Russellville High School Alumni

Russellville, Arkansas (AR)

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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

Alan Goecke
Alan Goecke
Class of 1986
Army, 15 Years

15 Years in the U.S. Army plus 5 years in the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency).
Benjamin Sotomayor
Benjamin Sotomayor
Class of 1985
Air Force, 20+ Years

I am currently at McGuire AFB NJ. I will retire with 23 years in June 2009.
Bradley Burdette
Bradley Burdette
Class of 1979
Army, 6 Years

Served in Germany, Mainz 2/28 INF Regiment
Brian K. McGuigan
Brian K. McGuigan
Class of 1983
Marine Corps, 6 Years

0331 Machine Gunner
Capt. Dr. Brenda Foster
Capt. Dr. Brenda Foster
Class of 1982
Air Force, 4 Years

Served 1998-2002. Pharmacy Doctor.
Carter Pearce
Carter Pearce
Class of 1998
National Guard, 1 Years

I serve as a 2LT Chaplain Candidate with the Arkansas Army National Guard. I will be promoted to 1LT Chaplain this fall.
Carter Pearce
Carter Pearce
Class of 1998
National Guard, 3 Years

I am a Chaplain in the Arkansas Army National Guard. I am currently deployed to Kosovo in support of OEF.
Charles Caudill
Charles Caudill
Class of 1980
Navy, 6 Years

1983-1989 USN attended Nuclear Power School class 8402, served onboard the USS Arkansas as a Engineering Laboratory Technician.
CWO5 Dale McAnulty, USMC (Ret)
CWO5 Dale McAnulty, USMC (Ret)
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Motor Transport Maintenace Officer. Served from 1 June, 1978 through 31 July, 2000. Various duty stations from east and west coast , and 5 years in the far east (Japan, S. Korea, Philippines).
Danielle Selby
Danielle Selby
Class of 1998
Navy, 5 Years

I served five years as a Hospital Corpsman in the President's Hospital in Bethesda, MD. I had a chance to meet many of our leaders in DC working at National Naval Medical Center and learned a great deal of who I am as a woman during this time which included 9/11.
Danielle Selby
Danielle Selby
Class of 1998
Navy, 5 Years

Out of the 19 individuals in our graduating class, I was the one female leaving for the US Navy within 30 days of Graduation.

For 5 years I was a Hospital Corpsman working at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD (President's Hospital). In those 5 years I worked on the Surgical Ward as Medication Corpsman, Urology Center working with the Prostate Cancer Research and then finally in the Hospital Comand Suite as the assistant to the Master Chief.
Danny Park
Danny Park
Class of 1988
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Served in Desert Storm and Desert Shield
Danny Park
Danny Park
Class of 1988
Army, 20+ Years

Enlisted in the United States Army in 1995 to present
Dave Griffin
Dave Griffin
Class of 1980
Navy, 20+ Years

It was an honor to serve.
David Collins
David Collins
Class of 2003
Air Force, 12 Years

Branch: Air Force Reserve
Service: 12.5 years
Rank: TSgt
Base: LRAFB
Job: Air Transportation Craftsman
Served during Operation Enduring Freedom
Don Allan Hart
Don Allan Hart
Class of 1957
Air Force, 10 Years

Joined in February 1958, served in England, Korea, Utah, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Texas, Wyoming, Colorado. Combined Military and Civil Service for early retirement but still working full time as an Armed Security Officer after 17 years at Internal Revenue Service. Licensed Commercial, multi-engine pilot and member of USAF Auxillary. General class Radio Operator, KE5JRS. Live near Austin, Texas. (City of Kyle).
Donald Banks
Donald Banks
Class of 1980
Navy, 6 Years

Engineman 2nd Class
Basic and Tech School in Chicago, Ill
Duty stations: Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill
Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico
U.S.S Sunbird (ASR-15) with my last cruse being part of the Space Shuttle Challenger recovery.
Hal Williams
Hal Williams
Class of 1989
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Infantry.
jack mcknight
jack mcknight
Class of 1959
Army, 4 Years

spent most of the time in france.
Jeff Stokes
Jeff Stokes
Class of 1976
Army, 20+ Years

Served for over 23 yrs in the Army and Arkansas Army National Guard. He was present during "9-11" at the Pentagon where he assisted in the Operations Center.
Jerry D. Greeson
Jerry D. Greeson
Class of 1959
Navy, 10 Years

Naval Communications, Radioman 1st Class
Joe H. Burnett
Joe H. Burnett
Class of 1955
Army Reserves, 20+ Years

First tour in USAF (2 years in Japan)
Enlisted !977-1985 ARNG-Data Processing and Chief Legal Clerk for 39th Brigade
1985-1998 USAR 4154th USARF School 75Z Instructor, BNCOC, ANCOC, 1st Sgt. course. ITC, others
Retired as MSgt in 1998.
Joe H. Burnett
Joe H. Burnett
Class of 1955
Army, 20+ Years

Data Processing NCO,ARNG, Chief Legal Clerk-39th ID ARNG, Instructor-95th Training Division USAR, various other stuff.
Retired MSgt-1998
John West
John West
Class of 1985
Air Force, 20+ Years

I have been serving in the AF for over 31 years now. I am currently stationed at Peterson AFB in Colorado.
Julian Brock
Julian Brock
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years

Served in the Finance Corps. Stationed at Fort Polk, LA, Fort Carson, Co, and Fork Lewis, WA in the US.
Stationed in Korea five times (Seoul, Anjong-ri, and Tongducheon) for a total of 13+ years).

