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Monarchs in the Military

We are so proud of the many alumni who have selflessly served our country to defend our freedom. It is an honor to recognize them on our Sentinels of Freedom Monument in the Grotto of Mater Dei High School where their names will forever be engraved on our great campus.
 
If you or a fellow alumni have served and are not on this list or if you have corrections to the list, please contact Kathleen Kelly ‘94 at [email protected] today. 

Please include:
First and Last Name (Maiden Name if applicable)
MDHS Grad Year
Proof of Military Service
A photo of you in uniform (optional)

We have created a Monarchs in the Military photo album, please send a photo of you in uniform with a short description to [email protected] if you would like it added to the album.
 
List updated April 29, 2024:

Seven Monarchs have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom:
 
Louis Dobbin II ‘61
US Marines – KIA, Vietnam
 
Philip Erickson ‘64
US Army – KIA, Vietnam
 
Jason Finan '00
US Navy – KIA, Iraq
 
Tyler Holtz ‘07
US Army – KIA, Afghanistan
 
Ward L. Hooper Jr. ‘64
US Army – KIA, Vietnam
 
Thomas Orr ‘67
US Marines – KIA, Vietnam
 
Ronald Watson ‘64
US Army – KIA, Vietnam

 
First Name Last Name  Branch Year   First Name Last Name  Branch Year
Claire Bennett Marines 1953   Albert Yunt Air Force 1968
Joel Gill Air Force 1953   Rosie Adams Navy 1969
Daniel Jerry Navy 1953   Edward Aguirre Army 1969
Francis Keller Air Force 1953   Mike Brosius Navy 1969
Jack Markel Army 1953   Thomas Gaffney Navy 1969
Ronald Seibel Army 1953   Daniel Gatlin Army 1969
Larry Appleton Air Force 1954   Robert Judith Marines 1969
Ricci Chilson Army 1954   Donald Anderson Army 1970
Joseph Garcia Army 1954   Roderick Frilot Army 1970
Michael Halloran Army 1954   Mike Reyes Army 1970
David Keller Army 1954   Stephen Seybold Coast Guard 1970
Francis Layden Coast Guard 1954   Stephen Seybold Coast Guard 1970
Robert Maine Marines 1954   Dale Bugbee Air Force 1971
Phyllis Moffitt Army 1954   Kathleen Carson Air Force 1971
Charles Schmitt Army 1954   Edward DeCarlo Air Force 1971
William Verheyden Air Force 1954   Mary Hymel Air Force 1971
Deirdrie Douville Army 1955   Michael McNiff Air Force 1971
Martin Lovering Army 1955   John Melton Navy 1971
John Maciha Coast Guard 1955   Michael Meoli   1971
Charles McGrath Marines 1955   Sean Murphy   1971
Frank Mendoza Navy 1955   John Robinson Army 1971
Thomas Miller Navy 1955   Steven Rubino Army 1971
Anthony Tirico National Guard 1955   Kathleen Salmas Army 1971
John Allen Air Force 1956   Edward Torrence Navy 1971
Henry Bigonger National Guard 1956   Richard Courtney Air Force 1972
James Brown Army 1956   Richard Horn Army 1972
John Casteix Coast Guard 1956   Joseph Knox Marines 1972
Victor Coronado Navy 1956   Mark Lewis Army 1972
Richard Dean Air Force 1956   John Thompson Army 1972
Ronald Devos Marines 1956   Walter Trotechaud Air Force 1972
Salvador Flores Army 1956   John Christ Air Force 1973
Terry Gill Army 1956   Vince Balderrama Marines 1974
Dennis Halloran Army 1956   Mike Buskuhl Navy 1974
Donald Halloran Air Force 1956   Jeffery Cramer Air Force 1974
Larry Knapp Navy 1956   David Deloge Air Force 1974
James Markey Navy 1956   Stephen Graham Air Force 1974
Raymond Morrissey Coast Guard 1956   Thomas Hirota Army 1974
Daniel Musselman Navy 1956   Michael Simes Army 1974
Tom Spalding Army 1956   Mark Spencer Navy 1974
Frank Baker Air Force 1957   James Van Gorder Air Force 1974
