Port Townsend High School Alumni

Port Townsend, Washington (WA)

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

Brian Iardella
Brian Iardella
Class of 1998
Air Force, 6 Years

446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base in 2007 with the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron
Bruce Turner
Bruce Turner
Class of 1991
Marine Corps, 4 Years

0331 Machinegunner, Infantry. United States Marine Corps.

I loved every minute and would do it all over again!
Christina Goldberg (Casavant)
Christina Goldberg (Casavant)
Class of 1975
National Guard, 20+ Years

I love this country and can proudly say my military ID has the word RETIRED on it.
God bless the USA
Davida Beck
Davida Beck
Class of 1996
Marine Corps, 4 Years

USMC
Edward Radley
Edward Radley
Class of 1965
Army, 6 Years

Army, 1964-1969, served in Vietnam.
Edwin C. Nell
Edwin C. Nell
Class of 1968
Army, 2 Years

Radioman - Served in Vietnam
Gary A. Kilmer
Gary A. Kilmer
Class of 1968
Army, 20+ Years

Served 21 years. Stationed in Washington; Arizona; and Germany...
Gary Enos
Gary Enos
Class of 1998
Air Force, 4 Years

Security Forces Squadron
Harold Radley
Harold Radley
Class of 1960
Army, 23 Years

Retired 1983 as 82d Abn Div G2 SGM
James (JW) De Leo
James (JW) De Leo
Class of 1997
Marine Corps, 20 Years

USMC
Jeffrey A Short
Jeffrey A Short
Class of 1998
Marine Corps, 15 Years

I’m a Marine Officer; I’ve had an amazing and diverse military career thus far. I’ve served in Presidential service, in the infantry, and in the Intelligence Community. I’ve deployed multiple times to Iraq and Afghanistan and several other countries.
Jeffrey Oerding
Jeffrey Oerding
Class of 1996
Marine Corps, 4 Years

USMC
jimlarson
jimlarson
Class of 1984
Marine Corps, 8 Years

classified
John E. Paddock
John E. Paddock
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 2 Years

KIA - Vietnam
John Kelleher
John Kelleher
Class of 1998
Army, 4 Years

WIA - Iraq (Purple Heart)
Joshua Kliemann
Joshua Kliemann
Class of 1996
Marine Corps, 4 Years

USMC
Loren Woodward
Loren Woodward
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years

Pacific Missle Range
Lucas Wanderer
Lucas Wanderer
Class of 1996
Marine Corps, 4 Years

(Deceased)
Marvin G. Shields
Marvin G. Shields
Class of 1958
Navy, 4 Years

KIA - Vietnam

Awarded the Medal of Honor (posthumously) for heroism during the “Battle of Dong Xoai”.

Marvin Glenn Shields was the first and only United States Navy Seabee to be awarded the Medal of Honor. He was also the first sailor to receive the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty in the Vietnam War.
Michael Iardella
Michael Iardella
Class of 1997
Army, 6 Years

Bravo Co, 1/161st infantry, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Baghdad, Iraq (Green Zone) 2003-2004.
Michael R. Fisher
Michael R. Fisher
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

Served in Vietnam
Mike Hammers
Mike Hammers
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years

5th Special Forces Group, Airborne, IV Corps Mobile Strike Force (“Mike Force”), Vietnam, July 1968 to February 1970; photo Bill Amelung and me, spring 1969
Paul Morrison
Paul Morrison
Class of 1998
Navy, 4 Years

USN
Sandi Moore
Sandi Moore
Class of 1998
Air Force, 4 Years

USAF
Shawn Monahan
Shawn Monahan
Class of 1983
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Served in Far and Middle East, Central America, Sea Duty.
Stephen R. Lopeman
Stephen R. Lopeman
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 2 Years

KIA - Vietnam
Timothy J. McMahon
Timothy J. McMahon
Class of 1964
Navy, 1 Years

KIA - Vietnam
Tom (John Thomas) Stover
Tom (John Thomas) Stover
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years

Lackland AFB, Texas (Basic Training)Travis AFB, CA(2 tours); Tan Son Nhut Afld, Vietnam (8 other airfields in Vietnam); Fairchild AFB, WA; (2 Tours); SHAPE Headquarters, Mons, Belgium; Lackland AFB, Texas, (Drill Instructor); Eielson AFB, Alaska (Fairbanks)
Tom Camfield
Tom Camfield
Class of 1947
Army, 3 Years

I served during the Korean War in the 30th Engineers based at Fort Winfield Scott, Calif. It was a photo-mapping battalion, and I did not get assigned to the war zone. I did spend some time in a field camp in Alaska. Basically I was an NCO behind a typewriter in battalion headquarters.

(foregeround, in boots, in photo)
Travis Brown
Travis Brown
Class of 1998
Navy, 20 Years

Hospital Corpsman
William Swindell
William Swindell
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years

Served with Pride
William T. Smith
William T. Smith
Class of 1968
Marine Corps, 2 Years

KIA - Vietnam

Classmates Spotlight

Port Townsend High School Classmates

Ron Bromley
Class of '73

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School News

Meril Martin Passed away 5/20/

Meril passed at home May 20th 2009. There will be a memorial at the community center May 30th.
His loving son, Ra...
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Our Port Townsend 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 Port Townsend High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Port Townsend are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!