Opelika High School Alumni

Opelika, Alabama (AL)

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

billy earl worthington
billy earl worthington
Class of 1949
Navy, 4 Years

seaman 1st class
Carolyn Wilson Dandridge
Carolyn Wilson Dandridge
Class of 1972
Air Force, 4 Years

Administration
Sergeant
Airman of the Year-TUSLOG Det 94, Turkey
Dale Broome
Dale Broome
Class of 1968
Coast Guard, 20+ Years

Served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years prior to serving 19-1/2 years in the Coast Guard. Retired with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer in 1994 after serving as Personnel Officer at the Coast Guard Training Center, Cape May, NJ (boot camp).
Damon Hanson Jr
Damon Hanson Jr
Class of 1991
Army, 8 Years

Served in Germany then at Ft. Bragg,N.C.. Came back to Opelika and joined the reserves.
Harvey Cortez Nelms
Harvey Cortez Nelms
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years

Retired from the US Army 1 June 2007. Served 3 tour in Iraq.
James Holcombe
James Holcombe
Class of 1996
National Guard, 14 Years

Served in Iraq in 2005 and was the 250,000th R&R person to go home on leave. Also served in Kuwait in 2009-2010.
James Tate
James Tate
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years

enlisted 1975 retired 23 yrs as chief warrant officer (W-3)
James Tate
James Tate
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years

enlisted 1975 retired 23 yrs as chief warrant officer (W-3)
Joel "Jewell" Denning
Joel "Jewell" Denning
Class of 1969
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Sea duty in Rota, Spain
john harper
john harper
Class of 1991
Army, 19 Years

Infantryman and Instructor
Kenneth D Bell
Kenneth D Bell
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years

Retired August 2004
otis broach
otis broach
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years

joined Air Force oct 1965- retired at the rank
of smsgt in 1985. station in vietnam, korea, guam,
okinawa, sicily, germany, texas, california and
Florida
Phillip Stover
Phillip Stover
Class of 1976
Air Force, 15 Years

Squadron Officer School 79-82, Air Force Technical Applications Center 82-89, American Embassy Ankara Turkey 89-91, Air Force Special Operations 91-92
Terrell Smith
Terrell Smith
Class of 1960
National Guard, 6 Years

Military Police Headquarters Company, Opelika, Alabama

Classmates Spotlight

Opelika High School Classmates

E.j. Houston
Class of '84

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Opelika High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Bulldogs.

School News

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