On the Border

An amazing story of our young people happened on the Arizona border on 10/27/07. Three illegals were spotted crossing a ranch road by volunteer border watchers. They were reported to the Border Patrol and a lone agent was dispatched. This young woman took our data, locked her vehicle and with her sidearm, flashlight, GPS, radio and a night vision device started out on foot. Ten hours later a worried check with BP dispatch revealed that she had covered almost eight miles to single handedly track, catch and detain these illegals and turn them over to a custody team. Another agent then took her back to her parked vehicle. She did this unflinchingly in a hostile physical environment full of people who didn't want her there and she completed her mission. She was obviously well trained and confident but that desert area is dangerous and remote. Where do we get such people? Thank God for them and may we never run out of them.