Burroughs High School Alumni
Ridgecrest, California (CA)
Brian Beitnes (Brian Beitnes)
Burroughs High School
Class of 1968
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BRIAN'S PROFILE
| First Name | Brian |
| Last Name | Beitnes |
| Maiden Name | Beitnes |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1968 |
| Gender | Male |
| Current Location | Ridgecrest |
| Hometown | Ridgecrest |
| About Me | I grew-up at China Lake, graduated from Burroughs HS, and was going to Bakersfield College, WHEN, I ran into some distractions, and joined the Army in the spring of 69. Within the first year, I was jumping out of airplanes with the 82nd Airborne,,, nothing like flying out of a C141 going 200 MPH @1200 feet. THEN,,, I jumped over to SE Asia, to operate heavy equipment, and exchanged bullets with the guys in the black pajamas. THEN,,,I jumped over to Germany to bulldoze a rifle range and consumed way to many Bavarian hop flavored beverages, and chased Fralines. THEN,,,Got back in the spring of 72, probably should have went to AA, but I had my sights set on going to Cal Poly, WHEN,,, personnel called and entertained me with a Vietnam Veterans Readjustment program. Back to where I grew up. THEN, I got myself into an 3 year accelerated journeyman program,,, x-raying, shaking and baking, and static-firing rocket motors, and blowing up warheads,,, and I exceeded academic requirements a bit, by getting 2, almost 3 degrees from Cerro Coso. PARRALLEL with these activities, I got a life with a wife, three kids,,,AND still had time to enjoyed my passions, which included dirt bikes, and water skiing, both liquid and frozen. Back to the career, THEN sometime after I completed the program, I went to the old 3 inch line, to fire 25MM guns. I became chief firing officer and data collector as they were running out of money. THEN,,,I went to Mike Lab to convert obsolete AIM 9C Sidewinders to SIDEARMs, that’s making Air Intercept Missiles into Anti Radiation Missiles, plugged them into F4s, setup targets, and built a flight-test monitoring van. THEN,,,I got a call from the Ranges to work on RADARs, Radio Detection and Ranging, and I became the site chief at Baker Radar. THEN,,, I hired on at AV8 in the fall of 90, and spent the better half of my career, down in the integration lab, and became the AV8B Laboratory Manager. Forty years and eight mont...(read more) |
Class of 1968 Alumni
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Class of 1993
James Smith
Class of 1997
Lori Smith
Class of 1987
Renee Wolfe
Class of 1982
Mary Glenn
Class of 1968
Chris Petersen
Class of 1979
Tony Ullrich
Class of 1988
Beki Campbell
Class of 1989
Elizabeth Andes
Class of 1999
Alice Blanco
Class of 1976
Larry Zulkoski
Class of 1990
Matthew Derry
Class of 2000
Sue Epstein
Class of 1974
Taylor Contreras
Class of 2011
Jim Lloyd
Class of 1956
Jeff French
Class of 1978
Mina Moye
Class of 1957
Dru Hawkins
Class of 1994
Recent Class of 1968 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1968 Reunion for Free
Joint Classes of 68 & 69 55th-Year Reunion
Invited Classes: 1968, 1969
Date: May 16, 2024
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Sherman E. Burroughs HS All Class Reunion
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Nov 06, 2021
Description: One evening party only. No cost to attend. No RSVP needed. No Host Bar will be available. Appetizers will be served and ...(read more)