North Allegheny High School Alumni
Wexford, Pennsylvania (PA)

Recent Members
Barbara Oksanen | 1973 |
Carol Concelman | 1974 |
Dave Stanley | 1977 |
Joseph Richard | 1975 |
Kay Bennett | 1974 |
Marian Daransky | 1960 |
Scott Bichler | 1978 |
Susan Frasure | 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
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Honored Military Alumni

Bill Bordas
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired in 1996 as a Lt Colonel. Stationed at Barksdale AFB, LA; Wiesbaden, Germany (twice); Berlin, Germany; Ft Belvoir, VA (twice); and the Pentagon.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired in 1996 as a Lt Colonel. Stationed at Barksdale AFB, LA; Wiesbaden, Germany (twice); Berlin, Germany; Ft Belvoir, VA (twice); and the Pentagon.

Chris Hockenberry
Class of 1988
Army, 16 Years
Currently serving as an Infantry Major at Fort Bragg, NC.
Class of 1988
Army, 16 Years
Currently serving as an Infantry Major at Fort Bragg, NC.

Col. Randy Brandt USAF Ret.
Class of 1957
Air Force, 20+ Years
http://honestly-speaking.com/NoTime.html
(Web Story)
(Can you find some way to get Randys story
trimmed down? He really deserves to be on NA Alumni site He is still serving his country a a member of a Vetreans medical relief flight service. ACV Thanks!!
Class of 1957
Air Force, 20+ Years
http://honestly-speaking.com/NoTime.html
(Web Story)
(Can you find some way to get Randys story
trimmed down? He really deserves to be on NA Alumni site He is still serving his country a a member of a Vetreans medical relief flight service. ACV Thanks!!

H.Phillip (PHIL) Brandt
Class of 1956
Air Force, 20+ Years
Phil Brandt, age 63; born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1938, oldest of five children (four out of the five have entered the Air Force, and three of us have retired from same, my younger brother as a full colonel, SEA veteran, and tactical wing commander). Maternal grandparents immigrated in late 1800s from East Prussia (E. Konigsberg). College: Princeton University, Class of 1960, majoring in Chemistry. Entered USAF as 2/lt in 1962 as communications officer. Attended Nav. school 1966; MAC worldwide navigator in C-124s and C-133As from 1967-1970. Switched to being a WSO in RF-4Cs (Mt. Home, Shaw AFB '70-'73); then switched to F-111As (Nellis, Mt. Home '73-'82) ; numbered air force (12AF) staff officer until retirement in the rank of major in 1984, in Austin, Texas. Worked next fifteen years for IBM as a hardware technical writer. Retired from IBM in 1999. Hobbies besides plastic models are: collecting and restoring Chevrolet Corvairs (have owned 17 since 1966!) and Oldsmobile Toronados (have owned five). Currently restoring my 1985 31' Winnebago motorhome. First wife died 1981at age 41; remarried in Texas 1982. Wife is retired high school mathematics teacher. Three sons from first marriage, 37, 35, 31all work in computer industry in Austin. Five grandchildren.
Nickname "Bondo" coined three years ago by friend Mike West of Lone Star Models in Houston, who noticed that I always seem to undertake difficult, ill-fitting
Class of 1956
Air Force, 20+ Years
Phil Brandt, age 63; born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1938, oldest of five children (four out of the five have entered the Air Force, and three of us have retired from same, my younger brother as a full colonel, SEA veteran, and tactical wing commander). Maternal grandparents immigrated in late 1800s from East Prussia (E. Konigsberg). College: Princeton University, Class of 1960, majoring in Chemistry. Entered USAF as 2/lt in 1962 as communications officer. Attended Nav. school 1966; MAC worldwide navigator in C-124s and C-133As from 1967-1970. Switched to being a WSO in RF-4Cs (Mt. Home, Shaw AFB '70-'73); then switched to F-111As (Nellis, Mt. Home '73-'82) ; numbered air force (12AF) staff officer until retirement in the rank of major in 1984, in Austin, Texas. Worked next fifteen years for IBM as a hardware technical writer. Retired from IBM in 1999. Hobbies besides plastic models are: collecting and restoring Chevrolet Corvairs (have owned 17 since 1966!) and Oldsmobile Toronados (have owned five). Currently restoring my 1985 31' Winnebago motorhome. First wife died 1981at age 41; remarried in Texas 1982. Wife is retired high school mathematics teacher. Three sons from first marriage, 37, 35, 31all work in computer industry in Austin. Five grandchildren.
Nickname "Bondo" coined three years ago by friend Mike West of Lone Star Models in Houston, who noticed that I always seem to undertake difficult, ill-fitting

