Monte Vista High School Alumni
Monte Vista, Colorado (CO)

Recent Members
Blanca Lozoya | 1992 |
David Roath | 1985 |
Fred Simpson | 1957 |
Gloria Gloria J Brady | 1970 |
Jere Corlett | 1958 |
Loren Schall | 1959 |
Mark Jean Anne Dicerchio | 1974 |
Susan Smith | 2007 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your Monte Vista High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Pirates lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Brad Wiedeman
Class of 1993
Army, 17 Years
Started in Korea in 1994, then to the All Army Wrestling team in 1996, New York for 4 years with a stop in Bosnia, off to Ft. Carcon with a trip to Egypt after 2001, then to Germany for 6 Years, With 1 stop in Kosovo and two stops in Iraq, Now a Recruiter in Santa Fe waiting to retire.
Class of 1993
Army, 17 Years
Started in Korea in 1994, then to the All Army Wrestling team in 1996, New York for 4 years with a stop in Bosnia, off to Ft. Carcon with a trip to Egypt after 2001, then to Germany for 6 Years, With 1 stop in Kosovo and two stops in Iraq, Now a Recruiter in Santa Fe waiting to retire.

Claude C. Manzanares
Class of 1955
Air Force, 20+ Years
Traveled over most of the world.
Class of 1955
Air Force, 20+ Years
Traveled over most of the world.


Earl F. Ross
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years
US Army from 7 Jun 1963 to 31 Oct 1983. Currently working Federal Civil Service Fort Carson, Colorado (Colorado Springs) since 9 Jul1984
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years
US Army from 7 Jun 1963 to 31 Oct 1983. Currently working Federal Civil Service Fort Carson, Colorado (Colorado Springs) since 9 Jul1984

Earl Ross
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years
8 years in Germany, 1 and 1/2 years in Vietnam. Stateside was at Ft Carson, Ft Leonard Wood, Fort Benning, Fort Polk.
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years
8 years in Germany, 1 and 1/2 years in Vietnam. Stateside was at Ft Carson, Ft Leonard Wood, Fort Benning, Fort Polk.

Ernesto Vigil
Class of 1966
Army, 19 Years
served in Vietnam, Germany(2 tours), Virginia, Texas. Oklahoma and Missouri.
Class of 1966
Army, 19 Years
served in Vietnam, Germany(2 tours), Virginia, Texas. Oklahoma and Missouri.


James A Graham
Class of 1980
Navy, 24 Years
Entered in 1989 spent 4 in San Diego on the USS Halsey. Transferred into the reserves and stay there until I retired in 2013 as a Operations Specialist Chief Petty Officer
Class of 1980
Navy, 24 Years
Entered in 1989 spent 4 in San Diego on the USS Halsey. Transferred into the reserves and stay there until I retired in 2013 as a Operations Specialist Chief Petty Officer

Kent Jones
Class of 1961
Navy, 4 Years
In Navy 1963-1967. Spent 2 years in Japan as a hospital corpsman & then 18 months on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Kitty Hawk.
Class of 1961
Navy, 4 Years
In Navy 1963-1967. Spent 2 years in Japan as a hospital corpsman & then 18 months on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Kitty Hawk.

Richard L. Smith
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Basic training- Ft. Leonard Wood, Then, Ft.
Dix -1 year in Vietnam with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and the final year at Ft. Carson.
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years
Basic training- Ft. Leonard Wood, Then, Ft.
Dix -1 year in Vietnam with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and the final year at Ft. Carson.

Ron Kuske
Class of 1997
Air Force, 7 Years
From the Valley to...England, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Ghana, South Africa, Bahrain, Qatar, Portugal, Iraq...once a Pirate, always a Pirate!
Class of 1997
Air Force, 7 Years
From the Valley to...England, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Ghana, South Africa, Bahrain, Qatar, Portugal, Iraq...once a Pirate, always a Pirate!

Steve Smith
Class of 1982
Army, 6 Years
West Point Class of 1986. Army Ranger, Paratrooper. Service in Gulf War.
Class of 1982
Army, 6 Years
West Point Class of 1986. Army Ranger, Paratrooper. Service in Gulf War.
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Our Monte Vista 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 Monte Vista High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Monte Vista are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!