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Memorial chapel honors Co B Viet Nam fallen in New Mexico
Victor Westphall has built a Vietnam Veterans Chapel on a hillside near Eagle Nest New Mexico to memorialize 13 Marines killed in Vietnam. The dedication occurred May 22 1971. the chapel features a wall with photos of the fallen and was funded largely from his deceased son's life insurance. Survivors and veterans recount the ambush at The Barrel and the ongoing effort to preserve memory amid war controversy.
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Eagle Nest
N.M
Nea
Fourth Marines
Third Marine Division
Con Thien
Vie. Westphail
Co. B
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Company B
Thomas F. McKinney
Victor Westphall
Billiard Bald
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Westphall
Ted Luna
Mt. Wheeler
Cimarron
Taos Canyon
Douglas
Doug
Air Force
Thailand
Vietnam Veterans Chapel
Tom McKinney
1St Bn
Third Marines
Tom
Guadalcanal
New Mexico Highway
MckKinney
Victor David Westphall III
Victor David Westphall
Springer
University of Montana