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OLD PATROL HQ
by Gil
DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING THE HISTORY, HERITAGE AND LEGACY OF THE UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL; WITH A FEW SHENANIGANS ALONG THE WAY. AIN'T NO PATROL LIKE THE OLD PATROL!
Episodes
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JJ CARRELL ON OLD PATROL HQ ~ FRIDAY UPDATE
JJ and I discuss the "nuances" and complexities of the Biden/Mayorkas Border Invasion, how DHS/CBP is monitoring all Old Patrol HQ's social media pages looking for agents who follow, post and like my content, the Brownfield Cleanup fiasco and much more!
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EPISODE 25H ~ FIELD INTEL UPDATE
JJ HAS SOME BREAKING INTEL STRAIGHT FROM THE FIELD!
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EPISODE 28 ~ INTERVIEW WITH MAYRA HINOJOSA CANTU
TODAY WE INTERVIEW MAYRA HINOJOSA CANTU, A STRONG, OUTSPOKEN, ADVOCATE FOR OUR AGENTS AND THEIR SPOUSES IN THE MIDST OF THIS CATASTROPHIC BORDER CRISIS. MAYRA HAS BEEN MARRIED TO A BORDER PATROL AGENT FOR 16 YEARS, AND THERE IS NO ONE MORE QUALIFIED THAN A WIFE TO EXPLAIN THE REALITY OF THIS...
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EPISODE 25G ~ A RAW AND UNFILTERED DISCUSSION BETWEEN TWO ANGRY PAs
WELL, ME AND JJ WERE SUPPOSED TO DISCUsS CHAPTER 6 OF HIS EXPLOSIVE NEW BOOK "INVADED; THE INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION OF THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM." BUT WE NEVER GOT TO IT THIS TIME. WHAT DID HAPPEN IS A RAW, UNFILTERED NO-HOLDS-BARRED HONEST CONVERSATION ABOUT TIS INSUFFERABLE BIDEN BORDER...
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EPISODE 25F - CHAPTER FIVE: HOW DID WE GET HERE?
TODAY ME AND JJ DISCUSS CHAPTER FIVE OF HIS EXPLOSIVE BOOK: INVADED: The Intentional Destruction of the American Immigration System, HOW IT ALL GOT STARTED. WHILE MAYORCAS IS THE ULTIMATE NAIL IN THE CFFIN OF OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM, IT DIDN’T START WITH HIM. OTHERS LAID THE GROUNDWORK AND YOU MAY...
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EPISODE 27 ~ RETIRED SPECIAL OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR AND AUTHOR ROY CERVANTES
TODAY WE INTERVIEW RETIRED SPECIAL OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR AND AUTHOR ROGELIO CERVANTES, CLASS 231 OUT OF DEL RIO SECTOR. ROY SHARES ABOUT HIS CAREER IN THE PATROL -HIS EXPERIENCE AS A PUBLISHED AUTHOR, HIS BATTLE WITH PTSD AND WHAT LED HIM TO WRITE HIS AWARD WINNING BOOK, “NEVER WAKE UP A SLEEPING...
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EPISODE 25E ~ CHAPTER FOUR ~ MAYORCAS
WHO IS THIS MAN WE SAY "SINGLE-HANDEDLY BROUGHT THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM TO IT'S KNEES? WE CONTINUE OUR SURVEY OF JJ CARRELL'S EXPLOSIVE BOOK, "INVADED: THE INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION OF OUR SOUTHERN BORDER". JJ COMES FROM CLASS 339, A RETIRED DEPUTY PATROL AGENT IN CHARGE OUT OF THE...
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EPISODE 25D ~ CHAPTER THREE ~ TRUMP VS. ALL PRESIDENTS
WHAT EXATLY DID TRUMP DO TO SECURE THE BORDER? WE CONTINUE OUR SURVEY OF JJ CARRELL'S EXPLOSIVE BOOK, "INVADED: THE INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION OF OUR SOUTHERN BORDER". JJ COMES FROM CLASS 339, A RETIRED DEPUTY PATROL AGENT IN CHARGE OUT OF THE NEWTON-AZRAK STATION AT SAN DIEGO SECTOR AND HE IS…
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EPISODE 26 ~ RETIRED OLD PATROLLER MICK BOONE ~ CLASS 198
TODAY WE INTERVIEW RETIRED OLD PATROLLER MICK BOONE, CLASS 198 OUT OF GLYNCO MICK TELLS US WHAT HIS CAREER WAS LIKE IN THE OLD PATROL AND THEN HIS NEW VENTURE INTO MAKING ONE OF THE TOP 5 BOURBONS IN THE COUNTRY, BOONE’S BOURBON. IT MADE A PROUD INVESTOR AND A BOURBON DRINKER OUT OF ME! COME AND...
