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"Dear Mom and Dad" sculpture at
Memorial State Park |
To the north, off U.S. Route 64,
is Vietnam Veterans Memorial
State Park, begun by the family
of fallen United States Marine
David Westphall, who was killed
in the Vietnam War in 1968.
The park hosts thousands of
annual visitors, many moved
emotionally by the sacrifice of
the Vietnam veterans. In 2005,
the site became New Mexico's
33rd state park.
It is operated in partnership
with the David Westphall
Veterans Foundation, which
allows it to be the only New
Mexico State Park that does not
charge a fee.
The Visitor Center, dedicated in
1986, features photographs and
banners from some of the 210
units which served in Vietnam. |