Other Notable Alumni
- Gen. Holland Smith (1901); United States Marine Corps General, "father of modern U.S. amphibious warfare"
- Alvin Vogtle - World War II fighter pilot who inspired Steve McQueen's character in The Great Escape
- Carl Mundy Jr. (1957); Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (1991–1995)
- James E. Livingston (1962) - USMC Major General and Medal of Honor recipient
- Hugh Shelton (1973, M.S.); retired general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (US) from 1997–2001
- Robert E. Bailey (1975); U.S. Air Force general
- Damon R. Eubank (1984); Kentucky historian
- Johnny Micheal Spann (1992); first American killed in combat after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
- Eric O'Neill (1995); FBI Investigative Specialist, key figure in arrest of double-agent Robert Hanssen and subject of the 2007 film Breach.
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