Lucero Y Nava Post 12 Santa Fe


Welcome to Post 12 Department of New Mexico

1000 Cordova Place #906 Santa Fe, NM 87505



 

 

2026

Post 12
Current Membership 281

(80.06%)

Goal 351
 

Upcoming Schedule
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 January 30 Mid Year Conference
This is the annual Mid year Conference for reports



Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel
1901 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
 January 31 6PM Department Commander's Homecoming
Department Commander Dale Heiligenthal Will have his homecoming Saturday Evening January 31 6PM at American Legion Post 13.



Location: American Legion Post 13
1201 Mountain RD NE, Albuquerque NM 87102
 January 31 6PM Americas 250 Dinner
Americas 250 Dinner at Post 13
$12 Spaghetti or Chicken Alfredo, Garlic Bread, Salad and dessert.
Karaoke and music with a silent auction


$12 Spaghetti or Chicken Alfredo, Garlic Bread, Salad and dessert.
Karaoke and music with a silent auction
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Location: American Legion Post 13
1201 Mountain RD NE, Albuquerque NM 87102
 February 02 Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow, spring will arrive early.

 
 February 09 6PM Post 12 meeting
Post meeting @ Elks Lodge #460
Enter through front. Sign visitors sheet. Meeting is upstairs and to the left. Non stairway entry is in the rear of building.

Location: Elks Lodge #460
1615 Old Pecos Trl , Santa Fe NM 87505
 February 14 Valentines Day
Valentine’s Day is a holiday when lovers express their affection with greetings and gifts. It is also called St. Valentine’s Day. The holiday has expanded to express affection between relatives and friends.

 
 February 16 President's Day
Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring Founding Father George Washington, who led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War, presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and served as the first U.S. president from 1789 to 1797.

 
 February 16 Washington's Birthday
Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring Founding Father George Washington, who led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War, presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and served as the first U.S. president from 1789 to 1797.

 
 February 17 3:30PM 250 Committee Meeting
250 Committee Meeting - Zoom info to be supplied

Location: Department Headquarters
1215 Mountain Rd Ne , Albuquerque, NM 87102
 March 09 6PM Post 12 meeting
Post meeting @ Elks Lodge #460
Enter through front. Sign visitors sheet. Meeting is upstairs and to the left. Non stairway entry is in the rear of building.

Location: Elks Lodge #460
1615 Old Pecos Trl , Santa Fe NM 87505
 March 15 American Legion Birthday
This is the annual celebration of the formation of the American Legion

Location: Roswell Chamber of Commerce
131 West 2nd Street Roswell NM
 March 15 9:30AM Department Oratorical Contest
Contact Clarence Ortega at (505)697-9880



Location: American Legion Post 13
1201 Mountain RD NE, Albuquerque NM 87102
 March 17 St Patricks Day
Saint Patrick's Day, also known as the Feast of Saint Patrick, is celebrated annually on March 17th. It commemorates Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, and marks the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. The day has been observed as a religious and cultural holiday for over 1,000 years.

 
 March 17 3:30PM 250 Committee Meeting
250 Committee Meeting - Zoom info to be supplied

Location: Department Headquarters
1215 Mountain Rd Ne , Albuquerque, NM 87102
 



Our Events between 1/26/2026 and 3/27/2026
$12 Spaghetti or Chicken Alfredo, Garlic Bread, Salad and dessert.
Karaoke and music with a silent auction
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Preamble to the Constitution


FOR GOD AND COUNTRY WE ASSOCIATE OURSELVES TOGETHER
FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:

To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America;

To maintain law and order;

To foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism;

To preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in all wars;

To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation;

To combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses;

To make right the master of might;

To promote peace and goodwill on earth;

To safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy;

To consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.

 


 
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