Eugene Borgna Navy 1957   Greg Viviano Marines 1974
Pete Conaty Army 1957   Daniel Gahagan Navy 1975
Joseph Crosby Navy 1957   Ronald Nowak Army 1975
John Florance Army 1957   Kevin Simes Army 1975
Dave Hitt Air Force 1957   Dave Bussiere Navy 1976
Bert Hoffman Army 1957   Michael Duarte Coast Guard 1976
LOUIS HOLGUIN Army 1957   Jeffery Grzecka Air Force 1976
Thomas Kaelin Army 1957   Bernardo Madrid Army 1976
Thomas Levandowski Army 1957   Steven Schrader Air Force 1976
Fred Loya Army 1957   Steven Schrader Air Force 1976
Joel McCullar Navy 1957   John Stemmer Navy 1976
George O'Brien Army 1957   Timothy Lee Air Force 1977
Joe Persek Army 1957   Mark Liekhus Navy 1977
Theron Purdy Navy 1957   Frank Martinez Navy 1977
John Swiderski Air Force 1957   Jose Gonzalez Army 1978
Robert Baas Navy 1958   Michael King Marines 1978
John Hannigan Army 1958   Sean Mercadante Air Force 1978
Thomas Haupert Navy 1958   Edward Reynolds Army 1978
Robert Read Army 1958   Guy Runkle Army 1978
John Sachs Army 1958   Stephen vonRumpf Marines 1978
Leonard Wurm Army 1958   Greg Maciha Army 1979
Robert Chilson Army 1959   Eric Rumps Marines 1979
Dennis Churchin Marines 1959   Andrew Turay Army 1979
Terry Dean Air Force 1959   Sheila Urlaub Navy 1979
Charles Dobson Air Force 1959   William Bonzer Army 1980
Patrick Fernandez Air Force 1959   James Castle Navy 1980
Richard Gordon Marines 1959   Edwin Dagostino Navy 1980
James Hansen Air Force 1959   Larry Savidge Air Force 1980
Norman Harms Air Force 1959   Wayne Nurmela Air Force 1981
Nicholas Miller Navy 1959   Bill Tuli Navy 1981
Michael O'Brien Air Force 1959   Edward Zamora Marines 1981
William Schilling Navy 1959   Charles Cassidy Navy 1982
John Appleton Marines 1960   Joseph Defraine Navy 1982
Ed Casey Army 1960   Daniel Foley Army 1982
Gary Cundall Air Force 1960   Philip Gray Army 1982
Susan Curtis Navy 1960   Eric Leon Army 1982
Richard Debevec Army 1960   Paul Macek Air Force 1982
Bill Fury Air Force 1960   John Nelson Army 1982
Louie Garcia Air Force 1960   Matthew Rumps Marines 1982
James Gilmore Air Force 1960   Armando Sanbrano National Guard 1982
Michael McCarthy Army 1960   Diane Llamas Army 1983
Herman Neal Air Force 1960   Mark Paget Army 1983
Charles Quilter Marines 1960   Denise Petersen Navy 1983
Lawrence Rutherford Air Force 1960   Lawrence Rumps Marines 1983
Daniel Salceda Army 1960   Ward Rovira Army 1984
Robert Siegel Army 1960   David Bergman Marines 1985
Gregory Aguirre Army 1961   Herbert Garza Navy 1985
James Baer Army 1961   Paul Leatherman Navy 1985
William Brennan Army 1961   Troy Liddi Marines 1985
Denny Condon Army 1961   Richard Ross Marines 1985
Richard DeFilippo Army 1961   Alexander Bautista Army 1986
Jay Del Giorgio Army 1961   David Craig National Guard 1986
Louis Dobbin Marines 1961   Christina Hardaway Air Force 1986
David Fernandez Coast Guard 1961   Mark Lopez Coast Guard 1986
Frank Gieser Army 1961   Steven Morehouse Marines 1986
Paul Gresbrink Marines 1961   Camille Rumps Marines 1986
Michael Layton Army 1961   James Senecal Marines 1986
William LeVecke Air Force 1961   Patrick Amelotte Marines 1987
Anthony Manemann Army 1961   Raymond Duval Army 1987
Patrick Orr Navy 1961   Wayne Hunt Marines 1987
Mike Roberts Air Force 1961   Daniel Markert Army 1987
Dennis Wallevand   1961   James McPhee Army 1987
J. Scott Williams Army 1961   Lloyd Nguyen Marines 1987
Charles Anderson Coast Guard 1962   Jeffrey Leischner Air Force 1988
David Andorka Army 1962   Jeffrey Leischner Air Force 1988
