Memorandum of Meeting with community representatives from Clovis, New Mexico regarding recommendations to close Cannon Air Force Base.

Community Correspondence - Letter from a concerned citizen of Cannon Air Force Base to the BRAC Commission regarding the base closure.

Community Correspondence - Letter from a concerned citizen of Cannon Air Force Base to the BRAC Commission regarding the base closure.

On a cold February evening in 1896, prominent attorney Col. Albert Jennings Fountain and his eight-year-old son Henry rode home across the White Sands of New Mexico. It was a trip the father and son would not complete—they both disappeared in a suspected ambush and murder at the hands of cattle thieves Fountain was prosecuting. The disappearance of Colonel Fountain and his young son resulted in outrage throughout the territory, yet another example of lawlessness that was delaying New Mexico’s progress toward statehood. The sheriff, whose deputies were quickly becoming the prime suspects, did little to solve the mystery. Governor Thornton, eager for action, appointed Pat Garrett as the new sheriff, the man famous for killing Billy the Kid fifteen years earlier. Thornton also called on the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, who assigned top operative John Fraser to assist Garrett with the case. The evidence pointed at three men, former deputies William McNew, James Gililland, and Oliver Lee. These three men, however, were very close with powerful ex-judge, lawyer, and politician Albert B. Fall. It was even said by some that Fall was the mastermind behind the plot to kill Fountain. Forced to wait two years for a change in …

Final Cobra Run - Army RC Transformation Kirtland NM

Individual letters from concerned citzens Landon Johnson and Michael Johnson in an effort to save the base from closure

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/8/2005 to Chairman Principi from Bill Richardson (Gov NM) and David Landsford (Mayor-Clovis, NM) informing the BRAC Commission of an agreement to double the size of Cannon AFB with no cost to the AF or the DOD.

Coalition Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/12/2005 to all Commissioners from Bill Kinyon in support of keeping Cannon AFB open.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/3/2005 to Chairman Principi and Commissioner Newton from Senators Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman discussing the Airborne Laser Program and Cannon AFB.

Memorandum of Meeting with community and government representatives from Clovis, New Mexico to discuss the Department of Defense recommendation to close Cannon Air Force Base.

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/12/2005 to Chairman Principi from Senators Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman and Representative Tom Udall expressing their support for Cannon AFB and attaching several documents to support their cause.

Personal Letter from a student sending their support to save Cannon AFB.

Personal Letter from a student sending their support to save Cannon AFB.

Personal Letter from a student sending their support to save Cannon AFB.

Personal Letter from a student sending their support to save Cannon AFB.

Personal Letter from a student sending their support to save Cannon AFB.

Personal Letter from a student sending their support to save Cannon AFB

Personal Letter from a student sending their support to save Cannon AFB.

Personal Letter from a student sending their support to save Cannon AFB.

Personal Letter from a student sending their support to save Cannon AFB.

Personal Letter from a student sending their support to save Cannon AFB.

Personal Letter from a student sending their support to save Cannon AFB.

Personal Letter from a student sending their support to save Cannon AFB.

Personal Letter from a student sending their support to save Cannon AFB.