AAHS alumni who served in the
United States Army

Richard McJunkin  ~ AHS 1960
Served 1960-1980,  Retired 1980
1961 - Ft Rucker, AL (Helicopter Maint School);
1961 - Ft. Knox, KY;   1962 - Ft. Hood, TX (III Corps)
1963 - Germany;   1967 - Viet Nam
1968 - Germany;   1969 - WO Flight School
1970 - Ft. Eustis, VA;  1971 - Viet Nam
1972 - Germany;   1975 - Ft. Hood, TX
1977 - Korea;   1978 - Ft. Hood, TX

Mike Reynolds ~ AHS 1960
Served in US Army 1963-1966
Service in U.S. Army in Nike Hercules missile internal guidance systems technician. South Korea and Redstone Arsenal (Huntsville), Alabama at U.S. Army Missile School as instructor.

Carolyn S. Gunning ~ AHS 1961
I graduated from Augsburg American High School in 1961 and served in the US Army Nurse Corps (1965-1968) and the Texas Army National Guard (1980-1988).

Edward G. Turner (Jerry) ~ AHS 1961
Nov. 1963 through June 1968
discharged in June 1968 as a Chief Warrant Officer (CW2)Attended Flight School in 1964, graduated as a Warrant Officer 1965, served in Viet Nam; Feb. 1965 through March 1966, flew Huey Helicopters, over 1100 hours of combat time, 27 Air Medals, One with "V" device for valor. Returned to Fort Rucker, Alabama as a Tactics Flight Instructor,

Warren L. Watts ~ AHS 1961
1961 - 1967 - Vietnam - Military Advisor with Advisory Team 86 in Tan Tru Sector, III Corps. Awarded Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge, Vietnamese Airborne Wings, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross.
1967 - 1972 - Break in Service to attend Indiana University. Graduated with degree in Forensic Studies.
1976 - 1990 - Served as a CWO Special Agent with the US Army Criminal Investigation Command. Assignment included Schwaebisch Hall, Germany; Fort Hood, Texas; Korea (two tour - one at Camp Howze and DMZ and other in Pusan); and Ft Harrison, IN. Also, went on Special Assisgnments to Paris and England with Secretary of Defense (Casper Weinberger). Retired as Chief Warrant Officer in 1990.

Rodney V Allred ~ AHS 1962  **Passed away Dec. 18, 2006.
discharged e 5 twice
1963-1967 active duty  Okinawa, Thailand
1975-1979 active duty Germany

Lee Stark ~ AHS 1962
Field Artillery: 1966-1971 ...
Graduated from Virginia Tech, ROTC/DMG-Commissioned Regular Army 1966 Artillery Officer's Basic School-Ft. Sill, OK. 1966 Airborne School-Ft. Benning, GA. 1966 Battery Commander "D" Battery & Battalion S-4, 3/11th Fld. Arty (8in. Howitzer SP) 24th Inf. Div.-Munich, Germany 1966-68 Transferred with unit and most of 24th Inf. Div. to Ft. Riley, Kansas-1968, served as Battalion Executive Officer Battery Commander HHQ & "B" Battery, 3/82 Fld. Arty (105mm), 196th Light Inf. Bde.-I Corps Area, Vietnam (Vicinity of Tam Ky, Quang Tin Province, between DaNang and Chu Lai, 1968-69,Commendation Medal w/"V" & Purple Heart Artillery School-Ft. Sill, OK. 1969-71 Resigned as Capt. and entered service with the FBI. Will likely retire this year (2000)after 29+ years

Robert L. Bilodeau ~ AHS 1964
1966-1968
SP5 E-5      VIETNAM 12/66 to 12/67

Gary E. Dolan ~ AHS 1964
http://oftheirownaccord.com
1969-1974 LTC, Infantry ...
Graduated from USMA, West Point, June 1969, served with C Company (Airborne), 75th Infantry (Ranger), VietNam in 1970; awarded Airborne, Ranger, Jungle Warfare Expert, Pathfinder, 10 Combat Air Medals, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Bronze Star with "V"

