Licking Valley High School Alumni

Licking Valley, Ohio (OH)

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

Aaron Lee Smith Sr.
Aaron Lee Smith Sr.
Class of 1982
National Guard, 20+ Years

211th Maint. Co
166th INF Columbus Oh
Co. D 137th AVN Columbus Oh
211th Det Mt Vernon
JFHQ Ohio
Aaron Lee Smith Sr.
Aaron Lee Smith Sr.
Class of 1982
National Guard, 20+ Years

30 years with the Ohio Army Natinal Guard
22 years service as an Army Supply Technician
Bryan Hickman
Bryan Hickman
Class of 1992
Army, 12 Years

Started in the infantry, active duty, did basic and ait at Ft. Benning , Ga, then went to Ft. Ord, Ca, then went to Panama, then onto the Honor Guard in Washington D.C., Now, National guard, did a tour in Iraq,2005, going back Feb.2007.
Butch Haynes
Butch Haynes
Class of 1975
Navy, 6 Years

Served in Virginia from July 1975 until July 1981 on the Air Craft Carrier, The America, which was retired and sent to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in the spring of 2005.
connie olivares (walcott)
connie olivares (walcott)
Class of 1972
Army, 3 Years

military personal clerk, stationed in alabama, south carolina and missouri
Dana Kendall
Dana Kendall
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years

Enlisted after graduation in June 1976.
Promoted through the ranks to E-6 Technical Sergeant between 1976 and 1986. Graduated Frankllin University 1983 BS Accounting. Graduated Central Michigan University 1992 MBA,
Commissioned as Air Force 2nd Lt. Dec 87, Retired Captain USAF 1997
Dana Kendall
Dana Kendall
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years

Enlisted under delayed enlistment in Jan 1976 with 2 other Licking Valley seniors, Promoted to Technical Sergeant (E-6) after 8years, finished college, served in Desert Shield/Storm in Egypt, received Air Force Commission as 2nd Lt., and then retired as Captain ( O-3) in Sept. 1997.
Dave Jurden
Dave Jurden
Class of 1977
Navy, 20+ Years

Served 20+ years as Hospital Coprsman @ Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, CA (83-85), (87-90) & (00-03), USS New Orleans LPH-11 (85-87), USS St. Louis LKA-116 (91-92) Naval Hospital Guam (92-96), 3D Medical Battalion, Okinawa, Japan (97-99) and NEPMU5 (99-00)
Donald E.Bennett
Donald E.Bennett
Class of 1972
Marine Corps, 2 Years

Took Basic Training San Diego California
Edward C. Carpenter
Edward C. Carpenter
Class of 1964
Marine Corps, 4 Years

13 month tour in Da Nang, Viet Nam May 1967 to June 1968.
Jason Gray
Jason Gray
Class of 2001
Army, 8 Years

391st MP BN. Two tours to Iraq.
Joshua Brian Barr
Joshua Brian Barr
Class of 2004
Army, 5 Years

Active duty, Staff Sergeant. 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division 1-87 Infantry Scout platoon, OIF III-IV, OIF VI. Graduate US Army Sniper School. Currently stationed at Ft. Jackson, SC.
Larry Mercer Jr
Larry Mercer Jr
Class of 1989
Army, 2 Years

Medic. Served during Operations Panama & Desert Storm. Did my tour in Baumholder, Germany.
Mark Crawmer
Mark Crawmer
Class of 1976
Navy, 4 Years

Some good times & some not so good. But I'd do it all again. I went to sunny southern Spain for 2yrs.
Mark Nethers
Mark Nethers
Class of 1977
Marine Corps, 20+ Years

Served from Oct 1977- Sept 1981 and 1982-2002. Retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 5.
Michael Stedman
Michael Stedman
Class of 1991
Air Force, 13 Years

Contractin Officer on Active Duty and a Academic Liaison Officer for the AF Reserves.
R. Michael Courtney
R. Michael Courtney
Class of 1986
Navy, 8 Years

US NAVY - 1986-1994

Stationed in Washington DC - 4 Years

Stationed in NAS Whidbey Island, WA airlifted to Aircraft Carriers in San Diego, CA. - 4 Years
Richard Thayer
Richard Thayer
Class of 1964
Navy, 20+ Years

Served 13 years as an Aerographers's Mate; 22 years as an LDO Meteorologist, retired as a Commander in 2004. Sea duty on USS John F Kennedy, USS Nimitz, USNS Bowditch, and USS Wasp. Qualified Officer Of the Deck - Underway. Shore duty throughout the U S and Italy. Commanding Officer Naval Training Unit Keesler,
Rick Kuehner
Rick Kuehner
Class of 1978
Navy, 20+ Years

Active duty U.S Navy 1978-1993, Reserves 2003-present. Currently Navay Reserve with Maritime Mobile Security Squadron 10 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fl
Tom Osborn
Tom Osborn
Class of 1984
Air Force, 20+ Years

Crew Chief F-15, F-16 and F-117A. Crash Recovery and Production Supervisor. Assignments: Tucson,Az - Keflavik, Iceland, Las Vegas, Nv and Alamogordo, NM. Too many trips to desert to list. Retired in 2007
Wes Weaver
Wes Weaver
Class of 1987
National Guard, 20+ Years

Member of Ohio Air Guard from 1987 to present; Operation Northern Watch, Enduring Freedom, Noble Eagle, Iraqi Freedom.

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Kathleen Aden
Class of '08

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