Veterans List – San Jacinto Senior High School Revised July 2012 Aaron Poscovsky – class of ‘67

U.S. Army. 1967 – 1970.

2nd Infantry. Camp Snow Korea near the DMZ 1968 to 1969.
Abel Salas – class of ‘67

U.S. Air Force. Aug 1968 – Aug 1972.

U.S. Air Force Communications Command. Cryptographic Systems.
Al Cortez – class of ‘67

U.S.M.C. May 1969 – Jun 1997 (28 years on active duty).

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS): Infantry.  During my career I served in all three Marine Divisions.  Most of my assignments were in operations and training.

Because I am bilingual, between 1985 and 1995, I had assignments in 4 Latin American countries.

I served as a Brigade Advisor with the 3rd Brigade of the Salvadorean Army 1985 to 1986 in San Miguel, El Salvador.

I was a student at the Chilean Naval War College in Valparaiso, Chile 1990 to 1991.

Served as the Marine Liaison Officer to the Navy staff in Panama 1991 to 1993.

Served as the U.S. Marine Corps representative to the Colombian Marine Corps in Bogota, Colombia 1993 to 1995.  

Did not serve in Vietnam.
Arthur Chapa – class of ‘66

U.S. Army. Nov 1966 – Nov 1968.

MOS: Medical Corpman. 6th Armored Calvary Regiment. Rank at end of service: Specialist E5.
Arthur (Arturo) Rodriguez – class of ‘65

U.S. Army. Mar 1965 – Mar 1968.

52nd Aviation Battalion. Vietnam: Sept 1965 - Sept 1967. 219th Aviation Company “Headhunters” ’65-66. 183rd Aviation Company “Seahorse” ’66–67. Crew Chief on L-19 “Bird Dog”. Flew with his pilot in search of VC. Rank: SP/5 (E-5).
Barney Gershen – class of ‘65

U.S. Army. 1969 –1978 (2 years active, 8 years in reserves).

Adjutant General Corps. Rank at retirement: Captain.
Buddy Langston – class of ‘66

Army Reserves. 1970 – 1972.

U.S. Air Force. 1966 – 1970.

77^th Technical Fighter Squadron.
Carlos Contreras – class of ‘64

Deceased, served as a helicopter Crew Chief in Nam. (Info provided by Frank Hamilton.)

U.S. Army. Served in Korea. (Info provided by Frank Hamilton.)

U.S. Air Force. 1966 – 1969.

Vietnam: was crew chief for KC 135.
Clark C. Flato – class of ‘64

U.S. Army. Jun 1968 – Jan 1970.

Graduated from the University of Houston in May 1968; was inducted into the U. S. Army on June 14, 1968. Reported to Oakland Army Terminal in California the last week of October 1968; arrived in RVN on November 1, 1968.  Served with Special Staff Company, United States Army Republic of Vietnam (USARV) out of Long Bien, RVN until January 1970 when ETSed and DEROSed upon return to CONUS.
Dan Harvey – class of ‘66

U.S. Air Force. Nov 1967 – Aug 1972.

Stationed in Pleiku, Vietnam from June 1968 - June 1969. Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
Danny Duran – class of ‘66

U.S. Air Force. 1966 – 1970.

Thailand.
Dennis Humes – class of ‘66

U.S. Army. 1969 – 1971.

Vietnam, Camrahn Bay.
Don Chambers – class of '64 

U.S. Army. Security Agency. Alaska. (Info provided by Frank Hamilton.)

U.S. Army. Sep 1966 – Feb 1969.

Okinawa.
Frank Castillo – class of ‘66

U.S. Army. 1966 – 1969 with these assignments:

Infantry training at Ft. Polk, LA in Summer  66.

Surveying and Soils Technical Training at Ft. Belvoir, VA. Fall 66.

Dugway Proving Ground, UT and Aberdeen, MD in 67.

Vietnam - Central Highlands with the 87th Engr Batt  Jan 68 - Mar 69.

U.S. Army. 1966 –1968. 

US Special Forces. Ft Bragg, NC. Rank at end of enlistment: Sgt. E-5.
Gabe Cortez – class of ‘64

U.S. Army. Aug 67 – Aug 71.

Assigned to Second Logistics Division, Okinawa, but physically in Viet Nam.

Missions from the DMZ to the Delta as well as into Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand.

U.S. Army. Oct 1966 – Aug 1969.

First station: Ft. Walters TX. Germany from Feb 68 until Aug 69. Never served in Vietnam because my brother, Leslie Oliver Burns, was in country. When orders came to go to Vietnam, I wasn’t sent there because no two brothers can serve in the same combat zone. Therefore, I went to Germany.
George Mangum – class of ‘66

U.S. Air Force. Dec 1967 – Dec 1970.

Torrejon AF Base, 20 kms north of Madrid. Worked in the hospital as an administrative clerk.
Henry Mitchell – class of ‘64

U.S. Navy. Apr 1965 – Jan 1969. 

