Unity High School Alumni

Tolono, Illinois (IL)

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

Andrea Keeton (Herold)
Andrea Keeton (Herold)
Class of 1992
Army, 2 Years

Served in Alaska in '96..............Military intelligence analyst. Just a short tour but was worth it none the less
Brian Thompson
Brian Thompson
Class of 2006
Navy, 5 Years

Serving in the navy on submarines
Christopher cooper
Christopher cooper
Class of 1991
Navy, 4 Years

Served 4 years active duty straight out of highschool and then went into the reserves in 2005.
Cindy Unthank (Clark)
Cindy Unthank (Clark)
Class of 1978
Navy, 7 Years

Jet Engine Mechanic
Craig Rosson
Craig Rosson
Class of 1977
Navy, 4 Years

Served on the USS Bagley & received the Navy Rxpeditionary Medal for humanitarian aid in Somalia. Was also in the Persian Gulf
Craig Rosson
Craig Rosson
Class of 1977
Marine Corps, 7 Years

Craig renlisted in the USMC after his stint in the Navy. He served during Desert Storm & ended his military career @ Camp Lejeune.
Danny L. Woodcock
Danny L. Woodcock
Class of 1964
Air Force, 4 Years

Spent 6 months on Guam, 1 year in Thailand. Got to land on Wake Island when on my way to Thailand. I was in electronic countermeasures.
Darnell Rosson
Darnell Rosson
Class of 1998
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Darnell enlisted with his brother Eric in 2000. he distinguished himself during the last part of boot camp by completing The Crucible with a hip and foot fracture; to this day Marine recruits are held to his standard.
David Tim Cline
David Tim Cline
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Served in aviation electronis
Donald burwell
Donald burwell
Class of 1974
Army, 7 Years

Stationed in ft Riley Kansas and kitzingen Germany dec 1973- oct 1980
Eric Rosson
Eric Rosson
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Eric joined the USMC with his brother Darnell During basic they were known as the "wonder twins" Eric served in Afghanistan & Iraq. He reinlisted in the USA Reserves, but recently switched to the USMC Reserves because he felt tje Army wasn't disciplined enough for him
Galen Rosson
Galen Rosson
Class of 2008
Army, 4 Years

Galen followed in the footsteps of his Grandparents, Aunt, Uncle and 2 brothers. He was in Kuwait, Iraq & Afghanistan where his specialty is in electronics. He is currently stationed at Ft Bragg; he has 2 years left on this enlistment
Heather Hood Glanzer
Heather Hood Glanzer
Class of 1990
Army, 3 Years

Light Wheel Vehicle mechanic, supply clerk & Armorer
james bear
james bear
Class of 1965
Navy, 6 Years

Did two tours in Viet Nam as electronics repair on heIicopters. Was on the U.S.S. Enterprise when it caught fire and exploded in 1969. After Navy worked for airlines until I retired.
James F.French
James F.French
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years

Served in the 518th Engineering Battalion out of Cam Rahn Bay as a construction foreman. Then served as Day Room Orderly for the 3rd Admin. Co. 3rdInf.Div. I don't regret my service to my country.
James Shipley
James Shipley
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 5 Years

Served in the USMC
Jason Browning
Jason Browning
Class of 2002
National Guard, 1 Years

Enlisted 6 Jan 2011 as an NBC specialist. After BCT I will be assigned to the 634th BSB, B Co. in Champaign.
jeff shaffer
jeff shaffer
Class of 1986
Navy, 2 Years

served on the uss jouett [CG 29]
Jesa (Vickie) Witherbee
Jesa (Vickie) Witherbee
Class of 1971
Air Force, 4 Years

Stationed at Defense Language Institute, Monterey; Shaw and Myrtle Beach AFB, SC; and Kadena AFB, Okinawa, Japan; 8 years in Washington and Oregon in Reserves.
Jim Cook
Jim Cook
Class of 1983
Coast Guard, 20+ Years

Retired from USCG in 2005.
Joe Emrick
Joe Emrick
Class of 2005
Army, 2 Years

I'm Currently a Specialist in a combat support Military Police company stationed in Hawaii. As of January 2008 I'll be deployed to Iraq.
john heimburger
john heimburger
Class of 1959
Air Force, 20+ Years

United States Air Force Academy graduate, pilot in SE Asia conflict 1964-68. Transport pilot, forward air controller and instructor pilot flying over 660 combat missions. Wing Flying Safety Officer for the Colorado's 140th TFW. O-5
John Large
John Large
Class of 1965
Air Force, 4 Years

