On May 19, 1848, Mexico ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thus ending the Mexican-American War. The war began over territory disputes in what was then the Republic of Texas,…
Aside from preventing unauthorized immigrants from accessing the country, the United States Border Patrol (USBP) performs other numerous tasks. Being the first line of defense on the border, this security…
On May 11, 1846, President James K. Polk asked Congress to declare war on Mexico. Tensions with Mexico were on the rise since the United States annexed Texas and admitted…
The Mexican Drug War is the most dangerous and unofficial war against a criminal organization. On the surface it appears like the Mexican government is in a constant battle with…
No one would fail to recognize the iconic American hat that has precisely shaped cowboy culture and Texas veterans for decades. Although cowboys symbolize the American wild west, tales about…
On Oct. 19, 1842 a squadron of ships under the command of Commodore Thomas Ap Catesby Jones sailed into the harbor at Monterey, California, then part of Mexico. Under the guns of the Mexican fort that overlooked the harbor, the sailors made the ship…
Presidential assassinations have occurred since time immemorial, leaving 4 US presidents dead. Many other attempts have been made but were unsuccessful, most of them being in the 19th and part…
In 1917, British codebreakers intercepted a message from the German Foreign Minister bound for the German Legation to Mexico. The infamous message, now known as the Zimmerman Telegram…
It takes some real intestinal fortitude to plan, fight and lead during wartime, no matter what level of a military you’re working in. There are times when things just don’t…
The drug war has been going on for so long, the inward, secret lives of narcotics traffickers are beginning to take on a life all of their own, separate from the national borders we know as their homes. They have their own rituals, coded languages, …