Newport High School Alumni
Newport, Washington (WA)

Recent Members
Catherine Miller | 1966 |
Charlie None | 1997 |
David Welling | 1991 |
Ron Tyler R Opp | 1987 |
Thomas Radan | 1990 |
Tina Hixon | 1980 |
Tonda Miller | 1990 |
Valery Ellison | 1974 |
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 Newport High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Grizzlies lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Adam Burfitt
Class of 1990
Army, 20+ Years
Deployed in 1996 Bosnia; Task Force Regular OEF 2002 Guantanamo Bay, OIF 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2008-2009
Class of 1990
Army, 20+ Years
Deployed in 1996 Bosnia; Task Force Regular OEF 2002 Guantanamo Bay, OIF 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2008-2009

Andrew J. Korbel
Class of 1987
Army, 6 Years
Been deployed to OIF and OEF from Vicenza Italy for last 6 years.
Class of 1987
Army, 6 Years
Been deployed to OIF and OEF from Vicenza Italy for last 6 years.

Charles (Chuck) Holmes
Class of 1965
Army, 20 Years
Served as an Infantryman for 20 Years. 1970 - 1990 Retired 1SG.
Class of 1965
Army, 20 Years
Served as an Infantryman for 20 Years. 1970 - 1990 Retired 1SG.

Chuck Hall
Class of 1966
Navy, 6 Years
4 yrs active duty, (2 yrs Corpus Christi (VT-28), 2 yrs USS Dixie), 1 yr active reserve, 1 yr inactive reserve.
Class of 1966
Navy, 6 Years
4 yrs active duty, (2 yrs Corpus Christi (VT-28), 2 yrs USS Dixie), 1 yr active reserve, 1 yr inactive reserve.


Darryl Ratcliff
Class of 1973
Navy, 5 Years
Operations specialist worked in CIC made 2 WestPacs. saw Fleetwood Mac in Auckland NZ.
Class of 1973
Navy, 5 Years
Operations specialist worked in CIC made 2 WestPacs. saw Fleetwood Mac in Auckland NZ.


James Anderson
Class of 1963
Army, 5 Years
Served Mar 1964 thru Jun 1969.served in Ft Belvoir, VA, Germany , Vietnam with 1st Cavalry Div and Ft Lewis, WA Discharged in early July 1969
Class of 1963
Army, 5 Years
Served Mar 1964 thru Jun 1969.served in Ft Belvoir, VA, Germany , Vietnam with 1st Cavalry Div and Ft Lewis, WA Discharged in early July 1969



kyle kiehn
Class of 1999
Army, 9 Years
I have been deplyed twice to Iraq, and Afghanistan. been in the 82nd Airborne Division working Logistics. getting out in less then 100 days and counting.
Class of 1999
Army, 9 Years
I have been deplyed twice to Iraq, and Afghanistan. been in the 82nd Airborne Division working Logistics. getting out in less then 100 days and counting.

Lisa Sullivan (Markwardt)
Class of 1989
Army, 17 Years
Army reserves for 17 years with a deployment to Landstuhl Germany
Class of 1989
Army, 17 Years
Army reserves for 17 years with a deployment to Landstuhl Germany

Merrill M. Oaks
Class of 1958
Army, 2 Years
Served l964-66 Army Ordnance Corp, trained at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md. Assigned to Panama Canal Zone, Fort Clayton July, l964-1966. Served in both Ordnance and Air Transportation. Deployed to Dominican Republic during revolution of l965.
Class of 1958
Army, 2 Years
Served l964-66 Army Ordnance Corp, trained at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md. Assigned to Panama Canal Zone, Fort Clayton July, l964-1966. Served in both Ordnance and Air Transportation. Deployed to Dominican Republic during revolution of l965.

michael lindley
Class of 2003
Army, 7 Years
active army-3 1/2 years, army national guard 3 1/2 years. one tour in irqa
Class of 2003
Army, 7 Years
active army-3 1/2 years, army national guard 3 1/2 years. one tour in irqa

Tom Schirmer
Class of 1971
Air Force Reserves, 6 Years
Crash rescue specialist, Military Band
Class of 1971
Air Force Reserves, 6 Years
Crash rescue specialist, Military Band

Tony Rife
Class of 1978
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Radioman/Telecommunications Specialist - 8 years active, 14 years reserve - retired reserve in 2001
Class of 1978
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Radioman/Telecommunications Specialist - 8 years active, 14 years reserve - retired reserve in 2001
Alumni Stories

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School News
Wiliam A. Looney (Bill)
Bill died last year on 9/11/15. He was 76 years old and a 1957 alum.
WILLIAM LOONEY Obit...
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Our Newport 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 Newport High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Newport are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!