1967 to 1971 / stationed in Japan with Air Force Security Service and Biloxi, Mississippi as an instructor. After Air Force days I had the GI Bill which helped to pay for six more years of college including Dental School.
John Maier
John Maier
Class of 1987
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Served world-wide in Information Technology. Stationed in Far East, Middle East, Europe, California, and North Carolina.
John Wooters
John Wooters
Class of 1963
Air Force, 4 Years

1963-1967
Joseph Snodgrass
Joseph Snodgrass
Class of 1989
Navy, 10 Years

US nave Machinery Repairman 2nd class 1989-1999

Joined the Illinois Air National guard in 2004
Retired in 2014 as a Technical Sargent heavy vehicle repair technician
Justin Arbogast
Justin Arbogast
Class of 1999
Army, 6 Years

Has been in Iraq since October-
keith couture
keith couture
Class of 2000
Army, 6 Years

Im currently at Ft Bragg NC im in field artillery as an MLRS crew member and about to go to Afganistan for the 2nd time
Kelly Turner Hetrick
Kelly Turner Hetrick
Class of 1993
Marine Corps, 11 Years

Currently serving Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, SC as a Career Retention Specialist .
Kenneth G. Brummet
Kenneth G. Brummet
Class of 1971
Army, 6 Years

Army 1971 to 1977
Kent Shipley
Kent Shipley
Class of 1996
Marine Corps, 15 Years

Served through deployments including Kuwait as a member of the USMC
Kristi Heath Battershell
Kristi Heath Battershell
Class of 1990
Army, 3 Years

Patriot Missle Specialist
Lauri Gentry
Lauri Gentry
Class of 1986
Navy, 2 Years

PN3 did personnel work for all Naval personnel on the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 29 Palms, CA
Lauri Kean (Gentry)
Lauri Kean (Gentry)
Class of 1986
Navy, 2 Years

U. S. Navy, Dec 1986- Feb 1989, honorable discharge for pregnancy. E4 Personnelman
Paul Hefley
Paul Hefley
Class of 1971
Army, 20 Years

Stationed at B Co 8th Signal Bn Germany with Kenny Brummet and Terry Robinson both of which were classmates from Unity. Stationed at Bad Kreuznach, Heilbronn, Schwabish Gmuend and Vaihingen Germany; Fort Hood, Texas. Worked in telecommunications. Springfield and Lincoln Illinois. Army recruiter.
Paula Rosson Annino
Paula Rosson Annino
Class of 1965
Navy, 3 Years

Dental Technician Second Class (E-5). Duty stations: NTC(W) Bainbridge, MD; NTC San Diego; NAS Memphis & NAS Pensacola where I was the senior WAVE in the dental department; I was also a representative to the base recreation committee & secretary for the Acey- Deucey club. Both my parents were in the Navy during WW II & that motivated me to join.
Richard Shipley
Richard Shipley
Class of 1976
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired from the US Navy in 1998 with the rank of Chief Petty Officer(E-7). Served 22 1/2 years stationed on both coasts. Travels with the Navy took me around the world. Made it to places in Europe and the Middle East that we had only studied in school. Final Ship board duties included Anti-Submarine Coordinator and Battle Group Surface Warfare Coordinator.
Rob King
Rob King
Class of 1999
National Guard, 9 Years

Deployments
Operation Iraqi Freedom Jun 2006 to Oct 2007 stationed at Camp Cropper, Iraq
Operation Crescent Relief, Hurricane Katrina
Aug 2005 to Oct 2005
Operation New Horizons - Humanitarian Mission in Guyana South America Jul 2004 to Aug 2004
Susan McLane
Susan McLane
Class of 1969
Navy Reserves, 8 Years

Enlisted as Legalman First Class Petty Officer through Advanced PayGrade Program. Awarded Navy Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal. Attended several JAG schools at Newport, RI and final annual active duty was working for CINCLANT JAG Office in London for 21 days in 1992. CINCLANT = Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Fleet. My enlistment complimented my civilian profession. I've been in the Champaign-Urbana legal community 43 years.
Theresa Lynn (Carwile) Fuller
Theresa Lynn (Carwile) Fuller
Class of 2001
National Guard, 6 Years

Theresa joined the National Guard at 17 years old as a Military Police officer with the 233rd out of Camp Lincoln in Springfield, IL. She served on airport security following 9-11, but was never deployed overseas. She met her husband while in the Guard, and chose not to re-enlist after starting a family. She now serves in the Family Readiness Group for her husband's unit.

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Class of '68

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1963 50-YEAR CLASS REUNION

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