Other awards Honorary Doctorate of Law, New Mexico State University Honorary Member, Military Order of the Purple Heart. Notes External links Baca Group 1938 births 2020 deaths Baca family of New Mexico People from Santa Fe, New Mexico People from Albuquerque, New Mexico United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni Excelsior College alumni American people of Mexican descent American people of Spanish descent United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War United States Army generals Chiefs of the National Guard Bureau Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Recipients of the Legion of Merit National Guard (United States) generals Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States) Burials at Santa Fe National Cemetery Deaths from cancer in New Mexico Deaths from leukemia