Eureka High School
Class Of 1989
Freedom is Not Free
This is a salute to our classmates who have been or are currently serving in the military. Thank you for your service!
Dan Buehrer
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Branch of Service |
USAF/ILANG |
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Rate/Rank |
SSGT |
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Years of Service |
10 |
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Duty Stations and Years |
Peoria IL Air National Guard |
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Personal Comments |
Military was a fantastic experience. It opened up a whole new world to me outside of automotive. I still ended up in Automotive, but learned a wealth of knowledge. God bless our troops, and God Bless America!! |
Mike "Lee" Cline
| Branch of Service |
US Air Force |
| Rate/Rank |
E-4 |
| Years of Service | 8 |
| Duty Stations and Years | Offutt AFB, Omaha, NE 89-91; Quarry Heights Station, Panama, Republic of Panama, 91-94; McConnell AFB, Wichita, KS, 94-97 - Cline, Mike "Lee" |
| Personal Comments | I think I wanted to go in the Air Force since I was about 12 or 13. I used to go with Chris Lenover's Dad and family to the air show every year in Peoria. Then, I thought it was a great way to go to college to learn about computers. Well, I didn't go to college other than taking some CLEP tests for Spanish, but the Air Force was the BEST experience of my life! One time I even met up with Jason Garkey at West Point when he was still a student there and we went to the Army football game. I travelled to about 15 different countries while working in communications. When I was stationed in Panama I worked for an Army 4-star General and provided personal communications for him, so wherever he went our communications team went. We were in Washington D.C. about once a month and one trip I was in Gen. (Ret.) Colin Powell's office at the Pentagon when he was Chairman of the Joint Chief's of Staff. I still miss it to this day. The military isn't for everyone, but I am glad that I a part of it!!! Thank you to everyone that thank the Veterans! |
John Erickson
| Branch of Service | US Army |
| Rate/Rank | SFC |
| Years of Service | 18 |
| Duty Stations and Years | 1991-1993 Ft Bragg NC, 1993-1995 Schofield Barracks Hawaii, 1995-2000 Ft Hood Texas, 2000-2005 Schofield Barracks Hawaii, 2005-May 2009 Ft Campbell KY, Will be Moving to FT Sill OK in May of this year |
Shelly Garey
Branch of Service
Air Force
Rate/Rank
0-3 Captain
Years of Service
5 years Active Duty; 14 years Active Duty Spouse
Duty Stations and Years
Barksdale AFB, LA 94-95; Grand Forks AFB, ND 95-97; Wright-Patt AFB, OH 97-99; Separated Nov 1999. Since then my AF husband has taken us to some real paradise assignments! Edwards AFB, CA (the desert part not the wine part); Maxwell AFB, AL; Pentagon, VA; Ft Bragg, NC (current location)
Personal Comments
I enjoyed my time in the Air Force, but don't regret getting out. Being an AF wife, I still get all the good parts without the parts I didn't like - like the uniform and the annual running test - hate running! I was proud to serve in uniform, but I'm just as proud to be the support at home for my husband.
Jason Garkey
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Branch of Service |
Army |
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Rate/Rank |
Major |
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Years of Service |
15 |
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Duty Stations and Years |
United States Military Academy 1989-1993 Fort Benning, GA 1993-1994 Camp Bonifas, Korea 1994-1995 Fort Myer, VA 1995-1997 Fort Meade, MD 1997-1998 Fort Benning, GA 1998-1999 Conn Barracks, Schweinfurt, Germany 1999-2002 (2 deployments to Kosovo) Fort Myer, VA 2002-2003 Fort McNair, District of Columbia 2003-2005 U.S. Naval War College Newport, RI 2005-2006 Fort Stewart, GA 2006-2008 (15 months in Ramadi, Iraq) |
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Personal Comments |
The military has provided alot of opportunities and duty overseas really makes you realize we live in a great country! |
Brad Hanner
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Branch of Service |
US Marine Corps |
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Rate/Rank |
Captain |
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Years of Service |
7 1/2 |
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Duty Stations and Years |
1995-1998: 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines |
Mike Mormon
Branch of Service
1989-1995: US Army 1997-Present: US Air Force
Rate/Rank
Army: Made it to rank of Sergeant Air Force: Currently a Major and have my first look (promotion board) for Lt Col summer of 2009
Years of Service
17 and still going :)
Duty Stations and Years
1990: Seoul, Korea 1991-1992: Ft Eustis, Virginia 1992-1995: Ft Wainwright Alaska (Fairbanks-Awesome, but cold) 1995-1997: AF ROTC at Southern IL University-Carbondale 1997-1998: Pilot Training in Del Rio Texas 1998-2002: Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota 2002-2005: Scott AFB, IL 2005-Present: McConnell AFB, KS (Wichita) 2009 we will move to Maxwell AFB, AL (Montgomery, AL) for a year then hope to go to Germany or Colorado
Comments
Serving in the military has been a great life experience and I love living my dream of being a pilot in the military. So far I have flown 5 different jets for the Air Force and have so many awesome (and scary) experiences to be that old grandpa talking to my future grandkids about my glory days:). Serving has also introduced me to so many great friends and it really makes you appreciate the diversity and freedoms we have in America. I have traveled the world and their is no other place I would want to live and raise a family than in America. If anyone has children or friends considering joining the military I would be happy to discuss options with them.
Branch of Service
1989-1995: US Army 1997-Present: US Air Force
Rate/Rank
Army: Made it to rank of Sergeant Air Force: Currently a Major and have my first look (promotion board) for Lt Col summer of 2009
Years of Service
17 and still going :)
Duty Stations and Years
1990: Seoul, Korea 1991-1992: Ft Eustis, Virginia 1992-1995: Ft Wainwright Alaska (Fairbanks-Awesome, but cold) 1995-1997: AF ROTC at Southern IL University-Carbondale 1997-1998: Pilot Training in Del Rio Texas 1998-2002: Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota 2002-2005: Scott AFB, IL 2005-Present: McConnell AFB, KS (Wichita) 2009 we will move to Maxwell AFB, AL (Montgomery, AL) for a year then hope to go to Germany or Colorado
Comments
Serving in the military has been a great life experience and I love living my dream of being a pilot in the military. So far I have flown 5 different jets for the Air Force and have so many awesome (and scary) experiences to be that old grandpa talking to my future grandkids about my glory days:). Serving has also introduced me to so many great friends and it really makes you appreciate the diversity and freedoms we have in America. I have traveled the world and their is no other place I would want to live and raise a family than in America. If anyone has children or friends considering joining the military I would be happy to discuss options with them.
C.L. Sizelove
| Branch of Service | Army |
| Rate/Rank | E-4 Spc |
| Years of Service | 2.5 |
| Duty Stations and Years | Ft Jackson Basic Training, Ft Bliss AIT Mannheim, Germany 2 years |
| Comments | The military is providing alot of opportunities to learn a new trade and duty overseas really makes you realize how lucky we have it. But all in all I wouldn't go back to living in small town USA, if I had to. I have learned a lot, and its great to be out of Eureka. |
Randy Taylor
| Branch of Service | Army |
| Rate/Rank | e-5/sgt |
| Years of Service | 8 |
| Duty Stations and Years | Fort Drum, NY, Fort Polk, LA |