After 80 years of struggle for acknowledgment, the State of New Mexico Department of Transportation is setting up a sign at the Stallion Gate entrance to the Trinity Site that recognizes the sacrifice and suffering of the Downwinders of New Mexico. The sign dedication will take place at 11:00 a.m. at the Stallion Gate entrance off Highway 380 east of San Antonio, NM. Melissa Park, the Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2017) will be in attendance along with other dignitaries. The sign was made possible via State House Memorial 8 passed in 2025 Legislative Session and sponsored by Representatives Ferrary, Lujan, Silva and Block.
Later in the day there will be a mass at the St. Francis de Paula Catholic Church in Tularosa, NM at 6:00 p.m. with Archbishop Wester, Bishop Baldacchino and Bishop James S. Walls presiding. All denominations are invited. Dinner reception to follow the mass at the Parish Hall.
After the reception, the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium will be hosting their 16th annual Candlelight Vigil at 8:30 p.m. at the Tularosa Veterans Park, 901Bookout Rd. Bring your own chairs.
Please contact Tina Cordova for any questions or more information at
505-897-6787 or at
