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Specialist Third Class, US Army

Served Honorably in the Korean War

Grandfather of Caleb Smith - Newton HS Principal

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United States Army
Battalion Chaplain
4th Infantry Division
Fort Carson, CO
Active
Graduate, Newton High School

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US Army
Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot
Currently stationed in Bagram, Afghanistan
2013 NHS Graduate
Son of Dede & Doug Trumble

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United States Army
Special Forces Team Leader
1st Group
Fort Lewis McChord, WA
Active
Graduate, Newton High School

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Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines
Served in Afghanistan & Iraq
Husband of Amanda Gillespie - Business Teacher at Newton HS

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United States Army
Jumpmaster, Infantry Company Executive Officer
173rd Infantry Regiment
Vicenza, Italy
Active
Graduate, Newton High School

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Captain, US Army (active duty 1941-1946)
Liaison Plane Pilot, flying Front Line Observation in Europe during World War II
Grandfather of Greg and Cathlina Bergman (NHS teachers) and Great-Grandfather of Josh Bergman (NHS senior)

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United States Army
Infantry Company Executive Officer, Platoon Leader
25th Infantry Division
Honolulu, Hawaii
Active
Graduate, Newton High School

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First Lieutenant
United States Army
Field Artillery, OH58D copilot
Served Active 1986-1990
Father- Lucas, Stuart, Hugh, and Joseph McConnell
Teacher, Newton High School

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United States Army
Vietnam Era Third Battalion, 71st Artillery stationed in Pforzheim, Germany 1972-1974
Father of Danna Gordon, NHS Counselor

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Private First Class, US Marine Corps
Honorably discharged May 8, 1974
Grandfather of Natalynn Nulf

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Staff Sergeant
United States marines

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Lance Corporal, US Marines
Stationed in Okinawa, Japan (1977-1979)
Grandfather of Lyric Douglas (NHS senior)

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United States Army
Served in the Vietnam War
Retired TSgt from the Air National Guard 184th Logistics Squadron (1981-2001)
Grandfather of Jaye Skinner NHS student

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Don German (June 1921- March 1994) Staff Sergeant

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Don German (June 1921- March 1994) Staff Sergeant

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U.S. Army Ranger WWII
Grandfather of Kynda Faythe (NHS teacher)

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United States Army
Private First Class
Served in Vietnam War
Awarded two Purple Hearts & Bronze Star
Grandfather to Makaylee and Grayson Ybarra

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United States Navy
Midshipman (2017-Present)
United States Naval Academy '21
NHS 2017 Graduate

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Airforce

Buck Sergeant

Served Honorably in the Vietnam War

Grandfather to NHS Student Kyle Basye

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United States Navy
Midshipman (2020-Present)
United States Naval Academy '24
NHS 2020 Graduate

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United States Army
Command Sergeant Major, Infantry Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Major Battle: Vietnam Campaigns
Awards: Bronze Star Medal with V Device (Valor), Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal (8 awards), Army Occupation Medal (WWII), Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry
Father of Jeanne Harper

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Veteran of WWII United States Army, awarded many medals such as the medal of courage. He was my great grandfather and I never met him but I love him dearly.

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United States Marine Corps
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Father of Wyatt Bailey

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United States Navy
Battalion Logistics Chief
Navy Seabees
Father of Ann & David Pomeroy
Iraq 07-08, Afghanistan 13-14
23 years of service

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United States Navy
Lieutenant
Cold War (1984-1993)
Student Naval Aviator
SOSUS Officer
USD 373 School Board

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United States Marine Corps
Captain
2011 to Present
Uncle of Jake Vajnar
2007 NHS Graduate

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80th Field Artillery of the 6th Division of the Army He was a forward observer Corporal WW2 Grandfather of Fred Schmidt NHS Teacher and Great Grandfather of Jarrett Schmidt NHS Frashman

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Travis Rindt (2012-Present)
Staff Sargeant, KS Air National Guard
Kuwait Deployment 2020
Father to Eris (sophomore NHS) & Trevin Rindt (NHS grad 2018)

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United States Army
E4 Truck Driver/88mike
1987-1992
Father of current NHS student, Neva Dorado & Uncle to current NHS student, Jakob Graber

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Juan Chavez
United States Army
Private First Class
World War II
Awarded Bronze Star
& Purple heart
Great grandfather of
Freshman Aliana Segura

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Veteran
KS Army National Guard 2002-Present
Staff Sergeant
Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Spartan Shield, Operation Inherent Resolve
2003 Graduate, current SRO

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MSgt Christopher Fischer
USAF
Retired December, 1st 2019
Graduated Newton High School 1998

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MSG(R) Roderick O Mather
Thirty-three years United States Army
Served in S Korea during Vietnam
Grandfather of Madison Horton, Soph. Newton High School
Father of Kirsten Mather Horton, Alumni Newton High School
Husband of Teri DuBois Mather, Alumni Newton High School

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Harold Dean Wharton (1946-2018)
Entered the United States Army March 14, 1968.
Vietnam Era Veteran served his country in Korea, earning the Expeditionary Medal and Good Conduct Medal. He was released from active duty on February 9, 1970, and continued as an Army Reservist. With the rank of Spec 5, Dean was honorably discharged on March 13, 1974. He was an active member of the Harper VFW, American Legion, and the Kansas Chapter of the Patriot Guard.

