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!

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Honored Military Alumni

MAJ Mary M. Bayer (Loughlin)
MAJ Mary M. Bayer (Loughlin)
Class of 1987
Army, 15 Years

Major - Army Comptroller; Served five years as enlisted Soldier then went Green to Gold and commissioned as Army Finance Officer and then functional area 45A; Certified Defense Financial Manager; deployed ISO Desert Storm; Been stationed in Korea (6 yrs); Hawaii (2 yrs); Virginia; and Colorado. I have traveled to Europe, Saudi Arabia, Korea and Thialand.
Mark Masterson
Mark Masterson
Class of 1997
Air Force, 4 Years

Space and Missile Officer, Crew Commander
Captain, USAF
Colorado Springs, CO
mark spragg
mark spragg
Class of 1990
Army, 3 Years

bio medical technician.1st gulf war 90-93
Mary Kay Hamill Gauron
Mary Kay Hamill Gauron
Class of 1974
Air Force, 7 Years

Captain serving as a Space Operations Officer, Executive Officer and Space Operations Training Officer.
Mary M. Bayer (Loughlin)
Mary M. Bayer (Loughlin)
Class of 1987
Army, 15 Years

Major - Army Comptroller; Served five years as enlisted Soldier then went Green to Gold and commissioned as Army Finance Officer and then functional area 45A; Certified Defense Financial Manager; deployed ISO Destorm Storm; married to Army Aviator 25 yrs of srvc and still going strong.
Marylyn Bruning.Miller
Marylyn Bruning.Miller
Class of 1984
Air Force, 20+ Years

1984 - 1998: Medical Service
1998 - 2005: USAF Flight Attendant- Director Air Force Two, Flight Instuctor Special Air Mission supporting Congress, Secretary Defense, Secretar of State, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff, First Lady, Foreign Heads of State.
Matthew Le Blanc
Matthew Le Blanc
Class of 1993
Army, 12 Years

Enlisted in the Army and served 5 years went to Army OCS. Served as an Engineer Officer with the 1st Cav Div. OIF II. Serving with Reserve Unit in NY.
Michael Black
Michael Black
Class of 1989
Air Force, 14 Years

Graduated Air Force Academy; Major; Security Police; served in Afghanistan ISO OIF; currently serving in North Dakota with orders to Guam later this summer (2008)
Michael Glade
Michael Glade
Class of 1994
Navy, 6 Years

I was a Torpedoman on Submarines aboard USS Batfish (SSN 681), where I qualified submarines, and USS Alexandria (SSN 757). I was stationed in Groton, CT. Went on SEVERAL deployments and real-world operations.
Michele Teodecki (Quintana)
Michele Teodecki (Quintana)
Class of 1997
Air Force, 2 Years

I'm Air Force Reserves and training as a flight nurse.
Mike Follette
Mike Follette
Class of 1998
Army, 4 Years

served from 1999-2003
was in one of the first groups to arrive in Afghanistan on 11Oct2001
Patricia (Webb) Osborne
Patricia (Webb) Osborne
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20+ Years

Waited until I was 27 to join the Air Force and it was the best decision of my life.
Patrick Galindo
Patrick Galindo
Class of 1982
Army, 8 Years

Military Police Investigator (CID)
Patrick Lanclos
Patrick Lanclos
Class of 1977
Air Force, 20+ Years

ASSIGNMENTS:
Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS (77 - 84)
Pentagon, Washington, DC (84 - 87)
Keflavik NAS, Iceland (87 - 88)
Kelly AFB, San Antonio, TX (88 - 97)
Paul Renno
Paul Renno
Class of 1976
Army Reserves, 20+ Years

I was a radar tech for 16 years including Desert Shield/Storm and did drug interdiction work in Colombia. Moved on to satellite downlink systems for a mobile ballistic missile early warning system in Colorado and then became the Communications Security Manager for a Network Control Center.
Rafael Acosta
Rafael Acosta
Class of 2012
Marine Corps, 2 Years

USMC...living the dream! Currently stationed in sunny SoCal.
Rafael Acosta III
Rafael Acosta III
Class of 2012
Marine Corps, 2 Years

USMC...living the dream! Currently stationed in Sunny SoCal.
Rick Kelley
Rick Kelley
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years

Served in USAF but had opportunity to cross service lines and serve with NATO and foreign AF's as an advisor. Spent my last overseas tour serving with Navy/Marines in Albania/Kosovo.
Loved every minute working with UNHCR helping refugees
Robert Thies
Robert Thies
Class of 1989
Air Force, 14 Years

I am in the Air Force stationed in San Antonio. I just returned from Iraq and would love to hide out here until retirement.
Robert Thies
Robert Thies
Class of 1989
Air Force, 15 Years

