Mitchell High School Alumni

Colorado Springs, Colorado (CO)

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

Barry Wilson
Barry Wilson
Class of 1972
Army, 4 Years

Service in the 3/7 Cavalry Regiment as a Tank Commander and Platoon Sergeant.
Brian Baca
Brian Baca
Class of 1987
Army, 2 Years

M-1 Tank crew. Basic at Ft. Knox, KY and active duty at Ft. Polk, La.
Followed by 2 years Air Force Reserves at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Springs, Co.
Air Cargo
Brian Twiss
Brian Twiss
Class of 1985
Air Force, 7 Years

Mainframe Computer Operator, Communications Center Operator. 1985 - 1992. Stationed at Mather AFB CA, Osan AB, South Korea, Hahn AB Germany and Falcon AS Colorado.
Carpenter
Carpenter
Class of 2002
Air Force, 8 Years

I'm kind of a big deal
Catharine Clark-Sayles (Clark)
Catharine Clark-Sayles (Clark)
Class of 1971
Army, 7 Years

Army Medical Corps, MD, internal medicine/geriatrics
Chris Bray
Chris Bray
Class of 1993
Air Force, 14 Years

Air ForceOfficer
Chris Truss
Chris Truss
Class of 1985
Air Force, 20+ Years

USAF Security Forces "Defender"
Cynthia (Cole) LeHew
Cynthia (Cole) LeHew
Class of 1981
Navy, 14 Years

Forward deployed to Iraq 2007-2008
Currently stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA.
Daniel T Portillos
Daniel T Portillos
Class of 1970
Air Force, 4 Years

Security Police, Service taught me alot about my syself.
David Holman
David Holman
Class of 1991
Army, 15 Years

Served as a Medical Specialist
Donald Matthews
Donald Matthews
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years

Vietnamese language school 69-70
Vietnam 1971
Commissioned in Field Artillery 1976
Germany 1977-1981
Russian language school 1985
MA-Naval Post Graduate School 1986
Gulf War 1991
Bosnia 1993
Retired Lieutenant Colonel 1995
Donald Schoenleber
Donald Schoenleber
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years

Air Traffic Controller, Ground Controlled Approach Radar Specialist, (GCA). 1 year service 1969-1970, Republic of South Viet Nam, An Khe, Army Airfield, 1st Aviation Brigade.
"The experience of war taught me alot about how life should be lived".
Donald Spaw
Donald Spaw
Class of 2009
Navy, 2 Years

Currently on Active Duty, stationed in Charleston, SC at the Navy Nuclear Training School. Set to Graduate 26 Aug 2011 asw a Nuclear Machinist Mate
Edward E. Fontes
Edward E. Fontes
Class of 1977
Navy, 20+ Years

Cryptologic Tech Technical CTT
Jackie Harris
Jackie Harris
Class of 1984
Army, 20+ Years

Served 20 plus years loved it all, but always glad to be back home
Jared C. Dugger
Jared C. Dugger
Class of 1992
Marine Corps, 19 Years

Camp Lejeune, NC, Okinawa Japan, Pohang Korea, USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), Guantanamo Bay Cuba, 29 Palms CA, Ramadi Iraq, Haditha & Haqlaniya Iraq, Haiti, Ghana, Estonia, Rota Spain, USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44)
Jason Casebier
Jason Casebier
Class of 1992
Army, 8 Years

Still miss it
Jeffrey Kendall Sapp
Jeffrey Kendall Sapp
Class of 1973
Navy, 30 Years

Surface Warfare Officer
My Navy experience includes serving as:
• Commanding Officer of six different ships
• Commanding Officer of a Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NROTC) Unit responsible for four undergraduate schools
• Deputy Director of the U.S. Navy’s Enlisted Personnel Plans & Career Policy Division
• Deputy Legislative Assistant to the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Deputy Director of Athletics for the U.S. Naval Academy’s Athletic Association
• Chief of Staff to the DoD’s Executive Manager responsible for Military Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology & Training
• Chief of Staff of the Naval Systems Engineering Directorate in the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) headquarters
• Chief of Staff of NAVSEA’s Naval Surface Warfare Center
• Senior Aide-de-Camp to the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Strategic Plans Officer in the Joint Staff’s Plans & Policy Directorate
• Special Assistant to the U.S. Naval Academy’s Dean of Admissions
• Head of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Physical Education Department
Joanna Love (Richardson)
Joanna Love (Richardson)
Class of 1975
Air Force, 8 Years

