{"id":69,"date":"2011-08-10T15:55:43","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T15:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=69"},"modified":"2011-08-15T13:50:45","modified_gmt":"2011-08-15T13:50:45","slug":"heroes-u-s-border-patrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2011\/08\/heroes-u-s-border-patrol.html","title":{"rendered":"Heroes: U.S. Border Patrol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/files\/2011\/08\/bortac.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-77\" title=\"BORTAC\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2011\/08\/bortac-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>The Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) trains to protect America&#8217;s\u00a0borders from terrorists, illegal immigrants, and all threats attempting\u00a0to cross our nation&#8217;s borders. 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