We honor our 1966 classmates who served so bravely in the military.
And to those classmates who gave their lives, we ask a blessing of peace...

Jim ADAIR Sgt. E-5, U. S. Army, Oct. 1967 – Oct. 1969. I had eight weeks of basic training at Fort Lewis, WA, and eight weeks of truck driving training at Fort Huachuca, AZ. I then reported to Lai Khe, Vietnam March, 1968. I was in Co. C, 1st Eng. Bn., 1st Infantry Division. I drove big heavy equipment and heavy trucks in the Big Red 1. On September 13, 1968, the rear of the heavy truck ran over a land mine, and I sustained a broken ear drum, resulting in a Purple Heart. I came home from Vietnam March 17, 1969, and reported to Ft. Lewis then transferred to the Yakima Firing Center, in the 78th Military Police Division. Honorable Discharge October 16, 1969.
Jim Adair and his mother March, 1968.

Jeff ALBAUGH U.S. Army 1974 - 1985. Assignments: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma WA; Ft. Knox, Ky; Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX. Lt. Colonel at time of separation.

John ALLEN Served between 01/69 - 02/93 (16 years of that in U. S. Army Special Forces) and retired as a Major.

Nancy ANDERSON Snow I was a nurse and spent a year plus at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in Oakland, CA, and a little over a year at Adak Naval Air Station, Adak, Alaska. I separated in 1973 as a LTJG.

David BENNETT I was in the U. S. Marines from 1967 - 1969; served in Vietnam 1968 - 1969. My discharge was August, 1969, as E-4, Lance Corporal .

Mark BLACK (WB)(KIA 3/30/66) U. S. Marines PFC - E2. Died as a ground casuality in Quang Nam, South Vietnam in an ambush while on a search and destroy mission.
Location on The Wall is Panel 06E - Line 062.
"Virtual Wall" page for Mark.

Jim BLAIR (WB) I enlisted in the U. S. Navy and served from 10/68 - 10/72. The highest rank I achieved was SK2. My primary duty stations were Chu Lai, Vietnam 06/69 - 06/70 and USS Ouellet DE 1077 08/70 - 09/72.

Frank BOLSON Staff Sergeant in the Army Reserve from l968 - 1974.

Russ BROWN (RIP 1/21/93)

William Lee BROWN III (WB) (RIP 9/24/87) U. S. Army, 1965. Served three tours of duty in Vietnam. Died from the effects of Agent Orange.

James H. BRUNELLE U. S. Army, Vietnam, 1969.

Richard BUTTON

Tedd CADD USAF, 1969 - 1976, Photo Intelligence, Staff Sergeant, Saigon, Vietnam 1972 – 1973, (target identification mostly). Also stationed in Denver, Colorado; Newport News, Virginia; Austin, Texas; and Udon Thani, Thailand. USCGR 1983 – 2001. I was a marine casualty investigator, the first responder to marine casualties (accidents) upstream of Bonneville dam. I got to write the first container inspection program for Port of Seattle (HAZMAT issues). I served as an ICS (Incident Command System) Planning Officer and was selected to present a paper to a national seminar on the subject. I was also the Senior Contingency Planning Officer for MSO Portland, OR for the region Oregon, South West Washington, Eastern Washington, Idaho and part of Montana. One of the things I loved about the USCGR was that they used us for real work. When the reservists came aboard each month, the active duty people took the weekend off. (I actually averaged 2 weekends a month and four weeks a year.) We did the ship inspections, (including what are called the SIV—special interest vessels like Russian and North Korean ones). The contingency plans were great work to be involved in. They were plans for responding to any natural or man-made disaster in the area of responsibility. We had to coordinate with literally dozens of agencies (local, state, county, native American, Federal and private response organizations and businesses of any kind that were in the disaster). It was a real eye-opener as to the complexity of getting such diverse operating systems to work together. I retired in 2001 after 25 years of service with the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

Doug CAREY U. S. Navy

Ron CATES (RIP 2002) U. S. Army, Vietnam.

Gary CLARK Enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 08/68 and served on active duty until 05/72. Volunteered for submarine duty, attended/graduated from sub school and made six deterrent patrols out of Scotland and Spain. Instructed at Polaris University in New London, Ct. Honorably discharged with rank of IC2(ss).

