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 Bel Air High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Highlanders lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.

Honored Military Alumni

Samuel David Gonzales
Samuel David Gonzales
Class of 1992
Army, 17 Years

U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery
Shawn M. Warswick
Shawn M. Warswick
Class of 1989
Navy, 8 Years

Spent 8 years in the Navy as a Fire Controlman and a Rcruiter. I was stationed in Virginia Beach and San Diego, and El Paso. Was fortunate enough to visit Canada, Mexico, China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Bahrain, the UAE, Australia, Tasmania, and Hawaii. Served in Operation Enduring Freedom from 10/01 through 5/02.
Terry Maddeaux
Terry Maddeaux
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years

I was in the US Air Force for 26 years and continue to work for the Department of Defense for a total of about 44 years.
Terry Maddeaux
Terry Maddeaux
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years

Workplace
I'm currently working as the Information Assurance Branch Chief at the Counterintelligence Field Activity, a Department of Defense organizaton, in Northern Virginia (2005 to present). I lived in the Florida Keys approximatley 14 years after retiring from the Air Force. While in the Keys, I worked for a DoD counternarco-terrorism organization.

I spent 26 years in the Air Force. Below is where they sent me during those years:

Roswell New Mexico (didn't see any UFOs)
Plattsburg New York
Japan
Okinawa
Viet Nam
Thailand
Florida
Alaska
Montana
Germany
Italy
Norway
Turkey
Idaho
Aruba
Curacao

Had a great time and stayed in until they kicked me out :-). Looking forward to retiring and moving back to Texas.
Terry Riley
Terry Riley
Class of 1961
Army, 20+ Years

CID agent
Trey Klonower
Trey Klonower
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Left Bel Air when the family moved to Dallas. Loved the school and friends while there. Joined the Corps after graduation. One heck of a ride...
Van Dunlop
Van Dunlop
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years

Viet Nam Veteran
Van Dunlop
Van Dunlop
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years

Viet Nam Veteran 1966-1967, 1968-1971. Retired as Senior Master Sergeant (E-8).
william d. adkins
william d. adkins
Class of 1976
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Infantryman, with short stints as a Drill Instructor
Zeak L. Williams III
Zeak L. Williams III
Class of 1983
Army, 20+ Years

Medic in the United States Army for 20 years.

Classmates Spotlight

Bel Air High School Classmates

Lizeth Barajas
Class of '02

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Bel Air High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Highlanders.

School News

Celebration of Bagpipes

Celebration of Bagpipe Bands
March 2, 2024
The Bel Air Classic Highlander Clan hosts 2nd Annual Event
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Our Bel Air 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 Bel Air High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in El Paso are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!