Jay Diskin Army 1962   Geoffrey Petyak Air Force 1988
Ramon Evans Army 1962   David Stewart Air Force 1988
David Fales Air Force 1962   Doug Clark Navy 1989
Paul Frank Army 1962   Arturo Horton Army 1989
Raphael Frilot Army 1962   Tyson Hummel Air Force 1989
William Hoyem Army 1962   Jason LeVecke Marines 1989
Thomas Imm Marines 1962   Steven Spruill Marines 1989
Paul Kaiser   1962   Adam Straub Army 1989
Brian Lapworth Army 1962   Michael Erickson Air Force 1990
John Markel Marines 1962   Eric Fletcher Army 1990
Juan Mendoza Navy 1962   Alejandro Lopez Marines 1990
John Pangrazio Air Force 1962   Nestor Perone Air Force 1990
Michael Smith Air Force 1962   Edward Wagner Navy 1990
Robert Sullivan Army 1962   David Diaz Air Force 1991
Edward Wagner Army 1962   Stephen Karson Navy 1991
Kenneth Walsh Army 1962   Manuel Leon   1991
Robert Weidner Army 1962   Michael Lodyga Air Force 1991
Stan Woods Army 1962   John Miller Army 1991
Robert Adams Army 1963   Rebecca Saydak Air Force 1991
Rolfe Bolle Army 1963   Victor Suarez Army 1991
Brian Crammer Army 1963   A. Isabel Velasco Marines 1991
Conchita Evans Air Force 1963   Theodore Brenner Navy 1992
Anne Evans Coast Guard 1963   Jesus Cota Navy 1992
Craig Frilot Marines 1963   Lewis Cox Army 1992
John Godinho Army 1963   Andy Cruz Marines 1992
Bob Gunton Army 1963   Kenneth Reed Marines 1992
Helios Hernandez Navy 1963   Scott Tardie Navy 1992
Don Imm Marines 1963   Michael Tobin Marines 1992
James Mitchell Army 1963   Robert Valeriote Navy 1992
Russell O'Campo Air Force 1963   Gerald Yap Air Force 1992
John Powers Army 1963   Matthew Zamiska Air Force 1992
Manuel Rivera Army 1963   Craig Frangente Navy 1993
Charles Roberts Army 1963   Ron Huckabee Marines 1993
Carol Schneider Navy 1963   Thomas Schaefer Air Force 1993
Robert Watson Air Force 1963   Damian Aguilar Navy 1994
Robert Womack Army 1963   Scott Boisvert Army 1994
Edward Campea Air Force 1964   Michael Foster Marines 1994
Gerald Canale Air Force 1964   Michael Sulkin Marines 1994
Michael Duran Army 1964   Luis Valdivia Navy 1994
Ralph Endrizzi Army 1964   Norma Aranda Army 1995
Philip Erickson Army 1964   John Flynn Air Force 1995
Ward Hooper Army 1964   Gabriel Rivas Army 1995
Joseph Lambert   1964   Jason Rubi   1995
Sal Manzella Air Force 1964   Jeffrey Felix Navy 1996
Michael Martellotti Marines 1964   Rick Gonzales Marines 1996
Ronald Oliveri Air Force 1964   Yu Gregg Maeda Navy 1996
Ron Paino Navy 1964   Zachariah Pricer Marines 1996
Lawrence Russell Army 1964   Joseph Flores Marines 1997
Donald Scelsa Coast Guard 1964   Fredrick Harlambakis Navy 1997
Dean Smith Marines 1964   Ian Kirschke Navy 1997
Don Smith Army 1964   Brian Manibusan Air Force 1997
Daniel Thompson Army 1964   Catherine Miller Army 1997
James Tidgewell Army 1964   Scott Nale Army 1997
Ronald Watson Army 1964   Jesse Wade Air Force 1997
Tony Witkay Army 1964   Morgan Barrett Army 1998
James Albers Navy 1965   Ricardo Gutierrez Marines 1998
David Beck Army 1965   Howard Lilienfeld Army 1998
William Cross Navy 1965   James Aldana Army 1999
Daniel Cruz Navy 1965   Ian Moloney Army 1999
Thomas Dowd Navy 1965   Ivan Aguirre Marines 2000
Perry Fletcher Army 1965   Brian Costanzo Navy 2000
Stephen Groetsch   1965   Jose Galeano Navy 2000
Timothy Hunstiger Army 1965   Christina Rasch Army 2000
Gabriel Jimenez Air Force 1965   Juan Jose Sanchez Marines 2000
Edward Kraus Army 1965   Maile Shimoda Navy 2000
Michael Madden Marines 1965   Joseph Stalnaker Marines 2000
