Mesa Alta Junior High School and Hermosa Middle School football teams carry U.S. flags onto the field at the beginning of the Veterans Appreciation ceremony at halftime on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at Bobcat Stadium. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)cca
BLOOMFIELD – A tribute to United States military men and women was held Wednesday night at Bobcat Stadium during halftime of a football game between Hermosa Middle School and Mesa Alta Middle School.
Coaches and athletic directors from both schools participated in the ceremony, thanking and paying tribute to all U.S. military veterans.
“Our awesome Mesa Alta administrative team, and both Bloomfield and Farmington communities are humbled to come together and remember all who have served,” said Eric Stovall, Bloomfield High School Dean of Students as well as Stovall is a U.S. Marines veteran.
Eric Stovall, Bloomfield High School Dean of Students and Mesa Alta Junior High School football head coach, introduces and recognizes Dennis McGinley, Hermosa Middle School football head coach, during the halftime Veterans Appreciation ceremony on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at Bobcat Stadium. McGinley is an Army veteran who served from 1986 to 1990 and coached for twenty-four years. Stovall is a U.S. Marines veteran, 4th Recon Battalion, served from 1986 to 1992 and in the Desert Storm conflict. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)cca
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