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Across the country, VFWs are feeling the impact of member attrition. Many veterans of foreign wars are passing away. In May of 2024, we saw
Questa native and former U.S. Army Corporal Claudio Rael was honored on July 24 by the New Mexico Department of Veteran Services (DVS) for his
The Cerro VFW has reached a momentous milestone, completing the renovation begun over a year ago. On Saturday, July 13, the community gathered at the
Questa and Red River experienced favorable weather for their respective Memorial Day weekends. Questa honored fallen soldiers at its 20th annual Healing Fields event. United
Red River kicked off its rebranded “Mayfest in The Mountains,” this year, a shift away from the traditional motorcycle rally and its street vendors, and
The local Questa VFW chapter 7688 is at risk of closing its doors and operations permanently amidst low membership numbers. Commander Danny Garcia says it’s
For the last home volleyball game of the school season, starting on Thursday, November 9, Questa Independent School District waived the entry fee for all
Frank Rael is a native Questeño whose family has been in Questa for generations. He opened Franks Eats & Sweets in 2017 and recently celebrated
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9516 or the Charles Cisneros VFW Post in Cerro, New Mexico, is in need of repairs and updates. “We
The Village of Questa staff, alongside volunteers led by village councilwoman Louise Gallegos, are organizing Questa’s 19th Annual Healing Field event to honor American military
By Matthew Corvin Wohlberg As an old, but proud, retired soldier, one who has truly lamented the passage of years, I have been seeing a
By Kelly Fitzpatrick, New Mexico Veterans Upward Bound New Mexico Veterans Upward Bound recently received their Grant Award Notification from the Department of Education. They
By Matthew WohlbergSFC US Army Ret.: Recruiter, New Mexico Veterans Upward Bound One often reads a poem or other writing without knowing about the writer.
Saturday, Oct. 15, Post 9516 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Cerro hosted a District Five meeting of that venerable organization. The meeting began
From MARTIN HEINRICH It is one of the highest honors of my office to be able to nominate qualified New Mexicans for admission to our
A meeting of New Mexico state officials at Questa’s Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) headquarters on Wednesday, March 30, entitled “Cabinet in Your Community” attracted
Memorial Day Weekend Anyone driving through Questa who sees the Veterans Field of Honor cannot help being moved. Whether you are a local touched by
It’s all about absolute teamwork and faith and trust in each other. This is the story of a youthful and vital couple who now live
On Saturday December 4, the Taos Quilt and Needlecraft Guild awarded the Quilt of Valor to Mr. Roger Blanco, one of Questa’s distinguished veterans who
Modesto Cisneros, Korean War corporal and medic, was born in June, 1929 in Questa, the third of 10 brothers (eight of whom are veterans). On
You couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day for folks to be outside honoring our veterans on Saturday, November 13. There were close to
Many local residents remember Charles “Charlie” Castulo Cisneros, who died in the Vietnam conflict. The Cerro VFW Post 9516 was named after the late soldier.
Demecio Duran is a veteran and the son of a veteran, with 11 other veterans in his family. They are committed to serving and protecting
A lot of progress has been made on the Cerro VFW Post 9516. The plumbing issues have been fixed and we got a new water
Photo Album at bottom of post. The story of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Angel Fire, New Mexico began 52 years ago on May 22,
A Veteran Gives Back Wes Dyer has been a fly fisherman since he was a boy growing up in Albuquerque. Nothing hard core—he was just
Questeño Larry Sanchez is a man on a mission. He has a long history of helping individuals and serving his community in any way he
Throughout the history of humankind, wars have begun and ended principally because of political and/or religious intolerances. It matters not the precipitating reasons or incidents.
Rachel Rael US Marine Corps Cpl. Rachel Rael, age 21, grew up in Santa Fe and has deep family roots in Questa. She is a
Sheng Zhen came into my life when I decided to leave Denver and moved to the organic farming and artist’s town of Paonia, Colorado. It
By KELLY FITZPATRICK The kids are heading back to school! After 17 months of social distancing and at-home or virtual education, it will be so
Senator Ben Ray Lujan visits Questa