{"id":1849,"date":"2019-11-13T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2021-03-24T09:33:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:33:44","slug":"department-of-homeland-security-honors-san-diego-border-patrol-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1849","title":{"rendered":"Department of Homeland Security Honors San Diego Border Patrol Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by Michael Palomba<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the wake of the recent<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2019\/11\/05\/killing-people-with-utah\/\">tragedy<\/a> in Sonoma, Mexico, it&#8217;s important to remember the people on the front lines who keep this country safe. And recently, the Secretary of Homeland Security did just that.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Wednesday, 12 members of San Diego\u2019s Border Patrol sector were honored in Washington, DC for their efforts in protecting the border during the 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-45951782\">caravan crisis<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Border-Wall.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"241\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 12 heroic agents were selected for a leadership excellence award. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/leadership-excellence-2019\">According<\/a> to the Department of Homeland Security<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cThis award recognizes an individual and team who exemplify the Department of Homeland Security&#8217;s leadership philosophy, principles, and core values of integrity, vigilance, and respect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two other San Diego-based agents were honored as well. One received an award for \u201cmeritorious service\u201d for his work in helping to identify people from Asia and elsewhere who are attempting to enter the U.S. for criminal purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second agent received the secretary\u2019s \u201cexcellence\u201d award for implementing measures to counter a large caravans forced-entry plan, while maintaining standard operations at the port of entry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cak757\/15666212740\/in\/photolist-pSnrfd-bBskGW-bBqGXS-M1Xn74-dCTtEo-bBskGm-dJDTFd-dJyw32-fBzv1B-AAZ3dX-dJyqwK-dLJWNh-dJDUaw-VeVFZy-8rXEyi-nsPys8-dFv8zY-brz8zR-78YcB8-78Y3Kx-78Y4SB-74xpSd-74xxAU-74ttmn-74xABu-YrWSer-7933Su-74xCD3-74tyr2-5LnBe3-78Y9cv-792TJA-792Xuy-74tudz-74xwAC-74tzEe-74tDQR-74xs5o-2hqHuea-2hqtfPM-2bEfutp-BeBfr-7oeoL2-a9ZWAs-PWyVRa-rvo5aH-9Y7USg-9YaNsG-9YaN4o-4bUjWu\">Featured Photo by Raymond Wambsgans via Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Michael Palomba In the wake of the recent\u00a0tragedy in Sonoma, Mexico, it&#8217;s important to remember the people on the front lines who keep this country safe. 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