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!

Lost Class Rings

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Honored Military Alumni

Clifford Johnson
Clifford Johnson
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired 1993
Colonel Jay Otken
Colonel Jay Otken
Class of 1984
Army, 20+ Years

Jay was promoted to the Rank of Colonel in July 2018 at Fort Bragg North Carolina,
Danny Jones
Danny Jones
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 2 Years

1971-1973
J B West
J B West
Class of 1958
Army, 20+ Years

Army Helicopter pilot. Retiring as full colonel. 30 years total service
James Frank Van Bibber
James Frank Van Bibber
Class of 1964
Navy, 4 Years

Us Navy E-5 Data Processor
USS Cascade AD-16
ComCruDesLant Admiral Staff
James S Allison
James S Allison
Class of 1966
Army, 1 Years

Killed in Action Republic of Vietnam Oct. 1968
Jay Otken
Jay Otken
Class of 1984
Army, 20+ Years

Currently Active Duty Lieutenant Colonel
JOHN F KRATZER
JOHN F KRATZER
Class of 1959
Army, 5 Years

Army Aviation...Heidleburg, Germany
Nike Ajax Missiles...Seattle, Washington
Larry Bicket
Larry Bicket
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years

Served in Vietnam in the AG Office as a computer specialist in personnel reporting
Michael Mckee
Michael Mckee
Class of 1997
Air Force, 6 Years

Air Transportation Journeyman/SSgt
Pat Carruth
Pat Carruth
Class of 1962
Air Force, 20+ Years

He was an air traffic controller in the Air Force. He was stationed in Vietnam in 1967-1968.
Paul Brown jr
Paul Brown jr
Class of 2001
Air Force, 1 Years

Honorably discharged due to injury
rode ewing
rode ewing
Class of 1969
Navy, 14 Years

missle tech,
Steve Parker
Steve Parker
Class of 1969
Marine Corps, 24 Years

1969 1993 retired 03 GySgt
THOMAS HAMMAN
THOMAS HAMMAN
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years

4 YEARS ACTIVE AIR FORCE 1971-1975
25 YEARS USAR 1982-2007
RETIRED 6 JUN 07 MSG
Tom Singleton
Tom Singleton
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years

Assistant Laboratory Instructor at US Military Academy, West Point, NY
VICKI COLLINS KUCH
VICKI COLLINS KUCH
Class of 1966
Navy, 20+ Years

Navy Nurse Corps, Active 1970-1972
Reserve 1974-2000.
Vicki Collins Kuch
Vicki Collins Kuch
Class of 1966
Navy, 29 Years

Nurse Corps active for 2 years then the rest of the time was done Reserves. Retired as a Commander,NC,USNR
Walter Wood
Walter Wood
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 6 Years

CG staff aide. 1st MAW. SSgt. DaNang, RVN 1970-71.
William C Ashton, Jr
William C Ashton, Jr
Class of 1973
Air Force, 16 Years

USAF TACP for most of time. Served in Desert Shield/Storm with 1st Armored Division.
William Powell
William Powell
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

1967-1969, Vietnam medic

Classmates Spotlight

Monterey High School Classmates

Steve Jobe
Class of '73

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