Melvin Andrew Hulse ~ AHS 1964
attended FA OCS, went to Vietnam as a forward observer with an infantry company in the First Cavalry Division and was medevaced in my 11th month. I spent the next 21 years in the Army, retiring as a LTC in 1990. Assignments to Europe and Korea and two years as a military attaché in Moscow (83-5). Along the way, I got a MA and PhD from Georgetown University in Russian/ Soviet Studies. Worked for the US Govt for a couple of years and was an advisor to the CinC Centcom until 1994. Got to spend the 1st Gulf War in Riyadh.

Michael R. Omelanuk ~ AHS 1964
Active Duty: Captain, Reserves: Major
US Army Signal Corps
Army Commendation Medal w 2 oak leaf clusters

James Sams ~ AHS 1965
5 Years - Sgt. ... Was actively involved in starting the first battalion-wide racial discussion group in Europe in an effort to improve racial relationships. Was interviewed on AFN network radio along with the other three founders of the group in 1970.

Ken Houston (Mustang) ~ AHS 1965
Service -- Army (armor). Active 1969-1979. Reserves 1979-1985. Major O-4. Distinquished Military Graduate Virginia Military Institute (1969).  Regular Army commission in Corps of Engineers.  71st Engr Bn (C) Fort Belvoir; 62nd Engr Bn (Landclearing) RVN; and 30th Engineer Bde (C) ARVN.

Transferred to Armor. 2d Squadron, 1st Armored Cav (2AD) Fort Hood Texas. Graduate of Infantry Advanced Course Fort Benning.  Graduate school Auburn University.  Instructor and tactical officer at VMI.

Resigned commission in 1969 and entered the world of packaging.

Al Monshower ~ AHS 1965
6/69 to 9/76 Airborne Infantry - Captain;
resigned my commission in '76
Commandant ..Corps of Cadets, ROTC, University of Kansas, 1969. Distinguished Military Graduate. Army ROTC Scholarship. 4.2" Motor Platoon Leader. MAT Team Commander. Bronze Star w/V device, ARCOM, JSCOM Medal.

Henry J. Nachtsheim ~ AHS 1965
US Army 1965-1994 Infantry Platoon Leader, CO Cdr, 101st Airborne Div, Vietnam, 1967-1968. Army Aviator 1970 Colonel (Retired) 1 April 94
Wife, Debbie, and I own JonTori, Inc. which operates JTI Properties, LLC, a Real Estate Construction, Sales. And Leasing company with properties in CO, GA, TX, NM, and WA. Debbie handles the construction and sales with most of our home building in the Las Cruces, NM area. Presently, I am a contractor at White Sands Missile Range and am responsible for writing the scenarios for Brigade and Below Simulation (BBS) Wargames involving Future Combat Systems. 1 daughter age 29. One daughter age 17 and a son age 13. The 17 yr-old and the 13 yr-old were adopted from Russia in 1998 and represent the best adventure Debbie and I have embarked upon to date! I am having too much fun to retire, but eventually, we will move back to Colorado.
Best Wishes for Health, Happiness, and Prosperity to All!
Henry J. Nachtsheim, III
Colonel US Army (Retired)
Chief, Scenarios Division
Wargaming Directorate
TRADOC Analysis Center
ATTN: ATRC-WJ (AST, Inc.)
White Sands, Missile Range, NM 88002

Herbert R. Tinney ~ AHS 1965
20 Years    E-7; Retired

Jim Willbanks ~ AHS 1965
1969-1992  - Retired as Lt Colonel
Infantry -- Germany, Vietnam, Panama, Japan. Received Silver Star, Bronze Star with V (2), Purple Heart (2), Combat Infantryman's Badge. Currently a civilian professor of national security strategy at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth, KS. 

Joe Lahnstein ~ AHS 1966
served 1970-2000, retired 1 July 2000 as a Colonel Commissioned in 1970 in the Infantry, branch transferred to Special Forces in 1985.

