Santa Teresa Veterans Memorial Park

LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF DOFIA ANA COUNTY INTERNATIONAL JETPOIRT IN SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO. THE SANTA TERESA VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK HONORS THE SACRIFICE OF NEW MEXICO’S SERVICE MEMBERS. THE MEMORIAL FEATURES THE NAMES OF ALL NEW MEXICO SOLDIERS WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION OR LISTED AS MISSING IN ACTION DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, PERMANENTLY INSCRIBED TO ENSURE THEIR LEGACY IS NEVER FORGOTTEN. A STRIKING CENTERPIECE OF THE PARK IS THE REPLICA SIKORSKY H-34 “MARRINE ONE” HELICOPTER, SYMBOLIZING THE OFFICIAL ROLE FO MILITARY AVIATION DURING THE ERA. THE MEMORIAL SITS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE WAR EAGLES AIR MUSEUM, MAKING IT A PROMINENT AND MEANINGFUL LANDMARK FOR VISITORS TO THE REGION.

THE PARK IS FURTHER DEFINED BY A GRAND DISPLAY OF U.S., NEW MEXICO AND POW/MIA FLAGS, WEAVING PROUDLY OVERHEAD. ADJACENT TO THE MEMORIAL WALKWAY IS A DEDICATED FLAG RETIREMENT/FIREBOX AREA WHERE RETIRED U.S. FLAGS CAN BE REPECTFULLY PLACED FOR FUTURE CEREMONIAL BURNING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER TRADITIONS.

THIS SITE SERVES NOT ONLY AS A PLACE OF REFLECTION AND HONOR, BUT ALSO AS A VISIBLE GATEWAY TO THE JETPORT AND A SYMBOL OF COMMUNITY CONNECTION TO VETERANS, AVIATION HISTORY AND STATE PRIDE.