Hillcrest High School Alumni
Dallas, Texas (TX)
Recent Members
| Alicia Weinstein | 1974 |
| David Butts | 1974 |
| Janis Poole Janis Poole | 1966 |
| Laura Chavez Chavez | 2004 |
| Mark Rhodes | 1971 |
| Robert Wright | 1985 |
| Sunny Schaen | 1974 |
| Wendy Eisenberg | 1975 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
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Honored Military Alumni
Burgess M. Weaver
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
69 to 73: NCO 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and 46th Special Forces Company (Airborne).
76 to 93: Officer Ist Special Forces Group (Airborne) and classified Special Forces activities.
93: Retired.
Presently Lives In: Santa Fe, New Mexico and Bangkok, Thailand.
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
69 to 73: NCO 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and 46th Special Forces Company (Airborne).
76 to 93: Officer Ist Special Forces Group (Airborne) and classified Special Forces activities.
93: Retired.
Presently Lives In: Santa Fe, New Mexico and Bangkok, Thailand.
Charles Jennings
Class of 1975
Army, 4 Years
In 1988, I joined the U.S. Army and trained as an armor crewman (M1A1 tanks) at Fort Knox, Kentucky, later to be assisgned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Cavalry (the Buffalo Soldiers). In 1990, I was reassigned overseas and was stationed in Friedberg, Germany as part of the 2nd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment (1990-1992). In early January, 1991, my unit was deployed to the Persian Gulf for Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. I served 6 months in the Persian Gulf, and was awarded 2 Army Achievement Medals and one Army Commendation Medal during my military career.
Class of 1975
Army, 4 Years
In 1988, I joined the U.S. Army and trained as an armor crewman (M1A1 tanks) at Fort Knox, Kentucky, later to be assisgned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Cavalry (the Buffalo Soldiers). In 1990, I was reassigned overseas and was stationed in Friedberg, Germany as part of the 2nd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment (1990-1992). In early January, 1991, my unit was deployed to the Persian Gulf for Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. I served 6 months in the Persian Gulf, and was awarded 2 Army Achievement Medals and one Army Commendation Medal during my military career.
Ed Adcock
Class of 1967
Navy, 7 Years
Lead Nuclear Reactor operator on a Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine USS John Adams (SSBN 620)
Class of 1967
Navy, 7 Years
Lead Nuclear Reactor operator on a Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine USS John Adams (SSBN 620)
JEFF MANKOFF
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
I was drafted in 1971 and entered service as an Artilleryman and my first assignment was Korea, unfortunately they needed Drug/Alcohol Counselors more than "Cannon-Cockers" which led me to several years as a Counselor, then OJT as a Medic when I became fascinated by flying which led to my becoming a Flight Medic...I spent the next 18 years as a Flight Medic/Platoon Sergeant then First Sergeant of an Air Ambulance Company which was the first MEDEVAC Company in Operation Desert Shield (1 1/2 weeks after the invasion!)/Operation Desert Storm...upon returning to the States I was the deputy Commandant of the Medical Department's NCO Academy until I was promoted to Sergeant Major then I became the Senior Enlisted Advisor to The Army Surgeon General for Enlisted Professional Post Graduate Education until I retired! The Army was the GREATEST life event for me because that's where I met Gale, my Best Friend, Life Companion, Best Buddy, my Wife! Even though I turned down a Congressional Appointment to the US Air Force Academy way back in 1966 because "I didn't want to be in the military!!" Gee, funny how life gives you lemons and in this case I made the best lemonaide possible!!!
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
I was drafted in 1971 and entered service as an Artilleryman and my first assignment was Korea, unfortunately they needed Drug/Alcohol Counselors more than "Cannon-Cockers" which led me to several years as a Counselor, then OJT as a Medic when I became fascinated by flying which led to my becoming a Flight Medic...I spent the next 18 years as a Flight Medic/Platoon Sergeant then First Sergeant of an Air Ambulance Company which was the first MEDEVAC Company in Operation Desert Shield (1 1/2 weeks after the invasion!)/Operation Desert Storm...upon returning to the States I was the deputy Commandant of the Medical Department's NCO Academy until I was promoted to Sergeant Major then I became the Senior Enlisted Advisor to The Army Surgeon General for Enlisted Professional Post Graduate Education until I retired! The Army was the GREATEST life event for me because that's where I met Gale, my Best Friend, Life Companion, Best Buddy, my Wife! Even though I turned down a Congressional Appointment to the US Air Force Academy way back in 1966 because "I didn't want to be in the military!!" Gee, funny how life gives you lemons and in this case I made the best lemonaide possible!!!
John McKinley Thompson
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
US Army Education. Center, Camp Pelham, Korea
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
US Army Education. Center, Camp Pelham, Korea
Larry Metzger
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
AO 2 in Attack Squadron 15 (A-7 aircraft) on board the aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt. Conventional and Nuclear team leader for various types of ordnance, training petty office for AO shop.
Class of 1967
Navy, 4 Years
AO 2 in Attack Squadron 15 (A-7 aircraft) on board the aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt. Conventional and Nuclear team leader for various types of ordnance, training petty office for AO shop.
Mac Thompson
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Served in 2nd Infantry Division, Korea, near the DMZ, 1971 - 1972, received an Army Comendation Medal as well as a Good Conduct Medal...
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Served in 2nd Infantry Division, Korea, near the DMZ, 1971 - 1972, received an Army Comendation Medal as well as a Good Conduct Medal...
robert royer
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 4 Years
combat engineer/underwater demolition
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 4 Years
combat engineer/underwater demolition
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Our Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Dallas are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!