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

brandon White
brandon White
Class of 2001
Navy, 5 Years

flying the mighty p-3 orion over iraq
David Bellis
David Bellis
Class of 2004
Navy, 1 Years

David is currently serving in Afganistan and will hopefully return home in August.
Jeremy Hammond
Jeremy Hammond
Class of 2000
Army, 8 Years

Have served two tours in Iraq. Currently training soldiers to deploy to Iraq/ Afganistan.
John Wiesner
John Wiesner
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Following boot camp was stationed at Camp LeJune. 1st tour of duty was to Afghanistan following the attack on the world trade center. Received combat action medal. Next tour of duty was to Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Last tour was back to Afghanistan to guard US embassy in Kabul.
Jonathan Lee
Jonathan Lee
Class of 2005
Air Force, 4 Years

Electrical Power Production Journeyman. Served in Spangdahlem AB, Germany from 2009-2011. Served in Holloman AFB, NM from 2011-2012.
Joshua Hutchison
Joshua Hutchison
Class of 1995
Army, 7 Years

Chinook CH47D Flight Engineer 7 Years Service, 1 Tour Afghanistan, 6 Months Pakistan, Dominican Republic,
Joshua Pope
Joshua Pope
Class of 2004
Dod, 16 Years

Josh started his career in the United States Marine Corps. He served in the United States Army with 10th Mountain Division. Josh served tours all over the world, to include tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Josh served in the private sector as a canine handler and sniper. Josh went on to work for the Department of Defense as an Intelligence Analyst before moving to the Department of Homeland Security, as a Federal Law Enforcement Officer.
Michael Dean
Michael Dean
Class of 1995
Air Force, 11 Years

Still serving this great country and loving every minute of it.
Mike Blanco
Mike Blanco
Class of 2001
Army, 4 Years

Served in Iraq, Jumped out of planes, slid down ropes, loved every second of my military career
Mike Blanco
Mike Blanco
Class of 2001
Army, 3 Years

been to Iraq, jumped out of planes, slid down ropes, loved every minute or it, Love my career
Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen
Class of 2005
Air Force, 3 Years

Maintaining KC-135. NKAWTG. Crew Chief. keeping our fighters out there for longer keeping our army boys safe.
Shawn M Fitch
Shawn M Fitch
Class of 2004
Army, 6 Years

Currently serving on active duty. Deployed in support of OEF to the Horn of Africa.
Tyler Tannahill
Tyler Tannahill
Class of 2005
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Marine Corps infantry 2005-2009 Afghanistan 2006 Iraq 2007
Wesley Akin
Wesley Akin
Class of 2005
Navy, 4 Years

US Navy Minemen stationed in Sasebo, Japan. 2006-Present

Classmates Spotlight

Olathe East High School Classmates

Amanda Kiefer
Class of '94

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