Scott Markel Army 1965   Sean Warren Marines 2000
Douglas McIntosh Army 1965   Cody Boillot Air Force 2001
Michael Moran Army 1965   Joseph Groff Air Force 2001
William O'Connor   1965   James Job Marines 2001
John Probst Army 1965   Jeffrey Lovas Marines 2001
Patrick Regan Army 1965   Michael Medina Air Force 2001
William Smith Navy 1965   Mary Muller Army 2001
Daniel Sokol Air Force 1965   Jose Robles Marines 2001
Michael Spellman Marines 1965   Michael Gallagher Marines 2002
Joseph Tomkinson Army 1965   Matthew Mendez Navy 2002
Alfred Valdez Air Force 1965   Erin Bevacqua Marines 2003
Richard Appleton Army 1966   Parker Erickson Army 2003
Michael Badger Army 1966   Anthony Gallegos Marines 2003
Eric Beveridge Army 1966   Jose Torres Marines 2003
Dennis Callahan Air Force 1966   Marshall Travis Army 2003
David Chadband Army 1966   Alexander Williams Air Force 2003
Greg Cleary Army 1966   Eric Barrett Army 2004
Joseph Desmond Army 1966   Oscar Bonilla Marines 2004
Timothy Duffy Army 1966   Sean Fryer Navy 2004
Melvin Frilot Marines 1966   Miguel Madrigal Navy 2004
Robert Gallardo Army 1966   Matthew James Paulino Navy 2004
Conrad Hanson Army 1966   Daniel Ruiz   2004
Raymond Hernandez Air Force 1966   Jasmine Ruvalcaba Navy 2004
Joseph Janusz Marines 1966   Sean Weikel Army 2004
Jerome Linenkugel Army 1966   Derek Dang Marines 2005
Joseph Lussier Army 1966   Jason Tiritilli Army 2005
Joe Macias Army 1966   Benjamin Zembik Army 2005
Dennis Malek Army 1966   Monique Bienvenu Air Force 2006
James Marzo Army 1966   Matthew Folkman Navy 2006
Vincent Morgan Army 1966   Norman Lawler Army 2006
Mark Murphy Army 1966   Michael Marshall Air Force 2006
Lawrence Paino Navy 1966   Matthew Muggia Army 2006
Joseph Quintana Air Force 1966   Sean Theriault Army 2006
Steven Rathbone Air Force 1966   Kevin Crisostomo Air Force 2007
Robert Rivera Army 1966   Donald Fryer Navy 2007
Bill Schuster Army 1966   Tyler Holtz Army 2007
William Smith Army 1966   Fernando Sandoval Marines 2007
Lee Terry Army 1966   Kyle Valente Army 2007
Carlos Aguirre Army 1967   Christopher Jenkins Air Force 2008
James Aldana Army 1967   Ryan Mumma Army 2008
Dave Gunderman Army 1967   Samantha O'Connor Army 2008
Thomas Orr Marines 1967   Matthew Cooper Air Force 2009
Michael Smith Army 1967   Casey Hopkins   2009
Stephen Stoffel Air Force 1967   Andrew Josephson Air Force 2009
Patrick Terry National Guard 1967   Nicholas Llamas Army 2009
Charles Beckwith Navy 1968   Nicholas Losoya Air Force 2009
Matt Gaffney Navy 1968   Brian Luna Marines 2009
Steven Galvan Navy 1968   Briana Sandoval Marines 2009
Roger Genereux Army 1968   Cory Colleary Navy 2010
Diana Gomez Air Force 1968   Brenton Reasin Navy 2010
George Kingston Navy 1968   Jeremy Roberts Army 2010
William Maltby Coast Guard 1968   Ryan Thompson Air Force 2010
Greg Mathiesen Air Force 1968   George Pereyra Navy 2011
Reymundo Montoya Army 1968   Andrew Kozak Air Force 2012
Richard Paino Navy 1968   Robert Madrigal Army 2012
KEITH REGAN Army 1968   Christian Reasin Navy 2012
Robert Schive Navy 1968   Madeline Mearsch Air Force 2014
CHARLOTTE SHEAN Navy 1968   Rece Goodman Navy 2015
Patrick Sheridan Army 1968   Austin Willkom   2015
Edward Spraitz Navy 1968   Sam Gold Army 2017
Robert Stewart Army 1968   Zachary Ned Marines 2017
Richard Therrien Army 1968   Mason Kolinchak Army 2018
Thomas Trunk Army 1968   Nicholas Andruss Navy 2019
Joseph Vielma Air Force 1968   Sophia Chiaramonte Air Force 2019
          Adan Osorio Marines 2020