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Community Rebuilds Burned Veterans Shelter

May 29, 2026

5.29.26 – In February, a fire tore through the Forget Me Not Veteran’s Park in Socorro County, destroying critical facilities. Reporter Cailley Chella documents the site’s recovery, as a community rallies together to rebuild. Content warning: this segment includes discussion of suicide. 

Correspondent: Cailley Chella 

Guests: 

Daun Medaris, Co-Founder, Forget Me Not Veteran’s Park  

Darlene Medaris, Co-Founder, Forget Me Not Veteran’s Park  

Roxanne Scott, Co-Founder, Forget Me Not Veteran’s Park  

Jason Burke, VFW Post 12184  

Amanda Gomez, Veteran