Miami High School Alumni

Miami, Oklahoma (OK)

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

Alvin Draper
Alvin Draper
Class of 1974
Army, 4 Years

Ft Wainwright, Alaska , SP4, Recon
BRYAN CLEVELAND
BRYAN CLEVELAND
Class of 1989
National Guard, 9 Years

SGT. FSC 203RD ENGR BN IN JOPLIN, MO. DEPLOYED TO IRAQ FROM 2003-04. ALSO SUPPORTED AIRPORT SECURITY AT KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN 2001. SERVED IN US AIR FORCE FROM 1994-97 AT NELLIS AFB IN LAS VEGAS, NV.
Butch Stephens
Butch Stephens
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years

Served most of my time in Germany.
Mustered out as Sgt. E5
Cassandra Purdy
Cassandra Purdy
Class of 2003
Army, 6 Years

Served in Iraq 2005- 2006
Dean Trone
Dean Trone
Class of 1978
National Guard, 20+ Years

31 years air guard ,11deployments to middle east Senior Master Seargant
Dustin W. Stover
Dustin W. Stover
Class of 1990
Army, 20+ Years

Active duty clinical laboratory officer. Served in OIF 2006-2007.
J. Ryan Turner
J. Ryan Turner
Class of 2005
Army, 2 Years

US Army Medic currently stationed at Ft Sill OK working in ER at military hospital on base. Spent 1 year in South Korea.
Jeff Harlan
Jeff Harlan
Class of 1989
Air Force, 7 Years

USAF
Jeff Trussler
Jeff Trussler
Class of 1981
Navy, 20+ Years

Submarine Officer. Commanded USS MARYLAND (SSBN 738). Also served on HONOLULU (SSN 718), TENNESSEE (SSBN 734) & COLUMBUS (SSN 762). Currenly Commander of TASK FORCE 69 for US Sixth Fleet.
Jerry Stevens
Jerry Stevens
Class of 1951
Air Force, 20+ Years

Colonel, Master Navigator,Comptroller, Weather Officer. Vietnam, Disabled Veteran. Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Air Medal
John Harkins
John Harkins
Class of 1989
Army, 18 Years

Major, Infantry
United States Army Special Operations Command
John Tunnell
John Tunnell
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years

Served US Army - 1 year stateside, 2 years Okinawa
John Tunnell
John Tunnell
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years

Served US Army 2+ years in Okinawa (now Japan).
Discharged 1971
John Tunnell
John Tunnell
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years

Two year deployment to Okinawa after Basic and AIT. Army Air Cargo, first at Naha then at Kadena AFB.
John Tunnell
John Tunnell
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years

Served last 2 years of service in Okinawa, 1969 to 1971
Joseph foust
Joseph foust
Class of 1974
Army, 6 Years

Military Police stationed in Ft. Hood Tx and West Germany.
Joseph Price
Joseph Price
Class of 1988
Army, 4 Years

Cav Scout. Operation Desert Storm.
Lance Miller
Lance Miller
Class of 1992
Army, 12 Years

95th Division Army Reserve Band out of Oklahoma City
Lloyd Crumrine
Lloyd Crumrine
Class of 1963
Air Force, 20+ Years

Pilot, IP,EP ,C-130A,B,E,H Squadron Cmdr, Group Cmdr, Wing Cmdr, Edwards AFB, Test Center Vice Cmdr.
Lloyd T Crumrine
Lloyd T Crumrine
Class of 1963
Air Force, 20+ Years

C-130 Pilot , Instructor /Examiner
Martin Williams
Martin Williams
Class of 1982
Army, 3 Years

13B Field Artillery Cannoneer
Michael Kirchner
Michael Kirchner
Class of 1988
Army, 4 Years

Ammunition specialist. Stationed at Ft. McClellan AL., Redstone arsenal, Al. Ft. Benning, Ga 11th Acr (Cavalry) Fulda Germany
Michael Palmer
Michael Palmer
Class of 1992
Army, 4 Years

One year spent in Bosina on peace keeping mission all of 1996.
Millay (Brians) Morgan
Millay (Brians) Morgan
Class of 1997
Air Force, 8 Years

Active duty Air Force Officer from Jan '02-Feb '10.
Millay Petersen (Brians)
Millay Petersen (Brians)
Class of 1997
Air Force, 15 Years

