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Veteran’s Legacy Project gets $500,000 in federal funds to expandFrom left, Steve Martinez, director of the Veterans Legacy Grant Program; Krystal Patton, Veterans Resource Center coordinator; and Ken Dettlbach, Veteran Community and Partner Engagement, stand in front of the SFCC Veteran Resource Center flag Thursday. Photos: Javier Gallegos/The New Mexican |
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Welcome $500,000 In Federal Investments To Support Veterans Legacy Program At Santa Fe Community CollegeWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are welcoming $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) heading to Santa Fe Community College (SFCC). The funding will support SFCC’s Veterans Legacy Program (VLP) and a student-based project to create digital profiles of veterans at the Santa Fe National Cemetery, with a focus on elevating the stories of Hispanic, Native, and LGBTQ+ veterans. Image Credit: Senator Heinrich’s website |
National Cemetery ‘makes it real’ for students to explore Santa Fe HistoryNew Mexico School for the Arts students walk through the national cemetery Tuesday as part of a history lesson hosted by the Veterans Legacy Project. |
Santa Fe college students to document veterans’ livesSanta Fe National Cemetery on Tuesday, Ken Dettelbach, a Vietnam War Veteran, hopes the Veterans Legacy Project will provide a way ‘to tell history through the eyes of the family members of those buried in the national cemetery.’ |