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Border Patrol Stories

Many times stories convey the values, spirit and personality of an organization.  Other times, stories may provide examples of wrongdoing where a person's actions fall short of the expectations of the whole.  Stories may be of heroism, valor or success.  Or they may be tragic...

I hope the stories that are launched from this page provide an interesting glimpse into the individuals and occurrences that help to form the culture of the United States Border Patrol.

All of the stories are submitted by current or former Border Patrol employees and are unedited or lightly edited.
Please send comments, questions and submissions to cliff@honorfirst.com.
Help spread the word!
Last story added January 13, 2023

​Bad Spanish
Don De Donde​
Levántanse
Sardinese
Quieren Bañarse?

Celebrity Encounters
Vice President Biden
My Pelosi Story

​Chief of the Border Patrol, Gustavo De La Viña
A Flasher!
Confined for the Rest of the Weekend
An Unexpected Career

Camaraderie
Hospital Support

​Enforcement Actions
It's Cheese Vato
Growling Stomach
Lost Smuggler
Bouncing Baby
Triple Tandem

​Heroism
My La Llorona Story

Miscellaneous
My Synopsis of the Patrol

Only in the Patrol
Nothing But Half-Shirts
Promotion Offered, Psych!
Two Hands in Motion?​
We Don't Hold Hands
El Pollo Gigante
All You Can Eat
F**K YOU SMITH!
Snake Charmer
Weightless
Buck
Por Que Naciste?
Tubin'
Surprise!
Piedras
A Cinderella Story

Stories Courtesy of Bob Wilson 
USBP 1984-2009, Class 162

See his webpage here
Taking a Bribe
Quarterly Qualifications
Fred and the Mexican Restaurant
Selling Dope to the Bad Guys
A Missing Border Patrol Agent
The Golden Toilet Seat Award
Sunnyside Smuggling Case
Texas Snow Brings Beauty and Tragedy
If My Head Wasn't Attached
The Excitement Starts in Hondo
A Day in the Life of a BPA
The Epitome of Petty
The Death of Immigrants
Sending a Rapist to Prison
Sign Cutting
Bus Check in LaPryor

Touching
Paying It Forward

Border Patrol Stories


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