Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: the first Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located 1 mile from the Angel Fire Village limits. It is a 6,000 square foot shrine and visitor’s center built by Dr. Victor Westphall with his private funds.  Dr. Westphall’s son, David, was killed in a 1968 enemy ambush in Vietnam. The Memorial was built in honor of him and the men and women who served. Completed in 1971, it became a New Mexico State Park in 2005. Dr. Westphall passed away July 22, 2003.