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EPISODE 25C ~ CHAPTER TWO ~ THE BORDER PRESENT DAY: CHAOS
WHAT IF YOU WERE TOLD THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 80% OF OUR SOUTHERN BORDER LEFT UNMANNED AND UNSECURED?? WE CONTINUE OUR SURVEY OF JJ CARRELL'S EXPLOSIVE BOOK, "INVADED: THE INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION OF OUR SOUTHERN BORDER". JJ COMES FROM CLASS 339, A RETIRED DEPUTY PATROL AGENT IN CHARGE OUT OF THE...
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EPISODE 25B - CHAPTER ONE - THE BORDER IS ALIVE - INTERVIEW WITH RETIRED DPAIC JJ CARRELL
TODAY WE BEGIN A SERIES OF PODCASTS OUTLINING RETIRED DEPUTY PATROL AGENT IN CHARGE AND AUTHOR JJ CARREL’S NEW BOOK: Invaded: The Intentional Destruction of the American Immigration System, JJ COMES FROM CLASS 339, RETIRED OUT OF THE NEWTON-AZRAK STATION AT SAN DIEGO SECTOR AND HE IS CALLING OUT...
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EPISODE 25A - INTERVIEW WITH JJ CARRELL, AUTHOR AND RETIRED DPAIC OF NEWTON-AZRAK STATION - Part 2
HARD-HITTING, NO-HOLDS BARRED DISCUSSION WITH RETIRED DEPUTY PATROL AGENT IN CHARGE AND AUTHOR JJ CARREL, CLASS 339 RETIRED OUT OF THE NEWTON-AZRAK STATION AT SAN DIEGO SECTOR TO TALK ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK; "INVADED; THE INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION OF THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM." FIND OUT WHY HIS…
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EPISODE 25 - INTERVIEW WITH JJ CARRELL, AUTHOR AND RETIRED DPAIC OF NEWTON-AZRAK STATION
HARD-HITTING, NO-HOLDS BARRED DISCUSSION WITH RETIRED DEPUTY PATROL AGENT IN CHARGE AND AUTHOR JJ CARREL, CLASS 339 RETIRED OUT OF THE NEWTON-AZRAK STATION AT SAN DIEGO SECTOR TO TALK ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK; "INVADED; THE INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION OF THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM." FIND OUT WHY HIS…
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EPISODE 24 - INTERVIEW WITH ROY ROSAS, EL CENTRO SECTOR
Ever heard of a Panera Bread Sandwich saving someone from a car-jacking? TODAY WE SPEAK WITH BORDER PATROL AGENT ROY ROSAS, CLASS 940 OUT OF EL CENTRO SECTOR. Roy left early for the sole purpose of picking up a sandwich before work. Little did he know he would end up stopping a carjacking! And we...
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EPISODE 24 - INTERVIEW WITH JOSUE SEPULVEDA, LAREDO NORTH
Ever wonder how you react in an active shooter situation off duty? TODAY WE SPEAK WITH BORDER PATROL AGENT JOSUE SEPULVEDA, CLASS 1045 OUT OF LAREDO NORTH, WHO ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, OFF-DUTY, WAS AT THE WRONG PLACE AND THE RIGHT TIME, AND STEPPED UP TO PROTECT CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO TEXAS FROM AN...
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EPISODE 23 ~ INTERVIEW WITH SUPERVISORY INSTRUCTOR GABBY JIMENEZ
IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, WE TALK WITH GABBY JIMENEZ, CLASS 1036 OUT OF ARTESIA, SHE STARTED OUT IN LAREDO NORTH THEN TRANSFERRED TO MCALLEN, AND IS NOW A SUPERVISORY INSTRUCTOR AT THE ACADEMY. OH, AND DID I MENTION SHE COMES FROM A FAMILY OF BORDER PATROL AGENTS? STARTING WITH HER...
