Westland High School Alumni
Galloway, Ohio (OH)

Recent Members
David Hess | 1975 |
Denise Robinson Denise Robinson | 1975 |
Don Brandsted | 2001 |
Johnnie Johnnie Cook | 1975 |
Kathy Kathy Cardwell | 1971 |
Michael Baisden | 1982 |
Tamara Tarver | 1980 |
Tripp Tripp Sexton | 2014 |
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 Westland High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Cougars lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni



gregory fitch
Class of 1980
Army, 15 Years
Like Buzzy, Airborne All The Way...Infantryman. Regular Army 1980 to 1985...re-entered in 2002. Deployed: One tour Operation Noble Eagle 2002- two tours in Kosovo 2004 to 2005- Three tours in Iraq 2006 to 2010.
Class of 1980
Army, 15 Years
Like Buzzy, Airborne All The Way...Infantryman. Regular Army 1980 to 1985...re-entered in 2002. Deployed: One tour Operation Noble Eagle 2002- two tours in Kosovo 2004 to 2005- Three tours in Iraq 2006 to 2010.

J.K. Morgan
Class of 1989
Air Force, 20+ Years
Tokyo, Japan 90-92
Okinawa, Japan 92-98
Anchorage, Alaska 98-06
Charleston, SC 06-08
Tokyo, Japan 08-present
Class of 1989
Air Force, 20+ Years
Tokyo, Japan 90-92
Okinawa, Japan 92-98
Anchorage, Alaska 98-06
Charleston, SC 06-08
Tokyo, Japan 08-present



Kimberly Watson
Class of 1978
Army, 10 Years
US Army Nurse Corp.
Reserves and Active Duty
Class of 1978
Army, 10 Years
US Army Nurse Corp.
Reserves and Active Duty


Phillip Howard
Class of 1972
Air Force, 6 Years
Avionics/Electronics
1973-1974 Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1974-1975 Korat RTAFB, Thailand
1976-1977 Kincheloe AFB, Michigan
1977-1979 Beale AFB, California
1978 Kadina AFB, Okinawa
Class of 1972
Air Force, 6 Years
Avionics/Electronics
1973-1974 Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1974-1975 Korat RTAFB, Thailand
1976-1977 Kincheloe AFB, Michigan
1977-1979 Beale AFB, California
1978 Kadina AFB, Okinawa

Ralph E. Kidd Jr
Class of 1977
Navy, 19 Years
engineman 1st class, served on several ships, saw action in Grenada, Lebanon, 1st Gulf War, Lybia. Assisted in Somilia. Retired after 18 years, 9 months. Mostly served in the Amphibious Fleet.
Class of 1977
Navy, 19 Years
engineman 1st class, served on several ships, saw action in Grenada, Lebanon, 1st Gulf War, Lybia. Assisted in Somilia. Retired after 18 years, 9 months. Mostly served in the Amphibious Fleet.

Rodger Cuccio
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years
U.S. Marine Corps July 1973 - Aug 1979
Operation Frequent Wind
U.S. Air Force Sep 1979 - December 2009
Flight Engineer C-123/C-130/C-141/C-5
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Fundamental Justice
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20+ Years
U.S. Marine Corps July 1973 - Aug 1979
Operation Frequent Wind
U.S. Air Force Sep 1979 - December 2009
Flight Engineer C-123/C-130/C-141/C-5
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Fundamental Justice


Walter W. Messenger
Class of 1990
Navy, 4 Years
Enlisted four years as Aviation Structural Mechanic. Served aboard USS John F. Kennedy, USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Kitty Hawk
Class of 1990
Navy, 4 Years
Enlisted four years as Aviation Structural Mechanic. Served aboard USS John F. Kennedy, USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Kitty Hawk
Alumni Stories

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Westland High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Cougars.
School News
ALUMNI BAND
We are putting an Alumni Band together for the Friday October 3rd football game. There will be a practice with the band...
Read More »
Our Westland 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 Westland High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Galloway are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!