water problems! :-(

1.                  Texas has filed a lawsuit against New Mexico with the U.S Supreme Court charging that New Mexico’s pumping of groundwater in the region below. New Mexico states that it is sending the water to the Texas side as required. A state attorney general said in a recent statement that Texas is “ trying to rustle New Mexico’s water and using a lawsuit to extort an agreement that would only benefit Texas while destroying water resources for hundreds of thousands of New Mexican’s”. Texas just wanted more water and they wanted a lawsuit but it did not work because New Mexico proved that they were not doing  such. Texas lost!

2.                 I do not think that the lawsuit was justified because Texas wanted more water and New Mexico could have provided the water but Texas wanted it now so they were unpleasant and unreasonable

3.                This case tells us  the importance of water  but we can not always  share a large amount of water because we need some for our desert/ drought stricken state. We live in a desert and we all know how   important  water is because it is very dry and  it does not rain enough so we need it for our farmers and the way of life in our cities and communities.

4.     I think that we should talk with the U.S Supreme Court and Texas and we can discuss the water laws and talk to one another and come to an agreement in some way.

Drought Fuels Water War Between Texas and New Mexico

1. Texas is filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court claiming  that New Mexico isn't living up to its water delivery commitments under the 1938 Rio Grande Compact. The Elephant Bute Dam has apparent been reducing the amount of flowing water down stream which is about 1,900 miles till the coast. The residents down stream living in Texas apparently aren't getting enough water to support there crops. 


2. I believe that in some ways it's wrong to hold water in vast amounts  but according to New Mexicans that the Bute is only at 8% of the capacity of holding water. Texas believes that New Mexicans are using more water than they should. I think it's wrong for Texas to accuse New Mexicans of stealing water even if it is them doing it with out notice. The New Mexicans would use in time of drought- ground water as a source of water to water there crops. 

3. I believe that conflict-ions over water maybe a bit over-exaggerated because of the scarcity of the amount of fresh water in the world. I believe we could measure the water from the point of origin thence divide it into the amount to enough need for required living. I think that we take the amount of water that we use for granted because of the ignorance of how much we're using.  

   

Texas & NM

Texas filed a law suit against nm because they claimed thatNew Mexico was failing to live up to its water delivery commitments under the 1938 Rio Grande Compact. If the statement is true, then it is perfectly justified, because Texas desperately needs water too.i think that this incident shows us how much we take the access of water so easily for granted.  I think that in order to prevent water conflicts in the future, there needs to be a set amount of water that each region or household gets, so that they can't waste the water. But, if they were to run out they would be able to purchase more. This idea is flawed because many people believe that water should not have a price tag, and that it should be a right. I myself agree with them but there must be some way that we can control the use of water. Especially as the population grows.

Texas V.S Mew Mexico

Texas filled a lawsuit  because they suffered from a major drought, they believe we havent be giving them the right amount of water through the rio grande. they think we haven't followed our agreement to how much water New Mexico sends through to Texas. i think it is justified, only if texas is right.  if we have been giving them the right amount of water then i think their just getting greedy, trying to get more from New Mexico. what we really need is a way to turn sea water in to fresh drinkable water to avoid another conflict, but it won't mater because doing so will bring up another argument, so i think we could always solve one problem but then it will create another problem.

Texas V New Mexico

Texas is now having to depend on New Mexico the goes the aspirations to be a country. So Texas has filed a lawsuit against New Mexico because New Mexico "Is not giving there share of water to Texas". I believe that if New Mexico is breaking and rules or contracts then I believe the are entitled to sue New Mexico but I believe that it will be hard to prove that New Mexico is breaking contract.

This case tells us that in about 10 years if this type of drought continues that water will not be always so easy to get but not as available in the future.Sooner or later a global scale drought or water conflict will happen but I don't if lawsuits will be it maybe war or worse but lets hope that will never come to that point.

