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Olathe East Unveils Military Wall of HonorVeterans Day was a special day for the family of Olathe East High School graduates who are or have served in the military. The school dedicated its military Wall of Honor and memorial marker during an all-school assembly Nov. 11. Among the 75-100 invited guests at the unveiling was Technology Division employee Trudy Hasner, whose son Lee graduated from Olathe East in 2001 before joining the Air Force. He is now an Airman 1st Class and serves as the airborne systems engineer on the Cobra Ball jet. "He's very excited about getting to travel around the world, and his dad and I are very proud of him," Hasner said.
Individuals originally listed on Olathe East's military Wall of Honor are, by military branch: Air Force — Michael Dean (Class of 1995); Tyler Ginavan (2000); Nicholas Cooper, Eric D'Agostino and Lee Hasner (2001); Colin Cardwell (2002); Clayton Herbison (2003); Taryn Post (2004); Patrick Allen, Jonathan Lee, Jason O'Neal, Jeffrey Pratt and Austin Zacker (2005); Evan Bonk, Daniel Holtz and Derek Loch (2006); Christopher Edington (2008); and Marc Houser (2009). Army — Elliot Omanson and Shane Wickliffe (Class of 1995); Daniel Reed (1997); Christopher Carlson (1998); Sean Reed (1999); Jeremy Hammond (2000); Benjamin Carlson (2001); Allison Bessler and Lonnie Singular (2002); Alan Hobgood (2003); Jacob Thomasson and Matthew Murchison (2004); Christopher Bailes, Jeff Sheppard and Christopher Knoll (2005); Kyle Wacker, David Rodriguez and Thomas Skiver (2006); Melissa Emslie, Marcus Ivory and William King (2007); Benjamin Pearce (2008); and Joseph LaBarge (2009). Marines — Tom England (Class of 2001); Nicholas Ziegler (2003); Tyler Tannahill (2005); Kevin Clark, Michael Cross, Sandra Edler, Trevor Gilmore and Kevin Hook (2007); Marcus Cisper, Ryan Flynn, Brock Shoemaker and Anthony Walsh (2008); and John Eckley and Jonathan Guthrie (2009). Navy — Brandon White (Class of 2001); Samuel Coughlin and Jason Kleist (2003); David Bellis and Tim Cauble (2004); Wesley Akin (2005); Philip Taylor (2006); Nicole Dean and Matthew Miller (2007); Clayton Bradley and Daniel Fitch (2009). (Photo: Trudy Hasner points to her son's name on Olathe East's military Wall of Honor.)
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Assistant Principal Connie Viebrock said 66 names were included on the Wall of Honor, but others will be added as they are gathered. Honorees must have graduated from Olathe East and served honorably in the U.S. military. Graduates or their parents must contact the local recruiting office and provide the veteran's date of birth and Social Security number. After the military information is verified by the recruiter, the name will be forwarded to Olathe East to be sure the individual graduated from East. Additional name plates will be ordered occasionally and attached to the Wall of Honor.
