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New Mexico Don Gasper Avenue / S Capitol Place |
New Mexico's Eternal Flame |
1966 |
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NEW MEXICO'S ETERNAL FLAME dedicated to her war dead june 18, 1966 |
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TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE 200TH this marker served to designate the location of the regimental headquarters of the 200th coast artillery (anti-aircraft), new mexico national guard, while stationed at ft. bliss, texas, during 1941. it was made by the men of that regiment. later that year, those same soldiers participated in the heroic defense of the philippine islands on bataan peninsula and were captured when it fell. they took part in the infamous death march, then went behind the curtain of secrecy of prison camps imposed by their captors, the japanese. anxiety and incertainty was the lot of their relatives and friends. this marker was moved from ft. bliss and placed on the state capitol grounds at santa fe. made by their own hands and thus representing an intimate link of memory, this marker became a shrine where friends and loved ones prayed for their deliverance. to perpetuate this sacred memory and to honor the heroic men of the 200th, both living and dead, the people of new mexico dedicate this monument. this plaque presented by bataan veterans organisation |
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