The Sunport and Other Aero-Topics

The Wright Brothers developed flight via airplane in 1903, nine years before New Mexico became a state. Later, a private airport was developed in Albuquerque in the '20s. As Albuquerque experienced steady population growth, this private airport grew and acquired the name "Oxnard Field." Then, the Western Air Express Airport was built on the west side of Albuquerque. This airport eventually served Trans World Airlines. A new public airport, the Albuquerque Municipal Airport, was built in 1939. By 1965, the Albuquerque Sunport terminal had finished construction. The Western Air Express Airport stopped operating in 1967. The Albuquerque Sunport was renamed to the Albuquerque International Airport in 1971.

In the future, we should have more advanced airplanes that are faster and more energy efficient than the ones we have today. There is a possibility that the planes of the future will generally hold more people as well. There is also a possibility that security techniques will improve so that airport security will be a tad more lenient.

Albuquerque Sunport

1. This video is talking about the airports in NM and showing that how it developed.
By 1913 pilots were using a simple landing strip in NM.
In 1928, two santafe railroad employees built a private airport in albuquerque. that was the first airplane landing field built on east Mesa. in the ten years from 1920 to 1930 the city grew from just over fifteen thousand people to over twenty six thousand people. soon other individuals and promoters see albuquerque as a crossroads location for southwestern air traffic.


2. I think air travel will keep developing. and it will make our life
more comfortable

70 Years Of History Of The Sunport

        1.  Aviation in Albuquerque and in New Mexico was booming in the early 1900's. By 1913 some pilots were  using a simple landing strip at the end of the University of New Mexico. In 1928, two Santa Fe rail road employes  built a private airport in Albuquerque using equipment from the city and they made two run ways on  the east mesa four miles from downtown. In the ten years from 1920-1930 Albuquerque grew from 15,000 to 26,000 people. Some people saw Albuquerque as a cross roads location. The two competing  airports eventually join to make TWA the first national airline to fly out of New Mexico.  In 1955 TWA flight 260 became an historic  flight that crashed into the the Sandia Peak (the watermelon mountains). Later that year the city was talking about making a public airport with WPA money. The airport opens with two paved run ways and a pueblo style terminal building. In April 1941 a B-22 bomber lands on the strip. Today this is  known as Kirtland Airforce Base. In 1962 President John F. Kennedy  visits Sandia National labs for a weapons debriefing. In 1965 construction is completed on a building called  The Albuquerque International Sunport.


2.  I think travel in the future will be cool because we can develop hover craft that is floating above the earth. Our world will be filled with technology and I will be interested in  what this future model transportation might be. Space travel will become more affordable and I think that the New Mexico Spaceport located in Southern New Mexico will be very popular and world famous.

Sunport

In 1903, the write brothers invented powered flight. This invention completely changed the way people travel. And on 1939, the abq municipal runway opened with just a few hangars Andre ways. By 1960, over 200,000 people inhabited abq, so the airport kept on growing. By the late 1970's and early 1980's, the support was established. It was later named the abq international support. I think that in the future, people will still be flying to their destinations. However, there will be advances in plane technology and fuel efficiency.

Albuquerque Sunport

1. Throughout the video the narrator mentions various  facts from time to time of the airports that have been built near or in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It's mentioned that it's the Albuquerque's Sun-port is 70 years old.The Anniversary was celebrated in the August of 2009. The Sunport was really founded from four airports. Oxnard field, Western Air Express Airport,  Albuquerque International Airport, and Kirkland Air Force Base these are the airports that the Sunport that we know to today was founded from. The airplanes that had landed here had been using a simple landing strip near the New Mexico university The Albuquerque Airport had started from a simple private airport to what was thought a good spot to refuel in the southern part of the United States,and  so some buyers had bought the private airport. From thence that airport had expanded since then to now. The Kirkland Air-force base had been a landing spot for air-force pilots to refuel to re-fuel at. Later on the   it had been used for WWII benefits, and later had been given four pilots to train recruits. Then later used to store out dated planes for since a vast, dry, arid land could be used for. This had given us the Albuquerque International Sun-Port of today. I think that the way we have been advancing in modern technology that air travel will never be the same. Look at what idea the Wright Brothers had given us, and today we have made it into huge air-crafts that can hold various people on board to travel. In some cases I think that we might solve our problem with a sustainable source of energy, and then we'll advance even more to into the aviation of tomorrow.

