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

Adam Lashley
Adam Lashley
Class of 1997
Army, 11 Years

Military Police
Aubrie Whelan (Cole)
Aubrie Whelan (Cole)
Class of 2004
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Boot camp Feb- May 2006 in Paris Island, SC.
MCT in Camp Legune, NC May- June 2006
Combat Engineer School Courthouse Bay June - Aug 2006
1st duty station Yuma, Az MCAS Yuma MWSS 371
1st deployment, March-Oct 2007 TQ, Iraq
2nd duty station Camp Pendleton,Ca 1 MEF MHG Engineer Platoon
2nd deployment, February- November 2008 Fallujah, Iraq
Honorable discharge March 2010
Caryn Campbell Verell
Caryn Campbell Verell
Class of 1971
Navy, 7 Years

worked at the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C. - humaitarian and Congressional Inquiry section. Reenlisted and went on to serve as a Navy Recruiter in Jackson, MS.
Caryn Campbell Verell
Caryn Campbell Verell
Class of 1971
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Took discharge from U.S. Navy and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps - served as a USMC recruiter in Jackson, MS .
Charles S. Jones
Charles S. Jones
Class of 1963
Army, 6 Years

Fort Lenardwood Mo.,Fort Sill Ok.to Ansbach Germany. in arillery HONEST JOHN MISSELE 1969-1971.
Chris Barton
Chris Barton
Class of 2006
Army, 4 Years

Airborne, Military Police- Ft. Bragg North Carolina
Chris Mickan
Chris Mickan
Class of 1982
Army, 31 Years

Enlisted in 1985 as Combat Engineer. Remained enlisted for 6 years and commissioned OCS in 1991. Multiple deployments, transitioned from 35th Infantry Division Chief of Staff Oct 2019. Currently serving as the Missouri Army National Guard Chief of Staff.
curtis willhelm
curtis willhelm
Class of 1998
Army, 13 Years

combat engineer/heavy equipment operator.
Dennis Pyron
Dennis Pyron
Class of 1972
Air Force, 4 Years

2 years in England, met up with Rick Scott and his bride for a year and a half in Grand Forks, ND
Fred Worth
Fred Worth
Class of 1972
Navy, 5 Years

Cuba, California and Viet Nam (evacuation of Saigon).
Gary Gardner
Gary Gardner
Class of 1966
Army, 3 Years

296th Army Band
Camp Zama, Japan
Hank Graftenreed
Hank Graftenreed
Class of 1984
Air Force, 4 Years

Security
Henry Alfred Leroy Harbison
Henry Alfred Leroy Harbison
Class of 1950
Air Force, 10 Years

4 years Air Force and 6 years reserves
james m fitts
james m fitts
Class of 1971
Air Force, 6 Years

1974-1980. AMMO. Eglin afb FL 1975, RAF Bentwaters UK 1976-1979, George afb CA 1979-1980. If you ain't AMMO you ain't sh-t.
Jeff Ivester
Jeff Ivester
Class of 1978
Navy, 15 Years

Served from 1980 - 1994.
Jonathan David Meador
Jonathan David Meador
Class of 1958
Air Force, 20+ Years

Served 4 years US Army then transferred to the Air Force served 31 years 9 months.
JT Martin
JT Martin
Class of 2007
Marine Corps, 6 Years

Infantry
Michael Thomlinson
Michael Thomlinson
Class of 2002
Army, 8 Years

Gunner on M1A1 tank
Nathan Colyott
Nathan Colyott
Class of 1999
Marine Corps, 4 Years

Nam w Valor, Combat Action, Nuc, Sea Service x3, Iraqi campaign, Global war on terrorism, GWOT Expiditionary, Good Conduct, National Defense, Medals and Ribbons
Robert Browers
Robert Browers
Class of 1984
Air Force, 20+ Years

Intelligence Analyst for the Air Force intelligence Agency, served in both Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Retired 01 Aug 2004.
Stephen Snider
Stephen Snider
Class of 2004
Navy, 1 Years

Currently in Goose Creek, SC in Training.
Steven R. Moyers
Steven R. Moyers
Class of 1967
Navy, 8 Years

Air Wing. VF-161. Vietnam abroad USS Coral Sea and USS Midway.
William (Bill) Thompson
William (Bill) Thompson
Class of 1965
Army, 3 Years

Army ROTC 1965-1970. Basic at Ft. Riley, KS Summer 1968. Signal Officer Basic at Ft. Gordon, GA and Signal School at Ft. Monmouth, NJ 1971. STRATCOM (Strategic Communications Commonand) at Ft Huachuca, AZ 1971-1974. Worked on various communicaitons projects in US, Spain, Vietnam, etc.
William Chronister
William Chronister
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years

Served proudly. Made rank to SMAJ. Got College educated during this time.

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