Wife (Chong Hui) is from Taegu, South Korea.

Retired in 1990 - currently work at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA
Keith Mitchell
Keith Mitchell
Class of 1986
Air Force, 17 Years

Currently on my 17th year of service.
Kelly Nicole Lanham
Kelly Nicole Lanham
Class of 1999
Army, 1 Years

Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC B Co 1/61 Infantry Regiment; Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Fort Gordon, GA C Co 551 Sig Bn, 15 Sig BDE; Airborne School at Fort Benning, GA A Co 1/507 Parachute Infantry Regiment; current unit at Fort Bragg, SC C Co. 3 Bde Special Troops Bn, 82 Airborne Div, 18 Airborne Corp. First deployment will be Nov 2008 through Nov 2009.
KEVIN WILLIAMS
KEVIN WILLIAMS
Class of 1997
Navy, 9 Years

WORKED AS AN AIRCRAFT FIREFIGHTER/SEARCH AND RESCUE ON BOARD TWO DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT CARRIERS THEN TRANSFERRED TO WORK AS A SEABEE, DOING CONSTRUCTION AND INFANTRY.
Larry Woodward
Larry Woodward
Class of 1956
Air Force, 4 Years

Served as Radar & Computer Tech on F-102
Fighter-Interceptor during Cold War in Central Air Defense Commnd
Lee Roy Fields
Lee Roy Fields
Class of 1955
Army, 20+ Years

Condensed: Five years NG and 21 years active duty, plus almost 14 years Federal Civil Service (Dept of the Army). Overseas tours in Korea; three years Vietnam; over six years Europe primarily Germany/ Panama; Colombia; and Paraguay. U.S. with the 1st Cavalry Division, The Pentagon and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. with the USA Criminal Investigation Command; NG Advisor in Virginia; and as a civilian, The Army's Surgeon General as the Program Manager for the Medical Service Corps in Graduate and Long Term Education and Training, Training Manager for the Army's Inspector General School after attending the Army, Navy and Air Force IG schools. Assistant Inspector General for over seven years.
Linda Womack
Linda Womack
Class of 1980
National Guard, 20+ Years

Served 6 years Active Duty Army and 23 years Army National Guard. Retired Lieutenant Colonel in 2009. Commissioned through ROTC at Arkansas Tech University in 1982. Served in the Arkansas National Guard, Washington State National Guard, Oklahoma National Guard, and Illinois National Guard. Branch is Medical Services and AOC is Human Resources. Deployed to Middle East in 1990-91. Served 2004-2009 with Army CBHCO (Community Based Health Co).
Mark Sweet
Mark Sweet
Class of 1988
National Guard, 5 Years

Currently stationed in Iraq
Michael Galli
Michael Galli
Class of 1998
National Guard, 4 Years

Field Artillery Surveyor
Michael Hart
Michael Hart
Class of 1995
Army, 11 Years

Army
Ammunition Specialist
2 Iraq deployments
Phillip Sweet
Phillip Sweet
Class of 1994
Air Force, 5 Years

3 tours to Middle East
Currently stationed in Ecuador
Randy Hughes
Randy Hughes
Class of 1972
Navy, 4 Years

2 trips to the Indian Ocean and 1 to the Med.
Raymond Alan Burroughs
Raymond Alan Burroughs
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years

Special Forces, Military Intelligence, Analytical Experience Instructor,creator of the Long Term Analysis Cell, Received the Knowlton Award , Retired Chief Warrent Officer 3--Recieved many awards at retirement including Plaques from both governors of the state of Arkansas and Texas and a Certificate of Appreciation from President George Bush.
Robbie Dixon
Robbie Dixon
Class of 1998
Army, 9 Years

3 years as a combat engineer, 4 years as a combat medic with a field artillery battalion, and I am an Occupational Therapy Assistant now
Robert Marlow
Robert Marlow
Class of 1997
Air Force, 12 Years

I started out as a Parachute Rigger where I inspected, repacked, and supervised the process of taking care of parachute and other life saving equipment. I was able to see the world and meet new and interesting individuals. I still remember where and what I was doing when 9/11 happened as it was only my 2nd year in the Air Force. I finished my last 2 years doing Unit Deployment Manager where I was able to talk to different Major Commands and help them figure out deployment capabilities and send them where it was to be needed.
Ronald Stokes
Ronald Stokes
Class of 1985
Air Force, 20+ Years

Its been both fun and tough the past 20+ years serving in the Air Force. I have been places in this world I never thought I would get a chance to go, yet I've had to see and do things I wish upon no one while in Iraq, both saving lives and taking them....but thats the cost of freedom and I would do it all over again!

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Class of '88

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