David J. Flores Veterans Center

To all Guadalupe County Veterans,Families, and Community members,Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2026 falls on Monday, May 25. Please join us on Saturday, May 23rd at the David J Flores Veterans center following the parade for a ceremony starting at 11:30 am. Parade lineup starts at 10:00 am. Any questions or concerns contact David J Flores Veterans Director Andrew Sanchez at 575-799-8529 or 575-472-0380.

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Santa Rosa High School grad Shaun J Storey came by to visit the David J Flores Veterans Center today. Shaun serves as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corp with the Marine Medium Tiltrotor squadron 162( VMM 162) on MCAS New River based in Jacksonville North Carolina. CPL Storey and VMM-162 just returned home after a six month deployment in support of combined joint task force- Horn of Africa. The Veterans of Guadalupe County wish Shaun all the best and continued success in his military career.

To all Guadalupe County Veterans and community members on behalf of the David J Flores Veterans center and Veterans we would like to thank all who attended yesterday's Veterans day ceremony. The ceremony was a huge success with over 150 attending honoring our veterans. I want to thank our County Manager Diana Urban and County commissioners for their support, the City of Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa High School and Santa Rosa Mid School students and teachers Ms. Peretti, and Ms. Johnson and Chris Pacheco for the outstanding presentations. The students were very helpful and respectful. We want to thank sponsors United Healthcare Monica and Tommy Lopez, La Villa Herman and Anna Baca, Truck stops of America Gilbert Romero, Dairy Queen's Mr. George Dodge, and our guest speaker Colonel Mary Francis Laumbach for a wonderful speech, also Father Jacob Romero and Deacon Marvin Marquez for the beautiful prayers.Thank You Kameron Urban for being the MC. A big shout out to our Veterans Advisory Committee and the cooks Robert Serrano and Michael Velasquez and all the Veterans who helped with the flags at our cemeteries across the county and other details that made the ceremony a huge success. Here are some pics from yesterday.

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David J Flores Veterans Director
Andrew Sanchez

We want to thank our Guadalupe County Veterans from Anton Chico who came by to be interviewed by High School Seniors Shaun Storey and Arturo Velasquez. They were all Vietnam Veterans. From Left to Right Adolfo Romero, Hilario Aragon, and Evaristo " Evy" Maestas. Thank you for your sacrifices, for your valor, for the things you carry, for protecting us, and for defending our rights. Thank you to all our veterans for your courage, strength and dedication to keeping us safe.

Veteran Interviews
On behalf of the David J. Flores Veterans Center and Santa Rosa High school students Shaun Storey and Arturo Velasquez, we would like to present our 9th interview of Guadalupe County Veterans.Today We interviewed Army Veteran Lieutenant Colonel James Gonzales.Please click on the link or picture to view our veteran interview. If any Guadalupe County veteran would like to be interviewed please contact David J Flores Veterans center director Andrew Sanchez at (575) 472-0380 or (575) 799-8529

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David J Flores Veterans center James Gonzales

Veteran Interviews
On behalf of the David J. Flores Veterans Center and Santa Rosa High school students Shaun Storey and Arturo Velasquez, we would like to present our 8th interview of Guadalupe County Veterans.Today We interviewed US Air Force Veteran Mr. Martin Gonzalez.Please click on the link or picture to view our veteran interview. If any Guadalupe County veteran would like to be interviewed please contact David J Flores Veterans center director Andrew Sanchez at (575) 472-0380 or (575) 799-8529 Thank You.

David J Flores Veterans center Martin Gonzalez (Air Force)

Veteran Interviews
On behalf of the David J. Flores Veterans Center and Santa Rosa High school students Shaun Storey and Arturo Velasquez, we would like to present our 7th interview of Guadalupe County Veterans.Today We interviewed Army Veteran Mr. Charlie Gallegos.Please click on the link or picture to view our veteran interview. If any Guadalupe County veteran would like to be interviewed please contact David J Flores Veterans center director Andrew Sanchez at (575) 472-0380 or (575) 799-8529 Thank You.

David J Flores Veterans center interview- Charlie Gallegos (Vietnam Veteran)

Veteran Interviews
On behalf of the David J. Flores Veterans Center and Santa Rosa High school students Shaun Storey and Arturo Velasquez, we would like to present our 6th interview of Guadalupe County Veterans.Today We interviewed Army Veteran Mr Manuel Flores.Please click on the link or picture to view our veteran interview. If any Guadalupe County veteran would like to be interviewed please contact David J Flores Veterans center director Andrew Sanchez at (575) 472-0380 or (575) 799-8529 Thank You.

Veterans Q and A

Veteran Interviews
On behalf of the David J. Flores Veterans Center and Santa Rosa High school students Shaun Storey and Arturo Velasquez, we would like to present our 5th interview of Guadalupe County Veterans.Today We interviewed Army Veteran Mr.Lorenzo Delgado.Please click on the link or picture to view our veteran interview. If any Guadalupe County veteran would like to be interviewed please contact David J Flores Veterans center director Andrew Sanchez at (575) 472-0380 or (575) 799-8529 Thank You.

David J. Flores Veterans Center Interview - Lorenzo Delgado

We recently conducted an interview with Army National Guard Veteran Mr. Arthur Chippy Gonzalez. Please log into the David J Flores website on Facebook to watch the interview. Thank You

Veteran Interviews
On behalf of the David J. Flores Veterans Center and Santa Rosa High school students Shaun Storey and Arturo Velasquez, we would like to present our third interview of Guadalupe County Veterans.Today We interviewed Army National Guard Veteran Mr. Arthur Chippy Gonzalez.Please click on the link or picture to view our veteran interview. If any Guadalupe County veteran would like to be interviewed please contact David J Flores Veterans center director Andrew Sanchez at (575) 472-0380 or (575) 799-8529 Thank You and have a great day.

March 21, 2024