celebrating 70 years

 first the airport was four air ports, oxnard field, western air express airport, Albuquerque international     sunport, and kirtland air force base. albuquerque is one of the oldest cities in america and is very diverse .  the city then grew from 15,000 people to 26,000. oxnard had a restaurant that became very popular for awhile. what i see in airports in the future is some super high teach security system and a faster way to get to the airports. like a special road for people going to the airport, and at the end you show them your tickets or something like that. also hopefully they will open up and area so you can see the airplanes go off. i hope they have a better selection off food to, like a restaurant with tables that would be cool.  

70 years is a long time

The video talks about the airports and how the Sunport has changed through the years and how it has changed to the sunport from all of the other airports moving to the west side. It has expanded and slowly added more flights and how it has been part of the innovations through the years. Like the one of the first airplanes with pressurized air and how the New Mexico heritage has been put in to the airport design. The Space Port is the new way to travel if it will ever get of the ground. The plan's are going to be expensive but I think its worth it.

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New Mexico and Japan's intertwinded history 

when the nuclear bond first hit japan it was devastating. Japan and New Mexico have related in war. like the death march, and Trinity site where the first nuclear bond was tested. in the video the guy mad a picture of Japanese taking photos of the trinity site memorial not realising the irony of this. most of his pictures were historically funny. he seemed to have a very strong opinion on the bombing of japan. some of the pictures made no sense what so ever. but anyway it seems like during world war II Japan and NewMexico seemed to always be fighting to be on top, with the bombing of pearl harbor, and the death march, then the Manhattan project and finally the bombing on hiroshima. but eventually Japan surendured to the second Nuclear attack.

New Mexico's nuclear history: cost to the environment

as he said in the video Nuclear power such as waste mainly can have harmful effects on nature and society. it can effect the sky now from all the satellites and anti-missiles stations. the nuclear waste is bad for the environment  because it kills trees and plant life any vegetation really.  thats why they store the waste in the dessert because there's nothing out there left to kill because the sun did the job first. when the explosion occurred the heat had a reaction with the sand, forming this green glowing rock called trinitite. the guy made a picture with this rock raining from the sky, while he is in a hazmat suit with an umbrella.    

   

70 year

 Sunset airport has been around for 70 years and counting. The airport has helped Abq to grow in population. starting off as a very small airport for mail and little things. it only had 2 run ways. then went to about 8 then to 19 then to 30 i think. it had a restaurant and that got some mad attention. Many people moved to New Mexico because of this newly added airport. the airport at first was practically dirt. but soon was paithed and was made all pretty and what not. there were many different airports in Abq. and there still is. there are three one in kirkland air force base and the other on the west side of town, that one is more for small little jets.

Atomic Bomb Dropped On Hiroshima (1945)

Atomic Bomb Dropped On Hiroshima (1945)

New Mexico and its Nuclear Affiliations

In nuclear warfare, of which New Mexico has been a part, many threats to the environment are present. The most severe threat is nuclear waste and where to place it. Nuclear waste is highly radioactive and is dangerous when placed in the wrong area. Another threat is the damage caused when a nuclear bomb is fired. When a nuclear bomb erupts, the magnitude of energy released causes extensive damage to its surroundings.

Nuclear warfare also carries a high death toll. There were many people who died after Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There were also people who experienced short-term and long-term radiation effects, created in the process of both creating and firing the bombs. If nuclear warfare progresses, then there will be more war casualties than ever imagined before.

Much of the money that is used for military purposes could be used to aid our society. In a time when this country is struggling financially, the money allotted for the military could greatly benefit schools, government programs, and other affairs or endeavors that would use that money accordingly.

