Washburn High School Alumni
Washburn, Wisconsin (WI)

Recent Members
Debra Gehring | 1973 |
Evan P | 2023 |
Gary Johnson | 1984 |
Hannah Swanson | 1998 |
Jack Ledin | 2022 |
Jamie Shefchik | 1988 |
Melinda Faulkner | 2000 |
Sasha Doucette | 1994 |
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 Washburn High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Castle Guards lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Aaron Adams
Class of 2000
Army, 5 Years
Aaron is an Apache helicopter pilot for the US Army. After attending St. Cloud State he joined the army and has one tour in Iraq under his belt. He is living in Leander, Texas currently and is getting married on Sept. 19th.
Class of 2000
Army, 5 Years
Aaron is an Apache helicopter pilot for the US Army. After attending St. Cloud State he joined the army and has one tour in Iraq under his belt. He is living in Leander, Texas currently and is getting married on Sept. 19th.

Alvin Westlund
Class of 1986
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired 2017 with 30 years of service as a Fuels Distribution Systems Worker.
Class of 1986
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired 2017 with 30 years of service as a Fuels Distribution Systems Worker.


Benita (Rude) Tetreault
Class of 1968
Navy, 13 Years
I spent 6 years as a journalist and as a photographer. I was stationed in Norfolk, VA; Orlando,FL; Oakland, Alameda, Ridgrecrest, and San Diego CA; Fallon, NV and did 3 years onboard the USS Hector AR-7. We did 2 Western Pacific cruises to Hong Kong; Philippines, Japan, Hawaii; Massirah Oman; Madagascar; Diego Garcia, Guam; South Korea; Thailand; Singapore; and more places.. I was medically discharged in 1987.
Class of 1968
Navy, 13 Years
I spent 6 years as a journalist and as a photographer. I was stationed in Norfolk, VA; Orlando,FL; Oakland, Alameda, Ridgrecrest, and San Diego CA; Fallon, NV and did 3 years onboard the USS Hector AR-7. We did 2 Western Pacific cruises to Hong Kong; Philippines, Japan, Hawaii; Massirah Oman; Madagascar; Diego Garcia, Guam; South Korea; Thailand; Singapore; and more places.. I was medically discharged in 1987.

Brad Bachand
Class of 1988
Air Force, 20+ Years
6 years active duty Air Force/16 years Air National Guard. Participated in Operations Desert Shield/Storm, Just Cause (Panama invasion) and numerous Humanitarian missions to include multiple missions into Bosnia/Sarejevo airdropping food and medical supplies. Currently serve as a Captain in the TN Air National Guard as a C-5 Aircraft Maintenance Officer.
Class of 1988
Air Force, 20+ Years
6 years active duty Air Force/16 years Air National Guard. Participated in Operations Desert Shield/Storm, Just Cause (Panama invasion) and numerous Humanitarian missions to include multiple missions into Bosnia/Sarejevo airdropping food and medical supplies. Currently serve as a Captain in the TN Air National Guard as a C-5 Aircraft Maintenance Officer.

Brian Gaber
Class of 1973
Army, 3 Years
United States Army Security Agency. Stationed at a border site in West Germany, just a few miles from East Germany.
Class of 1973
Army, 3 Years
United States Army Security Agency. Stationed at a border site in West Germany, just a few miles from East Germany.

Bruce Sytsma
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
First assignment Lakenheath England
Eglin AFB, FL, Azore Islands, Portugal, Pope AFB, NC. Denver, CO, and Grand Forks, ND
Gulf War Veteran
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
First assignment Lakenheath England
Eglin AFB, FL, Azore Islands, Portugal, Pope AFB, NC. Denver, CO, and Grand Forks, ND
Gulf War Veteran


Dennis Karaba
Class of 1977
Navy, 6 Years
Served aboard USS Nicholson as a Gas Turbine Technician PO2
Class of 1977
Navy, 6 Years
Served aboard USS Nicholson as a Gas Turbine Technician PO2
Alumni Stories

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