Firsthand limited report of some activities on the third day of the Minuteman Project

Spiff | 3 April 05 | Spiff

[Spiff]

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[50calfrau]

These guys are the true patriots. Thanks for the post.

[HiJinx]

SPOTREP!!

[jocon307]

Good job all. BTTT!

[kvanbrunt]

thx for the post.
your comments:
"I'm still working on getting on some of the planes to help out. I found out that they are looking for volunteers who know the area and some of the high traffic illegal alien areas to help the pilots patrol those areas. I can certainly help there and will be getting with the right people tomorrow to volunteer."

My suggestion would be to brief/debrief all of the pilots with your local knowledge and to encourage others to do the same. Rather than riding in one plane. Leverage, multiply your -- local knowledge it is very very important.

[Spiff]

Georgia woman (with injury on chin) being interviewed by CNN crew.

Casey Wian from CNN - Lou Dobbs Tonight

Members of a Minuteman Project patrol being interviewed by Orange County Register.

Minuteman Project Comm Center.

Culpepper flag flying in front of Minuteman Project head shed. Yes, there was also an U.S. flag flying, just not pictured.

Minuteman Project campers with a beautiful Arizona sunset behind them.

[janetgreen]

Thanks for the up-close report, Spiff. Keep 'em coming! All of you are heroes to us.

[Lurker]

Thanks so much for what you're doing Spiff.

I for one really appreciate it.

L

[dagnabbit]

Wish I could be there - you guys are doing a great job!

[B4Ranch]

Hoping the Georgia lady is OK. Thank you for the report.

[JennysCool]

Great report and pics, Spiff! Thanks!

[TheDon]

Nothing like a dose of reality to turn a liberal into a conservative real quick. She's on her way.

Your reports are great! Thanks for sharing.

[NewRomeTacitus]

Thanks - you did a lot of good works on the Sabbath day and you definitely put a kink in a smuggling network while convincing a liberal not to be a tool. Just awesome - you deserve the highest praise.

As far as the aerial surveillance effort you need to hook up with Hank (former FReeper JB), who's part of that effort. I can't believe so many of you live mere miles apart and don't coordinate.

Thanks again for the great photos. They truly enhance your already vivid written accounts.

[Spiff]

JB and I talk all the time. He's the vice president of the Republican Club I'm the President of and he works in the same building where I work.

[Travis McGee]

Great report! Sounds like "duty driver" is a much needed and important function!

[Travis McGee]

Congratulations paisano, on becoming a U.S. citizen!

[durasell]

Uh, I'm not an expert -- but if someone wanted to cross into the U.S., wouldn't they just do the sensible thing and go to another part of the border?

[FreedomCalls]

Calling herself a 'Legal Observer,' Kristen Dillon uses the roof of her group's van as a perch to monitor the activity of Minuteman Project volunteers along the U.S./Mexico border west of Douglass, Arizona April 3, 2005. Minuteman volunteers are manning observation posts around the clock for the month of April along the border in the eastern part of Arizona to bring attention to the number of illegal immigrants coming north from Mexico. The Legal Observers, who are affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union, are concerned that Minuteman Project volunteers, some of whom are armed, could harm illegal immigrants. REUTERS/Fred Greaves