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EPISODE 22 ~ OUR INTERVIEW WITH PAIC VANESSA McKEON
WE TALK WITH VANESSA MCKEON, CLASS 373, OUT OF CHARLESTON, AND THE PATROL AGENT IN CHARGE OF CARRIZO SPRINGS STATION. INITIALLY COMING IN TO THE BORDER PATROL AS A FOOT IN THE DOOR TO FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT, SHE SOON REALISED THIS WAS THE JOB FOR HER, AND WORKED HER WAY UP IN THE RANKS AND MADE…
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EPISODE 21B ~ INTERVIEW WITH BPA/K9 ANN MARIE HERNANDEZ ~ PART TWO
MEET BORDER PATROL AGENT ANN MARIE HERNANDEZ, CLASS 650 OUT OF ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO. SHE’S BEEN A K9 HANDLER AND HAS HAD SOME TOUGH EXPERIENCES IN THE PATROL THAT HAVE MOLDED AND SHAPED HER INTO AN EXTRAORDINARY PA; ADMIRED AND RESPECTED BY HER PEERS. AND WE GET TO HEAR HER STORY EXCLUSIVELY HERE…
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EPISODE 21A ~ INTERVIEW WITH BPA/K9 ANN MARIE HERNANDEZ ~ PART ONE
MEET BORDER PATROL AGENT ANN MARIE HERNANDEZ, CLASS 650 OUT OF ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO. SHE’S BEEN A K9 HANDLER AND HAS HAD SOME TOUGH EXPERIENCES IN THE PATROL THAT HAVE MOLDED AND SHAPED HER INTO AN EXTRAORDINARY PA; ADMIRED AND RESPECTED BY HER PEERS. AND WE GET TO HEAR HER STORY EXCLUSIVELY HERE…
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EPISODE 7 - INTERVIEW WITH JERRY C. GOODEMAN - SESSION 80
RETIRED OLD PATROL INSPECTOR / AGENT JERRY C. GOODEMAN - WHO GRADUATED IN SESSION 80 OUT OF LOS FRESNOS! WHAT WAS IT LIKE IN THE OLD PATROL? Come hear it for yourself. Ain’t no patrol like the old patrol. Honor first, Honor Always!
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EPISODE 20B ~ INTERVIEW WITH RETIRED SENIOR PATROL AGENT / K-9 HANDLER LARRY WEINBRENNER ~ PART TWO
FROM GRADUATING FROM CENTURY ~ CLASS 100, LOS FRESNOS, TX., TO WORKING IN COTULLA AND THEN MAKING HISTORY AS ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE U.S. BORDER PATROL K-9 UNIT, LARRY WEINBRENNER HAS HAD A GREAT CAREER IN THE PATROL. LET HIM TELL YOU IN HIS OWN WORDS.
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EPISODE 20 ~ INTERVIEW WITH RETIRED SENIOR PATROL AGENT / K-9 HANDLER LARRY WEINBRENNER ~ PART ONE
FROM GRADUATING FROM CENTURY ~ CLASS 100, LOS FRESNOS, TX., TO WORKING IN COTULLA AND THEN MAKING HISTORY AS ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE U.S. BORDER PATROL K-9 UNIT, LARRY WEINBRENNER HAS HAD A GREAT CAREER IN THE PATROL. LET HIM TELL YOU IN HIS OWN WORDS.
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EPISODE 19 ~ RUNNIN' AND GUNNIN'; THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE BORDER PATROL AND THE NAVY SEALS
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT THE U.S. BORDER PATROL WENT UP AGAINST THE NAVY SEALS IN A PENTATHLON IN SEPTEMBER 1978? DON'T BELIEVE IT? NEITHER DID I UNTIL NOW. HEAR THE EPIC STORY EXCLUSIVELY ON OLD PATROL HQ.
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EPISODE 18B - GARY LABBE ON BORTAC 1 - PART TWO
PART TWO OF THIS EPIC PODCAST EPISODE WITH RETIRED ASSOCIATE CHIEF GARY LABBE, AS HE RELATES TO US HIS FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF THE VERY FIRST BORTAC CLASS! THE STORY OF BORTAC ONE EXCLUSIVELY AT OLD PATROL HQ! Ain't no patrol like the Old Patrol. Honor First, Honor Always.
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EPISODE 18A - GARY LABBE ON BORTAC 1 - PART ONE
WE ARE IN FOR ANOTHER EPIC PODCAST EPISODE WITH RETIRED ASSOCIATE CHIEF GARY LABBE, AS HE RELATES TO US HIS FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF THE VERY FIRST BORTAC CLASS! THE STORY OF BORTAC ONE EXCLUSIVELY AT OLD PATROL HQ! Ain't no patrol like the Old Patrol. Honor First, Honor Always.
