"The wall" and our faithful guards

This fence is situated about 1 1/2 miles from the Rio/border. I talked to 2 of these very young National Guardsmen. They said they would much rather be here than in Afganistan. They showed me ladders (they had to break them up) they would take from the Mexicans that would try to get over this fence illegally. They seemed to enjoy their job.

Big Bend NP to Brownsville, TX (Nov 30-Dec 4)

December 31st 2011
Nov 30 we left BBNP going north to Marathon,and then southwest to Sanderson for the night. Dec 1 we continued on past Langtry and on to Del Rio for 2 nights. On Dec 3 our route took us through Eagle Pass and on to Laredo. Dec 4 our trip went through Roma and on to Pharr, where we had a motel room reserved for a week. We traveled out of Pharr throughout that week to several wonderful nearby birding ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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