Taconic High School Alumni
Pittsfield, Massachusetts (MA)
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Recent Members
Barbara Kidd | 1964 |
Carl Shaw | 1989 |
Heather Austin | 2005 |
Jean Wyand | 1977 |
John Allen | 1978 |
Joseph Rupinski | 1975 |
Justin Poneck | 2018 |
Kevin Snow Kevin Snow | 1983 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your Taconic High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Taconic Braves lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
![Dennis LeMay](https://ac-cdn.alumniclass.com/v3/_images/photos/military.jpg)
Dennis LeMay
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Primarily I was a Boatswain Mate, also was in Naval Law Enforcement, became First Lieutenant at Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific in Pearl Harbor. I was stationed on both East and West Coasts including Naples, Italy. For ships, I served on USS Charleston (LKA-113), USS Merrill (DD-976), USS Jarrett (FFG-33) and USS Coronado (AGF-11) which was at the time 3rd Fleet's Command Ship. Served in the Navy from 1982-2002 and served in the National Guard from 1978-1982. Retired from service. Other duties was setting up religious services, and assist Chaplains at a command level when deployed, community service programs for schools and orphanages over seas, Command Investigator. In my earlier years I served on a gun crew for a 3"50, then on a Damage Control Team and on a Nuclear Incident Team. Been involved in combat situations during the course of my service.
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years
Primarily I was a Boatswain Mate, also was in Naval Law Enforcement, became First Lieutenant at Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific in Pearl Harbor. I was stationed on both East and West Coasts including Naples, Italy. For ships, I served on USS Charleston (LKA-113), USS Merrill (DD-976), USS Jarrett (FFG-33) and USS Coronado (AGF-11) which was at the time 3rd Fleet's Command Ship. Served in the Navy from 1982-2002 and served in the National Guard from 1978-1982. Retired from service. Other duties was setting up religious services, and assist Chaplains at a command level when deployed, community service programs for schools and orphanages over seas, Command Investigator. In my earlier years I served on a gun crew for a 3"50, then on a Damage Control Team and on a Nuclear Incident Team. Been involved in combat situations during the course of my service.
Alumni Stories
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Read and submit stories about our classmates from Taconic High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Taconic Braves.
School News
Do you have any news to share? Keep our classmates informed on news and current events! Please post all reunion information in the reunion area.
Our Taconic 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 Taconic High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Pittsfield are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!