Lynwood High School Alumni
Lynwood, California (CA)

Recent Members
Bennir Cisneros | 1974 |
Bud Wescott | 1959 |
Edith Bustamante | 2002 |
Edward Tafolla Edward Tafolla | 1975 |
Eric Taylor | 1980 |
James Sankey James Sankey | 1963 |
John Henry | 1952 |
Susana Acosta | 1996 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
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Honored Military Alumni

Albert Archuleta III
Class of 1976
Navy, 4 Years
Entered the Navy right after graduation
Class of 1976
Navy, 4 Years
Entered the Navy right after graduation


David W. George
Class of 1970
U.s. Public Health Service, 20+ Years
Dentist
Safety Officer
Master Public Health
High Rank O-6
Class of 1970
U.s. Public Health Service, 20+ Years
Dentist
Safety Officer
Master Public Health
High Rank O-6

jeffery winfrey
Class of 1978
Army, 4 Years
thanks jeff for severing our country you are the best'''
Class of 1978
Army, 4 Years
thanks jeff for severing our country you are the best'''


John Schroeder
Class of 1961
National Guard, 6 Years
Spc. 5 Army National Guard Aircraft Maintenance Division 1963 - 1970
Class of 1961
National Guard, 6 Years
Spc. 5 Army National Guard Aircraft Maintenance Division 1963 - 1970

Marc Hancock
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Viet Nam 1968-1970, 2nd bn 4th marines, Combined Action Program 2-9-1
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Viet Nam 1968-1970, 2nd bn 4th marines, Combined Action Program 2-9-1

Mark Lloyd Smith
Class of 1967
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired from United States Navy as Master Chief Operations Specialist(Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist. This was a 30 year Military Career.
Class of 1967
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired from United States Navy as Master Chief Operations Specialist(Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist. This was a 30 year Military Career.


Raul Organista
Class of 1989
Navy, 20+ Years
Enrolled in the delayed entree program in 1988. Attended bootcamp in San Diego, CA. Aviation Structural school in Millington, TN. Spent all 20 years of his military career serving out of NAS North Island in San Diego, CA.
Served in countles military operations to include, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom.
Ended his military career with his brother Hector, both serving at HSC-3 where they both retired together.
Raul is married to his high school sweetheart, Ivania Organista (Ayala). Both created the 1989 Lynwood High School year book.
Happily married over 20 years, have a son at UCR (Damian) and a daughter in high school (Brianna) and live in Temecula, CA.
Still have the pleasure to keep in touch with several Lynwood long time friends like Omar Santos, Juan Lopez, Mark Maples, Kenny Randall, Alfred Moore, Marcus Law and Vivian Delharo to name a few.
Class of 1989
Navy, 20+ Years
Enrolled in the delayed entree program in 1988. Attended bootcamp in San Diego, CA. Aviation Structural school in Millington, TN. Spent all 20 years of his military career serving out of NAS North Island in San Diego, CA.
Served in countles military operations to include, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom.
Ended his military career with his brother Hector, both serving at HSC-3 where they both retired together.
Raul is married to his high school sweetheart, Ivania Organista (Ayala). Both created the 1989 Lynwood High School year book.
Happily married over 20 years, have a son at UCR (Damian) and a daughter in high school (Brianna) and live in Temecula, CA.
Still have the pleasure to keep in touch with several Lynwood long time friends like Omar Santos, Juan Lopez, Mark Maples, Kenny Randall, Alfred Moore, Marcus Law and Vivian Delharo to name a few.

Sharon Hayes
Class of 1987
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Army -Served 21 years as a Communications Specialist
Class of 1987
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Army -Served 21 years as a Communications Specialist

Siagalulu Akaveka
Class of 1986
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Field Artillery with Foxtrot 2nd Battalion 12th Marines. Traveled through out the Pacific on various operations ending up in the Desert Shield/Deserst Storm conflict in the Gulf. During which Fox Btry 2/12 assisted Marines in the battle of Kahfji and occasional Artillery Raids in search of SCUD Missiles, pre Desert Storm. During Desert Storm Fox Btry 2/12 attatched to 1st Mar Div/also known as Task Force Ripper, pushed the Iraqi forces through the middle of Kuwait at the same time securing the Coast of Kuwait along the way with the help of Coalition forces. It only took 3 days to secure Kuwait.
Class of 1986
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Field Artillery with Foxtrot 2nd Battalion 12th Marines. Traveled through out the Pacific on various operations ending up in the Desert Shield/Deserst Storm conflict in the Gulf. During which Fox Btry 2/12 assisted Marines in the battle of Kahfji and occasional Artillery Raids in search of SCUD Missiles, pre Desert Storm. During Desert Storm Fox Btry 2/12 attatched to 1st Mar Div/also known as Task Force Ripper, pushed the Iraqi forces through the middle of Kuwait at the same time securing the Coast of Kuwait along the way with the help of Coalition forces. It only took 3 days to secure Kuwait.

Alumni Stories

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School News
Richard W. Evans Class of 1974
Richard passed away July 15, 2012. He was a Security Assistant with the Los Angeles Sheriff Department at the time of hi...
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Our Lynwood 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 Lynwood High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Lynwood are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!