Alumni in Military
Servicemen's Salute
“Valor is stability, not of arms and of legs, but of courage and the soul.” Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
 According to I John 3:16, we can know the love of God because Jesus Christ laid down his life for us—in response to that love, we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. The essence of sacrifice is to willingly let go of something we hold dear for the benefit of someone else. Jesus Christ gave the ultimate sacrifice when He willingly offered Himself as our propitiation. Paralleling His sacrifice, the United States military is actively involved in personal sacrifice on the behalf of American citizens, both current and future.
Clearwater Christian College is pleased to honor the following alumni and students that are actively serving our country both home and abroad. Let us remember these soldiers and their families in our prayers as they fight for our freedom, and the freedom of our posterity.
LTJG Robert ('99) and Christine (Felts, '99) Hecox and family
US Navy Chaplain
USS Germantown
Sasebo, Japan |
SGT Paul Felten ('08) and his wife Anna
Infantry Team Leader
82nd Airborne Infantry
Iraq |
SGT Joe Hogrefe, '04
20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Afghanistan
|
Joe's wife
Erin (Cochran) Hogrefe ('07)
and daughter Dinah |
Rebekah White, '06
Navy
Physician Assistant
Afghanistan, October 2010
| 
Rebekah and her father |
ILT Cory Ginn, '08
Army
1st Brigade 10th Mountain
Camp Mike Spann
Northern Afghanistan | 
Chaplain (CPT) Robert Miller, '95
Army
1-61 CAV 4BCT 101st Airborne (Air Assault)
Nangarhar, Afghanistan
|
ILT Peter St. John, '06
Army
1-3 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion
Hunter Army Air Field, Savannah, Georgia
| 
Peter and his wife Tiffany |
Brooke Begemann, '09
2nd Lieutenant
Air Force
| 
Brooke Begemann flying
air force fighter jet
|
Dr. Joshua Eldridge, '98
Army
Sergeant
321st MI BN
Active Duty, Afghanistan
| 
Josh and his family
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Captain Clay Powell, '03
Army
Psychological Operations Officer
Mindanao, Philippines
| 
Clay and his wife Shannon
|
Ernest Andrew Severe, '08
2nd Lieutenant
Army
Fort Bragg, NC
Deployed to Afghanistan August, ‘09
| 
Ernie and Megan (Roche) Severe, '07
|
Captain Meghann (Fletcher) Allison, '04
Air Force
Logistics Readiness Officer
Kabul, Afghanistan
| 
Jason Wrachford, '94
Air Force
Chief of International Agreements
For United States Forces
Seoul, Korea |
Benjamin Bracewell, '08
Army
2nd Lt.
82nd Airborne Infantry
Active Duty, Afghanistan
| 
Gabriel C. Wetlesen, '05
(left-Gabriel, right-brother Michael, photo taken on the tarmac at Bagram AB, Afghanistan,)
Air Force
Captain USAF
2-17 pilot
Qatar |
Captain Clay C. Edinger, '02
USMC
Inspector-Instructor
Engineer Company B
1302 Combat Engineer Officer
6th Engineer Support Battalion
South Bend, Indiana | 
Clay, Jennifer, Brandon, Jake, and Allison Edinger
|
CPT Kelly Groom, '03
(with sister Laura Groom)
Army
Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgeon
Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii | 
Laura Groom, '08
(with sister Kelly Groom)
Army
Army Nursing School
Hawaii Pacific University Airborne School
(Summer 2009)
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Clayton A. Martin, '07
Navy
Lieutenant Junior Grade
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Fifteen (HS-15)
Naval Air Station North Island
San Diego, CA
Deployed USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) | 
Clay ('07) and Melanie (Keller, '08) Martin |
James Leenman, '09
(with Colonel Wright)
Air Force
2 LT
Pilot Training in Spring 2010 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi | 
Prior enlisted member, Steve Casarow, gives new officer, Leenman, a "first salute." Following tradition, in exchange Leenman gives Casarow a silver dollar that will be returned if/when he makes general. |
Nathan A. Davies, '98
(with his son Ethan)
Army
Captain
IMCOM-Europe (Italy) | 
Nathan and Nicole Davies with their children,
Ethan and Emma |
Andrew Blakemore, '08
Army (Corp of Engineers)
2LT
20th Airborne Engineers
Fort Campbell, Kentucky | 
Andrew Blakemore with his girlfriend, Alyssa Hart |
Gus Jaramillo, '08 (pictured with parents)
Army
2LT
Military Intelligence
Orlando, Florida | 
Gus Jaramillo with family (cropped to size) |
Dennis Cruz, '07
Marines
1st Lieutenant
MV-22 Osprey pilot
VMMT-204,
2nd Marine air Wing
Marine Corps Air Station,
New River, NC | 
Gema and Josephyn Maria Cruz
(wife and daughter of Dennis Cruz) |
|  | Every attempt is being made to identify CCC alumni currently serving our country in active duty, both home and abroad. In the event that we have not listed your information, please forward an appropriate military photo along with your name, current rank, position, and service location to alumni@clearwater.edu.
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