzogenaurach, Germany
1969-1970

Dave White
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired US Navy Seals 1994 served with seal team1,3,&6 during my 30 years of military service. Completed 3 years 11 months in viet nam and it seems as if were yesterday.
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired US Navy Seals 1994 served with seal team1,3,&6 during my 30 years of military service. Completed 3 years 11 months in viet nam and it seems as if were yesterday.

Dave White
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years
Explosives specialist,Navy seal teams 1&3Vietnam 1969-1972
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years
Explosives specialist,Navy seal teams 1&3Vietnam 1969-1972




Jeff Sabol
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years
Fort Dix - then 3rd Infantry Division overseas
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years
Fort Dix - then 3rd Infantry Division overseas

Jim Sulkowski
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
I served as a fireman for I year on the flight like,n1 year on structure, and 2 years working in the alarm room. I was the one that woke the guys up in the middle if the night and told
D the where to go. I has 7 phones to answer and worked crazy ours. I guess I can consider myself fortunate that I was never called to Vietnam although I saw hundreds of firemen come and
go, there're were 3 or 4 of us that got there around the same time who just stayed there at Pope AFB , NC. I was discharged as a sergeant,
Class of 1969
Air Force, 4 Years
I served as a fireman for I year on the flight like,n1 year on structure, and 2 years working in the alarm room. I was the one that woke the guys up in the middle if the night and told
D the where to go. I has 7 phones to answer and worked crazy ours. I guess I can consider myself fortunate that I was never called to Vietnam although I saw hundreds of firemen come and
go, there're were 3 or 4 of us that got there around the same time who just stayed there at Pope AFB , NC. I was discharged as a sergeant,

John Wulf
Class of 1970
Navy, 6 Years
I was a KA3B aircraft electrician otherwise known as whales during Nam.
Class of 1970
Navy, 6 Years
I was a KA3B aircraft electrician otherwise known as whales during Nam.

Joseph L Birbiglia
Class of 1968
Air Force, 35 Years
Air Force Fire Protection Crash Rescue and Firefighter
Class of 1968
Air Force, 35 Years
Air Force Fire Protection Crash Rescue and Firefighter

Ken Floyd
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Served with the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing
F-111 Roadrunners '67 to '71
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years
Served with the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing
F-111 Roadrunners '67 to '71

leonard crispell
Class of 1966
Army, 4 Years
Army Security Agency served three overseas tours. Turkey Thailand and Germany. Contact with agent orange in thailand
Class of 1966
Army, 4 Years
Army Security Agency served three overseas tours. Turkey Thailand and Germany. Contact with agent orange in thailand

Mark Kealey
Class of 1973
Navy, 4 Years
NSGA-Keflavik
NSGA-Augsburg
Cryptologic Technician Technical
Class of 1973
Navy, 4 Years
NSGA-Keflavik
NSGA-Augsburg
Cryptologic Technician Technical

Mike Kaminsky
Class of 1970
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard the destroyer USS Joseph P Kennedy out of Newport Rhode island from 70 - 73. Was part of decommissioning detail in 73 . Sent to naval station Keflavik Iceland in 74 . worked as section leader for Base Police and NIS
Discharged as QM 5 in 74.
Class of 1970
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard the destroyer USS Joseph P Kennedy out of Newport Rhode island from 70 - 73. Was part of decommissioning detail in 73 . Sent to naval station Keflavik Iceland in 74 . worked as section leader for Base Police and NIS
Discharged as QM 5 in 74.

Peter Weber
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Bco 3/47th inf. 9th I.D. 12/67-9-68 awarded Silver Star on 4/4/1968
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Bco 3/47th inf. 9th I.D. 12/67-9-68 awarded Silver Star on 4/4/1968

Richard hartman
Class of 1973
Army, 3 Years
United States Army security angency tele type repair
Class of 1973
Army, 3 Years
United States Army security angency tele type repair


Thomas Pendergast
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Drafted June 1966, served 7th Inf Div, South Korea
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Drafted June 1966, served 7th Inf Div, South Korea



TOM FITZGIBBON
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 2 Years
PROUD USMC GRUNT IN VIETNAM 1969. MEDIVACED BEFORE FULL TOUR. SPENT 8 MONTHS IN HOSPITALS IN JAPAN AND HAWAII DISCHARGED IN JUNE OF 1970. THEN VA HOSPITAL IN NY. I HAVE NO REGRETS. I AM A PROUD MEMBER OF THE DAV, VFW, AMERICAN LEGION AND THE MARINE CORPD LEAGUE.
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 2 Years
PROUD USMC GRUNT IN VIETNAM 1969. MEDIVACED BEFORE FULL TOUR. SPENT 8 MONTHS IN HOSPITALS IN JAPAN AND HAWAII DISCHARGED IN JUNE OF 1970. THEN VA HOSPITAL IN NY. I HAVE NO REGRETS. I AM A PROUD MEMBER OF THE DAV, VFW, AMERICAN LEGION AND THE MARINE CORPD LEAGUE.

TOM FITZGIBBON
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 2 Years
PROUD USMC GRUNT IN VIETNAM 1969. MEDIVACED BEFORE FULL TOUR. SPENT 8 MONTHS IN HOSPITALS IN JAPAN AND HAWAII DISCHARGED IN JUNE OF 1970. THEN VA HOSPITAL IN NY. I HAVE NO REGRETS. I AM A PROUD MEMBER OF THE DAV, VFW, AMERICAN LEGION AND THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE.
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 2 Years
PROUD USMC GRUNT IN VIETNAM 1969. MEDIVACED BEFORE FULL TOUR. SPENT 8 MONTHS IN HOSPITALS IN JAPAN AND HAWAII DISCHARGED IN JUNE OF 1970. THEN VA HOSPITAL IN NY. I HAVE NO REGRETS. I AM A PROUD MEMBER OF THE DAV, VFW, AMERICAN LEGION AND THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE.
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Our Massapequa 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 Massapequa High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Massapequa are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!