Colors ready to post

Margaret Dines gives the Invocation as Emcee Lucy Whitmarsh looks on

Jocelyn Q. Rodriguez sings The National Anthem

The bell that will be part of the ceremony

NM National Guard Deputy Adjutant General Brg. Gen. Nathaniel Carper presents greetings

Deborah Robb also gives greetings

Eleanor Ortiz Comments on Carper's overview of Spanish Patriots

Silver City Mayor Simon Wheaton-Smith reads the proclamation for the ceremony

Kristin Petersen rings the bell

Three students prepare to read from the Declaration of Independence

Chidinma Nwachuku of Silver High School reads a portion

Jaelynn Cruz, La Plata Jr. High School, reads a part

An early American Flag flies

Brooklyn Bird of Cliff High School reads the last portion.

Wheaton-Smith and Diane LeBlanc remove the cover of the plaque to be dedicated for the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence

The plaque to be dedicated

Romeo Cruz receives the first award

Whaton-Smith accepts the second award

Karina blakeslee pins the third medal on Carper

Vance and Guskey post the flags around the dedicated plaque

Large banner proclaims the years of the semiquincentennial

The three students in front of the plaque

Award winners Luis Terrazas, Brig. Gen. Carper, Wheaton-Smith and Cruz in front of the plaque

DAR local and state officers and awardees at the plaque

All the DAR members and award winners at the plaque

Celebratory cookies