EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) –The U. S. Border Patrol is celebrating its jubilee and El Paso will be at the centre of the party, the company said in a media release.
From middle- May to early June, the U. S. Border patrol did” mark this critical milestone with events across sectors nationwide”, the Border Patrol said.
El Paso, Texas, where Border Patrol’s” Station One” opened its doors in 1924, will be the center of the festivities. The biographies of El Paso and the Border Patrol are intertwined: for the past 100 years, visitors have made the noble decision to assist and defend their populations. “, the Border Patrol said in its media release.
El Paso does host two events to commemorate the centennial of the Border Patrol.
The monthly Fallen Agent Memorial Service may be held at 9 a. m. Friday, May 24 at the U. S. Border Patrol Museum, 4315 Transmountain Road.
Finally at 9 a. m. on Saturday, May 25, the Centennial National Parade will remain held in Downtown El Paso. The festival lines San Jacinto Plaza and ends at the El Paso Convention Center.
El Paso is such a suited location to mark this important occasion. El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony Scott Good remarked,” It is where the story started. ” There have been so many fundamental events in the history of the Border Patrol, like developments that have had an impact on our businesses global to this day.