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!

Lost Class Rings

Have you lost your Walled Lake Western High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Warriors lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.

Honored Military Alumni

Charles Prater
Charles Prater
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years

C-130 Chief Aircrew Member (Loadmaster), Persian Gulf Veteran.
Janet Green
Janet Green
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20+ Years

Biomedical Laboratory Officer-- 30 years; Served: 1978-2008
Janet Green
Janet Green
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20+ Years

Biomedical Laboratory Officer; Retired with 30 years service at Luke AFB, AZ in 2008. Never had a bad assignment!
John Thompson
John Thompson
Class of 1985
Air Force, 6 Years

Served as a Computer Programmer at Scott AFB, Cheyenne Mountain, and Peterson AFB.
Lance Berner
Lance Berner
Class of 2004
Air Force, 8 Years

Currently a Vehicle Control Officer, living in New Mexico. About to deploy soon.
Melinda S. Arto (Simon)
Melinda S. Arto (Simon)
Class of 1975
Air Force, 4 Years

Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Jet Engines over 4
(B-52H)
Melinda Simon
Melinda Simon
Class of 1975
Air Force, 4 Years

Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Jet Engines over 4
worked on B-52's at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Meet my husband there as he was a Jet Engine Mechanic. He was TDY to Guam for the Iranian Hostage Crisis in 1980.
Melinda Simon-Arto
Melinda Simon-Arto
Class of 1975
Air Force, 4 Years

Aircraft Maintenance Specialist-Jet Engines over 4
worked on B-52's and stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, S.D. 57701 Years 1976-1980.
Paul Berner
Paul Berner
Class of 1999
Army, 8 Years

Cavlary Scout Been all over the world. Currently in Washington state
Rachel Lo
Rachel Lo
Class of 2012
Air Force, 6 Years

Air Force Academy '16
Active Duty
Rachelle (Denes) Hayman
Rachelle (Denes) Hayman
Class of 1986
Air Force, 5 Years

Attached to AFRTS, Armed Forces Radio and Television Service
Richard Steward
Richard Steward
Class of 1987
Navy, 6 Years

US Navy Seals.
Scott Reynolds
Scott Reynolds
Class of 1970
Coast Guard, 5 Years

bosin mate, search & rescue and law enforcement. small boat operations
Stephen  (Steve) Galland
Stephen (Steve) Galland
Class of 1959
Army, 20+ Years

Served 30 yrs retired as LTC, over 20 yr, teaching/ toutering (adjunct prof.)
Stephen Galland
Stephen Galland
Class of 1959
Army, 20+ Years

Ltc (R) adjunct professor Schreiner university (R)
Tarek Aljida
Tarek Aljida
Class of 2009
Marine Corps, 8 Years

Staff Sergeant

Classmates Spotlight

Walled Lake Western High School Classmates

Kristina Kerrigan
Class of '99

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Walled Lake Western High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Warriors.

School News

Walled Lake Western Class of 81 - 30 yr Reunion

A reunion for the Class of 81' is scheduled for August 13, 2011 at The Uptown Grill, 3100 E. West Maple in Walled Lake. ...
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Our Walled Lake Western 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 Walled Lake Western High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Walled Lake are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!