Verbal and physical attacks on Border Patrol Agents and other Law Enforcement Officers are commonplace. With Law Enforcement already at higher risk for depression and suicide than any other profession, our Agents, Officers, and Deputies need and DESERVE hope and encouragement from those of us who want to put their support into action.
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Our Special Operations personnel of the USBO are consummate professionals; they hold their head up high and do their job while they protect this nation, even though in some cases, they have to deal with insults and injuries from projectiles and other explosives thrown at them. I worry about the constant stressors that are piling up along the way. Special Operations personnel are not immune to stress, even though they can deal with it much better than the population at large. Our personnel are conducting operations frequently and far away.
Morale Boosters appeared just at the right time this year and opened up another window to assist our efforts to increase Resiliency within the organization. Tom reached out to us with a great can-do attitude and wanted to thank our guys for their service and what they do, particularly after he heard about what our guys were going through with civil disturbance operations in places like Portland. He got Morale Boosters to sign postcards of thanks for all our operators and we distributed them through the different units. These acts of kindness with a spiritual message that Jesus loves and supports them, and that there is a whole community praying for them and their families, might seem trivial to some, but it is powerful. Our special operators do not ask for much, but knowing that people care for them is truly amazing. Morale Boosters sent a Thank You Banner, Peacemaker Bibles (that our operators can fit in their uniform pockets), and a snow cone machine that was a hit for one of our graduating classes.
We are blessed that Tom called us. Morale Boosters’ efforts positively impacted our organization’s resiliency efforts in a short amount of time. I wholeheartedly support this organization’s mission and duty to selfless service for those who proudly protect our nation.
By far, Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) are brave men and women who pursue a career serving the public by protecting it against criminals: applying, waiting, testing, training, and training some more. LEOs risk their lives running toward trouble so others can run away from it, and they meet people in some of the worst circumstances.
Now, suddenly, because of the actions of a few, most LEOs are assumed to have the wrong intentions, and suspected of targeting people unjustifiably. What if in the process of doing your job to protect and serve you were cursed, spit, and screamed at, called horrific names, and physically assaulted? What if you couldn't even trust ordering take-out food with your uniform on; or sit in your squad car on a break? The same uniform you used to be proud to wear now makes you a target of hate. This is what our courageous LEOs face EVERY DAY in major cities and the southern border. They DESERVE to hear from those of us who really appreciate them; they NEED to hear the message of hope in Jesus Christ; and they MUST know He and we support them.
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