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

Brad Thomas
Brad Thomas
Class of 1986
Air Force, 20+ Years

In the Iowa Air National since my senior year. Have been fulltime for the last 14 years, fighting the drug war.
Don Bingaman
Don Bingaman
Class of 1963
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Served in the Marine Corp 1966 - 1968
Donald Zoutte
Donald Zoutte
Class of 1971
Air Force, 6 Years

Spent Service time in the Air Force and the Army Reserves
Gary J Major
Gary J Major
Class of 1979
National Guard, 35 Years

Retired MSG Utah Army National Guard.
Deployed to Grafenwoehr, Germany 1991 for Desert Storm.
OIF Talil, Iraqi / Kuwait 2004 -2005
GREG PITT
GREG PITT
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 8 Years

Served 8 year contract in USMC - Honorable Discharge
John S. Koonce
John S. Koonce
Class of 1968
Navy, 20+ Years

Retired Senior Chief Quartermaster E-8 in 1992. Served on 7 Naval Ships, 3 Major Shore Commands and 3 years as Naval Instructor at Virginia Military Institute (89-92). Viet Nam Vet (69-70) and (72-73)
Larry F Stangl
Larry F Stangl
Class of 1959
Navy, 23 Years

Served 1963-1986, retired at rank of Commander. Vietnam war service 1965-1967.
leslie wilke
leslie wilke
Class of 1970
Navy, 21 Years

Aviation mechanic Egress systems Deployed to the Pacific on the USS Hancock, USS Constellation and USS Vinson.
Marty Klaus
Marty Klaus
Class of 1966
Navy, 4 Years

Four years reserve. Two years active duty. NSA DaNang, Vietnam '69-'70
Michael Barger
Michael Barger
Class of 1973
Army, 6 Years

Served with the 65th Engineers, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, from 1974-1977. Also served three years in the National Guard from 1977-1980.
Patrick Harvey
Patrick Harvey
Class of 1988
Air Force, 4 Years

Served in Security Police at Edwards AFB CA, Clark AB PI, Offutt AFB NE.
Phil Monroe
Phil Monroe
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years

Flight Surgeon
Richard c Woolery
Richard c Woolery
Class of 1962
Air Force, 4 Years

was stationed in: Mass, Guam, Turkey
Ron "Cuddles " Bailey
Ron "Cuddles " Bailey
Class of 1969
Navy, 4 Years

Navy Corpsman. Served in the States and The far east,
Taylor Smith
Taylor Smith
Class of 2008
Navy, 2 Years

Still serving
Thomas S. Walter
Thomas S. Walter
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20+ Years

Basic Training at Lackland AFB, Texas
Technical Training at Biloxi, Mississippi
ATC Radar
Military Installations: Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, Biloxi, Mississippi, Shemya Air Station, Alaska, Ramstein AB, Germany, Scott AFB, Illinois, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, and Scott AFB, Illinois.
Tim Kovacic
Tim Kovacic
Class of 1963
Navy, 4 Years

Did not serve in the reserves
Wayne Clark
Wayne Clark
Class of 1962
Air Force, 20+ Years

Law Enforcement and Security Supervisor. Retired as MSgt. Stationed at various bases in Vietnam, Thailand, S. Korea, N.M., Hawaii, and Spangdalem and Bitburg, Germany

Classmates Spotlight

Knoxville High School Classmates

Mike Budding
Class of '94

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