Military service by its citizens has always been a strong feature by the citizens of New Mexico. From the Spanish Colonial days, when indigenous tribes fought to defend their native land…through the Civil War, when local citizens helped turn back a westward Confederate push at the Battle of Glorieta Pass…through World Wars I & II, the Korean Conflict, the Cold War, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and now the Global War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan…New Mexicans have always answered the call to protect and defend its homeland. The state has always ranked among the states with the highest percentage of its population serving in the military.
In honor of this rich military tradition, the state has designated dozens of memorials, parks, roadways and other monuments as tributes to New Mexico’s veterans and their sacrifice and service to our country.
| City & Monument |
Location |
Angel Fire
Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial
|
off NM State Hwy 434 in Colfax County |
| Alamogordo |
|
Veterans’ Memorial Plaque |
Otero County Courthouse |
| Airborne Memorial Monument |
Intersection of 10th Street & N. White Sands Blvd. |
Albuquerque |
|
| Soldier and Sailors Park |
Central Ave. & 14th Street SW |
| Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Park |
Indian School & Locust |
| USS Bullhead Park |
1606 San Pedro Boulevard SE |
| Bataan Memorial Park |
748 Tulane Dr. NE |
| Flame of Hope |
International Sunport (the airport) |
Veterans’ Memorial Park
|
1100 Louisiana Blvd. SE |
| Richard Rocco Memorial |
Westside Community Center 1250 Isleta Blvd |
Artesia Veterans’ Memorial Park |
in front of City Hall |
Aztec |
|
| Liberty Tree |
McGee Park |
| Korean Veterans’ Memorial |
Minium Park (Main St. & Park Ave.) |
Belen Soldiers Memorial Park (9/11 Memorial) |
Main Street & Becker Street |
Capitan World War II Gun Mount |
Lincoln County Courthouse |
Carlsbad |
|
| Bataan Memorial Bridge |
East Greene Street |
| Bataan Recreation Area |
Pecos River, between Upper Tansil Dam & Lower Tansil Dam |
Cibola County Khe Sanh Bridge |
Interstate 40 (Exit 104) |
ClaytonTown Triangle Veterans’ Flag Pole |
Clayton Memorial Cemetery |
Cochiti Veterans’ Memorial Scenic Outlook |
Kasha-Katuew Tent Rocks Nat’l Monument |
Deming 356th Infantry Tablet /Bataan Corridor |
Luna County Courthouse |
Espanola |
|
| Veterans’ Memorial Wall |
Veterans’ Memorial Plaza |
| Phillip Valdez Memorial Bridge |
State Route 584 (over the Rio Grande River) |
Farmington |
|
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall |
North Butler & Carlton Streets |
| All Veterans’ Memorial Park |
Tucker Street at the Animas River |
Ft. Bayard Bataan Memorial Outdoor Classroom |
Calle de las Palomas (off Hwy 180) |
Ft. Stanton |
|
| Merchant Marine and Military Memorial Cemetery |
seven miles east of Capitan (Country Road 220/off Hwy 320) |
Galisteo George Michael Anaya Bridge |
over State Hwy 140 |
Gallup |
|
Hiroshi Miyamura High School
|
680 South Boardman Avenue |
| Veterans’ Park and Memorial |
Buena Vista Avenue |
Grants Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Friendship Park |
(Santa Fe Avenue & El Morro Road) |
Hagerman Veterans’ Monument (Cemetery) |
Shoshoni Rd. & East Morgan Rd |
Hobbs Confederate Air Force Museum |
Lea County Airport |
Jarales Veterans’ War Memorial |
Jose Dolores Cordova Cultural Center |
Las Cruces Veterans’ Memorial Park & Wall
|
2651 Roadrunner Parkway |
Las Vegas Veterans Park |
Mills Avenue |
Lordsburg Veterans Memorial Park |
2-1/2 miles SW of Lordsburg (off State Route 494) |
Los Alamos Veterans’ Monument (Ashley Pond) |
Next to the County Admin. Bldg.(2300 Trinity Drive) |
Los Lunas Daniel Fernandez Memorial Park |
1001 State Route 314 SW |
Loving USMC Park (Ervell Guevera Park) |
4th Street & Cottonwood Street |
Mesilla Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial |
2000 Avenida de Mesilla |
Pecos |
|
| Veterans’ Memorial Plaque |
St. Anthony’s Church (11 South Main St.) |
| Artillery Place Pecos |
American Legion Post 11 (NM State Route 63) |
Portales |
|
| Veterans’ Memorial |
Courthouse Square (109 W. 1st St.) |
| Veterans’ Memorial Bldg |
7th & Abilene Streets |
Questa Veterans’ Healing Field of Honor |
Every Memorial Day Weekend…center of town |
Raton |
|
World War II Memorial
|
Ripley Park |
Colfax County Veterans' Memorial
|
Colfax County Courthouse |
 |
Ripley Park |
Rio Arriba County Willie D. Martinez Bridge
|
NM State Hwy 554 (mile marker 0.6) |
Rio Rancho Veterans’ Memorial Park |
Pinetree Rd & Southern Blvd. |
Roswell |
|
| Chaves County War Memorial |
County Admin Bldg |
| Persian Gulf Monument |
County Courthouse |
| US Navy Anchor |
County Courthouse |
POW/MIA/KIA Memorial Park
|
912 N. Pennsylvannia |
| Wall of Honor for NM’s Military Members |
Overmier Firestone Store (125 South Main St.) |
Santa Fe |
|
| Wall of Honor |
State Capitol Rotunda |
Bataan Memorial Bldg
|
407 Galisteo Street |
| Bataan Memorial Monument (Eternal Flame) |
407 Galisteo Street |
NM Veterans’ Memorial Monument
|
NW corner of Bataan Memorial Bldg. |
| Bataan Memorial Museum |
1050 Old Pecos Trail |
Santa Cruz Freddie I. Branch Bridge |
State Hwy 106 (over the Santa Cruz River) |
Taos |
|
| Bataan Hall (Convention Center) |
120 Civic Plaza Drive |
| Bataan Memorial |
Taos Plaza |
Truth or Consequences Veterans’ Memorial Park and Museum |
996 South Broadway |
Tularosa Veterans’ Memorial Park |
Next to the Community
Center (1050 Bookout Road ) |
Vado (Dona Ana County) New Mexico Vietnam Memorial
|
9350 Hwy 478 |
