ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – 42 New Mexico veterans will be remembered with a public memorial service in Albuquerque on Thursday. They will then be escorted by law enforcement to the Santa Fe National Cemetery, where they will be buried with military honors.
The state Department of Veterans Services holds a Forgotten Heroes Funeral each year, providing a military funeral for veterans who are not claimed by family after death. The memorial service begins at 9 a.m. at Albuquerque’s Legacy Church and the funeral in Santa Fe is set to begin at 11 a.m. The public is invited to pay their respects at both ceremonies.