Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
To The Memory of the Men of the 200th
New Mexico Eternal Flame
Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 17, 2026
1. To The Memory of the Men of the 200th Memorial
New Mexico's Eternal Flame
Dedicated to her war dead
June 18, 1966
To the memory of the men of the 200th
This marker served to designate the location of regimental Headquarters of the 200th Coast Artillery (Anti-aircraft) New Mexico National Guard. While stationed at Ft. Bliss Texas. During 1941. It was made by the men of that regiment. Later that year, those same soldiers participated in the heroic defense of the Philippine Island on Bataan Peninsula and were captured when it fell. They took part in the infamous death march. Then went behind the curtain of secrecy of prison camps imposed by their captors, the Japanese. Anxiety and uncertainty was the lot of their relatives and friends. This marker was moved from Ft. Bliss and placed on the State Capitol grounds at Santa Fe. Made by their own hands and thus representing an intimate link of memory, this marker became a shrine where friends and loved ones prayed for their deliverance to perpetuate this sacred memory and to honor the heroic men of the 200th, both living and dead. The people New Mexico dedicated this monument.
Erected by Bataan Veterans Organization.
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Location. 35° 40.99′ N, 105° 56.447′ W. Memorial is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County. It is on Don Gaspar Avenue 0.2 miles E De Vargas St., on the left when traveling south. The memorial is in front of the Bataan Memorial Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 402 Don Gaspar Ave, Santa Fe NM 87501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northern New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Ancestral Puebloans, and the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Inez Bushner Gill (1918–1982) and Maralyn Budke (1936–2010) (a few steps from this marker); Myra Ellen Jenkins (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct
Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 17, 2026
2. To The Memory of the Men of the 200th Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2026, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2026, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
