State Veteran’s Cemeteries

Silhouette of the Vietnam Veteran Memorial amid the rays of morning sunrise.

Edward Mendez

Director of Veterans State Benefits

407 Galisteo St., Rm. 142
Santa Fe, NM 87501

(505) 382-3760

Edward.Mendez@dvs.nm.gov

David Walker

Cemetery & Memorial Bureau Chief

4801 Indian School Rd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87110

(505) 670-5824

David.Walker@dvs.nm.gov

To arrange for an interment in one of our state veteran cemeteries, or to memorialize a veteran missing in action or missing at sea, please contact the appropriate cemetery.

For all other assistance, please contact us at (505) 231-8911.

Entryway to the cemetary with a monument and mountains in the distance.

Ft. Stanton State Veterans Cemetery

1398 Hwy 220
Ft. Stanton, NM 88323
(505) 383-4381
Stephen.Mcconnell@dvs.nm.gov

Go to Ft. Stanton Cemetery

Gallup State Veterans Cemetery

333 National Cemetery Dr.
Gallup, NM 87305
(505) 905-9770
Gilbert.Lopez@dvs.nm.gov

Go to Gallup Cemetery

Entryway sign for the State Veterans Cemetery in Angel Fire with the NM State Seal

Angel Fire State Veterans Cemetery

31 Onate Dr.
Angel Fire NM, 88710
(505) 225-4341 Randal.Myklebust@dvs.nm.gov

Go to Angel Fire Cemetery

Entry sign for the State Veterans' Cemetery in Fort Stanton, NM

Taos State Veterans Cemetery

65 Arroyo Del Alamo Circle
Rancho De Taos 87557
(505) 470-3065 Patrick.Suazo@dvs.nm.gov

Go to Taos Cemetery

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Angel Fire, located adjacent to the Angel Fire State Veterans Cemetery, is recognized by Congress as a “memorial of national significance.” Approximately 50,000 individuals visit the Memorial each year.

Part of the State Benefits Division, the Cemetery and Memorials Program oversees the operation of New Mexico’s state veterans cemeteries and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Angel Fire.

DVS currently operates four state veterans cemeteries: Gallup, Fort Stanton, Angel Fire, and Taos, with a fifth planned cemetery in Carlsbad. These four locations represent areas of the state with large, underserved veteran populations who live too far from the two national veterans cemeteries in the state: The Santa Fe National Cemetery in northern New Mexico, and Fort Bayard National Cemetery in the southwestern part of the state.

To arrange for an interment in one of our state veteran cemeteries, or to memorialize a veteran missing in action or missing at sea, please contact the appropriate cemetery above. For all other assistance, please contact us at (505) 231-8911.