New Mexico and Japan's intertwined histories (Internment Camps, Atomic Bomb, Tourism)

- Trinity site, New Mexico,near Alamogordo.  on the white sands was the place, where atomic bomb built and tested. The U.S. President Harry S. Truman decided to drop the bomb to japan. He thought its use would save hundreds of thousands of American lives. And the date of August 6 1945, the US dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. In an instant 75,000 Japanese died. In July 9, 1945 they dropped the second bomb on Nagasaki.

Art and social issues

- This is an artwork from the video. It shows the museum that has a paper that explain about the effect of  nuclear weapon. The artiest mention that It is scientifically interesting  But it doesn't show the victims of the nuclear weapon.

New Mexico's nuclear history: Cost to the environment

destroyed the environment in Japan destruction of vegetation of life

New Mexico's nuclear history: Cost of life

August 6 1945, the US dropped the bomb in Hiroshima, Japan. In an instant 75,000 Japanese died. In July 9, 1945 they dropped the second bomb in Nagasaki.

Military Spending vs. Humanitarian and/or Social Aid

The money that could make one missiles can help the Albuquerque public school for 2 years. And all the missiles cost the same money with the food that can feed the people in the world for a year.

New Mexico and the first Atom bomb

Military Spending vs. Humanitarian and/or Social Aid

The host of the program made probably about 300 models of military aircrafts and missiles for a set he was making of a fighter plane that was prepping for probably a weapons test and there were about 50 missiles that where spouses to be attached to this plain. The host told us that he meant to set it up like this to show that there was no way all the weapons in the set where going to fit on that one plane. He meant to give that type of image to the person observing the photo because he was trying to say that the US has so much that if the government could donate one missile you could give homes to all the homeless in Albuquerque.            

New Mexico's nuclear history: Cost to the environment

            When the Atom bomb was tested and detonated at Trinity  site the heat and presser from the bomb explosion created a glass surface under the drop site from the melted sand.

New Mexico's nuclear history: Cost of life

            The world had no clue America was testing the A bomb at all, and America hardly knew what would happen. If the bomb worked the public would be told the an ammunition dump accidently exploded, if the bomb killed the people at the test site the public would be told that a freak fire had taken the lives of the world’s top scientists. Airports where told that all air traffic was band in that area and busses were prepared to evacuate the people living in the city located near the site in case of a catastrophic explosion.                

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New Mexico's Nuclear History: Cost To The Environment

New Mexico was an important site for nuclear development and testing.   We also have a history of storing nuclear materials in New Mexico in a low capacity. One of the first  test sites was  the Trinity Site located near White Sands.  Currently we store nuclear waste at the Waste Isolation Plant (WIPP) site in Southern New Mexico. Our responsibility is to safely store for many years to come.  The DOE, the Roswell Chamber of Commerce and the National Park Service were at odds as to what the testing would do to our environment. In 1999 there was and still is much controversy as to the routes, transportation and storage of nuclear waste.

Military Spending vs. Humanitarian and/or Social Aid

 The United States spent more money on the military than human and social aid. When the bomb was dropped  on Nagasaki, the Red Cross Hospital was heavily damaged but it kept helping the needy. Out of many hospitals in the area there were only three that were able to help people, all the rest were heavily damaged with very few medical personnel available. The United States supported these hospitals to help the wounded. 

1. the use of nuclear energy comes with lots of waste. and, we have no where to put the waste so we put it in the ground. however, this tactic can be very usefull, but it can also be harmfull to the environment. it would be a disaster if it were to contaminate our ground water. it can also cause cancer if inhaled, or if you are in any other way exposed to it.

