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Yellow Jackets of Otero County This is a group that supports veterans of Honor Flight of Southern New Mexico in Otero County. This is were Honor Flight comes in.

We meet for breakfast and ride in parades to celebrate the heroes of our great nation. When WWII ended, the brave men, many that volunteered and those that were drafted, came home and tossed their dufflel bags into the corner of the closet, put on their "civies" and went to work. They worked hard, raised families and were productive citizens of their community. They NEVER asked for any recognition for saving the world. 60 years later, the WWII Memorial is finally dedicated. These brave men and women are now in their late 70's, 80's and 90's and cannot make the trip by themselves. They will never have the opportunity to see their memorial without help. We provide the opportunity for them to have one last mission, a mission with honor to put some closure on something that most WWII veterans have buried deep inside their souls since the end of the war. We provide a guardian (who pay their own way) to help the veteran. The guardian will assist the veteran and make sure that veteran wants for nothing. Many veterans of Honor Flight return home and describe it as the most fulfilling time of their lives because they now have closure, they know their sacrifices were not in vain because this country remembers. Please help send our Southern New Mexico veterans to see their memorials.

Spectacular morning with America's and Otero County's finest with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes...
10/24/2026

Spectacular morning with America's and Otero County's finest with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar.
It was a well attended and lots of great conversation.
Love these folk!
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Great day today with  the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar for o...
09/26/2026

Great day today with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar for our monthly veterans breakfast.
A young CMS talked to us off the cuff when the scheduled speaker did not make it. He did a great job and was very interesting.
A great morning celebrating America's finest! 🇺🇸

What a beautiful morning for breakfast with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Ho...
08/29/2026

What a beautiful morning for breakfast with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar .
It was a full house to listen to Marine JAG officer RB Nichols speak. He spoke so well and had a spectacular message of patriotism and remembrance.

Another spectacular breakfast with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill ...
07/25/2026

Another spectacular breakfast with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar.
Our speaker was Col. Timothy Rott, commander of the 49th Ops Group. They train the pilots and operations personnel for the MQ9 Reaper. He gave a very interesting talk about the connection between the "drones" amd the "eyes in the sky" during Vietnam War.
It was so good to see such a large group today!

Posted a couple days ago from Wanda Stump in West Virginia.  Her organization,  Lest We Forget drew for the Henry Golden...
07/11/2026

Posted a couple days ago from Wanda Stump in West Virginia. Her organization, Lest We Forget drew for the Henry Golden Boy. The post was:

Dale Lindley of Alamogordo, New Mexico was the lucky winner of the Henry Golden Boy. Congratulations Dale. Thank you little man for pulling winning ticket.

Congratulations Dale!


Had a great time with our Yellow Jackets of Otero County riding in the Alamogordo Independence Day Parade! It was warm, ...
07/04/2026

Had a great time with our Yellow Jackets of Otero County riding in the Alamogordo Independence Day Parade! It was warm, but the streets were lined with a spectacular crowd of patriots celebrating 250 of the greatest country in the world.
They had a GREAT time! One hadn't been in a parade since junior high school and she was absolutely giddy!
That is why we do what we do!
Thank you Rocky and Gene Galassini and Tina Lindley for taking such good care of our heroes!
God bless our heroes.
God bless our active duty heroes.
God bless those that will follow, to protect this grrat land from enemies both foreign and domestic.
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Got busy and did not post the amazing time had by all at the Yellow Jackets of Otero County monthly breakfast at the Des...
06/23/2026

Got busy and did not post the amazing time had by all at the Yellow Jackets of Otero County monthly breakfast at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar.
We had a great crowd today!


Welcome home our newest Yellow Jackets of Otero County , Chris Hall and Lucio Vazquez.
04/26/2026

Welcome home our newest Yellow Jackets of Otero County , Chris Hall and Lucio Vazquez.


What a great morning here at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar with the Yellow Jackets of Otero Cou...
04/25/2026

What a great morning here at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County.
Had several new folks join in.

Col. Brandon Maroon of BEAR Base spoke. What a career he has had as he goes into retirement this week. Thank you and your family for your honorable service! 🇺🇸💪

Next meeting will be May 30 at 0900, but come order and eat about 0800.


I forgot to post the pictures from our amazing gathering of Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes Golf Cour...
03/31/2026

I forgot to post the pictures from our amazing gathering of Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar last Saturday.
It was good to see everyone, especially those that had been missing for some time like Mr. Monroe Ratchford!
Great speakers and great American heroes!
Come join us April 25th for our next meeting!


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Las Cruces, NM
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