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Thank You, Veterans
We thank our faculty and staff who have served. Central Catholic is home to five Veterans, who represent four out of five military branches.
We thank our faculty and staff who have served. Central Catholic is home to five Veterans, who represent four out of five military branches. Learn more about our Veterans below:
Brother Tony Baginski, FSC, Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard
Principal
Dates served: 1991 - 2001
Notable locations: Br. Tony Baginski, FSC, Spent two years in Alaska, two years in Connecticut on a ship, two years in graduate school and taught at the Coast Guard Academy for 5 years.
Mr. John Cope, E5-Sergeant, 307th Military Police in the U.S. Army
History and Social Sciences Department
Dates served: 1971 - 1976
Why did you choose to enlist? There was a very low draft number, so I enlisted.
Ms. Cheri Diethorn, Captain Flight Nurse trained on C123, C130 aircrafts in the U.S. Air Force
Nurse
Why did you choose to enlist? I had wanted to enlist and serve during the Nam conflict but my parents wouldn't sign. I finished nursing school and later enlisted as a Second Lieutenant and I served for 7 years.
Mr. Nate Ferrer, Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy
Mathematics Department
Dates served: 2003 - 2009
Awards received: 3 Navy Achievement medals
Notable locations: I was deployed on the USS Dallas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom.
Mr. Justin Morgan, Interior Communication Electrician Third Class Petty Officer (IC3) in the U.S. Navy
English Department
Dates served: 2002 - 2006
Notable locations: Forwarded deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty-Hawk CV63 stationed in Yokosuka Japan, Carrier Strike Group Pacific Fifth Fleet.