Many of those who attend Valley Forge Military Academy & College go on to distinguished careers, both in and outside the military. The profiles below are just some of those who have gone on to achieve notable success, experience extraordinary circumstances, or accomplish feats we feel worth mentioning.
Notable Alumni
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William S. Aichele '70
Chairman of Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
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Fred F. Patten '30
Chairman/CEO of Patten Group
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Aaron Beasley '92
Professional Athlete
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Julian Peterson '98C
Linebacker for the Detroit Lions
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Alan R. Buckwalter, III '66
Banking Industry Executive
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Gary Roughead '69
Admiral, United States Navy
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Rafael Hernández Colón '54
Former Governor of Puerto Rico
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Warren B. Rudman '48
Former U.S Senator
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Judge Jan E. DuBois '48
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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Simeon Rylski '60
Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria
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Christian Farr '92
News Anchor, Fox News
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J. D. Salinger '36
Author
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Larry Fitzgerald '02
Professional Athlete
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H. Norman Schwarzkopf '52
Commander, Operation Desert Storm
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Paul E. Galanti '57
Former Prisoner of War, Motivational Speaker
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William Slater II '76
Former Right Worshipful Grand Master of Free and Accepted Mason of Pennsylvania
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Karl Hankton '90
Professional Athlete
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Gary Stills '95
Professional Athlete
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Bryan Lentz '84C
Pennsylvania State Representative
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Jimmy Sturr '60
Grammy-Award Winning Musician
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Bob Mensch '65C
Pennsylvania State Senator
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Mr. William R. Tiefel ‘52
Marriott / Ritz Carlton Top Executive (Retired)
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BG H. R. McMaster '80
American soldier and career US Army Officer |
Eric Fisher Wood, Jr. '37
World War II Hero
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Wes Moore '96 '98C
Rhodes Scholar & White House Fellowship
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Sydney Offit '46
Author
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To suggest an alumnus for this page please send an email to alumni@vfmac.edu
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Book of Remembrance
“...who gave their lives for the right to be called Americans...”
1930
Frederick L. Beerman, Jr., USAAC, WWII
P. Mortimer Lewis, III, USAAC, WWII
1932
Ernest Halton, USA, WWII
Joseph P. Prendergast, Jr., USA, WWII
John Rahter, Jr., USA, WWII
Howard M. Rothman, USAAC, WWII
1933
Thomas J. Foley, Jr., USA, WWII
Joseph L. Henry, Jr., USN, WWII
Charles C. Huff, II, USA, WWII
James E. Mather, USAAC, WWII
1934
John O. Boland, USA, WWII
Richard S. Patzowsky, USMM, WWII
Egil H. Relling, USA, WWII
Frank W. Van Loon, USAAC, WWII
1935
Clayton R. Blessing, USAAC, WWII
George W. Elliott, Jr., USA, WWII
Walter R. Romney, USAAC, WWII
Carl U. Sautter, USAAC, WWII
1936
Martin H. Cortwright, USA, WWII