Assignments included:
1973-1974 1/31st Infantry, Korea; 1974-1977, 10th Special Forces Group; 1978-1980, B Co. 2d Bn 30th Inf, Germany, 1980, Opns Officer Wildflecken Training Area; 1981-1983, Executive Officer, 3d Bn 5th Special Forces Group, Ft Bragg, NC; 1983-1987 Eurasian Foreign Area Officer training; 1987, Chief, Current Intelligence, USAREUR, Heidelberg, Germany; 1988-1989, Research Associate, Defense Studies, Edinburgh University, Scotland; 1989-1992, Chief, Russia/Eurasia Division, Joint Intelligence Center, HQUSEUCOM, Stuttgart, Germany; 1992-1995, National HUMINT Requirements Tasking Center, Central Intelligence Agency; 1996-1997, Defense and Army Attaché, American Embassy, Almaty, Kazakhstan; 1997-2000, National HUMINT Requirements Tasking Center, Central Intelligence Agency

Frank Bowman ~ AHS 1966
20 years of active duty, Retired in 1987SSG E-6
Assignments included: 1967 Germany, 1970 Ft Riley, 1971 Viet Nam, 1972 Ft Hood, 1973 Germany, 1978 Ft Knox, 1983 Germany

John P. Evance ~ AHS 1966
1967-1973 - SP5 -- I did get out of Nam alive and in one piece!

John Greenwalt ~ AHS 1966
West Point: 1966-1970;
Active Duty: 1970-1995  Infantry
Colonel; Retired on 1 Jan 1995

Billie Hinkle "Randy"  ~ AHS 1966
Feb 68 - Mar 95 - Aviation Army, retired as CW5
Viet Nam '69 & 72 -73 flying UH-1 & OH-58
Desert Storm '91 flying AH-64 Apache BSM, AM/V, AM/26 OLC Master Army Aviator 5300 hours TT 1200 Combat hours
Most interesting mission: Participated in the pick up POWs from Loch Nihn, Viet Nam 12 Feb 1973.

Alan Johnson ~ AHS 1966
Major General Alan D. Johnson has more than 27 years of active commissioned service. He assumed command of USARJ/9th TAACOM June 2, 2000.

Maj. Gen. Johnson has served as Assistant Executive Officer and Executive Officer for Batteries in 2d Battalion, 84th Artillery, 4th Infantry (Mechanized), Fort Carson, Colo.; Liaison Officer, 1st Battalion, 29th Field Artillery, later Assistant G-4 Plans Officer, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Colo.; Forward Observer, later Assistant Executive for Battery C, 3d Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 196th Infantry Brigade (Separate) U.S. Army, Vietnam.

He also served as Executive Officer and Commander of Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Okla.; S-1 (Adjutant), 2d Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Fort Sill, Okla.; Area Commander, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Hamilton, New York; Commander, Service Battery, 6th Battalion, 14th Field Artillery, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army Europe, Germany; S-3 (Operations), 1st Battalion, 22d Field Artillery, 1st Armored Division, U.S. States Army Europe, Germany; Assistant S-3 Plans, and later Chief Nuclear Surety Team, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army Europe, Germany; Assistant Professor Military Science, Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.; Executive Officer, 3d Battalion, 29th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Carson, Colo.; and Deputy Fire Support Officer, later Division Artillery S-3 (Operations), 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Carson, Colo.

Other assignments include: Commander, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army Europe, Germany; Force Integration Staff Officer, Office Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.; Commander Division Artillery, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Carson, Colo.; Chief of Staff, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Carson, Colo.; and Chief of Staff, Fort Carson, Colo., and Director of Plans, J-5, U.S. Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.

Maj. Gen. Johnson attended Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced courses, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Naval War College. He holds a BS in Business from Cameron University, an MBA in Business Administration from Adelphi University and an MA in National Security and Strategy from the U.S. Naval War College. His decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters), Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.

Prior to assuming his current duties, he served as the Commander DoD Response Task Force East, Commanding General of Fort Meade, MD, and the Deputy Commanding General, First Army, North.