Dean is the Grandpa of Carson Wharton (freshman)

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U.S. Air Force-1988-1993
Served in Desert Storm
Husband to Diane Moser-College and Career Advocate

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PVT First Class US Army
Fury 1-81 Armored BN
Joined his senior year of high school, went to Ft. Benning GA for basic training, will return next summer for AIT training.
Son of Tave & Erin Pryor, Newton High School graduates.

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United States Army, Spec4-E4
Served in Vietnam in 1967
Grandfather of current NHS student, Zach Loomis (senior)

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United States Marine Corps
(1943 - 1947)
Vietnam Vet
Grandfather of Jadyn Eckert

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US Navy, Lieutenant
WWII - Pacific Theatre
February, 1943 - May, 1946
NHS Graduate, Class of 1938.

Father of NHS Graduates: Tim Hanna, Mike Hanna, Kit Goering, Lee Koehn, Teresa Larson, Claire Hanna Young. Grandfather of NHS Graduates: Meghan Rupp, Daniel Carothers, Ben Koehn, Scott Goering, Kelsey Goering, Joel Goering. Great-Grandfather to NHS Student Connor Reed and future NHS student Harper Rupp.

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U.S Army National Guard
Grandfather of Jadyn Eckert

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Elisa Montoya
Veteran of Operation Desert Storm and retired from KS Army National Guard 20+ years of service. Grandmother to Newton High School Junior Dylan Dylan Crawford.

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United States Air Force
KC-10 Pilot
McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey
Deployed UAE 3/2020-5/2020
2017 US Air Force Academy Graduate
2013 NHS Graduate
Son of Lisa Moore, former NHS Principal

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SPC US Army
31K Military Working Dog Handler K-9 Unit
Currently serving in S. Korea
Along beside him is Annapolis
2019 NHS Graduate

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United States Navy, Seaman First Class,  WWII
3 Generations of NHS Students and Graduates.
Father of NHS Graduates: David Monares, Albert Monares, Alfred Monares, Richard Monares, Cathy Moyer, Teresa Monares White, Christina Monares Mitchell, Rita Monares. Grandfather of NHS Graduates: Jennifer Monares Semrad, Chris Monares, Erica Moyer Edwards, Aimee Monares, Allison Moyer, Anthony Monares, Evan Thomas, Erica Thomas.
Great Grandfather of current NHS Students: Brayden Monares & Keon Edwards.

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Retired United States Airforce, 21 years,
Master Sergeant, Munitions Accountable Systems Officer, Graduate of Newton High School 1991
Son of Jo and Rob Wharton

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Operation Iraqi Freedom
1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillary
Kansas National Guard
Died in Balad, Iraq
2007 NHS Graduate

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U.S. Army National Guard
Wife of NHS AP Brian Becker

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TSgt Jason Harkness (Far right of picture)
Jun 2000 - Pres
Father to Matthew Montano (Senior Class 2021)
184th Security Forces Squadron
USAF Kansas Air National Guard
Operations Enduring Freedom, Noble Eagle, Inherent Resolve, Freedom Sentinel

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United States Air Force Academy
Track and Field Team
2017 NHS Graduate
Son of Lisa Moore, former NHS Principal

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U.S. Airforce 2018-2020 Airman First Class.
U.S. Air Force Academy 2020-Preset
Class of '25

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1/161st Field Artillery
Army National Guard
Iraq (2018-2019)
Operation Inherent Resolve
Operation Spartan Shield

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Gary Budde (1951-2018) United States Airforce. 

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Gary Budde (1951-2018) United States Airforce. 

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Gary served in the United States Air Force from December 1970 until December 1974. He completed his basic training in Colorado Springs, Colorado, before being stationed at White Sands, New Mexico; McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita; and at Bentwaters AFB, Suffolk, England. While in the Air Force, he worked as an electronic lab technician in PMEL (Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory), calibrating equipment in measurements as small as millionths.
Daddy graduated from Newton High when it was still on 7th, 1969.

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1999-Present
Kansas Army National Guard

2001 NHS Graduate
Uncle of Jackson Marlar, Sophmore

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Alan Lockhart (left), Gordon Smith (right)- both were in the Army: 3rd Armor Division stationed in  Hanau, Germany & then the 101st Airborne Division stationed at Fort Campbell- 1971-1980
Grandpas to Lanayah Rivera, current sophomore at NHS & Aliyana Rivera who is a NHS graduate in 2021.

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Ron Nachtigal (far left)- US Marines - great uncle
Great, Great Grandpa Lockhart  (top left)- US Navy, Great Grandpa Harry Nachtigal-US Army (top right), Great Grandpa Bryce Lockhart (bottom)- US Navy
All relatives of Lanayah Rivera, current sophomore & Aliyana Rivera, graduate of NHS 2021.  I think Harry Nachtigal is a graduate of NHS in the early 1950’s.

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MSgt Scott Goodnite USAF Ret. Years of service 1994-2020. Including Incirlik AB, Turkey 1994-1996 Operation Provide Comfort and Bagram Afghanistan 2009 Operation Enduring Freedom. Father of Hannah Goodnite NHS student and 2 other in district students.

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MSgt Alan Rees. US Air Force, active duty
2004-present
Stationed at McChord AFB, Washington
NHS graduate 2004