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

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Honored Military Alumni

Arthur Purdy
Arthur Purdy
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Vietnam Nam 1969.
Arthur Purdy
Arthur Purdy
Class of 2008
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Kuwait, Iraq
Bradley Wagner
Bradley Wagner
Class of 1980
Air Force, 5 Years

Flightline Crew Chief on F4, F15 and F16 aircraft. Stationed at Edwards AFB, CA 81 - 82, Kadena AB, Japan 82- 85 and Hill AFB, UT 85.
Craig E. Lihs
Craig E. Lihs
Class of 1959
Navy, 8 Years

Communications Tech 1st Class
Cynthia Burley
Cynthia Burley
Class of 1991
Air Force, 3 Years

Trained in Morse Code Intercept with Top-Secret Clearance. Served in Ft. Devens, Mass., Misawa, Japan and Ft. Meade, Maryland.
Lorelei Pasch Berryhill
Lorelei Pasch Berryhill
Class of 1982
Air Force, 20+ Years

4 years Active Duty
22 years Active Reserve
Nathan Whitehorn
Nathan Whitehorn
Class of 1994
Army, 8 Years

1994-1998 & 2011-Present
Robert Cowles
Robert Cowles
Class of 1968
Army, 3 Years

Vietnam (thanks to this developed leukemia-agent orange), repairing bullet holes in helicopters and finished service years in Germany.
Steve Schafer
Steve Schafer
Class of 1987
Navy, 5 Years

Boot Camp - Orlando, FL
Photography School - Pensacola, FL
USS Forrestal - Jacksonville, FL
NAS JAX - Jacksonville, FL
Steve Schafer
Steve Schafer
Class of 1987
Navy, 5 Years

Photographers Mate 3rd Class
Steve Schafer
Steve Schafer
Class of 1987
Navy, 5 Years

Naval Photographer, trained in aerial, forensics, crime/crash scene, portraiture photography as well as film development.
Deployed on USS Forrestal during Iran Conflict and made two 6 month Med Cruises.
Teresa (McDowell) Noa
Teresa (McDowell) Noa
Class of 1985
Army, 5 Years

Served in Korea, Panama and Fort Lewis as an Administrative Specialist. Discharged disabled vet
Tim Stott
Tim Stott
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years

5 and a half years Homestead AFB, FL working F-4Ds.

3 years Tonoph Test range working F-117As

3 years Hill AFB, UT working F-16s with 7 and a half months spent in Southwest Asia

9 years Scott AFB, IL working C-9As

Classmates Spotlight

Wapello High School Classmates

Joe Havenhill
Class of '92

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Wapello High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Indians.

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