New Mexicans have served proudly in battles and wars to preserve precious freedoms. These epic conflicts and sacrifices are commemorated in local memorials, parks, public art and museum collections remembering Civil War campaigns on native soil to duty and service on international shores.
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Baish Veterans Park
Southeast Region: Artesia
Constructed 1991. Located in front of City Hall you will find Artesia’s Baish Veterans Park. The original memorial site was dedicated in 1991. In 2012, Artesia MainStreet teamed up with the City of Artesia and local veterans in creating a design that enhanced Baish Veterans Park with the installation of Read more…
Bataan-World War II Memorial
Southwest Region: Deming
Constructed 1994. Located on the grounds of the Luna County Courthouse, the memorial commemorates the soldiers who were part of the 200th/515th Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft Regiments who took part in the Battle of Bataan with the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942, during the Second World War. Captured soldiers were Read more…
Gallup Veterans Memorial
Northwest Region: Gallup
Constructed 2008. The city of Gallup, NM has completed a series of monuments dedicated to the service men and women of McKinley County. The various pillars honor veterans of World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam, Gulf Wars, World War II Navajo Code Talkers, and more. The plaza Read more…
Ice House Memorial
North Region: Los Alamos
Today a memorial stands at the site of the Ranch School Ice House. During WWII, the nuclear core of the “Gadget” (the prototype atomic bomb) was assembled here and then transported to Trinity Site, 220 miles south near Socorro, NM. It was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945. During the Read more…
Memorial Rose Garden at Fuller Lodge
North Region: Los Alamos
Constructed 1956 In 1956 the rose garden was started at the Fuller Lodge by members of the Los Alamos Garden Club. At that time there was no cemetery, so rose bushes were planted in memory of those who died in Los Alamos. The deceased were buried elsewhere. The garden club Read more…
Portales Veterans’ Memorial
East Region: Portales
Constructed 2011. Located in the heart of the Portales MainStreet District in front of the Roosevelt County Courthouse. A set of three stones sits on the corner of Second Street and Main Avenue in front of the courthouse, listing the names of Roosevelt County residents who were killed during World Read more…
Soldiers’ Memorial Park (9/11 Memorial)
Central Region: Belen
Constructed 2011. The Soldiers’ Memorial Park was constructed to remember the firefighters and police officers that were killed during the initial response, and the fallen warriors who made the ultimate sacrifice post 9/11. The park contains a “Freedom Wall” with the names of fallen soldiers from New Mexico – or Read more…
Taos Veterans Memorial
North Region: Taos
Constructed 1997. VETERANS MEMORIAL Dedicated to the memory of all Taos County Veterans who served their country gallantly as true patriots and at the risk of their own lives in order to preserve and protect freedom and democracy in the United States and throughout the world in honor of those Read more…
Three Veterans Memorial
East Region: Clovis
A small concrete column with a bronze plaque memorializes three soldiers. The copy on the plaque reads: ERECTED BY W.O.W. CAMP 41 CLOVIS IN MEMORY OF LT. COL. JOHN C. LUIKART SGT. J. B. BYARS CPL. HENRY DRAKE. The memorial was created by the Woodmen of the World Camp 41 Read more…
Veterans Memorial Park & Hamilton Memorial Museum
Southwest Region: Truth or Consequences
Constructed 1996. Park Grounds: open daily, year-round. Hamilton Military Museum: open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm & Sun 12-4pm Per the Truth or Consequences Veterans Memorial website, the Park is dedicated to the memories of family and friends that have dedicated their lives to the service of our Great Country. We encourage all Read more…