Former New Mexico Guard leader recalled as `pioneer and visionary`
(WorldNews Mexico)

(Tribune News Service) — Lt. Gen. Edward Baca knew how to employ a salute – and a handshake. They were the simple but effective tools that made Baca a nonpareil leader during a lifetime of service to his state, both in and out of uniform, friends and members of the New Mexico National Guard said Friday. "His ability to form friendships, to extend his arm and establish those friendships, were just instrumental in his success," said Gen. Ken Nava, who heads the New Mexico Guard. Baca, a native Santa Fean who led the New Mexico National Guard for 11 years and later was named chief of the U.S. National Guard Bureau by President...