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

Joseph Pullen
Joseph Pullen
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years

Over 20 plus years of priceless service to my country. Go Vikings!
KEN TURK
KEN TURK
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years

LUKE AFB , AZ (TAC) 71-73
ZARAGOZA SPAIN (USAFE)73-76
PEASE AFB, NH (SAC) 76-81
HANCOCK FIELD, NY (NORAD) 81-84
OFFUTT AFB, NE (SAC) 84-89)
KUNSAN AB, KOREA (PACAF) 89-90
REESE AFB, TX (ATC) 90-91
RETIRED MASTER SGT
Kip Cowell
Kip Cowell
Class of 1974
Navy, 20+ Years

U.S. Army Chinook Helicopter Flight Engineer/ Air-Evac (4years). U.S. Navy 22 years- retired Dec 2010 as a Commander and Operating Room Nurse. Currently a Director of Sterile Processing and Distribution at VA Medical Center- La Jolla California.
Lisa DeLay
Lisa DeLay
Class of 1980
Marine Corps, 4 Years

I served 4 years in the Marine Corps from 1983-1987.
Lisa M. Warner (DeLay)
Lisa M. Warner (DeLay)
Class of 1980
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Field Radio Operator - 1983-1987
Marc Shockley
Marc Shockley
Class of 1964
Navy, 17 Years

1965 to 1970 USN -- 3 years homeport in Rota, Spain and 2 years shore duty Washington, D.C. 1975 to 1987 USNR most with Reserve Naval Mobile Construction Battalion SEVENTEEN. Was the Admin Chief and Headquarters Company Chief. Ended service as a Senior Chief Yeoman.
Matt Geisler
Matt Geisler
Class of 1985
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

USMC, Retired LtCol. AV-8B pilot/instructor.
Mollie Jeffries
Mollie Jeffries
Class of 2000
Army, 3 Years

Mollie joined the Army in 2004. She volunteered to deploy to Iraq with the 10th Mountain Division in '05, and served there for a year, returning home with her unit. She relocated to a base in California, and that is where she made the choice to leave the Army.
Neal Polchow
Neal Polchow
Class of 1973
Navy, 14 Years

1981 to 1995. Naval Medical Officer. 5 Years active duty with USMC. MARG 3/87, 24 MAU, BLT 1/2. Viegas warm up. Med float to Spain, Kenya, Somolia, Egypt, Sardinia, Turkey. Got out a LCdr.
Paul Clark
Paul Clark
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years

Served as a Construction Mechanic with the U.S. Navy Seabees 68-70, Vietnam 69.
Navy Reserves 70-74.
Served as a Trumpet Player with the U.S. Army Band 75-85, promoted to Chief Warrant Officer/Bandmaster 85, Desert Storm 91. Retired as a Chief Warrant Officer Four 2004. 36 Years
Robert I. Hill
Robert I. Hill
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years

14 years Enlisted Army Bandsman (trumpet player) Supply Sgt. W/O Flight School in 1984, retired in 91 as CW2 UH1H huey pilot.
Roger Peacock
Roger Peacock
Class of 1962
Army, 9 Years

Korea in " 62 " than
National guards
Ron Wildberger
Ron Wildberger
Class of 1977
Air Force, 20+ Years

10 yrs as a Mediic assigned to USAF Special Operations, 10 years as an AFOSI Special Agent.
Sandy Hall
Sandy Hall
Class of 1974
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Served four years in the U.S. and two in Okinawa from 77 to 80 and again from 83 to 86. Served as a diesel mechanic and Legal/Administrative Assistant to Battalion Commanders.
Sandy Hall
Sandy Hall
Class of 1974
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Diesel Mechanic and Administrative Assistant for Company, Battalion and Legal Officers. Spent 2 years in Okinawa, Japan and the rest at Camp Pendleton, CA
Scott Horner
Scott Horner
Class of 1985
Navy, 12 Years

USN Submarine Service Communications
USS Seahorse (SSN 669) 86/88
USS Aspro (SSN 648) 89/92
USS Tucson (SSN 770) 96/98
Recruiter NRD MPLS 92/96
Scott Jarboe
Scott Jarboe
Class of 1975
Air Force, 18 Years

Retired 1994
Steve Miller
Steve Miller
Class of 1970
Navy, 4 Years

Viet Nam Vet
Steven Carter
Steven Carter
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years

Avionics Technician on the E-2C Hawkeye (navy's version of AWACS) aircraft
Steven L. Jordan
Steven L. Jordan
Class of 1974
Army, 20+ Years

Enlisted in 1979, initially with 1/4 Calvary, Ft. Riley, KS; commissioned via OCS in 1981 in the Military Intelligence Cops. Various staff and command positions to include Commander, HHB, 7th DIVARTY (L), Ft. Ord, CA and B Company, 732nd MI Battalion (FS Kunia - Hawaii); served two additional overseas tours in the Republic of Korea as well as attending the Postgraduate Intelligence Program hosted by the Defense Intelligence Agency; departed active duty (AD) for the reserves and rebranched as a Civil Affairs officer with deployments to Haiti (94) and Bosnia (97-98) where I served as the J2 for a combined joint Civil Affairs task force in Sarajevo and then commanded a small joint Civil Affairs team in Prijedor, Serbia; commanded HHD, 416th CA Battalion (Norristown PA) and the General Support Detachment 425th CA Battalion (Santa Barbara CA); reassigned to a unit at Ft. Belvoir, VA where I was recalled to AD in March 03; deployed to Iraq in September 03 returned in October 04 and awarded the Combat Action Badge as well as the Purple Heart; retire June 30, 2009 with more than 30 years of total service and 22 years and 3 months of active duty credit. It was a great run and though difficult at times, the sacrifices pale in comparison to the opportunity to serve with some of America's Finest...HOOAH! I saluate all that served before, serve now, or will opt to serve in the future...
Terry Aschenbrenner
Terry Aschenbrenner
Class of 1970
Coast Guard, 4 Years

Aviation Machinist Mate, aircraft mechanic and flight crew member. Flew on C-130 aircraft doing search and rescue missions in Alaska.
terry aschenbrenner
terry aschenbrenner
Class of 1970
Coast Guard, 4 Years

served aboard a ww 2 destroyer for 1 year. then went into aviation for 3 years. flew out of air station Kodiak Alaska on C-130 aircraft. went to Houston Texas and was a rescue swimmer in H-3 helicopters.
Thomas J Young
Thomas J Young
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years

Served 24 years in three career fields:

Helicopter Mechanic - single rotor
Aircraft warning and control - radar scope dope
Aircraft electrical & enviornmental maintenance supervision
Thomas Krueger
Thomas Krueger
Class of 1973
Navy, 5 Years

Proud Navy veteran. E-5 communications electrician. Circumnavigated the world aboard the nuclear guided missile cruiser USS Long Beach. Golden Shellback.
Thomas Krueger
Thomas Krueger
Class of 1973
Navy, 4 Years

Circumnavigated the world aboard the nuclear powered guided missile cruiser USS Long Beach. E-5 electrician.
thomas tucker
thomas tucker
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years

retired air force master sergeant. aircraft weapons loader
Vincent Carl Gibson
Vincent Carl Gibson
Class of 1977
Navy, 4 Years

Go Navy!
Wayne Melluzzo
Wayne Melluzzo
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years

Nuclear Weapons

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