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Veterans Appreciation Weekend at Angel Fire Resort 20-22 Feb 2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 | Leave a comment

This will be a magical ski weekend in beautiful Angel Fire, NM! — Sponsored by Not Forgotten Outreach of Taos, the National Veterans Wellness and Healing Center, and Angel Fire Resort.

Come visit with your fellow vets! Offer is good for all vets, active duty and retired, National Guard, and families.

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A portion of the crowd at the Taos Ski Valley event last month!

The Good Deal includes:

  • $25.00 Full Day Lift Ticket
  • ½ Price Rental Ski/Board Equipment
  • ½ Price Group Ski/Ride Lessons
  • $83/night at the Lodge at Angel Fire Resort (844-218-4107)
  • Free Adaptive Ski Lessons (2-weeks adv. reservation, angelfireresort.com/adaptive-lesson-request)
  • Free Adaptive Ski Equipment (Courtesy of Adaptive Sports Program New Mexico)
  • Free Dinner for 230 Military Family Members
  • Live Music following Dinner
  • Free Hot Drinks and Snacks at Base
  • Non-Ski Events: Tubing, Sledding, Snowshoeing

Special Appearance by:

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Dana Bowman, former US Army Golden Knight and Double Amputee

Dana will kick off Saturday morning with an American flag parachute entry! His website is at: http://www.danabowman.com/

http://www.angelfireresort.com/event/forgotten-outreach-appreciate-weekend/

Learn about the National Veterans Wellness and Healing Center, located in Angel Fire: http://veteranswellnessandhealing.org/

Don’t miss it! The Taos Ski Valley event hosted over 750 vets and family members from Florida to Washington State! See you there!

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New Mexico Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park

Posted on October 27, 2013 | 1 comment

Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park

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Mountain setting

Located just north of the Village of Angel Fire, New Mexico, the Memorial was started by Dr Victor and Jeanne Westphall in honor of their son, Marine 1st Lt David Westphall who was killed in 1968. It was the first major Vietnam memorial in the country and helped inspire the Memorial in Washington. It became a New Mexico state park in 2005 and is the only state park dedicated exclusively to veterans of the Vietnam War. Congress officially recognized the facility as a memorial of national significance. It is an applicant for a national veterans cemetery.

Chapel

Chapel

The Memorial consists of a Chapel, a Visitor’s Center, extensive gardens and walking paths and a bookstore/gift shop. The Visitor Center features photographs and banners from some of the 210 units that served in Vietnam. The Center’s purpose is to educate Americans about Vietnam and to maintain a haven for healing and reconciliation for veterans of all wars. There is a media room and Veteran’s Room that honors military personnel killed, taken prisoner or missing in action. The POW/MIA flag waves outside the Center.

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UH-1H Huey

The Memorial is run and maintained by the State of New Mexico, aided by the David Westphall Veterans Foundation. The stated purpose of the Foundation is “to honor America’s veterans and members of its military forces by memorializing the sacrifices they have made and by recognizing the sense of duty and the courage they have displayed as they answered their country’s call to arms.”

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The Memorial and its grounds are well maintained, with exhibits that can stir the soul. It is a Run For The Wall stop by vets on their way to the National Vietnam Memorial during the days leading up to the Memorial Day Weekend. We host special services and patriotic celebrations throughout the year.  I’ve seen lots of strong men reduced to tears in the Center. A good place to find peace, to start or accelerate the healing process.

Sentinels-- Always Serving

Sentinels– Always Serving

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te2bZq2GuMI

http://www.angelfirefun.com/contentpages/view/64/vietnam-veterans-memorial

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