John COLE I enlisted in the U. S. Army prior to being drafted February 29, 1968. I ended up qualifying for special forces and was sent, with 21 others, to 47 weeks of Vietnamese Language Training at Ft. Bliss, Texas. I applied for flight school there and was accepted, starting after language school was over. Vicki and I got married here August 24, 1968. I was home on leave and was a Private First Class (E-3) just promoted to Specialist 4 (E-4), and just made Specialist 5 (E-5) when I graduated from language school. I completed flight school in April, 1969, and was appointed a Warrant Officer One; went to AH-1 (Cobra) transition in Savannah, GA, then Vietnam in early July, 1970. I was medi-vac’d to the Philippines in March, 1971, for a month, then one night in Japan. I arrived at Madigan Hospital in Ft. Lewis, WA, late April, 1971. I was released from there in August, 1971, and assigned to Ft. Ord, CA, as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2). At that time I was medically grounded permanently. A year later I found an Orthopedic doctor that agreed with me, there was no reason I could not fly again. I flew until I retired as a Major in September, 1991. I was an Instructor Pilot (seven years), a CW3 up for CW4 when I applied for and received a direct commission to Captain. (I had been going to night school since I was in the Army and had recently gotten my BA/AA at the same time from St. Martin’s college and an MA one year later, before I applied for the commission.) I was a Commander back-to-back for three commands. I came to the Washington National Guard as the Active-Duty Advisor to the Commanding General of the Aviation Brigade. I completed the required ten years as a commissioned officer and retired.

Kurt CROWNOVER (RIP 7/26/05)

Michael DALE U. S. Army from 1968 - 1971. I attended signal school for eight months at Ft. Monmouth, NJ, and trained as a radar repairman. I was in Vietnam (3 & 4 corp.) with the 1st Cav. and 168th Aviation Group from 3/69 - 3/70 as a Ground Surveillance Radar Repairman. I received a Purple Heart while our attachment was stationed with the Navy river boats (PBRs) on the Cambodian border.

Larry DANIEL (RIP 2/17/09) U. S. Army in Vietnam from 1969 to 1971 as E-4, Specialist 1st Class.

Phillip DAVIS (RIP 7/74) Vietnam Combat Veteran.

Donnie DEAN U. S. Marines, 12/67 - 8/69; three and 1/2 months in Vietnam, Bravo Co. 1st Batallion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

Robert DEAN (RIP 11/2/95) Vietnam

Ken DEERY U. S. Army, Vietnam, 1/68 - 1/71 ??

Bob DeGRAW I was drafted in 1967 into the Army and did my basic training at Ft. Lewis, WA. They found me suited to Special Forces, but I was not willing to make the military a career, so they directed me into the Missile Program. I went to Ft. Bliss, TX, for training. After six months I was sent to Okinawa and was there for 13 months. My duties were to assemble and test the guidance systems of Nike Hercules Missiles. When the United States agreed to return Okinawa to Japanese authority and to dismantle most of the missile sites there, I was asked to be a security guard. At the end of my tour I was sent to the Chicago area, and there I applied for an early out to go to school. That was granted, and I left the military in May of 1970 as a Sergeant.

Dave DERBY United States Army, Vietnam, 1968.

Bill DIDWAY United States Navy, 7/66 - 9/70, Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd class (E-4).
Bill Didway and Alan Stephens just out of boot camp in March or April, 1967.

John DIETZ U. S. Army Captain; Infantry 1967 - 1972, Vietnam 1968 - 1969.

Thomas FOOTE (WB) (RIP 7/2/01) U. S. Army, Vietnam 1968 - 1969.

Ken FORTUNE United States Marines.

Marc FRANCO Peace Corps.

Tim FRANKLIN (WB) (RIP 1/6/12) U. S. Army.

Rudy FRANZ (RIP 5/10/10) I served in the Army from December 1968 to September 1970. I trained as a vehicle mechanic and was stationed in Germany.

John FULLER

Mike FUNDERBURG

Eric GERBER I served as a Captain in the Army. My ROTC service was 1966-1970, and my active service was 1971-1976.

J.Ed GRANT

Bob GROUT (WB) United States Navy. Served aboard the USS Pyro AE-24 from 02/67 - 11/67, Westpac Tonkin Gulf of Vietnam. From 03/68 - 03/69, Mobile Riverine Force Rivron 13, River boat T-131-2, Mekong Delta aboard the USS Parsons DDG-33. Last tour of duty, 01/70 - 07/70, was off the coast of Vietnam aboard the USS Edson. Honorable Discharge Long Beach, CA, 11/70 as E-4 (Petty Officer 3rd Class) Engineering Dept., Damage Control. Medals received: Vietnam Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Navy Achievement Medal with Combat V.
Vietnam Unit Memorial Monument
Mobile Riverine Force

Michael HALL

Mick HEMPHILL U. S. Navy from 12/67 - 10/71. After schooling was stationed aboard the USS Constellation, CVA - 64. Worked in #3 Main Machinery Room, Machinist Mate 3rd Class.