COLORES | New Mexico's Nuclear Enchantment | New Mexico PBS

1. New Mexico's Nuclear history has costed New Mexico some beautiful natural landscape. Although I think that the pros of making the nuclear weapons could be easily outnumbered by the cons of making nuclear weapons. The natural environment is affected. The waste to store these products seems unnecessary to produce such vast amounts of. Some of the cons of nuclear weapons on the environment could be that the environment is greatly affected by the radiation that is left over. The radiation that  can affect all that surrounds it. The animals, vegetation, and the humans that could live near by. The radiation last for a long time in the place wear the nuclear weapon was detonated.

2. New Mexico's Nuclear history has costed life that dies by the hand of our nuclear history. The lives of thousands innocent Japanese have been taken due to the fact of our nuclear history. The pro's of the cost of life is probably one and ONLY on pro that could come out of the cost of life through our history is that the surrender of the Japanese. The fact that we had to use a second bomb to attract the idea of surrender to the Japanese is amazing. The cost of life through our nuclear history has been that our wild life that has been living in the areas that we've tested the nuclear experiments have costed there lives too.

3.  Military Spending vs. Humanitarian and/or Social Aid. The  fact that a few missiles could people off the streets and could benefit most of New Mexico. The weapons could alone by them selves could give all of New Mexico's sports teams new jerseys that they could have. The weapons could feed the homeless too. The weapons, TV guided missiles, jets, fighter jets, stealth bombers, and many more weapons could feed all of new Mexico for a year. These examples that where given, are just amazing and how easily we could  benefit most without  the need of all these weapons. The weapons although could very well if we went to war again within this century could keep us protected against the treat of other major countries having access to the same (probably) weaponry that we could have. 

Colores

 Cost to the environment can be seen on two front's the home front "New Mexico" and Japan. The first home front is New Mexico where we created and tested the first atomic bomb. Now just imagine if the bomb was bigger than expected and killed all of the area farther than we thought. The world would notice and the bomb would have never been dropped and like critics say the Japanese would have never stopped fighting. The cost to japan was destruction  and death in the villages wiped out bye the bombs. Art and social issues were and are still a big deal like how that Japanese showed how it was after the bomb with graphic pictures and horrible stories. I noticed that art changed after the bomb and war. They didn't want to offend any people any more as he said they didn't want to start a war. Social class changed and they way people listened to the president and other small things they changed how they handled situations.

 

 

Lives of the Navajo Code Talkers

The Navajo Code Talkers lived troubles lives during their childhood. They were often separated from their parents and sent to boarding schools, such as the Ganado Mission School. There at the boarding schools they faced poor treatment and disrespect for their culture and language. They were punished whenever they spoke their native tongue.

Before World War II, the Navajo language was wanted to be wiped out and obliterated by the American government. After World War II, however, the Navajo language was wanted to be preserved so that it could be used for future purposes.

About 4,000 Navajo fought in World War II. About 400 were code talkers. These Navajo men fought because they didn't like the fact that Japan attacked their homeland.

Common Navajo words stood for specific letters. The code talkers spelled out messages in this way, and the receiving end translated them back into English. Some words, such as "ground boiler" for "rocket," were used in place of other words. This worked so successfully because it was complicated and alien to the Japanese.

The code talkers were not given a heroes' welcome when they returned home. The American government wanted to keep their work a secret so that they could use it again if needed. Much later in the 60's, the code was declassified, and in the 2000's, the code talkers finally received recognition through Congressional Medals of Honor.

navajo code talkers

Describe the life of the Navajo Code Talkers when they were children growing up.

- In this video Keith M. Little who was the code talkers during the ww2 shared his experience. He was in the boarding school at Ganado Mission school. He mention that the school copied military displain. The children were under the strict rules.

Compare the attitudes toward the Navajo language before and after WWII.

- When he was in the boarding school if he speaks Navajo language he will be punish. But during the war, it changed because American get interested in Navajo language and started using the Navajo language as a secret code.

How did the code work and why do you think it was so successful?

-I think it was successful because the enemies can't figure out if they are not Navajo.