I was on a ship for 3 years and deployed 3 times to the South Pacific for duty; helping the fleet fight the war in Vietnam.  My ship, the USS Markab AR23, was a repair ship.  We would repair everything on other ships coming from the war. We’d tie up in the Philippines for weeks and do repairs on the fleet. 
Jackson Welch – class of 66

U.S. Army. Sep 1966 – Dec 1969.

Ben Cui Vietnam Binh Doung Province 1967-1969

Alpha Co. 1^st Battalion 5^th Infantry Regiment 25^th Infantry Division

Rotated back home April 1969. Assigned to Fort Hood, Texas. 2^nd Armor Division (Hell On Wheels)

Honorable Discharge December 1969

Let us not forget all those who served and all those that made the ultimate sacrifice.
James Brock – class of ‘65

U.S. Navy. 30 years.

Retired as Master Chief.
James Hubbs – class of ‘66

U.S. Army. 1968 – 1969.

Vietnam medic.
Jerry Barnett – class of ‘66

U.S. Navy. 1968 – 1971.

Vietnam 18 months on PVR (river patrol boats), USS Wexford County.
Jerry (Gerald) Turner – class of '65

U.S. Navy. Jan 1966 – Jan 1970.

Naval Air Facility 1966 – 1968.

U.S. Naval Communication Station Londonderry, Northern Ireland 1968 - 1970.

U.S.M.C. 1964 – 1967.

Radio Repair
John Fry – class of ‘67

U.S. Army. Apr 1968 – Oct 1971.

U.S.M.C. 1965 – 1969.

Viet Nam 1966- 1967. Sgt. E-5. Chu Lai, Saigon,Phu Bai, Quang Tr, Marble Mountain, Da Nang.
John Shergur – class of ‘65

U.S. Navy. Jun 1967 – Jan 1970.

Naval Communications Station San Miguel, Philippines.
John Willis – class of ‘67

U.S. Army. Viet Nam. (Info provided by Frank Hamilton.)

U.S. Army. 1965 – 1968.

Chaplains Assistant, HHD 171st Support Battalion.
Juan (Johnny) Rodriguez – class of ‘68

U.S. Army. 1968 – 1970.

Stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas with a Hawk Missile Training Battery until shipped to South Vietnam. In Vietnam, assigned to the 8th Psychological Operations Group out of Pleiku, South Vietnam.
Kathy Parker – class of ‘66

U.S.M.C. Deceased. (Info provided by Frank Hamilton.)

Army Reserves. 1972 – 1979.

Field Artillery.
Ken Sparks – class of ‘66

U.S. Army. 1968 –1971. Vietnam 1969-1970.

U.S. Navy. Career. (Info provided by Frank Hamilton.)

U.S. Air Force. Sep 1965 – Sep 1969.

Medic Service Specialist - USAF Medical Center Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS.
Leo Gunnels – class of ‘66

U.S. Army. Jul 1966 – 1968.

Stationed at Fort Devens (close to Boston). Did not go to Vietnam.
Loyd Hurst – class of ‘67

U.S. Army. May 1969 – Jan 1972. 

Americal Division, 616th Medical Company. Vietnam 1970-1971.
Lynn Gray Breaux Robinson – class of ‘63

U.S. Air Force. 1963 – 1969.

B52 auto flight/inertial nav.  Returned in reserves from 1989-2000 in civil engineers, 2000 thru 05 as military public health doctor.
Mario R. Gonzales – class of ‘66

U.S. Army. Mar 1968 – Jan 1970.

Vietnam: Mar 69 – Jan 70. 1st Cavalry (Air Mobile), 15 Battalion AES (Air Equipment & Support). 

Stationed in An Khe, Bein Hoa, Phouc Vinh, Tay Ninh and Quan Loi. Flew daily CA (Combat & Assault) and Recon missions. I was the door gunner on the HH-1 (Heuy Helicopter).

U.S. Army. 1967 – 1970. Vietnam 68-69.

U.S. Army. 1985 – 2008. El Salvadore, Bosnia and Iraq.  Took a 15 yr. break after the first enlistment and retired with 30 yrs. total. God Bless the USA!
Mike Eggers – class of ‘66

U.S.M.C. 1966 – 1970.

Vietnam 1968. Tet Offensive. I Company, 3^rd Battalion, 27^th Marines.
Mike Green, class of ‘66

U.S. Army. 1969 – 1971.

Vietnam 1969-1970. 9^th Infantry. Buck Sgt. 13 months in jungle.
Nat Corona, class of ‘67

U.S. Army. Feb 1970 - Nov 1971.

