Jan

2011

7:03pm, EST

John Moore / Getty Images

Border Patrol agents salute during a memorial service for slain comrade Brian Terry on Jan. 21, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. Agent Terry was killed during a Dec. 14 shootout with suspected bandits near the U.S.-Mexico Border. Thousands of Border Patrol agents and fellow law enforcement officers from across Arizona turned out for the memorial service held at Kino baseball stadium in Tucson. With U.S. agents tracking drug smugglers and illegal immigrants all along the border, the region is one of the most militarized areas of the United States.

Memorial service for a slain Border Patrol agent is held in Tucson

By Robert Hood

It was smart of John Moore to photograph the Border Patrol agents behind a fence.

Reuters reports:
TUCSON, ARIZONA -- Agent Brian A. Terry, 40, who was shot dead in a firefight with a suspected "rip crew" -- bandits who rob illegal immigrants and drug smugglers -- in mountainous canyon lands a few miles northwest of the border city of Nogales on December 14. Four men were arrested following Terry's death, although none have been charged with his murder.

"He went out every day knowing that what he was doing was benefiting not him, but others," Kurt R. Martin, a friend of the fallen agent told a crowd of around 3,000 people gathered in the outdoor Kino Stadium in Tucson.

Among those attending the memorial service were Senator Jon Kyl, an Arizona Republican, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan D. Bersin.

Click here for the full story.

Explore related topics: mexico, arizona, border-patrol, tucson

rickhurl

As a result of both macro- and micro-economic impacts such as terrorism, globalization, high turnover among corrections officers, and a growing prison population, we need criminal justice and security professionals who demonstrate strong leadership and administrative skills in law enforcement, corrections, criminal courts and security, search online for "United Forensic College"