April 17 - April 23ESPRIT DE CORPS The workplace climate resulting from a combination of organizational pride and employee morale.
The definition turns Esprit de Corps into a simple formula and defines parts that comprise organizational pride and employee morale. Esprit de Corps = Organizational Pride + Employee Morale Esprit de Corps is the key to a healthy organization and engaged employees. Honor First is foundational to the Border Patrol's organizational pride and integral to its Esprit de Corps. DOCUMENTS/EVENTS 1918
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1992 Johnny Magdaleno Border Patrol Agent Yuma Sector Brendan Manley Border Patrol Agent Yuma Sector Armando Ornelas Border Patrol Agent Yuma Sector Robert Pittenridge Border Patrol Agent Yuma Sector On April 23, 1992, Border Patrol Agents Magdaleno, Ornelas, Pittenridge, and Manley rescued four youths who were trapped in a vehicle that had crashed and become engulfed in flames. Agents Magdaleno and Ornelas commenced pursuit of a vehicle that ran the traffic checkpoint. The pursuit came to an abrupt end when the driver attempted to exit at an off-ramp, crashed through the guardrail, became airborne off the embankments, and crashed to the desert floor. Upon arrival at the scene, the two Agents observed the engine on fire and the youths in a heap in the back seat, injured and trapped, crying for help. They called for an ambulance, ran to the vehicle, and began attempting to extricate them. The impact of the crash had jammed the doors shut and they were locked into position. The fire was rapidly spreading to the interior of the vehicle. Agent Ornelas physically tore the left front door from the vehicle, thereby exposing the passenger compartment. Two persons were quickly removed and carried a short distance to safety. When Agent Pittenridge arrived on the scene, he immediately ran to the vehicle to assist in the extrication of the remaining occupants, ignoring the flames that had now engulfed the entire front end of the vehicle. Agent Manley now arrived at the scene, assessed the situation, radioed for an ambulance and fire truck, grabbed his fire extinguisher, and ran to the vehicle. One more passenger had been removed to safety. Two agents were in the vehicle attempting to remove the fourth passenger and the other agent was reaching into the vehicle trying to undo the tangled seat belts. At this point, the flames were extremely close to the remaining occupant and the three agents. Agent Manley attempted to extinguish the fire and was successful in temporarily beating back the flames as the agents feverishly worked at removing the fourth victim. After the successful extrication of the victims, the agents removed the victims from the close proximity of the now totally engulfed vehicle and administered first aid until rescue personnel arrived. Without the actions of all four agents, the successful rescue of the youths would not have been accomplished. 2000 Walter M. Davenport Senior Patrol Agent Border Patrol Tactical Unit James D. Goldman - Award Statuette Assistant District Director of Investigations Miami District Office Jonathan P. Miller Senior Patrol Agent Border Patrol Tactical Unit Ruben Miranda Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Border Patrol Tactical Unit Charles L. Sachs Senior Patrol Agent Border Patrol Tactical Unit Mickey A. Valdez Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Border Patrol Tactical Unit Casey S. Wilson Immigration Agent (Enforcement) Miami, Florida James L. Wolynetz Jr. Immigration Agent (Enforcement) Miami, Florida Betty A. Mills Special Agent Miami, Florida Steven J. Pastor Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Border Patrol Tactical Unit Charles C. Whitmire Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Border Patrol Tactical Unit Eleven Immigration and Naturalization Service employees were recognized for his involvement in Operation Reunion, the enforcement response that INS/Border Patrol conducted to safely recover Elian Gonzalez and reunite him with his father conducted on April 22, 2000. USBP FALLEN
As of December 8, 2021, the U.S. Border Patrol has suffered 151* fallen. Titles:
The facts regarding each officer are presented without major editing of the "language of the day" found in the reports detailing the circumstances of each event. This is done to provide the reader an association with historical timeframes. Employees who died in the line of duty due to being exposed to deadly illnesses will not have the cause of death listed. *With the exception of two of the fallen immediately below, all names are listed (or in the process of being included) on the official Honor Roll of U.S. Border Patrol Fallen and inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. The U.S. Border Patrol should fix these discrepancies. HonorFirst.com honors both of the fallen.
