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2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Article 5 - Public Holidays
Section 12-5-7 - Bataan Day.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 12-5-7 (2017)
12-5-7. Bataan Day.
In honor of the brave and patriotic New Mexicans composing the 200th and 515th Coast Artillery Regiments (anti-aircraft) who served in the Philippine Islands during World War Two, fighting insuperable odds and enduring every deprivation, and who, following surrender, entered upon a tragic "death march," the day of April 9 is designated "Bataan Day."
History: 1953 Comp., 56-1-6.1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 63, 1.
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