Jeff Hall
Class of 2002
Army, 5 Years
Infantry Officer 173rd Airborne, Vicenza Italy.
Class of 2002
Army, 5 Years
Infantry Officer 173rd Airborne, Vicenza Italy.



Leanne Archer Eisler
Class of 1970
Air Force, 8 Years
Spent 8 years as a Graphics Specialist, from 1974 - 1982. Stationed at Pease AFB, NH, Shaw AFB, SC and Nellis AFB, NV.
Class of 1970
Air Force, 8 Years
Spent 8 years as a Graphics Specialist, from 1974 - 1982. Stationed at Pease AFB, NH, Shaw AFB, SC and Nellis AFB, NV.

LTC Virginia A Vesco
Class of 1966
Army, 13 Years
I also served an additional 10 years in the Individual Ready Reserve. I served at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Franklin Army Regional Medical Center, Womack Army Medical Center at Ft. Bragg, Lyster Army Hospital at Ft. Rucker. Received Army Commendation Medal and Meritorious Service Medal.
Class of 1966
Army, 13 Years
I also served an additional 10 years in the Individual Ready Reserve. I served at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Franklin Army Regional Medical Center, Womack Army Medical Center at Ft. Bragg, Lyster Army Hospital at Ft. Rucker. Received Army Commendation Medal and Meritorious Service Medal.

Major Mary J Wall ( Komorowski)
Class of 1974
Army, 13 Years
Was in ROTC for 2 years 74-76. commissione
Class of 1974
Army, 13 Years
Was in ROTC for 2 years 74-76. commissione

michael haak
Class of 1979
Air Force, 9 Years
Pilot USAF F-15 C-141
Working for Southwest Airlines since 1994
Live in MCO
Class of 1979
Air Force, 9 Years
Pilot USAF F-15 C-141
Working for Southwest Airlines since 1994
Live in MCO

Peter Gallagher
Class of 1980
Navy, 18 Years
8yrs USCG. 8yrs USN. One tour of duty in Afghanistan, Oct2009 to May2010.
Class of 1980
Navy, 18 Years
8yrs USCG. 8yrs USN. One tour of duty in Afghanistan, Oct2009 to May2010.

Randy Brandt
Class of 1957
Air Force, 20+ Years
Dec 1959 - Dec 1989. Flew B-52s in Cuban missile crisis, F-4Ds SEA (173 combat msns/78 over NVN), A-7Ds, O-2s and A-10s.
Class of 1957
Air Force, 20+ Years
Dec 1959 - Dec 1989. Flew B-52s in Cuban missile crisis, F-4Ds SEA (173 combat msns/78 over NVN), A-7Ds, O-2s and A-10s.

Rob Widing
Class of 1970
Army, 2 Years
Served two years active duty and one year in the active/ready reserve. Had a great time in Germany followed by the GI bill to attend university. Very lucky.
Class of 1970
Army, 2 Years
Served two years active duty and one year in the active/ready reserve. Had a great time in Germany followed by the GI bill to attend university. Very lucky.

William L. Regas Sr.
Class of 1960
Air Force, 3 Years
602nd. MAC @ Elmendorf AFB, AK. 60551 Loadmaster Foward Support for S.E. Asia
Class of 1960
Air Force, 3 Years
602nd. MAC @ Elmendorf AFB, AK. 60551 Loadmaster Foward Support for S.E. Asia
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Our North Allegheny 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 North Allegheny High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Wexford are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!