Article from Service Notes section the January 4, 2004, edition of the Santa Fe New Mexican announcing that Lt. Col. Douglas K. Knowlton had recently taken command 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade of the New Mexico State Defense Force. 1st Battalion is based in Santa Fe, Rio Arriba ands San Miguel Counties.
Credits: Santa Fe Public Library
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