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Post-Operation Wrap Report

Dear Minutemen & Supporters:

Well, its off and running. PBA held its first border operations events this weekend in Palominas, Arizona, the original birthplace of the Minuteman Movement. It was good to see so many Minutemen and new volunteers and to get back to the border in full support of one another.

We're proud to announce that we received 46 Minuteman volunteers throughout the weekend ops and loads of local support. Locals dropped off snacks and bottled water and offered kind words of support. The US Border Patrol agents we encountered were very excited to see the Minuteman back in this neck of the woods and offered words of encouragement as they too know that their mission is being advanced by our vigils of protest to our governments.

The PBA volunteers came from many States, Arizona, New Mexico, Missouri & NY to name a few. It was good to gather with volunteers from independent groups as well. We worked together, showing dedication and commitment to fighting the cause of illegal immigration. PBA, NM MM, ABP and MCDC worked side by side. We are working to secure our borders through cooperation, not competition and it showed.

We would like to extend a special thank you to Glenn Spencer of American Patrol for his cooperation and support for this weekend’s operations. We look forward to working with him well into the future. Also, thanks to our volunteers like Spiker, Healy, Radar, Lanteri, Dotys, Heathorns, Art, PJ, Cox, Mel, Adams and a host of MM from New Mexico. We thank you from the bottom of our heart. PBA is grateful for your talents and service. A special round of applause also goes out to Pineapple 6 serving as Sector Chief. This was his operation. He put it together, he managed it, and he ran it. God bless you and your wife.

The media was with us for the majority of the weekend as the Sierra Vista Herald and NBC 12 out of Long Island NYC came to report, and stand post. Thanks to them for their commitment to seeing this cause advanced.

Although the camp activity was abuzz, sightings on post day and night were non-existent. This is the first operation that we can recall where there were NO SIGHTINGS! This is good news on so many levels. However, we all know nothing has stopped. According to the USBP, the main human smuggling routes have moved deep into the Huachuca Mountains, and points further west.

Some volunteers took trips to the border roads around Naco to review the new fencing the US government is now building. We saw what once used to be miles of cow fence being replaced with 15' high steel mesh, anti-climb fencing. Our nostalgic Border Rd. line east of Naco is now being secured with this type of fencing, and we hope to see many more miles of this activity in Cochise County to protect its citizens and the people of your community back home as well.

In all, it was great to get back home to Cochise County, stand post, perpetuate the movement together and look to the future. As our operation is now 'turn-key' we look to October, and that's where we need your help.

PBA will hold a 30 Day muster in October with our HQ in Palominas, AZ. Details of this event will be forthcoming in a few short weeks. However, we need your help. As the PBA grows and as groups seek to operate with us, we need volunteers to step up to the plate now and volunteer for Line Leadership Duty. There are many of you that are reading this tonight who have stood many posts. You know who you are. Now we need you to raise your hand and offer your talents and experience to leading and guiding Minutemen on posts safely. If you have an interest in doing so, please contact Bill Irwin, PBA Operations manager at wirvin2@cox.net In order to grow and be more inclusive, we need you to lead our lines. We need fresh new faces to guide PBA into the future.

October’s operations will be exciting! PBA plans to go were the illegals are, and that means moving operations and lines into the mountains and the heavily traveled trails in the forest areas. This will be new terrain for most volunteers, and according to USBP, that is were we will be most effective. So, plan your vacations, your days off or your well deserved time away from the better-half, and make plans to participate with the PBA this October.

Semper Vigilans. The PBA Board of Directors thanks you for your encouragement and support.

Stacey O'Connell
PBA Vice Chairman

Border Alliance Wraps Up Its Inaugural Watch



By Shar Porier
Herald/Review

Published on Monday, August 20, 2007

PALOMINAS — Operation Gatekeeper, the first border operation of the Patriots’ Border Alliance, was wrapped up Sunday morning with the 46 members from across the nation participating in the event.

“Somebody had better do it,â€