Elizabeth HETRICK Hair I served in the Army WACS from 3/69 to 1/71. Basics were at Fort McClellan, AL. My advanced individual training was at Fort Sam Houston, TX. I was stationed at Fort Benning, GA. I was a Medic Pvt. I met and married my husband, James, there. I have an honorable discharge.

Mark HINKLE U. S. Coast Guard, 04/69 - 04/73.

Dave HOKANSON

Loren HOLLOWAY (WB) Three tours in Vietnam and 21 years in the United States Army as a Sergeant Major.
Picture of Loren Holloway in 1986.

Charles HOSACK United States Army, Retired.

Jess HUESTIES United States Army, Specialist 5.

Gary HYLBAK U. S. Navy Reserves.

Michael JACKSON Enlisted June, 1966, in the U. S. Air Force. Three-year tour in West Berlin. Reassigned to Nuke Rearmament Depot in Walla Walla. Took early out April, 1970, as a Sergeant E-4.

Steve JOHNSON I was in the Army National Guard from 1969 to 1975. I was a Specialist 5th Class.

Vance M. KLEYN I was in the U.S. Army from 10-22-65 thru 10-21-68. From 10-66 thru 5-68, I was in Vietnam. My rank was an E-5 SPC/5.

Guy LOBDELL (RIP 6/7/06) United States Marines, served two tours of duty in Vietnam: 1967 - 68 with HMM-364 and 1968 - 69 with HMM-263. Awards received: Two Purple Hearts both at Phu-Bai, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Stars, Combat Aircrew Insignia with 3 stars, Vietnamese Campaign Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Flight Strike Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and Air Medal with Bronze Star.

Kerry LOVE (RIP 10/23/69) 2LT in U. S. Army. Died of non-hostile wounds 10/23/69 in Vietnam. He had disembarked from an Army helicopter and was killed when it overturned at take off. Kerry had been participating in an air assult at the time of the accident. He had only been in Vietnam 22 days.
Location on The Wall is Panel 17W - Row 109.
Casualty Record for Kerry.

Peggy MAASEN Murray (RIP 12/1/96) United States Army, Nurse.

Laurence Waldo 'Buck' MABBUTT (RIP 7/26/04) United States Army, served three years at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, and Fort Ord in Montery, CA.

Richard MAGULA (WB)

Jesse MALLORY

David MASON I served in the U. S. Air Force from 1966 - 1975 in Air Rescue including Vietnam and the Appolo 11 Moon Rescue landing in 1969.

Tom MATTIS United States Marines. Active Duty 1967 - 1970. Quang Tri Province, Vietnam 1968 - 1969. Honorable Discharge in 1973 as a Sergeant.

Tim McDERMOTT

Harold "Bruce" McMANN (RIP 5/17/12) I served in Vietnam as a helicopter mechanic.

Sandee MILLIUS Gors Sgt. First Class, U.S. Army. Retired in 1997, after 22 years Active duty and Army Reserve, Drill Sgt., Food Service Inspector.

Pat MITCHELL (WB) United States Marines, Vietnam Veteran.

Pat MURPHY I was in the United States Army from 9/67 - 8/70. I spent 15 months in Germany and then was sent to Vietnam for 12 months. I was a member of the 24th Infantry Division in Germany stationed in Munich and Augsburg and did many tours on the Czechoslovakian border. I was then sent to Vietnam where I served in MACV Team 32 on the Cambodian Border and finished my tour near the DMV with the 101st Airborne Division.

Dorthy NELSON Conoy (RIP 12/28/00)

Ken OLSON U.S. Army, June 1970, Boot Camp Ft. Lewis, WA. Military Intelligence School, Ft. Holabird, MD. Stationed HQ Company, Ft. Myers, VA, assigned to the Secretary of the Air Force Office, Pentagon, Washington D.C. Honorable discharge June, 1973. Washington Air National Guard, Fairchild AFB 1975 - 1978, Crash-Rescue Fire Protection Specialist.

