Rancho Alamitos High School Alumni
Garden Grove, California (CA)
Recent Members
| Brian Jimenez | 2013 |
| Franklin Blankenship | 1976 |
| Gilbert V. Low Gilbert V. Low | 1966 |
| Joe Schaning | 1979 |
| Melissa Lopez | 1999 |
| Patricia Wilson | 1965 |
| Richard Bates | 1960 |
| Trina Carranza | 1999 |
Military 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
Anthony L. Maestas
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Hazardous Material/Munitions Supervisor
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
Hazardous Material/Munitions Supervisor
Bill hines
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years
Served in anti-submarine warfare training at Guantanamo Bay Cuba and later on the U.S.S Wasp an amazing four years of my life.
Class of 1968
Navy, 4 Years
Served in anti-submarine warfare training at Guantanamo Bay Cuba and later on the U.S.S Wasp an amazing four years of my life.
CAPT Mike Taylor USNR Ret
Class of 1973
Navy, 34 Years
Iraqi Combat Vet
Marine Corps 74-84
Navy 86-09
Class of 1973
Navy, 34 Years
Iraqi Combat Vet
Marine Corps 74-84
Navy 86-09
Carol A Lipsmeyer
Class of 1974
National Guard, 20+ Years
Kansas Air National Guard Retired Major
Class of 1974
National Guard, 20+ Years
Kansas Air National Guard Retired Major
Charles varbel
Class of 1960
Marine Corps, 10 Years
Seagoing USS Yorktown. 1960-63
Air traffic control school 1963. MCAS Yuma 1963-66
MCAS Kaneohe bay, HI
1966-67
Vietnam Oct '67-nov '68
Quant tri, dong ha, chu
lai, entire Tet Offensive.
MCAS Beaufort SC Discharge as Ssgt E6
Back to California.
Class of 1960
Marine Corps, 10 Years
Seagoing USS Yorktown. 1960-63
Air traffic control school 1963. MCAS Yuma 1963-66
MCAS Kaneohe bay, HI
1966-67
Vietnam Oct '67-nov '68
Quant tri, dong ha, chu
lai, entire Tet Offensive.
MCAS Beaufort SC Discharge as Ssgt E6
Back to California.
Charles varbel
Class of 1960
Army, 11 Years
Army helicopter flight school class 69/49, graduated Feb '70
ATC Officer Fort Ord, CA 'til Nov '70
Vietnam Nov 70-Nov '71 ATC Officer Nah Be,
165th avn group Long Binh, Razor back armed helicopters until Nov '71
Ft Hood TX '71-'73
1st Cav,
Avn Co. 1st AD, Ansbach, Germany
Commanding General's pilot.'73-'77
Ft Rucker '77-'80 degree completion with Embry Riddle University
BS in Professional Aeronautics.
Flight instructor 'til October 1980 retirement as a CWO3
Class of 1960
Army, 11 Years
Army helicopter flight school class 69/49, graduated Feb '70
ATC Officer Fort Ord, CA 'til Nov '70
Vietnam Nov 70-Nov '71 ATC Officer Nah Be,
165th avn group Long Binh, Razor back armed helicopters until Nov '71
Ft Hood TX '71-'73
1st Cav,
Avn Co. 1st AD, Ansbach, Germany
Commanding General's pilot.'73-'77
Ft Rucker '77-'80 degree completion with Embry Riddle University
BS in Professional Aeronautics.
Flight instructor 'til October 1980 retirement as a CWO3
Dana Charles Tolman
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years
Joined Reserves in 1992
MOS: 63W / Currently 91X40
2 tours to Iraq
1SG
Still serving
Mechanic/ Mil-tech
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years
Joined Reserves in 1992
MOS: 63W / Currently 91X40
2 tours to Iraq
1SG
Still serving
Mechanic/ Mil-tech
Daniel M. Flanagan
Class of 1959
Army, 2 Years
Drafted Feb.1964, Basic training Fort Polk, Louisana, advanced training at Fort Lewis, Washington. Received an honorable discharge from service in April 1966, afer spending a four month assignment in Vietnam where i came down with malaria.
Class of 1959
Army, 2 Years
Drafted Feb.1964, Basic training Fort Polk, Louisana, advanced training at Fort Lewis, Washington. Received an honorable discharge from service in April 1966, afer spending a four month assignment in Vietnam where i came down with malaria.
Daniel M. Flanagan
Class of 1959
Army, 2 Years
Drafted in February 1964, Basic training at Ft Polk Louisana, advanced training at Ft. Lewis, Washington. Sent to Vietnam got Malaria.. .