The video leaves us hanging....We know the allies won the war, but what happened to the Navajo Code talkers when they got home from the war? Were they given a hero's welcome? (Hint: you will need to do some research of your own)

-   in 2000 the Navajo code talkers were recognized for their service and awarded with medals

Navajo code talkers

All code talkers where taken from their homes and raised in boarding schools on their reservation, the schools where stricked and there rules mirrored the rules of the military’s rules excepted with punishment. Students were not allowed to speak there Navajo language, and where punished if they did.  As the young code talkers grew older but not too much older many had seen recruiting posters with words printed on them saying; “join the Marine Corps and test you courage”. Many boarding students were willing to join, and with no birth certificate they could easily lie about their age to qualify. By the time all code takers had enlisted there where about 200. The code that the Navajo enlisted soldiers spoke was so complex that an untrained fluent Navajo speaker could not decode it. Because it was so complex it was also very hard to learn.  The code started with letters A,B,C, thin from theses simple  letters they would make words like ant, barrel, cat, then they would translate the words into Navajo and the letters a, b, and c would be WOL-LA-CHEE, TOISH-JEH and MOASI. The code was never broken. I think the code was so successful because the code was rely two codes in one. It had a language that was not freely advertized or frequently used among the Japanese people, and the code itself untranslated. When the Navajo code talkers returned to the US after the war ended they where warmly welcomed but unrecognized for their grate accomplishments because the government wanted the code kept classified for future use, the talkers where not to say anything. The Talkers where finally recognized in 2000 by President Bush, only 3 out of the 4 still alive could make it due to their old age.       

                  

Navajo Code Talkers

1. The Navajo code talkers had enlisted with there parents consent to go to war, but some had not. The Children at the boarding schools had been disciplined the same as the discipline in the military. At the Boarding Schools had punished the children if they where attacking up.When there was the attack in pearl harbor there was an anger in the hearts of the children.They had learned that from an elderly lady had taught them that war is horrible.
2. They had used there language with a regular attitude a like the language is apart of who they are.
3.There was about 20 Navajo that Keith Little had been taught with that went to war.
4.I think that it was so successful because the language that the enemy didn't know and even if they did they wouldn't get the message because the couldn't figure what the words meant any ways.  

Code talkers

The Navajo code talkers were put into English schools as children and were discouraged from speaking Navajo and participating in their customs. In fact, they were punished for it.

It was ironic because before the war, they were punished for speaking Navajo but it ended up being one of the things that helped the United States win the war. So afterwards, Americans were more accepting of it

Almost all the Navajo that fought in WWII were trained code talkers. They joined the war effort because they wanted to protect their ways of life and their homelands.

 They kind of constructed an alphabet using Navajo words for miscellaneous items such as animals and plants. They then sent these letters using Morris code.

When the code talkers returned home they did not receive a huge welcome, and no one knew of the things they did because they were told to keep it top secret just I case the government needed to use those tactics again. But eventually in the early 2000's they were awarded with medals for their bravery, even though there were only 5 of them alive.

Code Talkers 3.0

They were like any other children like us. They grew up like all of us, but they were forced to go to boarding school and it was like a military school very brutal. They were forced most of the time to make them like us Americans. They were trying to wipe out their language and make them forget their culture. 400 hundred Code Talkers and 1800 Navajo. They had to memorize 420 words or codes and the Japanese had a hard time figuring it out because the changed it a lot and they had Navajo language to. They didn't have any recognition because it was classified so the public didn't know so they couldn't give any support.

Navajo Code Talkers 4.0

1.          The Navajo Code Talkers were treated poorly. As they were children they were taken from there  home and brought to a boarding school and were forced to forget there language and culture. If they spoke Navajo there were punished and put polices not help .

