Wichita Falls High School Coyotes Honored Military Alumni (2024)

Bill McFall
Class of 1955
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Flew U. S. Marine Corps jet fighters and helicopters. Three combat tours in Viet Nam. Retired Lt. Col. Semper Fi!

Billy Johnson
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years
Combat Veteran, Vietnam 1970. In Army 1969-1971. Served as squad leader, Sgt e-5, 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam.

Charles Beaty
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years
Drafted and served 66-68 as MP.

Charles Robert (Bobby) Stagg
Class of 1960
Army, 20+ Years
Married Lometa Hite (WFSH 1962) in 1965. Graduated from Midwestern University 1965. Commissioned in US Army, Air Defense Artillery.
Fort Bliss, Korea, Ft Lewis, Fort Carson, Viet Nam, White Sands Missile Range, Fort Leavenworth, Germany, and Redstone Arsenal. Retired in 1985 as Lieutenant Colonel.

Charles W. "Bill" McClain
Class of 1958
Army, 20+ Years
Graduated A&M 1962. 33 years in Army. Two tours Vietnam. More than 20 years as public affairs officer. Chief of Public Affairs for NATO in Europe and then the US Army in DC. Retired 1995 as Major General.

Chuck Schobert
Class of 1985
Navy, 7 Years
Navy Corpsman served as a combat medic with 2nd Marine Division

CW3 Tony Bradley
Class of 1988
Army, 20+ Years
I have been in the army for over 20 years I have been stationed In Korea, Germany, and around the US. I have deployed to OIF a few times and will finish up my current tour in Iraq in the summer of 2009. It has been a great experience for me and my family and I would do it all over again if I had the chance. HOOAH!

David Teichman
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
United States Army Field Artillery

Dickie Curbo Sipes "D.C." Sipes
Class of 1957
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served in Vet Nam. Passed away 3-29-2000 in Wichita Falls, Tx and is buried in Abilene, Tx. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery.

Dwight Allen
Class of 1952
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Marine Aviator and aircraft maintenance officer. Flew jets, helicopters & transports. Two tours in Viet Nam;

Jack H. Flowers
Class of 1974
Army, 20+ Years
Retired CSM, (E-9)
Ranger, Airborne Qualified

Jerrold Coleman
Class of 1974
Navy, 20+ Years
Joined up in 1980. Served as Firecontrolman on Surface to Air and Surface to Surface missile systems on three Spruance Class Destroyers and the USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier for my sea duty assignments. Retired with 20 years so I could help care for my aging mother.

Jimmy Ritchie
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years
Vet of Viet Nam 71-73, Lebanon 1983, Phillipine
coup 1987, Desert Storm (Iraq) Desert Shield (Iraq)

JOE KEESEE
Class of 1939
Air Force, 15 Years
WWII - U.S. Army Air Corps 9th AF - ETO
Korean War - USAFRes

JULIAN GARCIA
Class of 1985
Army, 20+ Years
I WAS AN INFANTRYMAN FOR THREE YEARS, A DRILL SEARGENT FOR THREE YEARS, A TANKER FOR FIVE YEARS AND A ARTILLERYMAN FOR THELAST 13 YEARS TO THE PRESENT.

Justino Vasquez
Class of 1995
Marine Corps, 13 Years
Currently still in the Marine Corps

Kevin M. Turner
Class of 1986
Army, 20+ Years
US Army E-7 Sergeant First Class
13R Field Artillery Radar
Operation Desert Shield/Storm 1990-1991
Operation Enduring Freedom (Bosnia) 1995-1996
Operation Iraqi Freedom 2008-2009

kevin white
Class of 1989
Army, 16 Years
I HAVE BEEN IN THE ARMY NOW FOR 16 YEARS. I WORK WITH CHEMICAL,BIOLOGICAL,RADIOLOGICAL,NUCLEAR WARFARE OR C.B.R.N. I HAVE FOUGHT FOR MY COUNTRY AND RECRUITED TO HELP PRESERVE IT. I WILL ALWAYS BE A COYOTE

Lola Lucas
Class of 1997
Navy, 2 Years
Served at Naval Station Mayport, FL

Michael Mitchell Jr
Class of 1988
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Army

Michael Steward
Class of 1995
Army, 13 Years
I am a Warrior assigned as a Platoon Sergeant in an Armor unit. I develop, train and sustain a small combat force in the use of small arms weapons and combat tank weapon systems. I also counsel and professionally develop these Soldiers to advance in both their career as a Warrior and as a person. I have served two peacekeeping operations in Kuwait and Bosnia. I have also served three tours of combat in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, 06-08 and 09-11. What I do is very rewarding and I wouldn’t trade for any other job in the world. I am proud to serve America and all that she stands for. I am an American Soldier.

Michael W Steward
Class of 1995
Army, 20+ Years
Combat Arms Soldier with three tours in combat and various other deployments around the world. Currently attending the United States Army Sergeant's Major Academy class 69

Michael “Matt” Allen
Class of 1993
Marine Corps, 7 Years
Served from 1995-2002

Misty Dockman
Class of 1997
Air Force, 3 Years
E3 served as a medic.

Pat McCright
Class of 1963
Navy, 6 Years
Radioman
Beachjumpers BJU-1 Team 12

Paul Laurell
Class of 1980
Army, 3 Years
Served in West Germany. Heavy Construction Equipment Repair Specialist 4

Raymond G. La Fon
Class of 1961
Air Force, 26 Years
Flight simulators, Recruiter, 1st sgt and Air Force Aid Society Officer

Robert G. "Woody" Wilkinson
Class of 1967
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
25 years. Retired as Master Gunnery Sergeant. Semper Fidels!

Tammy Drew
Class of 2001
Marine Corps, 4 Years
My occupation was Logistics Management. This picture was taken when I was in Iraq. We were overseas with several other branches of military (not all were American) This picture was taken with a soldier of the British Army. We even traded hats for the shot! :-)

Thomas Wayne Coward
Class of 1963
Navy, 24 Years
Enlisted for three years, went to OCS and retired as Commander 05

Titus Woodard Jr.
Class of 1974
Navy, 8 Years
Cryptologic Tech, served in Keflavik, Iceland, San Diego, Ca., Pensacola Florida on the Uss Lexington. Fm. 1974 to 1978, Fm 1979 to 1983.

Vickey Mouze
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years
Served as an active duty Army journalist/public affairs specialist for 20 years. Assignments include: editor of five Army base newspapers, 3 years as a military instructor at the Dept. of Defense journalism school, and three years as a photojournalist at "Soldiers Magazine," the Army's official publication.

William Cain
Class of 1992
Army, 18 Years
Active Duty Army National Guard

Yvonne (York) Brock
Class of 1990
Army, 13 Years
U.S.Army