Things have been getting dicey on the border again and I'm guessing this will get zero national coverage. Stay out of Mexico if possible and keep alert.

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oljames3 wrote: Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:19 pm I was stationed on Ft Bliss in January, 1973. The Drill Sergeants told us the Post Commanding General had made Juarez off limits for military personnel
I never had a reason to investigate Juarez. However, when the Army National Guard put me back on active duty in 2004, I ran IT for the Texas Joint Counter Drug Taskforce. I read the daily briefings. Scary.WTR wrote: Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:28 pmoljames3 wrote: Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:19 pm I was stationed on Ft Bliss in January, 1973. The Drill Sergeants told us the Post Commanding General had made Juarez off limits for military personnel
There was nothing dangerous about Juarez in 73. Just cheap beer, cheap had liquor and cheap hookers for a young soldier to make a fool of himself with.
oljames3 wrote: Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:32 pmI never had a reason to investigate Juarez. However, when the Army National Guard put me back on active duty in 2004, I ran IT for the Texas Joint Counter Drug Taskforce. I read the daily briefings. Scary.WTR wrote: Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:28 pmoljames3 wrote: Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:19 pm I was stationed on Ft Bliss in January, 1973. The Drill Sergeants told us the Post Commanding General had made Juarez off limits for military personnel
There was nothing dangerous about Juarez in 73. Just cheap beer, cheap had liquor and cheap hookers for a young soldier to make a fool of himself with.
Yeah, I read their articles also. My wife has family in Mexico that we haven’t visited in many years because of the crime and violence. It’s a shame, too, because although they have humble little family ranch down there, it’s in a scenic, high plains desert area with horses and cows, nice trails and awesome food.ELB wrote: Thu Aug 30, 2018 3:26 pm This site keeps tabs on happenings in Mexico: http://www.borderlandbeat.com/
Grim reading.
You hit the nail on the head about that. Today however is another story.WTR wrote: Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:28 pm
There was nothing dangerous about Juarez in 73. Just cheap beer, cheap had liquor and cheap hookers for a young soldier to make a fool of himself with.