USAF 8 years. E-5. 1975-1983. Awesome life opportunity.
Joanna Love (Richardson)
Joanna Love (Richardson)
Class of 1975
Air Force, 8 Years

Served 8 years in the Air Force. E-5. Great life experience. 1975-1983
Jon Bernier
Jon Bernier
Class of 1966
Army, 5 Years

May 1970 to Aug 1975. Vietnam 1971, 101st at Camp Eagle and points west. Then CBtry 1/44
ADA. KheSanh to Chu Lai . Germany 1972-1974, Ft Carson Aug 1974 - Aug 1975.
Joseph Brown
Joseph Brown
Class of 1994
Marine Corps, 4 Years

USMC
Julia A Lee (Krause)
Julia A Lee (Krause)
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Went to Bootcamp 12/1969 retired 9/1998
Katherine Neumann Williams
Katherine Neumann Williams
Class of 1971
Army, 4 Years

Linguist
Keith Giles
Keith Giles
Class of 1973
Navy, 12 Years

US Navy Pilot 1977-1987
NY Air Guard Pilot 1993-1997
Kyle Davis
Kyle Davis
Class of 2005
Army, 10 Years

3 Tours Iraq
Fort Sill, Fort Carson, Fort Gordon
Mark Aasen
Mark Aasen
Class of 1973
Navy, 7 Years

Naval Aviator. Flew off the USS Ranger and Enterprise (beam me up, Scotty) Flew S-3 Vikings and TA-4's.
Michael Cooley
Michael Cooley
Class of 1969
Navy, 8 Years

Nuclear surface fleet 1971-1977, 5 campaigns in Vietnam aboard USS Long Beach CGN9, Engineering Laboratory Technician
Nickesha Cabrera
Nickesha Cabrera
Class of 2005
Army, 9 Years

Military Police
Patriciia Helms Hall
Patriciia Helms Hall
Class of 1976
Army, 6 Years

Biomedial Equipment Repair
Phil Hunt
Phil Hunt
Class of 1972
Air Force, 6 Years

Served six years, met great people, learned many lessons in life.
Ralph Hodgman
Ralph Hodgman
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 10 Years

Marine Corps 10 years
Army National Guard 18 years
Army Retired
Disabled American Veteran
Robin Rand
Robin Rand
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years

Promoted to Lieutenant General (3 stars) and assigned as 12th Air Force Commander in Dec 2011. Married to Kim Wellborn, also MHS Class of 1974.
Russ Lewis
Russ Lewis
Class of 1971
Navy, 6 Years

As a Corpsman I helped take care of the first group of returning POWs
Russ Stott
Russ Stott
Class of 1968
Army, 20+ Years

High school to flight school to Viet Nam
UH-1 C Gun Ship/Assault helicopter pilot in Viet Nam; OV-1 D Pilot in Korea; UH-1 H maintenance test pilot with MAST Unit(s); Ch-47 D Flight Ops to retirement
Theresa Gomez Sykes
Theresa Gomez Sykes
Class of 1971
Air Force, 12 Years

I owe my civilian career to my experience as an instructor in the Air Force.
Tim O'Hara
Tim O'Hara
Class of 1976
National Guard, 20+ Years

Retired MSgt, Texas Air National Guard.
Air Transportation career field,
Activated for Sept. 11th & have worked in situations of "DENY FLIGHT", "ENDURING FREEDOM", "PROVIDE PROMISE",
& "NOBLE EAGLE"
Tony Hutton
Tony Hutton
Class of 1990
Navy, 19 Years

Naval Officer - Engineering
William Monroe
William Monroe
Class of 1988
Marine Corps, 11 Years

2531/2537 Field Radio Operator/Radio Systems Chief.

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Pat Wilburn
Class of '74

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Janis Millspaugh's obituary

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