Electric Light Parade Lights Roswell Street Scene
The Electric Light Parade brightened Roswell as 24 floats lit Main Street amid chilly 30s weather. Main Street Roswell organized the event with New Mexico Youth Challenge cadets, Mr and Mrs Claus, and bands amid live holiday music. Krumland Auto Group and Hot Air Nuts won awards. Kiwanis Club was best non profit entry as Yucca Recreation Center and Cub Scouts Pack 26 tied for youth.
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Esteban Rodriguez
Main Street
Tammy Salinas
Santa Claus
Mrs. Claus
Barringer’s
Salinas
Tom Blake
Roswell
Mainstreet
Seskey
Peggy Seskey
Southeastern
New Mexico
Krumland Auto Group
KAG
Mike Holston
Kiwanis Club
Yucca Recreation Center
Cub Scouts
City honors armed forces with Wreaths Across America event
Roswell observes Wreaths Across America Day at South Park Cemetery with seven veterans laying wreaths for Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Coast Guard and Merchant Marines. Navy veteran Terry Anderson notes freedoms come at a price as taps and Amazing Grace accompany a moment of silence.
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America
South Park Cemetery
Navy
Roswell
Terry Anderson
Anderson
Iraq
Worcester Wreath Company
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington D.C
United States Armed Forces
Army
Marine Corps
Air Force
Coast Guard
Merchant Marines
John D. Anderson
Arizona
Pearl Harbor
Colt Jones
Eagle Riders
Vendettas Strain Justice System With Fear and Silence
Vendetta cycles chill the justice process as fear silences witnesses and complicates law enforcement. District Attorney and police struggle to gather testimony as threats deter cooperation, leaving cases unstable and juries wary.
Vet helps Roswell veterans access benefits and medals
Army vet Eric Espinoza moved to Roswell to work for the Wounded Warrior Program in the U.S. House, traveling regionally to aid veterans. He recalls delivering a Vietnam veteran his campaign medal 42 years after it was earned, a highlight of his service. He serves New Mexico’s 2nd District from Rep. Steve Pearce’s Roswell office and commutes to El Paso on weekends.
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Eric Espinoza
Roswell
Wounded Warrior
U.S. House of Representatives
Espinoza
New Mexico
Steve Pearce
Pearce
el Paso
Espinoza Serves as Field Representative for District 2
The article notes Espinoza's role as a field representative for District 2, meeting with southeastern New Mexico constituents on Pearce's behalf. It also mentions the Wounded Warrior Fellowship Program offering two year fellowships with the House of Representatives, established in 2008 and supporting dozens of wounded or disabled veterans. Espinoza grew up in Sweetwater Texas and joined the service in 1998. He trained at Fort McClellan.
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New Mexico
District 2
Pearce
House of Representatives
Sweetwater
Texas
Espinoza
U.S. Army Chemical School
Fort McClellan
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Electric Light Parade
Nuts
KAG Fire Truck
Mark Wilson Photos
Freckles
Purdy
Tatum Johnson
Mark Wilson Photo
Leo Lopez
Lopez
United W
Eva Be. DougLas
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