Wallace M. Nestingen ~ AHS  1966
20 Years - Retired; 1SG

Michael B. Twomey ~ AHS  1966
Active Duty: 1966 - 1970  - Reserves: 1971 - 1991 Captain on active duty; LTC in reserves; Retired from US Army Reserves; Field Artillery; Bronze Star with "V" Device

Mark T. Weaver (Tim) ~ AHS  1966
Active Duty Jan. 69 - Dec. 69 - Last Rank E-5, Sgt.
No overseas duty, discharged in Dec. 69 upon the death of my father who was on active duty, as a sole surviving son.

Mickey Hanratty (Joseph) ~ AHS  1967
Signal Corps, Active Duty, Colonel (retired 1 February 2000)
Colonel J. Michael (Mick) Hanratty has spent over half of his 28-year military career in the acquisition and research and development field. He is currently the Director of the Open Systems Joint Task Force (OS-JTF), the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (A&T), in Alexandria, VA. Previous assignments include project management positions at the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), teaching positions in the Electrical Engineering Department at the United States Military Academy and command and staff positions in the 101st Airborne Division and the 82nd Airborne Division. He received the Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1982 and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1989. He is a member of the IEEE and Phi Kappa Phi and is a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Also, he is currently an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University with the Department of Information and Software Systems Engineering, Fairfax, VA.

Don Hines ~ AHS  1967
1968-71 - Sgt
Germany: Battalion Soldier of the Month; Brigade Soldier of the Quarter with 2/64th Armor; Vietnam: Army Commendation Medal, Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman's Badge.

Chester Rolf Milton ~ AHS  1967
1967 - 1990 - CW3; Retired
I'm alive and well

Mike Scovel ~ AHS  1967
1968 to 1971 - E5
Vietnam, 68 and 69 with First Cav; A-Company 227th, Helicopter mechanic. Last duty station was Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Ga. Bronze Star

Paul L. Ellars '68 ~ AHS  1968
I joined the Army in November, 1969 and was stationed at Ft. Dix for Basic Training; Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland for school in 1970; Ft. Sill, Oklahome for 1971 and was stationed in 1972 at HQ TASCOM, Worms, Germany (JAG), Discharged September, 1972.

Ercell Grimes ~ AHS  1968
24 years Active Duty  -  Lt. Col.; Retired, Feb 1996
Military Police Corps; Meritorious Service Award

 Jim Kerry ~ AHS  1968
I served in the army from 1971-73, and was stationed in Izmir, Turkey.

Don Tears ~ AHS  1968
Don was in RVN in '68 and is 100% disabled because of it

Jim McDorman ~ AHS 1973
Served  71-85  -- 71-74...Recon Scout 1/4 Cav stationed in Augsburg and Stuttgart. 75-76 128th Spt Hosp. in Ludwigsburg (Medivac) 76-78 1/10th Inf, Ft Carson, Co. Recon Scout 81-85 111th FA, Operations Sgt. I was Medically Retired in 1985. In 1990-94 I worked for General Dynamics/Lockheed as Site Administrator, on the Navy Adversary Program supporting TOP GUN which contributed to few air combat loses during Desert Storm.

Rodney Russell ~ AHS 1978
I served and retired from the U. S. Army in 2003 after 21 years of service.

Charlie Coleman
March 1972-May 1982  -  Army E-6
1st Infantry Div, 3rd Battalion 63rd Armor (Oct 72---May 76) Augsburg, Germany (Sheridan Kaserne)
2nd Armor Div, 2nd Battalion 66th Armor (July 76---Jan 79) Ft Hood, Texas
2nd Armor Div, 2nd Battalion 66th Armor (Jan 79---Nov 81) Osterholz-Sharmbeck (Garlstadt) Germany
2nd Battalion 2nd Training Brigade (Dec 81---May 82) Ft Sill, Oklahoma

Brad Thomas ~ AHS  1989
Went in Army 1990
I served for 7 years.
Stationed in Miesau, Germany for 3 years

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This page was last updated 06/21/08