Entered active duty December 2001.
Richard Lee Rick Murphy
Richard Lee Rick Murphy
Class of 1980
Air Force, 4 Years

USAF Lackland AFB Basic Training 84
Sheppard AFB Tech School 84-85
McCord AFB FTD 85
Elmendorf AFB Alaska 85-88
Honorable Discharge
DAV
Rodney L. Epps
Rodney L. Epps
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years

With VA-94, served on Uss Ranger, Uss Enterprise, and home based at Lemoore, Calif.
Roy A. Underwood
Roy A. Underwood
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years

U. S Army 1967-1969 Combat Support Comminications. Assignment in Vietnam - HHC 4th Psychological Operations Group, III Corp.
Roy A. Underwood
Roy A. Underwood
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years

United States Army, Sp/5 (E-5) Tour of duty in South Vietnam 1969. HHC 4th Psyop Group, Psychological Warfare, Saigon, South Vietnam, Can Tho & Bien Hoa.
Steve Hopkins
Steve Hopkins
Class of 1970
Army, 4 Years

Viet Nam part of AMCAV helicopter group as a door gunner, winner of the Silver Star.
Steven W. Holden, Sr.
Steven W. Holden, Sr.
Class of 1990
Army, 9 Years

Comptroller; Iraq 2003-2004 and 2005-2006; Awarded two Bronze Stars with 4th Infantry Division and 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. Currently serving at HQ, USCENTCOM, MacDill, AFB, FL
Steven W. Holden, Sr.
Steven W. Holden, Sr.
Class of 1990
Army, 14 Years

Served in OIF 1, 3, and OEF...US Army Finance Corps...Was with 4th ID when they caught Saddam Hussein
Ted Watts
Ted Watts
Class of 1960
Army, 6 Years

I enlisted in December 1965 (the last semester of my senior year of college at Pittsburg State University) and served on active duty with the US Fourth Army (1966-1967) and when deactivated, served in the Kansas Army National Guard (69th Infantry Brigade) rising to the rank of infantry platoon sergeant E-5 and was honorably discharged in January 1972.
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Class of 1962
Coast Guard, 32 Years

Enlisted USCGR in 1971, Captain of the Port (CoP), LA/Long Beach. Active duty Alameda CoP, Boating safety detachment Colorado River, Parker Dam (yes, I got paid to chase drunken boaters on the river) Active duty Desert Storm/ Shield USCG Hdqrs Washington
DC. Direct Commission and retired as a Lieutenant (O3) 2004.
Wiliam (Bill) Kahler
Wiliam (Bill) Kahler
Class of 1960
Navy, 4 Years

Served as a 3rd Class Petty Officer - Boiler Technician aboard the USS Hornet CVS 12 (aircraft carrier). Went on 2 West-Pac cruise - Japan, Hong Kong, Sea of China, Phillipanes, Nam , Hawaii, etc.
William (Bill) Kahler
William (Bill) Kahler
Class of 1960
Navy, 4 Years

Served as a 3rd Class Petty Officer - Boiler Technician aboard the USS Hornet CVS-12. Went on 2 West-Pac cruses - Japan, Hong Kong, Phillipans, Nam, Coast of China, Hawaii. etc.
William Bandy
William Bandy
Class of 1979
Navy, 8 Years

I joined on my 18th birthday that kicked off a very intense career. I still work in some of the most intense war theaters with a great since of pride bringing life saving technology to the warfighter.
William Lee Smith III
William Lee Smith III
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years

Entered in 68, retired in 93. Began at Fort Polk, ended up in Hong Kong. Had a great time for 25 years. Went from Military Police as a Private to Staff Sergeant, in Panama and Vietnam to Equal Opportunity Instructor in Ft Sill, to Turkey in a NATO Hqs, to both Posts in New Jersey where my enlisted career ended as a First Sergeant at Ft Monmouth in 1986. On to DC where I was trained to be an Operations Coordinator and eventually to Nicaragua as a Chief Warrant Officer 2, Military Attache where I served for 4 and a half years at the American Embassy in Managua. Then on to Hong Kong where I made CWO3 and retired to Panama.

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Ted Watts
Class of '60

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