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NEW MEXICO HONOR BURIAL PROGRAM
 
One of the mandated missions of the New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services (NMDVS) is to ensure that all honorably-discharged veterans receive a proper burial upon death.
The Final Salute
The NMDVS established its Military Honors Burial Program to ensure that, upon death, all honorably-discharged veterans will be buried with honor and dignity.
The NMDVS is committed to supervising 28 all-volunteer Honor Guard Teams throughout the state to provide a Final Salute at a veteran’s funeral. These teams provide trained uniformed men and women to perform the ceremonial funeral duties of covering and uncovering of a casket with an American Flag, the folding and presentation of the flag to a widow or family member, a 21-Rifle Salute, and the playing of Taps by a military bugler.
This service is provided free to the family of any deceased honorably-discharged veteran. The NMDVS ensures that all units undergo training, are provided with equipment, and are provided with a small stipend for each service performed. Please contact the nearest Honor Guard Team listed below to make arrangements.
For further questions, or if you are interested in forming an Honor Guard Team, please contact Josetta Rodriguez at (505) 827-6356 or josetta.rodriguez@state.nm.us.
NEW MEXICO HONOR GUARD TEAMS
ALBUQUERQUE
American Legion Post #13
1201 Mountain Road NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 243-1901 |
ALBUQUERQUE
American Legion Post #49
11005 Central Ave. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87123
(505) 296-4224 |
ALBUQUERQUE
American Legion Post #69
9000 4th St. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87114
(505) 890-5343 |
ALBUQUERQUE
Marine Corps League
PO Box 81552
Albuquerque, NM 87198
(505) 256-4131 |
ALBUQUERQUE
U.S. Volunteers
PO Box 21842
Albuquerque, NM 87154
(505) 298-9800 |
ALBUQUERQUE
Women Veterans of New Mexico
501 Mountain Road NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 610-0787 |
CAPITAN
American Legion Post #57
PO Box 88316
Capitan, NM 88316
(505) 354-2257 |
CARLSBAD
Carlsbad Veterans' Honor Guard
PO Box 1115
Carlsbad, NM 88220
(575) 887-7478 |
CUBA
American Legion Post #23
PO Box 1287
Cuba, NM 87013
(575) 289-2044 |
ESPANOLA
American Legion Post #17
PO Box 1273
Espanola, NM 87532
(505) 753-3207 |
ESTANCIA
American Legion Post #22
676 Highway 55
Estancia, NM 87106
(505) 384-2892 |
FARMINGTON
VFW Post #2182
5513 Highway 64
Farmington, NM 87401
(505) 327-2182 |
GRANTS
VFW Post #3221
202 Davis St
Grants, NM 87020
(505) 285-5157 |
HURLEY
VFW Post #3347
24 Pattie Ave.
Hurley, NM 88043
(575) 388-5217 |
LAS CRUCES
El Perro Diablo Detachment #478
PO Box 7322
Las Cruces, NM 88006
(575) 524-0369 |
LOS OJOS
AMVETS Post #15
PO Box 258
Los Ojos, NM 87551 |
MORA
VFW Post 1131
PO Box 0555
Mora, NM 87732
(575) 387-2618 |
PORTALES
American Legion Post #31
PO Box 275
Portales, NM 88130
(575) 226-0302 |
RATON
VFW Post 1793
PO Box 716
Raton, NM 87740
(575) 445-3318 |
RIO RANCHO
New Mexico Honor Guard 7089 Albany Hills Ct.
Rio Rancho, NM 87144
(505) 867-5043 |
RIO RANCHO
Marine Corps League
PO Box 44304
Rio Rancho, NM 87174
(505) 892-5618 |
ROSWELL
Roswell Veterans' Honor Guard
411 S. Washington Ave.
Roswell, NM 88203 |
SANTA CRUZ
DAV Luchetti Castner Chapter 13
PO Box 1759
Santa Cruz, NM 87567 |
SANTA FE
VFW Post #2951
307Montezuma St.
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505) 983-9045 |
SHIPROCK
VFW Post #9517
PO Box 2506
Shiprock, NM 87420
(505) 327-2182 |
SILVER CITY
American Legion Post 18
9 Crestway Drive
Silver City, NM 88061
(575) 538-2755 |
TAOS
VFW Post 3259
523 Upper Ranchitos Rd
Taos, NM 87571
(575) 758-1066 |
TOHATCHI
Tohatchi Veterans' Organization
PO Box 460
Tohatchi, NM
(505) 863-4048 |
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Forgotten Heroes Burial Program
In the event no family members come forward to claim the body of a veteran upon death at a hospital or is sent to the Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI), the NMDVS established its Forgotten Heroes Burial Program to ensure that no veteran will be alone at the end.
 
The Forgotten Heroes Program allows the NMDVS to become the family of record of any person identified as a veteran by the VA and whose body is subsequently cremated and stored at state-contracted funeral homes. The NMDVS will take possession of these cremated remains and will contact the Santa Fe national Cemetery and an Honor Guard Team to provide a full military funeral—with NMDVS serving as family members at the interment ceremony. The remains will then be interred at the cemetery’s Columbarium.
For more information, please contact Josetta Rodriguez at (505) 827-6356 or josetta.rodriguez@state.nm.us.
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