Established in 1968 in Eagle Nest, New Mexico near Angel Fire by Victor and Jeanne Westphall to honor their son who was killed in Vietnam, the Memorial opened in 1971. The Memorial became Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park in 2005.
If you go:
The chapel is very peaceful and worth a stop. It is open 24/7. Eagle Nest Lake is in a beautiful high mountain valley.
Links:

US Highway 64,
Eagle Nest, New Mexico 87718 USA
Mailing address:
PO Box 608
Angel Fire, NM 87710 USA
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