Posted on May 3, 2022
Texas Guard’s guidance deterring soldiers from saving drowning migrants draws scrutiny
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Texas Guard’s guidance deterring soldiers from saving drowning migrants draws scrutiny
By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune and Davis Winkie
May 3, 11:21 AM
A Border Patrol boat on the Rio Grande between Piedras Negras, Mexico, and Eagle Pass on Nov. 8, 2021. (Verónica G. Cárdenas for ProPublica/The Texas Tribune)
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The recent death of a National Guard soldier who drowned trying to save migrants in the Rio Grande has led to increased scrutiny of the Texas Military Department’s policy discouraging service members assigned to Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott’s border mission, from engaging in water rescues.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri SGT Steve McFarland SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler SGT Damaso V Santana
Texas Guard’s guidance deterring soldiers from saving drowning migrants draws scrutiny
By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune and Davis Winkie
May 3, 11:21 AM
A Border Patrol boat on the Rio Grande between Piedras Negras, Mexico, and Eagle Pass on Nov. 8, 2021. (Verónica G. Cárdenas for ProPublica/The Texas Tribune)
This article is co-published and co-reported with the The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom that informs Texans about state policy and politics. Sign up for The Brief, its daily newsletter.
The recent death of a National Guard soldier who drowned trying to save migrants in the Rio Grande has led to increased scrutiny of the Texas Military Department’s policy discouraging service members assigned to Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott’s border mission, from engaging in water rescues.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri SGT Steve McFarland SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler SGT Damaso V Santana
Texas Guard’s guidance deterring soldiers from saving drowning migrants draws scrutiny
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The Texas Guard is so Christian isn't it? Somehow think the Bible has things to say about helping others.
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MSgt Michael Bischoff
The GOP uses the Bible a cover for their bigotry cherry picking slavery rape and incest as acceptable but they have forgotten the New Testament brought new life to the world with acceptance and love for everyone.
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CWO4 Terrence Clark
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Just read through all the responses. Have no idea if the Texas Guard is a Christian organization. Suspect some are, some not. At any rate, would expect any American to emulate the Good Samaritan. Would not expect them to needlessly give their own life. If anyone, (Biden admin), were ACTUALLY concerned about the deaths of illegal aliens, they would finish the wall, eject the invaders, and stop inviting them in. Those drownings, the rape trees, the desicated corpses dotting our desert, the women and children sold as slaves of sex traffickers, the hundreds of thousands of U.S. drug deaths are simply unimportant collateral damage. Every drowning, sex slave, desicated corpse, drug death is a charm on Biden's charm bracelet. The Biden administration can stop this whenever they want to. But let's stomp on the Texas Guard with their thumb in the dike. MSG Joseph Cristofaro SSG John Barry MSgt Michael Bischoff LTC Joe Anderson (Taz or Joe Retired Now in Contract Compliance)
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Well, we’ll, well! Aren’t we excuse heavy. If you can’t do it then don’t judge. Never in my contract was it mentioned that I may be called on to rescue illegals migrating into our country by the droves. Sir back,relax, and let those fully qualified do their job.
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