Mt Eden High School Alumni

Hayward, California (CA)

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

Anthony Gallardo
Anthony Gallardo
Class of 1972
Army, 4 Years

I was a Tanker serving two years on the East German border on the Fulda Gap. Finished my tour at Ft. Rily Kansas.
Chaddric Steven McGurn
Chaddric Steven McGurn
Class of 2006
Marine Corps, 9 Years

Served as MP and Combat Engineer, recently exited the US Marines 2015
clarence f. garcia
clarence f. garcia
Class of 1965
Army, 6 Years

left service as specialist 5 or buck sargeant
Curtis Ferea
Curtis Ferea
Class of 1973
Navy, 6 Years

Directly responsible for providing logistical support in maintaining F-14, and A-6 Intruders computer ballistics systems, and radar units
Dale Monroe
Dale Monroe
Class of 1975
Navy, 19 Years

Aviation Boatsinswain mate Aircraft handler
Dan Quinn
Dan Quinn
Class of 1970
Navy, 6 Years

I served aboard the USS Caliente AO-53 (a WWII era fleet oiler) as a general ET, the USS Hamner DD-718 (a WWII era destroyer) as an ET specializing in radars, and the USS DACE SSN 607 (a Permit/Thresher class fast attack submarine). There I made E-6 in my 5th year in the Navy, qualified Submarines (got my dolphins in the North Atlantic at >400 ft down), qualifed as a Nuclear Reactor Operator/Technician and Engineering Watch Supervisor and became a Blue Nose north of the Arctic Circle.
Danny Gutfeld
Danny Gutfeld
Class of 1976
Coast Guard, 20+ Years

Food Service Specialist
Debra Bauch Reddinger
Debra Bauch Reddinger
Class of 1973
Navy, 20 Years

Aerographersmate. Weather and Oceanography (observer/analyst/forecaster)
Dennis R Stebbins
Dennis R Stebbins
Class of 1966
Navy, 20+ Years

Proudly served worldwide as a Meteorologist, Physical Oceanographer and Environmental Scientist. Highly decorated and honorably retired, having held the rank of a Commissioned Chief Warrant Officer.
Ed Matlock
Ed Matlock
Class of 1966
Army, 6 Years

Joined the Army in January 1968 and was accepted into Special Forces training. Completed airborne school at Fort Benning July 1968 and started my Special Forces training, graduating from the John F Kennedy Center For Special Warfare in October 1969. I was assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group as an A team Medic with a secondary in Light Weapons. I was formally discharged in 1974.
Eron Currier
Eron Currier
Class of 1989
Army, 2 Years

1st Battalion 8th Cavalry Regiment HHC. (Mortars), 1st Cavalry Division. 1989 - 1992
Faith Last-Medeiros
Faith Last-Medeiros
Class of 1980
Air Force, 6 Years

Active duty Air Force 1 Year and 5 years Air National Guard stationed on Industrial Blvd in Hayward last 5 years. Basic at Lackland AFB Texas & Technical School in Biloxi, Ms. Rank of Sgt. Navigational Aids Flight Facility Equipment Repair Specialist - Team Leader
James E. Williams
James E. Williams
Class of 1979
Navy, 6 Years

served aboard uss forrestal cv59 uss seattle aoe3 and uss ajax ar6 , engineering, made it to E5, west pac, multiple med cruises, artic circle, caribean including cuba at quantanamo, indian ocean , suez canal, ya im well travelled, I hope you all get to leave hayward ,at least for a while , theres a big exciting world out there ya know !
Jim Guiles
Jim Guiles
Class of 1966
Air Force, 23 Years

28 April 69 to 31 May 92. Four years active and 19 years reserve. Worked as Security Police, Civil Engineer Sheetmetal worker, Aircraft Ground Equip. Superisor, Aerial Port NCOIC of Training and Ramp Services Supervisor. Retired at rank of MSgt. (E-7).
Mark Medeiros
Mark Medeiros
Class of 1980
Navy, 4 Years

Active duty Navy four years 2 years Navy Reserves
Patrick Kelley
Patrick Kelley
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years

Served in the Army 1965-1968 as a Medical Lab Tech. I and enlisted again in 1974 and retired from active duty as a 1SG in 1994. I served as a "Tanker" from 74-94, "Best Job I Ever Had"
Peter Sherwood
Peter Sherwood
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years

Served 1-1/2 years in Pleiku,, South Vietnam as a clerk typist for the CID investigations unit, 4th Infantry Division. Also spent time at Fort Ord, CA and Fort Lewis, WA. I darned the Bronze Star Medal, the Vietnam Campaigin Ribbon and was honorably discharged as a disabled veteran.
Rick Zuniga
Rick Zuniga
Class of 1966
Marine Corps Reserve, 9 Years

Helicopter Crew Chief
Sanford K. Alesna
Sanford K. Alesna
Class of 1969
Navy, 6 Years

Mobile Construction Battlion (MCB-74)/Seal Team2, Nam Can, RVN
Timothy Reed
Timothy Reed
Class of 1970
Coast Guard, 8 Years

Sonar tech 2nd class rode two cutters 378 ft long into the north Atlantic and north Pacific Oceans. Served on Pacific Region Admirals staff my last four years.

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Melissa Pinho
Class of '04

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