New Rockford Transcript - Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

It's Memorial Day – a day designated for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom.

Well over a century ago, a local boy made that very sacrifice, and his memory lives on as the namesake of the local American Legion post.

Thanks to Betty Westby, the former Secretary of the American Legion Auxiliary, Post 30 has a detailed history o...