Class of 1959
Army, 2 Years
Drafted in February 1964, Basic training at Ft Polk Louisana, advanced training at Ft. Lewis, Washington. Sent to Vietnam got Malaria.. .
Glenn D Stewart
Class of 1963
Army, 5 Years
Infantry Captain, pilot flew O-1 Bird Dog and OV-1 Mohawk in Vietnam 69-70
Class of 1963
Army, 5 Years
Infantry Captain, pilot flew O-1 Bird Dog and OV-1 Mohawk in Vietnam 69-70
Gregory A. Ganz (Klaus)
Class of 1970
Army, 2 Years
Served with 129th Combat Assault Helicopter Company, Eagle Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade, An Son, Central Highlands, South Viet-Nam 1971-1972
Class of 1970
Army, 2 Years
Served with 129th Combat Assault Helicopter Company, Eagle Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade, An Son, Central Highlands, South Viet-Nam 1971-1972
Loren Carroll
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
Procurement and Radiological Health Protection Officer, Tobyhana army Depot, Pennsylvania. Basic and advanced infantry training, Fort Knox. Officer Candidate School, Fort Lee, Virginia. Radiological Health Protection training, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
Procurement and Radiological Health Protection Officer, Tobyhana army Depot, Pennsylvania. Basic and advanced infantry training, Fort Knox. Officer Candidate School, Fort Lee, Virginia. Radiological Health Protection training, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Michael Knobel
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Serviced in CONUS, Pacific Rim, Southern Europe, Southwest Asia and Horn of Africa.
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Serviced in CONUS, Pacific Rim, Southern Europe, Southwest Asia and Horn of Africa.
Norm Fleming (Melnyk)
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Army infantry, taught tactics at Ft. Benning and was the member of a five person Technical Evaluation Team (Nuclear weapons inspections)
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Army infantry, taught tactics at Ft. Benning and was the member of a five person Technical Evaluation Team (Nuclear weapons inspections)
Patrick Lewis
Class of 1958
Army, 9 Years
Served USAF for 4 years. 2 yars later enlisted in the ARMY. Flew helicopters and fixed wing aircraft for 5 years including 2 tours in Vietnam.
Class of 1958
Army, 9 Years
Served USAF for 4 years. 2 yars later enlisted in the ARMY. Flew helicopters and fixed wing aircraft for 5 years including 2 tours in Vietnam.
Phil Greek
Class of 1959
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Served 2 years El Toro
Served 2 years Iwakuni, Japan
Class of 1959
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Served 2 years El Toro
Served 2 years Iwakuni, Japan
Richard F. DeMong
Class of 1962
Air Force, 20+ Years
Instructor Pilot, C-130, Colonel, USAFR, Ret
Class of 1962
Air Force, 20+ Years
Instructor Pilot, C-130, Colonel, USAFR, Ret
Russell F. Raabe
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
4th Armored Division Artillery, Zirndorf, Germany; 32nd Armor, Erlangen, Germany
Class of 1961
Army, 3 Years
4th Armored Division Artillery, Zirndorf, Germany; 32nd Armor, Erlangen, Germany
Sixtus (Tito) Galindo
Class of 1984
Navy, 9 Years
Navy Seabees.
Operation Enduring Freedom 2006
Past commands; NFELC Port Hueneme
NMCB 17
Currently assigned to NMCB 18 as a Navy Resrevist
Class of 1984
Navy, 9 Years
Navy Seabees.
Operation Enduring Freedom 2006
Past commands; NFELC Port Hueneme
NMCB 17
Currently assigned to NMCB 18 as a Navy Resrevist
Steve Estrada
Class of 1999
Army, 4 Years
Basic Training, Fort Benning Georgia, completed Infantry School and Airborne School. Duty Station was in Fort Polk, Louisiana. The unit I served with was a training center for the rest of the U.S. Armed Forces. 1st Battalion (Airborne) 509th (Infantry) Brigade, OPFOR "Opposing Forces" *1st of the 509th Geronimo* 2000-2003 Active Duty. 2007-2008 Reserve Unit.
Class of 1999
Army, 4 Years
Basic Training, Fort Benning Georgia, completed Infantry School and Airborne School. Duty Station was in Fort Polk, Louisiana. The unit I served with was a training center for the rest of the U.S. Armed Forces. 1st Battalion (Airborne) 509th (Infantry) Brigade, OPFOR "Opposing Forces" *1st of the 509th Geronimo* 2000-2003 Active Duty. 2007-2008 Reserve Unit.
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Our Rancho Alamitos 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 Rancho Alamitos High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Garden Grove are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!