John Portanova:
CLASS OF 1972
Harrison High SchoolClass of 1972
Harrison, NY
Purchase Elementary SchoolClass of 1968
Purchase, NY
John's Story
Life
Well, what a long, strange trip its been since going to HHS when I lived in Purchase. I left to join the Navy and see the world in 1975 and wound up in Washington State 9 years later. My Navy travels took me to Hawaii, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Japan, Thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kenya, Mauritius, Taiwan and I'm sure other stops I've forgotten. Married my wife Barbara 20 years ago. We have two children, Johnny is 19 and a sophomore at Olympic College, Katie is 16 and a junior at North Kitsap High School. I work at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard as a stationary engineer in the power plant. When I was last back there, I couldn't believe the change. How d...Expand for more
id they fit 7th through 12th grade in the old HHS when its a crowded middle school now? If you visit Seattle, drop a line and maybe we can get together and visit.
Military
Joined the Navy in August 1975. Stationed onboard USS Gray FF-1054 from 1976-1979. Made two Western Pacific deployments while on the Gray and visited Hawaii, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Pakistan, Kwajalein, Kenya, Fiji, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. Stationed onboard USS Roanoke from 1979-1981. Made a WestPac while on the Roanoke and visited Hawaii, Philippines, Japan, Singapore and Thailand. Served my shore duty at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Washington State until I got out in 1984.
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