[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 197 (Monday, December 4, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1648-E1649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           DOWN ON THE BORDER

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 4, 2017

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a poem, on behalf 
of Albert Carey Caswell, to honor the brave men and women of the U.S. 
Border Patrol. All across our Nation these servicemen and women risk 
their

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lives daily to protect us in a very demanding and dangerous job.

                           Down on the Border

                          (By Albert Caswell)

     Down on the border
     There are men and women of such high order
     Standing tall to provide law and order
     Who live and die to hold that line as evil they quarter,
     Because, keeping us safe is such a tall order.
     Protecting our borders
     On the ground, on the water, or up in the air everywhere,
     As a heroic bond they share,
     Because, each day is a war.
     Leaving home with one last hug and kiss goodbye,
     not knowing if they'll be home for sure.
     Down on the border
     These are the men and women of law and order
     Who serve and protect
     Whose sworn duty is not to neglect
     Only the best from them can we expect.
     Down on the border
     As all across the country such lawlessness they quarter
     While, working in the harshest of conditions
     In the heat of the day or in the darkness of night making the 
           toughest decisions,
     With only seconds to decide.
     Down on the border
     Who lives or dies depends on you as to the challenge they 
           rise
     Standing tall in their most heroic hues oh high.
     Down on the border,
     and all across this country as these are the men and women of 
           law and order try
     To serve and protect us as upon them we rely.
     Down on the border
     Yea it's a tough and demanding job,
     reminiscent of the wild . . . wild . . . west . . . as each 
           moment evolves
     Demanding only the finest these problems to solve
     Who selflessly give all to this job.
     Down on the border
     Today we lost another great man
     Who for all of us took his most courageous stand
     Trying to keep us all safe throughout this land
     Families, now with children without Moms and Dads,
     Parent's, who lost their most precious Sons and Daughters 
           they'll ever have,
     Brothers and Sisters on that thin blue line who have lost 
           their best friends so sad.
     Down on the border
     For they know all to well
     That a country which can't protect its borders that in time 
           will tell,
     Will become a place where only lawlessness dwells,
     Because, innocent people should not have to live through such 
           hell.
     Down on the border where all their hearts swell
     On this day remember The Border Patrol,
     Who for all us give their hearts and souls,
     Until, their blood runs cold.
     Say a prayer for all those to come home safe to their loved 
           ones to hold,
     These magnificent men and women who pave the way of hearts of 
           gold.
     Down on the border where its life and death every day so very 
           cold,
     In your hearts ever hold a place,
     For these men and women who for us such danger must face,
     Down on the border.

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