Mount Mestas Memorial
Huerfano World
June 12, 2003
The Mount Mestas Memorial was rededicated Memorial Day at its new location on the grounds of the Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home in Walsenburg. The memorial originally was placed at the base of Mount Mestas near La Veta Pass in honor of Huerfano County resident Felix B. Mestas Jr., who was killed during World War II in Battaglia, Italy. The memorial also lists the names of other Huerfano County residents who died in foreign wars.
For your information the memorial reads:
MOUNT MESTAS MEMORIAL
IN HONOR OF
FELIX B. MESTAS JR.
BORN AUG. 23, 1921 LaVETA, COLO.
DIED SEPT. 29, 1944 MT. BATTAGLIA, ITALY
WE PAY TRIBUTE
IN HONOR OF
FELIX B. MESTAS JR.
BORN AUG. 23, 1921 LaVETA, COLO.
DIED SEPT. 29, 1944 MT. BATTAGLIA, ITALY
WE PAY TRIBUTE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.F.W. Post 2643 Walsenburg, Colo.