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

Jim (Hair) Sabol
Jim (Hair) Sabol
Class of 1986
Air Force, 19 Years

Enlisted Aug 86; acft crew chief and C-141B Flight Engineer for 14 years; commissioned in May 01; currently acft maintenance officer, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
John C. Patterson
John C. Patterson
Class of 1971
Army, 3 Years

served as a dental specialist at Ft. Wolters Tx and FT.Knox Ky. Highest rank Specialist 4
Johniqua Williams
Johniqua Williams
Class of 2008
Navy, 10 Years

Combat motor boat operator. Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
Jorge Manuel Coello
Jorge Manuel Coello
Class of 1981
Navy, 6 Years

FF 1085 DONALD B. BEARY....
MACHINIST MATE 1981-1984
ELECTRICIAN MATE 1984-1987
Jorge Manuel Coello
Jorge Manuel Coello
Class of 1981
Navy, 6 Years

Machinist Mate-4yrs with Electrician Mate-2yrs
Jorge Manuel Coello
Jorge Manuel Coello
Class of 1981
Navy, 6 Years

Donald B. Beary F.F. 1085
Machinist Mate AND Electrician Mate
Jorge Manuel Coello
Jorge Manuel Coello
Class of 1981
Navy, 6 Years

Machinist Mate / Electrician Mate
Engineering till the end !!
Jose Nadal
Jose Nadal
Class of 1997
Army, 9 Years

Ssgt 82nd Airborne, NC. Drill Sgt at Ft Jackson,SC.
Juan Carlos Garcia
Juan Carlos Garcia
Class of 1996
Navy, 6 Years

Naval Security Forces
Master-At-Arms
Juan Garcia
Juan Garcia
Class of 1981
Air Force, 6 Years

OTS UPT
Juan J Garcia
Juan J Garcia
Class of 1981
Army, 3 Years

Active Duty West Germany & CONUS 67N20
juan m baez
juan m baez
Class of 1996
Marine Corps, 11 Years

Helicopter mechanic on AH-1W Super Cobra, UH-1N Huey Utility Helicopter, AH-1Z new Marine Upgrade and the UH-1Y upgrade program. participated 1998 Mar 05 1998
Karin Bennett
Karin Bennett
Class of 1970
Army, 5 Years

US Army Signal Corps
Katherine Miller (Asca)
Katherine Miller (Asca)
Class of 2005
Air Force, 9 Years

Active Duty Air Force medic for the past 9 years and counting
Keith Merrell
Keith Merrell
Class of 1974
Army, 17 Years

Major, Field Artillery
Retired
kevin knox
kevin knox
Class of 1994
Air Force, 13 Years

4 yrs NAVY 3 tours to the gulf
currently in the AF served in iraq, kuwait
Kevin Lanford
Kevin Lanford
Class of 1982
Air Force, 20+ Years

Four years Active Duty and 21 years in the Air National Guard, included overseas deplolyments
Lee Loesch Donahue
Lee Loesch Donahue
Class of 1979
Army, 15 Years

Enlisted in NM National Guard and became active duty US Army 1991. Served as a 46R broadcast journalist in Germany twice, Panama, Fort Bragg NC, Seoul South Korea, Zagreb Croatia, Tuzla Bosnia, Ghana West Africa, Alexandria and Cairo Egypt, Fort Meade Maryland and the Pentagon.
Luis Lopez
Luis Lopez
Class of 1998
Navy, 5 Years

Served 5 yrs in the US Navy. First tour of duty on the USS Nassau in Norfolk,VA. Then NAS Fallon, NV. Seperated in the 2003.
Maj Eibe, Eric E.
Maj Eibe, Eric E.
Class of 1991
Air Force, 10 Years

Deputy Chief, Combat Airspace Management, Headquarters, Air Force Special Operations Command
MARCELLA ELLIOTT (LUDEN) MAIDEN
MARCELLA ELLIOTT (LUDEN) MAIDEN
Class of 1976
Coast Guard, 20+ Years

FINANCE & SUPPLY WARRANT OFFICER (W4)
CURRENTLY STATIONED ON THE USCGC HARRIET LANE OUT OF PORTSMOUTH, VA
Marcella Luden Elliott
Marcella Luden Elliott
Class of 1976
Coast Guard, 20+ Years

Served in the U. S Coast Guard. What a great service. Retired in 2008. Five children and one grandson. Currently live in Chesapeake, VA.
MARCUS BELL
MARCUS BELL
Class of 1991
Army, 14 Years

MEDICAL SPECIALIST/ORTHOPEDIC TECHNICIAN
MARCUS BLL
MARCUS BLL
Class of 1991
Army, 13 Years

MEDICAL SPECIALIST/ORTHOPAEDIC THEC
Mark A. Rutledge
Mark A. Rutledge
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years

Aircraft mechanic, Libya, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and been around the world.
Mark Rossbach
Mark Rossbach
Class of 1989
Navy, 6 Years

Electrician, USS Kittyhawk
Me'Osha Brunson
Me'Osha Brunson
Class of 2006
Navy, 2 Years

Im station in YOKOSUKA, JAPAN. A E-3 On board the USS George Washington CVN 73(air craft carrier). Ive been on board for about 2 years, im an ABH (Aviation Boatsawin Mate Handler! i was intially station in Norfolk Virginia.
Michael Barker
Michael Barker
Class of 2014
Marine Corps, 4 Years

He served in the United States Marine Corps from 2014-2018 as a Corporal of Logistics
Moises Alvarez
Moises Alvarez
Class of 1987
Air Force, 12 Years

Captain in the Acquisition Corp.
Moises Alvarez
Moises Alvarez
Class of 1987
Air Force, 14 Years

Captain stationed in Los Angeles AFB, CA
Napoleon Rodriguez
Napoleon Rodriguez
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Iraqi freedom
Omar Hill
Omar Hill
Class of 2007
Army, 3 Years

Armor Officer
Oscar Rubio
Oscar Rubio
Class of 1986
Army, 24 Years

Still serving proudly...multiple trips to Iraq.
Otis III (Chip) Statham
Otis III (Chip) Statham
Class of 1973
Army, 8 Years

25th Infantry - viet nam era vet
Paul Tamburrino
Paul Tamburrino
Class of 1985
Army, 13 Years

Major - Armor - 1989-2002
Desert Storm
Pedro Gonzalez
Pedro Gonzalez
Class of 1995
Navy, 6 Years

Aircraft structural mechanic specialize in maintenance of F/A 18 A-D aircraft as well as nondestructive inspections.
Peter Schopperle
Peter Schopperle
Class of 1987
Air Force, 20 Years

Veteran
Phil Zedonek
Phil Zedonek
Class of 1968
Army, 20+ Years

Signal Corps-Communications, 16 moves in 21 years, 6 years in Germany, 4 years w/White House Communications Agency(Carter/Reagan), 2 years as 63rd Signal Battalion Commander(deployed 650 soldiers to Saudi for Desert Shield/Strom), Fort Gordon/Augusta GA. Post Inspector General-Retired 1993 as Liieutenant Colonel
Raul Laureano
Raul Laureano
Class of 1984
Army, 20+ Years

Army Sergeant First Class. Currently stationed in Florida at the Wounded Warrior Batallion in Orlando, Fl. Ammuntion and Explosive specialist.
Raul Mendez
Raul Mendez
Class of 1997
Navy, 8 Years

Worked onboard various ships and small vessels providing support to units worlwide.

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Class of '74

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Our Miami Killian 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 Killian 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!