IN 2013, THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO BEGAN AN EFFORT TO CONSTRUCT A SERIES OF STATE-RUN VETERANS CEMETERIES. THERE’S CURRENTLY ONE IN FORT STANTON AND ANOTHER BEING ADDED IN GALLUP.
NOW, THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HAS AWARDED A GRANT OF OVER 3-MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER STATE CEMETERY IN ANGEL FIRE, ADJACENT TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL. THE STATE HOPES TO ADD A FOURTH CEMETERY IN CARLSBAD.
