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

BARRY ECKERT
BARRY ECKERT
Class of 1984
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

SERVED 12YRS IN THE USMC ALL IN THE INFANTRY 20 MONTHS COMBAT 2.5 YRS SNIPER DESERT STORM,PANAMA.LIBERIA,IRAQ,GOT OUT WENT IN NATIONAL GUARD 8 YRS RETIRED HATED THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.ONCE A MARINE ALWAYS A MARINE SEMPER FI.
barry eckert
barry eckert
Class of 1984
Marine Corps, 12 Years

hello ,all who may remember me all 98lbs of me well i have grown up,all185lbs of me.served 12 yrs in the usmc all in the infantry loved it got married got out served in all major conflicts 20 monthes combat 2.5 yrs sniper loved it
Ben Dillon
Ben Dillon
Class of 2004
Army, 2 Years

Ben was sadly killed in action 10/6/07.
Brooke Kieffer
Brooke Kieffer
Class of 1999
Air Force, 4 Years

Labor and Delivery Nurse
Carl E Slater Jr
Carl E Slater Jr
Class of 1970
Air Force, 4 Years

Worked in the construction Phase of Air Force life.
Chad Kieffer
Chad Kieffer
Class of 1998
Air Force, 4 Years

Security Forces
Chris Cole
Chris Cole
Class of 2005
Air Force, 1 Years

Weather Forecaster - Observer and currently stationed at Scott AFB, IL.
Colleen Rutherford-Goebel
Colleen Rutherford-Goebel
Class of 2000
Army, 4 Years

46 R Broadcast Journalist
Daniel J. Vally
Daniel J. Vally
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years

Chief Cryptologic Technician Interpretive Branch (Russian), Morse Collection Branch, and Technical Branch (Radar Intercept/ Analysis) Specialist. Vietnam 1965-1967. Submarine Direct Support Operator and Team Leader. November 1961 - September 1981
Danny Wyszynski
Danny Wyszynski
Class of 1997
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Served in Wpns 2/1 as an 81mm Mortarman, Forward Observer, and FDC Chief. Specialized in "Blowing Things Up" from a distance.
James Bolin
James Bolin
Class of 1984
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired 2005 as a LCDR, Naval Flight Officer
James Elliott
James Elliott
Class of 2005
Navy, 3 Years

He is the medic for the Marines. He has went to Iraq for 9 months. He is being stationed at 29 Palms. He is currently home until he gets called back to Iraq.
james gargano
james gargano
Class of 1989
Army, 4 Years

desert storm veteran
JOEY MEADOWS
JOEY MEADOWS
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired from Charleston AFB IN April 2005.
Johanna Wright
Johanna Wright
Class of 2005
Army, 1 Years

Military Police
Josh Bradley
Josh Bradley
Class of 2004
Air Force, 1 Years

Josh bradley is over in Japan right know and will come home in December and then he is off to Iraq for 4 months.
Karen Stephenson Reiff
Karen Stephenson Reiff
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years

I went into the Air Force the summer after high school and still serving after all of these years. I have served from Myrtle Beach to Alaska and now currently serving in Middle Georgia.
Kevin Moore
Kevin Moore
Class of 1996
Coast Guard, 11 Years

United States Coast Guard
Electronics Technician
Lee Durr
Lee Durr
Class of 1995
Navy, 17 Years

Aviation electrician.
Deployed numerous times to the middle east.
Currently boots on the ground in Afghan
Lucas Stewart
Lucas Stewart
Class of 2005
Army, 2 Years

82nd Airborne. Stationed at Ft. Bragg. Just returned from a years tour in Iraq.
Mark Phelps
Mark Phelps
Class of 1991
Army, 4 Years

I served in 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat)(Airborne) and the 20th Engineer Bridage (Combat)(Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC.
Melissa C. Henao
Melissa C. Henao
Class of 1992
Air Force, 8 Years

-Ground Radio Communications Specialist
-Stationed at Kelly AFB, TX; Incirlik AB, Turkey, & Whiteman AFB, MO
Patty Burkey
Patty Burkey
Class of 2006
Army, 2 Years

Cook for the Ohio Army National Guard. Graduted AIT in 2009. Was the Student First Sargent and also the Platoon Guide. Was in charge of Her Platoon during the day and in charge of 6 platoons at night.
Robert Freche
Robert Freche
Class of 1984
Air Force, 20+ Years

Retired from the Air Force in December 2004.
Robert Freche
Robert Freche
Class of 1984
Air Force, 20+ Years

Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Aircrew member for
VPOTUS 1997- 2004. Retired in 2004.
Ryan Shackelford
Ryan Shackelford
Class of 2006
Air Force, 8 Years

Air Force Emergency Management Flight/ CBRNe. Member of the 910th (Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio) and 403rd ( Keesler AFB Biloxi MS.) Civil Engineer Squadrons
Silas Welker
Silas Welker
Class of 2005
Army, 1 Years

Operations Specialist
Stephen Shayler
Stephen Shayler
Class of 2003
Navy, 4 Years

Currently Serving on board USS Rodney M. Davis FFG-60. Has particapated in CARAT '05 a training deployment to South East Asia, and in Counter Narcotics operations in South America. Currently in home port of Everett Washington.
Tammy (Mentzer) McClimans
Tammy (Mentzer) McClimans
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years

I'll retire next year, having served 37 years active duty (both enlisted and as a commissioned officer) It's been a great adventure, I've travelled the world and made wonderful friends while serving our nation...doesn't get any better than that!
Thomas D. Ballway
Thomas D. Ballway
Class of 1986
Army, 4 Years

Desert storm vet.
Zac Costilla
Zac Costilla
Class of 1993
Air Force, 16 Years

Still on active duty. I'm stationed in Alaska until April of 2008.
Zacarias Costilla
Zacarias Costilla
Class of 1993
Air Force, 16 Years

Still active duty. Stationed in Alaska right now, but set to move in April of 2009.

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Amy Powers
Class of '84

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