1926 William W. McKee Date of Birth: July 3, 1886 Entered on Duty: February 27, 1926 Title: Patrol Inspector End of Watch: April 23, 1926 Details: On April 23, 1926, information was received that a liquor pack train had left Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, for the United States and on that date would be at or near the Alhambre Ranch about 40 miles southwest of Tucson, Arizona. Near the ranch, officers of the Border Patrol saw such a pack train, and in an attempt to capture it, Patrol Inspector McKee was shot and killed at the wheel of a patrol car. The smugglers fired from ambush while being pursued by Inspector McKee. The smuggler responsible for killing Inspector McKee was later convicted of first-degree murder. Survivor benefits - As per this document, his wife received $49 per month. 1927 Thad Pippin Date of Birth: October 16, 1889 Entered on Duty: May 17, 1926 Title: Patrol Inspector End of Watch: April 21, 1927 Details: Patrol Inspector Thad Pippin, El Paso, Texas, met his death in the mountains near Pelea, New Mexico, on the night of April 21, 1927, during the course of a gunfight in which he and a brother officer were engaged with smugglers. Patrol Inspector Crossett, who was with him, was wounded four times. On information that contraband was being smuggled into the United States, a number of Patrol Inspectors, including Inspector Pippin, went to Pelea, New Mexico. Just before dark, they discovered a pack train approaching along a trail at some distance. The officers divided into two teams and guarded their respective trails until after dark, when they heard rapid shooting. Officers arrived and found Officer Crossett shot four times and in urgent need of medical attention. Officer Pippin was located and had fallen down an embankment after having been shot and killed. Nineteen gallons of liquor and two burros were seized at the time but none of the smuggling party was apprehended. 1978 Jose P. Gamez, Jr. Date of Birth: January 3, 1947 Entered on Duty: October 4, 1976 Title: Patrol Agent End of Watch: April 21, 1978 Details: Patrol Agent Jose P. Gamez, Jr. was working 4:00 p.m. to 12 midnight in the area of an isolated check gate on the Maverick County Irrigation Canal in the Quemado Valley, 25 miles north of Eagle Pass, Texas. Patrol Agent Frank J. Lugo, with whom Gamez was working, reported him missing late on April 21, 1978. According to Agent Lugo, he had become separated from Gamez while they were attempting to apprehend four or five undocumented aliens. Agent Gamez's body was recovered from the canal the next morning and it was presumed he had fallen into the canal and drowned. A few days later, the Bexar County Medical Examiner's report revealed Agent Gamez had been choked, probably with a board, and dragged to the canal by an unknown assailant or assailants. He was dead when he was thrown into the water. 1995 *Joe R. White Date of Birth: November 19, 1954 Entered on Duty: July 5, 1988 Title: Border Patrol Agent End of Watch: April 18, 1995 Details: On April 18, 1995, Laredo North Border Patrol Agent Joe R. White passed away early in the morning after suffering an apparent heart attack while on duty at the IH-35 checkpoint. Agent White was transported to Doctors Hospital by ambulance, but was pronounced dead upon arrival. Agent White was a 7-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol and a graduate of the 223rd Border Patrol Academy class. He was a canine handler assigned K-9 Brutus. Prior to Brutus, Agent White was the handler for Benno, who was one of the original K-9 assigned to the Laredo Sector. During his 3 1/2 year tenure as a canine handler, Agent White made 155 narcotic seizures worth $8,836,512, seized $126,800 in U.S. currency, and located 1,701 undocumented aliens. * His name is not inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial 2016 Jose D. Barraza Date of Birth April 13, 1987 Entered on Duty: August 8, 2008 Title: Border Patrol Agent End of Watch: April 18, 2016 Details: On April 18, 2016, Border Patrol Agent Canine Handler Jose D. Barraza was killed in the line of duty in a two-vehicle accident near Sierra Blanca, Texas. Agent Barraza entered on duty on August 8, 2008, as a member of U.S. Border Patrol Academy Class 800. He was assigned to the Sierra Blanca Station. Agent Barraza was 29 years old and is survived by his wife, two children and his mother.
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