NEWS

Memorial Day Weekend 2013

Plans are now underway for another Memorial Day weekend at the Vietnam veterans Memorial State Park.   The Visitor Center and Gift Shop will be open on Friday, May 24 from 9 AM-5 PM; on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 from 9 AM-6 PM, and on Memorial Day, May 27 from 8 AM-5 PM.   Se... Full Story

The Fall Newsletter is now available

The David Westphall Fall 2012 newsletter is now on-line at our Facebook page. Full Story

Riders Reunion for Brick Laying Ceremonies

The annual Memorial Brick Laying by Run For The Wall riders at their reunion will be at 9:00 AM on Saturday, September 1, 2012.   Riders will be laying individual bricks, unit bricks and an additional eight Medal of Honor recipient bricks. This year we will also be starting an Allies section ... Full Story

Memorial Day Weekend at our Healing Place

Memorial Day weekend brought crowds to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park. Tourists and motorcycle groups from all over the United States came to visit the Memorial grounds throughout the weekend.   On Sunday evening, a candlelight vigil was held with Ward Nickish, DVWF Board Member, ac... Full Story

Cow Elk Hunt Raffle to benefit Westphall Veterans Foundation

Bobcat Ranch of the Sandia Pueblo has donated a three-day cow elk hunt for the David Westphall Veterans Foundation to raffle this spring. Tickets are $20 each. The winner need not be present to win. The drawing will be held on September 1, 2012. There are only 250 tickets available for this drawing... Full Story

Angel Fire and Quang Tri Province commence application for Sister City Program

DONG HA, Vietnam — The Village of Angel Fire, N.M., and Quang Tri, Vietnam, have moved closer to a Sister City relationship.   Earlier this month, the Angel Fire Village Council approved a resolution to approach Quang Tri about becoming a Sister City.   The help promote the Siste... Full Story

View this update to the website

In 1994, Doctor Victor Westphall and Vietnam veterans visited Vietnam to locate the ambush site of May 22, 1968, that had claimed the life of his son, David Westphall. We now have this available on our website. Please click on "About Vietnam" and view this pictorial of the trip. Our thanks to Jim Go... Full Story

A New Look in the Chapel

Replacing the carpet in the Vietnam Veterans Peace and Brotherhood Chapel with more expensive but more practical tile has been something State Parks has wanted to do for quite some time. The David Westphall Veterans Foundation stepped in to assist with the funding for this project. Local v... Full Story

Annual Veterans Ceremony held at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

On Saturday 3 September 2011 over 300 volunteers and family members gathered at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park in Angel Fire to honor America's Veterans by memorializing the sacrifices they and their families made in answering their country's call to arms. The annual ceremony is conducted ... Full Story

Notes from the Foundation President

The residential lot donation recently highlighted here has been sold. Big thanks to the purchaser. The proceeds will be used to support the Memorial. Also a big thanks to The First National Bank of New Mexico for donating the land to the Foundation. The Chapel at the Memorial will be getting a face... Full Story