In this first section is a list of the 1959 AHS Eagles who we know served in the military. Please tell us those we are missing.
Following this list are photos of some of these classmates. We would like to have other pictures!
John Bailey, Army -- Doe Bailey's husband
Mackey Barnes, Navy
Donny Bennett, Army
Ray Bennett
John Billingsley
Bill Carver, Air Force -- Jane Marshall's husband
John Compere, Army
Arvin Coppedge, Army
Bill Cowen, Air Force -- Barbara Glaze's husband
Don Cradic, Air Force -- Patsy Corley's husband
Forrest Croom, Navy and Coast Guard
Art Crothers, National Guard -- Stephanie Pearce's husband
Bob Duke, Army -- Helen Woods' husband
David Elsey, Army
Rowenia Ely, Army
Greg Engstrom, Army
Paul Estes, Army
Betty Foree, Army
Carl Gillit, Army
Bob Goode, National Guard
David Gray, Air Force
Ronnie Hart, Navy
Don Hughes, Marines
Ray Kachel, Navy -- Sherry Johnson's husband
Freddie Martinez, Army
Gus Mitchell
Jerry Don Mitchell, Army
Jim Murphrey, Army
Lynn Nichols
Phil Nichols, Navy
Jerry Osborn, National Guard
Jimmy Parsons, Air Force
Dow Patterson, Air Force
Larry Shaddix, Army
Lewis Shell, Army
Terry Sides, Army
Gene Simpson, Air Force
Sam Steele, Army
John Todd, Navy
Tommy Young, Army -- Judy Harlow's husband
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Ron on the deck of the aircraft carrier Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(He is one of the white uniforms forming the letters "FDR")
For more on Ron's military career, check out his Biography
John Todd, Navy, with Kathy and Larry Frazier's son
Lewis Shell, U.S. Army
I joined the Texas Army National Guard in January 1963. Basic training was at Fort Polk, (Leesville) La.,
advanced training for the artillery was at Fort Sill, (Lawton) Ok., and then on to Fort Bliss (El Paso), Tx., for radar training at a Nike Hercules missile base. Denton, Tx., was the location of the base to which I was assigned as a target tracking radar operator.
Denton was one of the four locations assigned to protect the DFW area during the cold war. The protection was due mainly because of the operations at Carswell AFB. I attended the NCO academy in Fort Hood, Tx in 1965, and, left the military unceremoniously in 1969.
We did track some Russian spy planes flying over the U.S. from time to time.
David Elsey, U.S. Army
First Lieutenant - Tay Ninh, Tay Ninh Province
Republic of Viet Nam, February 1967
Mackey Barnes, U.S. Navy
Newly commissioned Ensign, 1964
Mackey Barnes, U.S. Navy
Vung Tau, Viet Nam, 1967
Mackey Barnes, U.S. Navy
DaNang, Viet Nam, 1965-66
Mackey Barnes, U.S. Navy
Vung Tau, Viet Nam, 1966-67
Betty Foree, U.S. Army
Betty Foree, Texas Woman's University
1st Lieutenant Betty Foree, Army Nursing Corps
Captain Betty Foree, receiving Army Commendation Medal
Lieutenant Colonel Betty Foree, at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio
John Compere, early years 1
John Compere, early years 2
John Compere, U.S. Army
Brigadier General
Jerry Don Mitchell, 1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Larry Shaddix, 1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Forrest Croom, U.S. Coast Guard
Master Chief Petty Officer, Coast Guard Reserve
Jimmy Parsons, 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force