I am currently in the Air Force stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. I have spent one tour in Iraq and 6 years in Germany. Now I am just hoping to stay in San Antonio until I reach 20 years and retire.
Ronald Potts
Ronald Potts
Class of 1976
Marine Corps, 3 Years

I was a Sgt. E5 over a 32 man Combat Reaction Force protecting nuclear weapons. We stayed in a RFF Reaction Force Facility in the mountains. Worked with a lot of dedicated Marines. SEMPER FI. !!!!
Rosita Rangel
Rosita Rangel
Class of 1990
Army, 8 Years

Served in Oct. 1990 - Jully 1999
SGT Ricardo Ramos
SGT Ricardo Ramos
Class of 2005
Army, 4 Years

Stationed at Ft. Carson, CO.
Finished one tour in Iraq, now on tour in Afghanistan.
11C Indirect Fire Infantryman
2nd Infantry Division
SGT(P) Chris Glade
SGT(P) Chris Glade
Class of 1996
Army, 8 Years

Enlisted in 1998 as ADAC4I Early Warning Systems Operator/Maintainer. Deployed to Baghdad in 2003 with 628th Forward Surgical Team as NCOIC of EMT section.
Sharon Young
Sharon Young
Class of 1990
Navy, 8 Years

Served 5 years as a Hospital Corpsman in Bethesda, San Diego, and USNS Mercy.
Went to OCS in Pensacola.
Commissioned as a Supply Officer for 3 years aboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
Shealyn (Campbell) Jordan
Shealyn (Campbell) Jordan
Class of 2002
Air Force, 2 Years

Air Force Radio and Television Broadcaster following in my grandfather's footsteps. Will soon be serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
SMSgt Chuck Bilbey
SMSgt Chuck Bilbey
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years

1 Apr 1908 - 1 Oct 2007; Retired 1 Oct 2007 after 27+ years: Began career in Aircraft Structural Maintenance. Retrained into Space Systems Ops in 1998. Graduated the Air Force Institute of Technology School of Engineering in 2003.
Assignments:
Various US Locations
Germany
Turkey
Italy
Persian Gulf
England
Norway
Spain
SSgt Matthew Chappell
SSgt Matthew Chappell
Class of 1995
Air Force, 5 Years

Enlisted in January 2002 as a Fire Truck Maintenance Technician. Duty assignments include Ellsworth AFB, SD, and Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. Depolyed to Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Iraq.
STan Furlow
STan Furlow
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years

Ret 2005, 30+ yrs active/Guard/Reserves-C-141/C-5 Command Navigator/Air Medal for Zaire/Iranian Hostage Crisis Nav/Desert Storm I Commander-Belgium/Sr AMC CC
Tawanna Richard
Tawanna Richard
Class of 1996
Army, 11 Years

SSG Richard is currently serving as a Recruiter in Oklahoma City, Ok will be going back to Human Resoruce real soon.
Theresa (Gay) Glick
Theresa (Gay) Glick
Class of 1993
National Guard, 15 Years

Joined the Active Duty Air Force right after graduating in '93. Served at Wright-Patterson AFB, Defense Finance and Accounting Service - Denver center, and then joined the Colorado Air National Guard. I worked in Accounting and Finance my whole career.
Tiffany J. Woods (Smith
Tiffany J. Woods (Smith
Class of 2001
Air Force, 7 Years

Currently in the medical field stationed at Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls Texas. Served 6 months in Balad, IRAQ. Married with 3 daughters. Transferring to California in very near future.
Timothy Duffy
Timothy Duffy
Class of 1981
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired CWO4, most of my career was in Submarines. I also completed a tour at the White House doing communication for the President.
Whitney Tanner
Whitney Tanner
Class of 1973
Navy, 11 Years

US Navy-
NAS Kingsville, TX, Okinawa, Japan and San Diego, CA
During the many years of enlisted service, I was staffed in a range of challenging medical positions to include the following:
Department head for minor surgery clinic where I was responsible primarily for departmental operations, management and budgeting. Other duties included hands-on minor surgeries, suturing, and I & D of wounds. Orthopaedic Surgical Technician specializing in tendon repair, pinning and setting up traction devices ,ACL Reconstruction ,Total Knee Replacement ,Hip injuries
Emergency Medical Technician and Non-Physician Healthcare Provider and Emergency Room Section Corpsman in Okinawa, San Diego and NAS Kingsville, TX.
Medical Assisting Instructor /Department Chair
Instructed students in subject matter, utilizing various methods such as lecture and hands-on demonstration. Retained Students at Remington College minimum standards. Knowledgeable in the following subjects:
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Clinical Medical Assisting
• Phlebotomy
• Medical Office Management
• Billing and Collections

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