Yellow Jackets of Otero County

What a special day with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar.

Today we are saying until we meet again to Col Andrew (Andy) Marsiglia as he moves to his next station.
God speed sir, you are always welcome back to your Yellow Jacket family. Thank you for your service!

A wonderful meeting of fellowship at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar for the Yellow Jackets of Otero County.
Great to see the new members woth their yellow jackets.

So, not many pictures today. Rocky wasn't there to help and I forgot raffle tickets and Tina has to get them...🤦

But it was a great meeting even though the speaker was suspect.

Thank you yo Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar you always step up for our heroes!

Spent a spectacular morning woth some very special people at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County .
We had several new members along with special guests Ann and Ranee Stewart with their daughter (who has gotten SO big).

We laughed a lot and the stories flowed (💩)all around the room. What a special morning!

Great morning at Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar with the. Yellow Jackets of Otero County.

What a spectacular day at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County .

A great time was had by all in attendance, even though there were heroes missing.

Come join us next month at 9am on February 24 for more festivities.

It is always a special time at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar when the Yellow Jackets of Otero County get together.

I told the group about the incredible books in The Rifle series by Andrew Biggio I had a lot of folks asking about the books and am excited for them ro read the stories Andy has put into The Rifle and The Rifle 2.

The Daughters of the American Revolution presented Quilts For Veterans to several of our group. The ladies thst did the quilts did such an amazing job! Each quilt was specifically made for a certain veteran.

We celebrated Cathy Logston Bredy and her birthday also during an awesome meeting and fellowship time with a pretty big group!

Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸

A great morning spent with America's finest the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar.

Another blessed time of fellowship great breakfast with our American heroes at the monthly Yellow Jackets of Otero County gathering at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar.

Another blessed last Saturday of the month with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar.
Thank you Jerry Kimmel for the update on the American Legion Post and the Legion Riders. Glad to hear they are back up and running strong! 🇺🇸💪

We are so proud to have the beautiful Bonnie Stage as one of our original Yellow Jackets.

No better person could have been chosen. Thank you NMSU Otero County 4-H and Extension!
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It is always a special day when the Yellow Jackets of Otero County meet on the last Saturday of the month. It is even more special when the Retired Chief Master Sargeants join in.

Chief Martin from Holloman Air Force Base spoke and gave a great talk.

Special love and prayers to the Yellow Jacket family at the loss of our good friend and buddy Glen Root. What a good man and a good friend he was. He will never be forgotten.

Come join us if you want the last Saturday of the month at Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar before 9am to eat, socialize and enjoy

Another blessed breakfast with America's finest!
Guest speaker from the 49th Maintenance Group, Col. Danzel Alberston.
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Great end of the month breakfast with heroes, the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar.

A special day for our queen of the Yellow Jackets of Otero County ! Bonnie celebrated the 3rd anniversary of her 33rd birthday! She is such a blessing and still a beautiful soul at 99!

Love you Bonnie!

Had a very special time at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar woth the Yellow Jackets of Otero County, America's heroes, America's best.

Great breakfast with America's finest! Missing Bill Murphy.

It is with great sadness and heartbreak that we announce the passing of our friend William "Bill" Murphy. Bill is the reason there is a Yellow Jackets of Otero County group. He made sure this group got together, enjoyed each other and had great fellowship.

Bill Murphy, an Alamogordo WWII veteran was 20 years old when he entered the Army Air Corps. He trained to be a ball turret gunner but would not see combat overseas. He did participate in the Berlin Airlift taking supplies to over a million people in the blockaded Russian area of Berlin.
The Air Corps used C-47’s and C-54 cargo planes to make the drops into Berlin.

Bill traveled To Washington, D.C. with Honor Flight Southern New Mexico in 2016 during the government lockdown. He would also travel as a guardian on other Honor Flight missions. He was such a proud American veteran as well as a veteran's advocate, that he was responsible for signing up many Otero County veterans making the trip to Washington, D.C. with the Honor Flight of Southern New Mexico.

Please keep his AMAZING caregiver Kathryn and his family in your prayers.
Bill, you will be missed greatly, but we will make sure this group continues to meet and fellowship in your name my friend.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=l8i9qpcg8hw&feature=share

More great time at breakfast with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County!

From Tina Lindley:

Small group of Veterans at breakfast this morning. The rest are off for the holidays. Happy Thanksgiving from them, to you! Guest speaker today was a little rough...🤣😂🤣😂

A great morning spent with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar.

Good crowd and we got to celebrate the return of 2 veterans that just completed their Honor Flight!

If you are looking for a Veterans Day program, try the one at La Luz elementary!

Beautiful day to honor our local veterans today. Special thanks to the DAR members who honored our own Bonnie Stage today, to the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar for allowing our meeting, and the Chief Master Sergeant Group who joined us today! Our phenomenal guest speakers were Four Paws and a Wake Up-NC & NM ...they have a FB page, go look them up. Fantastic organization. They gave me permission to post the video I took.

It is with heavy heart that I announce the passing of another hero of Honor Flight of Southern New Mexico.

Mr. John Palmer enlisted into the U.S. Army in 1944 and served in the European theater during WWII. He was also a part of the occupying forces in Germany. Mr. Palmer served in the military for 23 years. In 1964 he established his own business, Palmer Optical Services, retiring in 1984.

He was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association and also rode with the Retreads.

Mr. Palmer led a full, productive and patriotic life of service and we are saddened at his loss here on Earth, although we celebrate his victory over death.

God bless you sir. Thank you for your lifetime of service. We salute you!

What a great morning with America's Heroes!
The Yellow Jackets met today at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar.
Thank you representatives from the Otero County Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution for joining us.

Any and all veterans are invited to the next breakfast on Saturday, September 24 at 0900 ( breakfast usually startes about 0830)
Yellow Jackets will be joined by the Retored Chief Master Sargeants group.

Good morning patriots! We had a great breakfast with the Yellow Jackets of Otero County at the Desert Lakes Golf Course & 19th Hole Grill and Bar. Great food and even better company.