Served as U. S. Army Airborne Pathfinder with 14th combat aviation battalion (CAB) headquarters company, Americal Division out of Chu Lai, just south of Da Nang, Viet Nam. Largest combat aviation battalion and largest infantry division in U.S. history up to that time. Participated in one of the top five battles in the history of Viet Nam which was Khe Sanh in Feb. 1971 near the country of Laos and (DMZ) demilitarized zone which divides north and south Viet Nam.  Had ex special forces and ex rangers in our unit which made for very interesting times.
Patrick E. Jensen – class of ‘65

U.S.M.C. 1966 – 1972.

Served two tours in Vietnam. Oct 1967 to Nov 1968, and Jan 1969 to Aug 1969. Based in what was called I core area, a few clicks from Chu-LAI Vietnam. In Vietnam for the TET offensive and several major campaigns. Rank at end of enlistment: Sergeant
Raymond Garcia – class of ‘64

U.S. Air Force.

Permanent Station: Clark A.F.B. Philippines. Temporary Duty: Philippines - Sangley Point N.A.S., Tarlac Navy Comm Center. Thailand - Don Muang RTAB. Bangkok, Hill 100 - Sattahip RTAB. Viet Nam - 37th Signal Battalion - Chu Lai - Da Nang - Chu Lai Re

Permanent Station   Custer Air Force Station - Battle Creek Michigan

Discharged Staff Sgt ( E5 )
Richard Rodriguez – class of ‘65

U.S. Army. Mar 1966 – Jan 1989.

U.S. Army Operations Group, US Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Meade, MD.

Viet Nam Nov 69 - Nov 70. Assigned to Headquarters, 525th Military Intelligence Group..

U.S. Army 1966 – 1968.

Vietnam 1966-67. Panama 1967–1968.
Robert Rivera – class of ‘66

U.S. Air Force. Jan 1967 – Jan 1971.

Vietnam vet. Stationed in Udorn Thailand in '68 for 13 months. Rank: staff sergeant (E-5).
Ron Wagner – class of ‘66

U.S. Army. Aug 1967 – Aug 1970.

8^th Calvary. Ft. Monroe VA, Germany and Korea.
Rosie (Capuchino) Higgs – class of ‘66

U.S.M.C. Jun 1966 – Jun 1968.

Never went to Vietnam. I was a teletype operator at Parris Island and everyday I received the number of casualties and names. It was tough to see all the names and the loss all of us were suffering. For the Vietnam vets there was no welcome home parade or sign, but as veterans of that era, we know what the nights were like after they returned (husband was in Nam 1967- 1968). God bless all who have given at anytime and anywhere.
Ruben Hernandez – class of ‘67

U.S. Navy. Sep 1968 – Aug 1972.

Served aboard the USS Austin LPD-4 during most of my tour of duty. I did not have the honor of service in Vietnam as my ship was out of Norfolk, VA and cruised the Atlantic, Caribbean and the Mediterranean.
Ruben Reyna – class of ‘66

U.S. Air Force. Sep 1966 – Jun 1970.

Vietnam Jan 68 – Jan 69. 377 Security Patrol Squadron. Tan Son Nhut Air Base, just outside Saigon. Was in heavy combat during the Tet Offensive in January 1968, in defense of our base, which was over run. Honorably discharged in 1970 after having served four years in the USAF.
Tom McCord – class of ‘66

U.S. Air Force.  Jun 1966 – Feb 2005.

Vietnam/Southeast Asia: 1967-1968, 1969-1970, 1974-1975. Johnson’s Build Up through to the Fall of Saigon. Ultimately, made the Air Force a career. Served in five distinct/diverse career fields while completing my education through MS degree; sixteen reassignment moves and multiple temporary relocations. Go Air Force!!!
Tom Mitchell – class of ‘67

U.S. Air Force. 1968 – 1972.

Served in Vietnam 1970 – 1971. Based out of Da Nang. 1972nd Com Squadron. Attached to the 366th Gunfighters and the MAG (Marine Air Group)
Tom Taylor – class of ‘64

U.S.M.C. Jun 1964 – Jun 1969.

Vietnam: India Company 3rd Marines 3rd Marine Division. Da Nang May 1965. First Marine Units to land in Vietnam. Operation Monkey Mountain. Operation Star Light. Machine Gunner. “America’s Battalion”.

First Marines, Camp Pendleton; 3rd Marines, Japan and Vietnam; 2nd Marines, Camp Lejeune, Counter Guerrilla Warfare Instructor; Arlington War College, Quantico;  State Department Rabat, Morocco, Regional Security Office for North Africa and Southern Europe, Embassy Marine.

U.S. Army. Tony passed away on April 3, 2007. He left behind a wife, two children and a number of grandchildren. Linda Hansen submitted this info. She’s doesn’t know if Tony went to Vietnam and is not sure what years Tony was in the Army, but thinks he went in right after graduation.

U.S.M.C. Feb 1966 – Apr 1969.

Vietnam Nov 1966 – Dec 1967. 3rd, 4th Marines Lima Co. 1st Platoon "Special Weapons".

I Corps/Quang Tri Area /DM