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EPISODE 17B - INTERVIEW WITH RETIRED PAIC RICHARD MAUER - PART TWO
Want to know what the "Old Patrol" was like? Walk down memory lane with Retired PAIC out of Buffalo, NY, Dick Mauer, Session 83 out of Los Fresnos! Ain't no patrol like the Old Patrol!
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EPISODE 17 - INTERVIEW WITH RETIRED PAIC RICHARD MAUER - PART ONE
Want to know what the "Old Patrol" was like? Walk down memory lane with Retired PAIC out of Buffalo, NY, Dick Mauer, Session 83 out of Los Fresnos! Ain't no patrol like the Old Patrol!
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EPISODE 16 ~ ALMOST SEVEN MINUTES ON SUICIDE IN THE PATROL
Historically, even until today, the Border Patrol Agent is a lone wolf. Working alone in the harshest conditions imaginable. Fearlessly Facing dangers the general public will never understand or be aware of. As it should be. We trained to handle and survived worst case scenarios of every kind....
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EPISODE 15B - INTERVIEW WITH ASSOCIATE CHIEF GARY LABBE ~ CLASS 119
Today we will be interviewing Retired Associate Chief Gary Labbe from Class 119 out of Glynco, Georgia! We will be talking about working at the El Cajon Station back in the day; details on the life of legendary AB Taylor; and some more little known trivia about the making of the Classic action...
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EPISODE 15A - INTERVIEW WITH ASSOCIATE CHIEF GARY LABBE ~ CLASS 119
Today we will be interviewing Retired Associate Chief Gary Labbe from Class 119 out of Glynco, Georgia! We will be talking about working at the El Cajon Station back in the day; details on the life of legendary AB Taylor; and some more little known trivia about the making of the Classic action...
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EPISODE 14 - BORDERLINE: THE MAKING OF THE MOVIE WITH RETIRED ASSISTANT CHIEF GIL PETTY
Today we will be interviewing RETIRED ASSISTANT CHIEF GIL PETTY to talk about the making of the film BORDERLINE, starring Charles Bronson. This film came out in 1980 and is considered one of the more realistic portrayals of U.S. Border Patrol Agents and the way the job was done in those days.…
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EPISODE 13 - INTERVIEW WITH THERESA TRUEAX
Today in honor of the 45th anniversary of women coming into the Patrol, we will be talking with RETIRED SUPERVISORY BORDER PATROL AGENT THERESA TRUEAX, otherwise known as "MILADY". She started in CLASS 156. I met and worked with her at the El Cajon Station. I had no idea the things she saw and...
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EPISODE 12 ~ INTERVIEW WITH MELISSA HERRERA
ASSISTANT CHIEF MELISSA HERRERA, OF THE PLANNING DIVISION IN HEADQUARTERS D.C., started out in CLASS 465, and reported to the FABENS (now CLINT) Station, EL PASO SECTOR. She took to the job with a true passion and drive and it has taken her far in the Patrol. How far? Come listen to her story.
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EPISODE 11 ~ INTERVIEW WITH JANALYN BUSECK
Today in honor of the 45th anniversary of Women coming into the Patrol, we will be talking with RETIRED BORDER PATROL SUPERVISOR JANALYN BUSECK, CLASS 175 out of GLYNCO, GEORGIA. She started in YUMA. AZ and with true courage, guts and determination she was committed to making it in the Patrol.…
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EPISODE 10 - INTERVIEW WITH MARLENE CASTRO
RECRUITED RIGHT FROM UNDER DPS' NOSES BY A CRAFTY BPA, MARLENE CASTRO WAS LOOKING FOR A CHALLENGE AND THE BORDER PATROL WAS HAPPY TO OBLIGE. WITH HER STRONG WORK ETHIC, POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND ABILITY TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF ANY SITUATION, SHE HAS WORKED HER WAY FROM BEING THE FIRST FEMALE AGENT TO...
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EPISODE 9 - INTERVIEW WITH KARLA CHASTEEN
Follow Retired Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Karla Chasteen's career from her start in Class 234 to her early hard-charging dope catching days to serving warrants and putting away bad guys as a Detention's Officer!
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EPISODE 8b - INTERVIEW WITH KATHLEEN SCUDDER - PART TWO
FROM HER HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AS A BORDER PATROL AGENT IN CLASS 322, IN NOGALES STATION, TO HER CURRENT POSITION AS ACTING DEPUTY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OPS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., KATHLEEN SCUDDER HAS ALWAYS UPHELD A STRONG CHARACTER AND A PASSION AND DRIVE TO ACCOMPLISH HER GOALS AND GET THE JOB DONE!...
