“And we jumped off the train and kissed the
ground. This . . . was . . . New
Mexico.”
— Maynard Meuli, “Beyond Courage”
Left to right: Leopoldo Lujan,
Española; James Beck, Clovis; Don Holderman,
Portales; LtCOL (Father) Albert Braun, Mescalero;
Thomas Cardin, Portales; Robert Compton, Carlsbad;
Julio Barela, Las Cruces; and David Etter,
Albuquerque.