Morton T. French, USAAC, WWII
John D. McCloskey, USAAC, WWII
Howard F. Porter, USAAC, WWII
Lewis P. Wells, Jr., USAAC, WWII
1937
Lester M. Block, USA, WWII
Ernest M. Elkin, Jr., USAAC, WWII
Thomas Q. Slattery, USMC, WWII
Eric Fisher Wood, USA, WWII
John E. Young, USAAC, WWII
1938
Wilmurt A. Bennett, Jr., USN, WWII
David Edmonds, USAAC, WWII
John F. Kiely, USA, WWII
Clarence J. Kuncl, USA, WWII
Robert Morris, VII, USAAC, WWII
Joseph D. Stone, Jr., USA, WWII
Clifton W. Strunk, USAAC, WWII
Wayne T. Swanbery, USAAC, WWII
1939
Donald W. Campbell, USA, Korea
Robert C. Haas, USAAC, WWII
Owen M. Maxwell, USA, WWII
Paul C. McNiel, USN, Guantanamo Bay
Joseph F. Meyers, USAAC, WWII
Ross E. Powell, USA, WWII
Ralph V. Shaffer, USA, WWII
Malcolm A. Schweiker, USA, WWII
1940
William C. Lentz, USN, WWII
Theodore M. Maloney, USAAC, WWII
Jack E. Steele, USA, WWII
Robert R. Ziegele, USAAC, WWII
1941
Frank E. Bloomenshine, USA, Korea
George F. Carey, USAAC, WWII
Gordon B. Chapman, USA, WWII
Albert M. Ehart, Jr., USA, WWII
Vernon D. Pearson, USAAC, WWII
Justin A. Pie, USA, WWII
Emanuel P. Russo, USA, WWII
Graham C. Woodlaw, USA, WWII
1942
Martin S. Drobner, USA, WWII
John W. Campbell, USA, WWII
Robert E. Chittenden, USA, WWII
William I. Harvey, USA, WWII
Robert I. Rothstein, USA, WWII
Howard R. Sanders, USA, WWII
George D. Shields, Jr., USAAC, WWII
1943
Joel C. Dressel, USN, WWII
Conrad E. Fischer, USA, WWII
Edmond M. Flaherty, Jr., USA, WWII
Perry R. Hoffman, USA, WWII
Nicholas M. Manos, USA, WWII
Robert Paryzek, USAAC, WWII
Allen W. Rucker, Jr., USA, WWII
1944
Lewis F. Lane, USA, Korea
F. Turner Munsell, Jr., USA, Korea
John E. Pagett, USA, WWII
William G. Turner, USA, WWII
1945
Richard R. McCullough, USA, Korea
Harry W. Spraker, Jr., USA, Korea
Fred Z. Troescher, Jr., USN, Philippine Sea
Joseph A. Yates, Jr., USAAC, WWII
1946
Michael C. Esposito, USA, WWII
1947
Junius B. Agnelli, USA, Korea
William T. Harvey, USN, Mediterranean Sea
Je Mickey Helt, USA, Korea
Arthur B. Moore, USN, Mediterranean Sea
Myron G. Reed, II, USAF, Yellow Sea
Clifford David Strout, Jr., USA, Korea
1948
George H. Lorimer, USA, Korea
Salvatore Meli, USAF, Germany
Alberto G. Recio, Bay of Pigs
William R. Wolfe, USAF, United States
1949
Robert A. Bergman, USN, Korea
William E. Bernzinec, USA, Vietnam
1950
Donald J. Seaman, USAF, Vietnam
1951
Ernest E. Layou, Jr., USA, Vietnam
Richard P. Polidori, USA, United States
1952
Ronald R. Ferris, USA, Korea
1953
Richard Lynch, USA, Vietnam
1954
George E. Hussey, USA, Vietnam
1956
Stanley K. Smiley, USN, Vietnam
A. Robert Toal, USA, Vietnam
1957
Raul Menocal, Bay of Pigs
John S. Sabine, IV, USA, Vietnam
1958
Bruce B. Greene, USAF, Vietnam
R. Jefferson Hornaday, USAF, Thailand
Alexander K. Ward, USMC, Vietnam
1959
Harold J. Kaufman, USA, Vietnam
1962
Robert H. Donaway, USA, Vietnam
Maxwell Frantz, USMC, Vietnam
Peter W. Saravo, USN, United States
1963
Thomas E. Firth, USMC, Vietnam
Jaime Pujals, USA, Korea
1964
R. Michael Arnovitz, USA, Vietnam
Otto Paul Meyer, III, USA, Vietnam
Joseph C. Park, Jr., USA, Vietnam
1965
Raymond G. Krobetzky, USA, Vietnam
F. Ronald Tomon, USMC, Vietnam
1966
Robert W. Dieffenbach, Jr., USA, Vietnam
Victor C. A. Jauer, USA, Vietnam
Jon R. Morvay, USN, Vietnam
1967
Tony Clough, USA, Vietnam
1968
Paul M. DuCharm, USMC, Vietnam
1976
Craig E. Lerner, USCG, Puerto Rico
1982
George L. Dramis, USMC, Lebanon
1986
Durrell V. Pearsall, FDNY, World Trade Center
1994
Phillip Esposito, USA, Iraq
1995C
Captain Jeffrey P. Toczylowski, USA, Iraq
1997C
Robert Michael Langley, USA, Oxford, MS
2002C
Capt. Ronald George Luce, USA, Afghanistan
2003
Spc. Kevin Mowl, USA, Iraq
2006C
Joseph James Theinert, USA, Afghanistan
Key to Service Designations
USA – U.S. Army
USN – U.S. Navy
USMC – U.S. Marine Corps
USAAC – U.S. Army Air Corps (WWII)
USAF – U.S. Air Force (post-WWII)
USCG – U.S. Coast Guard
USMM – U.S. Merchant Marine
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