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EPISODE 8A - INTERVIEW WITH KATHLEEN SCUDDER
FROM HER HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AS A BORDER PATROL AGENT IN CLASS 322, IN NOGALES STATION, TO HER CURRENT POSITION AS ACTING DEPUTY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OPS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., KATHLEEN SCUDDER HAS ALWAYS UPHELD A STRONG CHARACTER AND A PASSION AND DRIVE TO ACCOMPLISH HER GOALS AND GET THE JOB DONE!...
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EPISODE 6B - INTERVIEW WITH JUANITA SANTANA ~ PART TWO
AN AGENT OUT OF THE 224TH SESSION IN 8/8/88...SHE IS A HERO AND LEGEND AMONG HER PEERS AND THROUGHOUT THE BORDER PATROL. SHE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE NEWTON/AZRAK AWARD AND THE FIRST FEMALE BORDER PATROL AGENT TO RECEIVE THE PURPLE CROSS FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A GUNFIGHT. COME AND HEAR THE…
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EPISODE 6A - INTERVIEW WITH JUANITA SANTANA ~ PART ONE
AN AGENT OUT OF THE 224TH SESSION IN 8/8/88...SHE IS A HERO AND LEGEND AMONG HER PEERS AND THROUGHOUT THE BORDER PATROL. SHE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE NEWTON/AZRAK AWARD AND THE FIRST FEMALE BORDER PATROL AGENT TO RECEIVE THE PURPLE CROSS FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A GUNFIGHT. COME AND HEAR THE…
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EPISODE 5B - INTERVIEW WITH THE "SHADOW-CATCHER" HIPOLITO ACOSTA (PART 2)
Law Enforcement Agent/officer and accomplished author and speaker, Hipolito Acosta is the most highly decorated officer in the history of the U.S. Immigration and Nationalization Service. The son of Mexican-American migrant workers, Acosta rose through the ranks from Border Patrol Agent to a key...
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EPISODE 5A - INTERVIEW WITH THE "SHADOW-CATCHER" HIPOLITO ACOSTA (PART 1)
Law Enforcement Agent/officer and accomplished author and speaker, Hipolito Acosta is the most highly decorated officer in the history of the U.S. Immigration and Nationalization Service. The son of Mexican-American migrant workers, Acosta rose through the ranks from Border Patrol Agent to a key...
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EPISODE 4 - INTERVIEW WITH OLD PATROLLER CHARLES KOTHMANN - SESSION 112
FROM WORKING THE REMOTEST WILDERNESS TERRAIN IN PRESIDIO, TX.; RABBIT HUNTING CONTESTS; BAR-ROOM BRAWLS IN A REDLIGHT DISTRICT IN MEXICO; AND MAKING A COLOMBIAN CARTEL HIT LIST?! CHARLES KOTHMANN HAS HAD A TRULY EPIC AND ADVENTUROUS CAREER IN THE BORDER PATROL. (WARNING: THIS INTERVIEW WILL NOT…
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EPISODE 3 - INTERVIEW WITH OLD PATROL INSPECTOR WILLIAM METCALF
OUR EPIC INTERVIEW WITH OLD PATROL INSPECTOR WILLIAM METCALF, SESSION 61 OUT OF FT. BLISS, EL PASO TEXAS. GET A FIRST HAND TOUR OF HOW THINGS WERE BACK IN THE OLD PATROL!
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EPISODE 2B - A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PATROL
Part 2 of the brief survey of the founding of the Patrol through the reports of the Commissioner General of Immigration from 1923 - 1927
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EPISODE 2A - A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PATROL PT.1
Part 1 of a brief survey of the founding of the Patrol through the reports of the Commissioner General of Immigration from 1923 - 1927
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EPISODE ONE - INTERVIEW WITH DONNIE DANIELS - PATROL INSPECTOR SESSION 88
INTRODUCING EL "LOBO VERDE" HIMSELF, RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DONNIE DANIELS, STARTED HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER AT THE 88TH SESSION IN LOS FRESNOS, TEXAS, FROM WORKING DOPE AND ALIEN TRAFFIC ON THE RIO GRANDE, CARRYING FIREARMS INTO MEXICO, WORKING INFORMANTS AND INTEL ALONG THE BORDER…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING THE HISTORY, HERITAGE AND LEGACY OF THE UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL; WITH A FEW SHENANIGANS ALONG THE WAY. AIN'T NO PATROL LIKE THE OLD PATROL!
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