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

Alejandro Diaz
Alejandro Diaz
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 1 Years

United States Marine Corps

Killed in Action on the 22nd of May 1968

He weas with 1st Bat 4th Marine Regiment 3rd Mar.Division Bravo Co. 3rd Platoon , 3rd Squad. He was K.I.A. walking Point in the Area of Con Thien South Vietnam.
Alejandro Diaz
Alejandro Diaz
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 1 Years

United States Marine Corps

Killed in Action on the 22nd of May 1968

He weas with 1st Bat 4th Marine Regiment 3rd Mar.Division Bravo Co. 3rd Platoon , 3rd Squad. He was K.I.A. walking Point in the Area of Con Thien South Vietnam.
Alvin Ashe
Alvin Ashe
Class of 1973
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Honorable Discharge
Served during the Gulf War
Participated in Desert Storm
Participated In Desert Shield
Participated in humanitatian relief efforts in India and Africa
Bob Aellis
Bob Aellis
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years

US Navy stationed aboard two nuclear submarine tenders
Brian K Dobson
Brian K Dobson
Class of 1982
Marine Corps, 8 Years

Worked in communications.
calvin levy
calvin levy
Class of 1965
Navy, 6 Years

Navy Photographer
Dave Neufville
Dave Neufville
Class of 1981
Navy, 20+ Years

Craftmaster and Boat Unit member. Served with the Chaplains as a collateral duty for 5plus years. Retired Honorably with his beatiful Island Queen and three princesses.
Elbert "Al" G. Brimmage Jr
Elbert "Al" G. Brimmage Jr
Class of 1974
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Paris Island 10/13/77 - 1/17/78 3rd Battalion.1st Battalion 10th Mar, 2nd Mar Div; stationed Camp Lejeune Artillery unit. NATO outside Hamburg, Germany 3 weeks. Exposed to something affected my lungs. Medical Discharge Feb.28, 1981. Disabled Vet. Retired Programmer Analyst 15 years. Receiving full compensation this year 2017! OOORAH!!! Do it again!!! Get Some!!!!
Ernest E Lloyd
Ernest E Lloyd
Class of 1974
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Master Gunnery Sergeant (Ret)
Frank Parness
Frank Parness
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years

Motor Pool Dispatcher; Company Clerk
Harvey Silverstein
Harvey Silverstein
Class of 1962
Navy, 2 Years

Air Traffic Control ... USS Wasp
Ira L Brody
Ira L Brody
Class of 1960
Army, 6 Years

Years of Service: 1964-69
Jacob Strauss
Jacob Strauss
Class of 1975
Marine Corps, 17 Years

Honorable discharge. Served from 75-79. Attended Brooklyn College for 2 yrs then returned to active duty from 81-94. Served numerous overseas tours
joe Miccio
joe Miccio
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years

I joined the Army in 1973 and retired in 1998.
Joseph Miccio
Joseph Miccio
Class of 1972
Army, 20+ Years

I joined after I graduated from Tilden traveling the globe. I retired in 1998.
Marc Greenberg
Marc Greenberg
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years

Served with the 3D Brigade 82d Airborne Division Republic of Vietnam.
Marvin Kaplan
Marvin Kaplan
Class of 1960
Army, 2 Years

Graduated from Pratt Institute ROTC and went into army as 2nd lieutenant. Served a year in Vietnam with Corps of Engineers
Melvin Leroy Sage-EL II
Melvin Leroy Sage-EL II
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years

Served from 1982 to 2005 throughout the United States and overseas locations in Europe and Saudi Arabia.
Patrick A. Bowden
Patrick A. Bowden
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years

Chief Petty Officer
Navy Security Forces
Key West, Florida

Two tours to Iraq 2005-2006, 2007-2008
Paul Irgang
Paul Irgang
Class of 1963
Army, 3 Years

served with the 25th infantry in vietnam
Paul S Wax
Paul S Wax
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand - 1st Signal Brigade, U.S. Army Signal Corps
Robert Garcia
Robert Garcia
Class of 1974
Navy, 20+ Years

Chief Boatswains Mate, Retired
USN 1974 1978
Naval Station Adak, Alaska 1975-76
USS Coral Sea CV-43 1976-78
WestPac 77

Navy Reserves 1982-2005
Naval Coastal Warfare
Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit (MIUWU) 2122
MIUWU 101
Inshore Boat Unit 11

Operation Noble Eagle
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Stanley Field
Stanley Field
Class of 1953
Army, 2 Years

1st Lieutenant with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky from 1957 to 1959
Tredith H Knowlin
Tredith H Knowlin
Class of 1984
Navy, 20+ Years

I served 20 years in the United States Navy. I retired in 2005 and I am now working for the federal government.
Wayne Lezama
Wayne Lezama
Class of 1983
Navy, 10 Years

Gas Turbine Systems Electrical Engineer

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Class of '68

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