Greg POYNOR SP4, U. S. Army

Brad PUGH

Aaron ROBERTS U. S. Army, 1968 - 1970, Finance/Payroll Specialist

Karen ROTAN Carson U. S. Air Force from 1974 - 1978. I was in the 21st OMS on Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, AK, as an Aircraft Maintenance and Administrative Specialist. After leaving AK, my husband and I were assigned to a detachment site at Silver Creek, in the middle of Nebraska. The detachment site was from Offutt Air Force Base. There I was honorably discharged.

Jim SCHILDKNECHT U. S. Army. Drafted in 1968 - Basic and AIT training at Ft. Lewis, WA. Attended Officer Candidate School (OCS), Ft. Benning, GA, graduated 5/69. Assigned to Airborne School as instructor/supervisor (black hat) at Ground and Tower Training Groups. Spent a couple of months as XO of the 4th Student Bn, Abn Training Student Brigade. Concurrently, given collateral responsibility as "Survivor Assistance Officer." Panama - attended/graduated from U. S. Army Jungle Survival School (9/69). Republic of Vietnam - 10/69 through 10/70. Platoon Leader, 2nd platoon, C/1st/327th/101st Abn/Airmobile. Company Commander, 1/327th/101st “Tiger Force,” Special Ops. Post-RVN, assigned to AIT Tactical Weapons Training group as Lead Range Officer and Instructor, Ft. Lewis. Separated from military July, 1971 as 1st Lt.
Jim in 1968.
Jim in Vietnam in 1969.

Gary SCHULZ I was commissioned into the U. S. Army as an Infantry Officer in 1971, and served ten years as a Captain with the 351st Civil Affairs Brigade as HQ Company Commander. We provided direct support for both Fort Ord, CA, and Fort Lewis, WA, in establishing their Mobilization Plans, Evacuation Plans, and Civil Affairs counterpart training.

Marcia SETBACKEN (RIP 11/5/67) U. S. Army.

Mike SHEERAN Served as an E-4 in the United States Air Force from 6/67 - 1/71.

Christine SIMEK Peterson U. S. Army.

Gary SOEHNLEIN

Tom SOMMER

Trudy SPILMAN I spent five years on active duty in the Army. SP5.

John L. STANDLEY (WB) U. S. Army.

Joe STANKIEWICZ (RIP 3/7/07) U. S. Army, North Company 75th Rangers, Airborne.

Alan R. STEPHENS Chief Petty Officer, Retired U. S. Navy, 23 years active and 7 years inactive, total of 30 years.
Alan Stephens and Bill Didway just out of boot camp in March or April, 1967.

Bill TADLOCK I was in the U. S. Army and went to Germany in 1969, my son Terry was born in Nurnberg, Germany in 1970.

Jacob "Jake" TATE (WB) I was in the U. S. Navy from 1965 to 1969. My rank was BM3 (or E-4 or Petty Officer 3rd class).

Roger TRUE U. S. Army, 1967 - 1969. Served in Vietnam from July 1967 - July 1968. Honorably discharged in January 1969 as Spc 5.

Wayne VanHAMME As of November 27, 2007, I am still in the Army Reserve, scheduled to retire in February 2008, with over 38 years Active, Reserve and National Guard time. I am a Colonel, and my last reserve assignment was Chief Nurse of an Army Reserve Combat Support Hospital (I am an RN). I joined the Air Force in November, 1967, as a radio repairman. I was not sent to Vietnam, instead I was sent to Europe, and I attained the rank of Tech. Sergeant. I switched to the Army in 1980, commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant. I was sent to Saudi Arabia on the Iraqi border for the first Gulf War in 1991. Now I am in the Army Reserve stationed in Vancouver, WA.

Bill VOILAND I was drafted into the Army in April, 1971; and I was stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado. I served on the Army Artist Team (Spec. 4) from October, 1972, until I was discharged in February, 1973.

Sandi WARD Donahue Master Sergeant, Retired, 2006; 22 Years Active Duty, United States Air Force and New York Air National Guard.

Phil WEBB I was in the U. S. Army from 1966 - 1969. I was a SP/5 in Vietnam in 1967. In 1968, I was a crew chief/door gunner in the 17th Assault Helicopter Company and the 191st Assault Helicopter Company.

Kirk WELSCH Sp4 in the U. S. Army.

David ZWEIFEL Captain in the U. S. Army served at Ft. Bragg.


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