2.          The Code Talker were treated better but still had some some problems such as military money and other resources

3. There were 400 Code talkers in the war.and they fought with the navy in the Pacific battle.

4. The code worked because it was one letter for some thing and another for another word and they had to memorize it.

Navajo code talkers

as children they went to boarding school. the boarding school was catholic, and small. they would have BBQ on sunday and would cook meat. also on thoughs days they would have to bring their own salt if they wanted the meat to taste good. when they heard about the attack on pearl harbor they felt a "metal anger creep into our minds"says Keith Little. people before WWII just didn't what them to speak it, they wanted everyone to be the same and speak they same language. but after and during they needed them to speak navajo,because japanese didn't know Navajo, so ironic. the code was in Navajo and for every letter in the alphabet they had a word. like for the letter G the code word would be goat then the Navajo word for goat. so every word they would say was written out by the first letter of they code word. so if they said snake, army, mountain, that would spell out sam. (just an example) when they returned home they didn't not get the welcome they deserved. they had to ride the bus to get back home. even their families didn't know what their job was. because they were not allowed to say what their job was. it took about 60 years after the war for them to be recognized for their service in 2001.

Navajo Code Talkers

Navajo Code talkers were once kids like us. hard to believe but they were. growing up was hard for them because as Keith Little said he was an orphaned and he thought he was a stranger to his own family. going to school was tough too, he was called dumb a lot. he also attended boarding school. he said that it was like a military school only they got punished. The Navajo language was frowned upon. at the boarding schools they tried to practically erasing their culture, language and just about everything else. until once the war began they all of a sudden are interested in the language. they(america) were technically hypocrites. about 1800 Native Americans fought in WW2  but only about 900 men returned . the code had to have the american alphabet, and the Navajo alphabet. there were about 420 words to be memorized. and only Navajo people could speak it. it worked very well because nobody could understand them except for the Navajo people. it helped them over all the radio work and was an all around great way to help win the war. The code talkers were not treated very well. they did not receive and medals, military help, veteran help. nothing. they were told to keep quiet for several months i believe. then even after that it took them several years to be awarded and recognized for their bravery.

Bataan Death March

During WWII 1800 New Mexican's from the National Guard were sent to the Philippines because commanders thought that the New Mexican soldiers would be beneficial in speaking to the natives of the islands since the language is a mixed Spanish form and most New Mexicans were fluent in Spanish. The reason Bataan is so widely remembered in Las Cruces today is because out of the 1800 that left to war, only 900 returned and they suffered in very dangerous conditions and cruel forms of punishment. Some of the cruel things they faced were the harsh and deadly attacks by the Japanese guards, unsanitary living conditions, and definitely a very large lack of food and medicine. The Bataan survivors are now in their 80s and 90s but they are still very respected, honored, and celebrated for their bravery for fighting for our country. I have met a Bataan survivor, Joe Sanchez, a couple of years ago... At that time I didn't know a whole bunch about how bad they had it but he clearly made it evident to me how bad he and his friends had it.. The way he told his story was almost like a movie in his mind that never would fade away, as he spoke I remember how he almost slipped into a whole different world. It makes me get a lump in my throat now that I realize that he isn't the same man he was before he went in to fight for his country.

The Bataan Survivors as of 2011 from New Mexico

The Bataan Death March... and Other Events

On December 8th, 1942, the Japanese bombed American bases in the Philippines, where American soldiers including New Mexicans were present. These soldiers had to face very difficult situations thereafter, including the Bataan Death March. They also had to go through ordeals such as extreme heat and malnutrition. This is the reason why Bataan is an important piece of history to the whole of New Mexico, and especially Las Cruces, where the Bataan Death March Memorial stands.

U.S. military personnel had to live through awful living conditions. Before the surrender to the Japanese, these conditions included disease, too little food, and ineffective defenses. After the surrender during the march, the soldiers had to experience extreme heat, too little food, and unprovoked beatings and killings. When the soldiers arrived at the camps, they also had to experience overcrowding, unappetizing and unsatisfying foods, and more disease. Many people died in these camps.

The Bataan survivors today are in their 80's and 90's. I have never met a Bataan survivor as far as I know, and I have not had a personal experience related to remembering the survivors.

