New Bedford High School Alumni

New Bedford, Massachusetts (MA)

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

Joseph Sousa
Joseph Sousa
Class of 1982
National Guard, 20+ Years

Counter Drug Task Force
Joshua Pacheco
Joshua Pacheco
Class of 2004
Army, 9 Years

UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter pilot.
Joshua Pacheco
Joshua Pacheco
Class of 2004
Army, 4 Years

I am a US Army officer (1st Lieutenant) who is currently serving on Active Duty, stationed at Ft. Rucker, AL. I am a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot by profession.
Karen Lee (Vieira) Hollins
Karen Lee (Vieira) Hollins
Class of 1986
Navy, 8 Years

Served as a Radioman Second Class RM2. Or as it is now called Information Technologist (IT2).
Kenneth Grace
Kenneth Grace
Class of 1975
Navy, 3 Years

Served aboard the Destroyer Tender USS Puget Sound, AD-38 as a Sonar Technician. Other details are classified Secret.
Kevin Zbornak
Kevin Zbornak
Class of 2003
Air Force, 5 Years

Active Duty USAF 2003-Present, serving at Whiteman AFB, Home of Revolutionary Airpower, the B2 Stealth Bomber.
Leo Provost
Leo Provost
Class of 1938
Air Force, 5 Years

Musician-Dance band leader-last year at Wendover ,Utah with Atom bomb group with Colonel Tibbets!More info at 1-847 577 4628.
Luke R. Mahar
Luke R. Mahar
Class of 1996
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Luke joined the Marine Corps in April of 2006. He has enlisted for 5 years.
Major (Ret) E. David Picard
Major (Ret) E. David Picard
Class of 1970
Army, 20+ Years

Infantry Officer, 82d Airborne Division
Maria (Matos) Conway
Maria (Matos) Conway
Class of 1989
Navy, 9 Years

Joined the Navy after graduation. Completed fours years and left the service. Re-enlisted in 2001 and still active duty.
Mary (Santiago) Ciccarone
Mary (Santiago) Ciccarone
Class of 1988
Air Force, 3 Years

Served in USAF at Hanscom AFB in Bedford, Massachusetts.
Matthew (Matt) A. Brown
Matthew (Matt) A. Brown
Class of 1963
Army, 6 Years

2 years active - 1LT Commanding Officer 784th Transportation CO - 4 years reserved duty
Matthew a. Brown
Matthew a. Brown
Class of 1963
Army, 2 Years

Commanding Officer 784th Transportation Company Fort Eustis, VA
Matthew Brown
Matthew Brown
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years

Commanding Officer 784th Transportation Company 1969-1970
Norm LeDoux
Norm LeDoux
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years

Telecommunications Specialist
Paul Livramento
Paul Livramento
Class of 1970
Air Force, 3 Years

Medical Services Specialist. 1973-1976. Rank upon discharge: Sgt. (E-4). Lackland AFB, Shepard AFB, Edwards AFB
Philip Lamb
Philip Lamb
Class of 1962
Coast Guard, 3 Years

USCGC Humboldt, Portland Maine
USCG Squadron One, Division 12,
Danang, Vietnam
Raymond Le Beau
Raymond Le Beau
Class of 1953
Army, 3 Years

82nd Airborne
Ricrdo N Alcobia
Ricrdo N Alcobia
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years

US Army Intelligence Officer
Robert (Bob) Rumney
Robert (Bob) Rumney
Class of 1954
Navy, 30 Years

Retired Captain. Command of:CG,DDG.SQD
Robert E Gagnon
Robert E Gagnon
Class of 1974
Air Force, 8 Years

Served 8 years in the Air Force
Robert E Lavoie
Robert E Lavoie
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years

I served in the U.S.Air Force from 1965 - 1969. I graduated from Russian Language School at Syracuse University and was a Russian and French Interpretor in the A.F. I lived for a year and a half in Yalova, Turkey, covering the communications at the Kremlin in Moscow. I also covered the French Hydrogen Bomb Tests in the South Pacific a most interesting assignment.
Robert Rumney
Robert Rumney
Class of 1954
Navy, 30 Years

30 years plus 2 recalls during the IRAQ war. Captain of a DDG and CG. Made around the world deployment as CO of DDG.
Robert Rumney
Robert Rumney
Class of 1954
Navy, 20+ Years

30 years Active Duty. 3 recalls.Retired as Captain (0-6). Commanding Officer, USS Sellers (DDG-11) ,USS Daniels (CG-27
Robert Rumney Capt.
Robert Rumney Capt.
Class of 1954
Navy, 30 Years

CO:DDG/CG/DESRON
Roger Blanchard
Roger Blanchard
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years

Air Police Alaskan Air Command remote site, SAC Plattsburgh, N.Y B-47 and Atlas F missile silos Airman 1st class.
Ronald Perron
Ronald Perron
Class of 1960
Air Force, 5 Years

Severed as translator in Korean, Russian & Hungarian languages.
THANH VAN LE
THANH VAN LE
Class of 1992
Army, 10 Years

Been on three deployments
Vern Moore
Vern Moore
Class of 1965
Navy, 20+ Years

Service in Philippines, Vietnam, Azores, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and U.S.- Washington,D.C. and San Diego.
Wayne Taylor
Wayne Taylor
Class of 1992
Army, 19 Years

Served in Infantry and the Intelligence. Retiring August 2012
William e. Rogers
William e. Rogers
Class of 1948
Army, 20+ Years

Viet nam Vet Retired 1884 at grade of
Sergeant Major E9

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Tony Beeler
Class of '90

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School News

Group Photo Shoot, of the last graduating class from the former NBHS

We are planning to get together, for a photo shoot, in front of the former NBHS.
@6:00pm on Aug 10 Friday, of any...
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Our New Bedford 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 New Bedford High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in New Bedford are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!