A Chapel on the Hill: How the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Began at Angel Fire
On a hill above Angel Fire, a white chapel rises out of the grass like a pair of wings. It is one of the most moving sights in the Moreno Valley, and it began with a family's grief.
Marine First Lieutenant Victor David Westphall III was killed in action near Con Thien, Vietnam, on May 22, 1968. Back home in New Mexico, his parents, Victor and Jeanne Westphall, decided to turn their loss into a place of peace. Using the money from their son's life insurance policy, they began building a chapel on the hill above the valley that same summer.