Bataan Death March

                         New Mexicans had history with the Bataan Death March because of the 18,000 soldiers that went to Bataan. Although we weren't at war in the Pacific, the Japanese had attack the Philippines. We had an artillery regiment there in Bataan. There was lack of food, ammunition, and other supplies that where needed. This had caused the people there to surrender quickly and what some had called a dishonorable surrender. After they had surrendered the New Mexicans and other American troops had faced  a hard journey ahead to reach the O'Donnell POW Camp just north of Bataan. On the way they troops had faced lack of water, food, and rest. They had also been abused along the way there. The Japanese  had poorly treated the POWs that where in the camps, and as well as getting to Japan in the Death Boats that had many killed cause of unmarked boats that where fired upon.
                            The survivors of the Bataan Death March and the POW camps are very older and some might not be around forever. I personally have never met a survivor of the Bataan Death March. Nor have I had any that has knew or is related to those of the Bataan Death March. Although, I have never had any relatives or people that knew or is related to any survivor of the March I still feel the sting of the wound that that experience has left on the citizens of New Mexico and the United States.

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1.  What is the connection between Bataan and New Mexico? Why is Bataan still remembered in New Mexico, especially Las Cruces, today? Please give examples to support your answer and use your own words.
- The video mention, it's because the two hundred coast artillery of the New Mexico    National Guard was   there.


2.  What were some of the challenges that U.S. military personnel, including New Mexicans, faced in the Philippines?
- There were lack of food and water. Sometimes marching for the entire day. They got only a handful of rice for nourishment and often not even that. The man who tried to eat food on the road offered by civilian were shot. In addition there were disease going around.
Over eighteen hundred men who went the Philippines only about nine hundred ever returned home.

3. How old are Bataan survivors today? Have you ever met a Bataan survivor or had a personal experience related to remembering the survivors of the Bataan death march?
- The survivor from Bataan death march, now are eighty or ninety. I don't have a personal experience with Bataan survivor. But if I have a chance to talk with them I will be very glad to listen their experience.

Bataan Death March

The Bataan death march was so important to New Mexico because only 900 of the 1800 New Mexicans made it back home alive. Today the Bataan death march is especially important in Las Cruces because is holds one of the only memorials for that day. In the Philippines soldiers including New Mexicans were challenged by the lack of food, and medical care. the soldiers suffered many diseases and died from them. many Bataan soldiers if still alive are about 80 to 90 years old and although i have never met one, i would love to hear some of their stories.

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bataan is connected to new mexico because of the 1500 that went, only 800 returned. this was devastating for nm because it has such a low population for it's area.

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What is the connection between Bataan and New Mexico? Is that we spoke some Spanish and we could communicate with the locals and we had a lot of people from Las Cruces that surved and still being honored.

Why is Bataan still remembered in New Mexico, especially Las Cruces, today? It is remember in Las Cruses because many of the solders were from there and they have a memorially.

What were some of the challenges that U.S. military personnel, including New Mexicans, faced in the Philippines?They were given hand me downs and rusty guns. They were given little suplies of food, weapons, and medican. The guns were at a high need.

How old are Bataan survivors today? They are about 85 years old. 

 Have you ever met a Bataan survivor or had a personal experience related to remembering the survivors of the Bataan death march? No i have not met a surviver yet.

Bataan Death March

1. The  Bataan Death March is still remembered in New Mexico because the majority of the solders that suffered  there where New Mexicans.
2. Living condition's where horrible in the Internment camps, up to 40 people died a day from malnutrition and exhaustion.  
3.  Bataan Death March survivors  that are still alive today are over 85 years of age.   

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we are so connected to the death march is because about 1800 men from New Mexico were in the death march and only ruffly 900 returned. this was a great loss for such a small state. we are so connected to it because we want to respect and honor the dead and the survivors for enduring such hardships, trying to protect our country. the survivors are about 80-90 years old, and hod to face eating maggot with rice and mud, python, monkey, and slugs. they also had to deal with all kinds of different types of deasies, and torture from the Japanese and the 60 mile journey.