Tom Homan

They did. But I really love... My hometown where I grew up, matter of fact, I recently bought a lake house up there. I'm gonna retire there someday. I was born there, I was raised there, went to college there, was a police officer there. I'm gonna die there someday.

I was with a couple police officers fishing up on the St. Lawrence River. River that divides Canada and the United States. Great fishing. We were at Alexandria Bay fishing. Now, I saw Boar Patrol around. Didn't quite know what they did. But while we're fishing, we come in the boat, we're at the dock having a few beers. The Boar Patrol boat come pulling in. We just started talking.

I was with a couple police officers fishing up on the St. Lawrence River. River that divides Canada and the United States. Great fishing. We were at Alexandria Bay fishing. Now, I saw Boar Patrol around. Didn't quite know what they did. But while we're fishing, we come in the boat, we're at the dock having a few beers. The Boar Patrol boat come pulling in. We just started talking.

I was with a couple police officers fishing up on the St. Lawrence River. River that divides Canada and the United States. Great fishing. We were at Alexandria Bay fishing. Now, I saw Boar Patrol around. Didn't quite know what they did. But while we're fishing, we come in the boat, we're at the dock having a few beers. The Boar Patrol boat come pulling in. We just started talking.

You know, pretty soon he knew we were all cops. And, you know, of course, he's wearing a uniform. He's bored. We started talking about our job, his job. And his job sounded really interesting. And he looked at me and says, we're giving the test in four weeks. War Town Post Office. Y'all go on there and take it. So I did. Six months later, I get a phone call. Go for an interview.

You know, pretty soon he knew we were all cops. And, you know, of course, he's wearing a uniform. He's bored. We started talking about our job, his job. And his job sounded really interesting. And he looked at me and says, we're giving the test in four weeks. War Town Post Office. Y'all go on there and take it. So I did. Six months later, I get a phone call. Go for an interview.

You know, pretty soon he knew we were all cops. And, you know, of course, he's wearing a uniform. He's bored. We started talking about our job, his job. And his job sounded really interesting. And he looked at me and says, we're giving the test in four weeks. War Town Post Office. Y'all go on there and take it. So I did. Six months later, I get a phone call. Go for an interview.

So my dream was, there's a Border Patrol station there on Wellesley Island, right in the St. Lawrence River, in the shipping channel, beautiful place. Well, if I get into the Border Patrol, I can come back up here and work in that Wellesley Island and be a Border Patrol agent right where I grew up. So I got in the Border Patrol.

So my dream was, there's a Border Patrol station there on Wellesley Island, right in the St. Lawrence River, in the shipping channel, beautiful place. Well, if I get into the Border Patrol, I can come back up here and work in that Wellesley Island and be a Border Patrol agent right where I grew up. So I got in the Border Patrol.

So my dream was, there's a Border Patrol station there on Wellesley Island, right in the St. Lawrence River, in the shipping channel, beautiful place. Well, if I get into the Border Patrol, I can come back up here and work in that Wellesley Island and be a Border Patrol agent right where I grew up. So I got in the Border Patrol.

But after a few years on the Southwest border, there's so much action. You know, you eat it up. And I knew the northern border was pretty much vacation paradise. I just didn't, I never applied to go back up north because it was just, there was a lot of action on the southern border. Saw a lot of terrible things, but also was very rewarding. Saved a lot of lives.

But after a few years on the Southwest border, there's so much action. You know, you eat it up. And I knew the northern border was pretty much vacation paradise. I just didn't, I never applied to go back up north because it was just, there was a lot of action on the southern border. Saw a lot of terrible things, but also was very rewarding. Saved a lot of lives.

But after a few years on the Southwest border, there's so much action. You know, you eat it up. And I knew the northern border was pretty much vacation paradise. I just didn't, I never applied to go back up north because it was just, there was a lot of action on the southern border. Saw a lot of terrible things, but also was very rewarding. Saved a lot of lives.

1984. This is when I joined the Border Patrol.

1984. This is when I joined the Border Patrol.

1984. This is when I joined the Border Patrol.

I mean, San Diego Sector, 1500 night just come through San Diego Sector. They used to gather up on the soccer fields just east of Tijuana. Hundreds and hundreds would gather. Then when the sun went down, they just ran north. I mean, it's actually like a movie. You just grab what you could.

I mean, San Diego Sector, 1500 night just come through San Diego Sector. They used to gather up on the soccer fields just east of Tijuana. Hundreds and hundreds would gather. Then when the sun went down, they just ran north. I mean, it's actually like a movie. You just grab what you could.

I mean, San Diego Sector, 1500 night just come through San Diego Sector. They used to gather up on the soccer fields just east of Tijuana. Hundreds and hundreds would gather. Then when the sun went down, they just ran north. I mean, it's actually like a movie. You just grab what you could.

I was in camp on a smaller station, but as a GS-5 Border Patrol agent, I tried to get all the overtime I could get. So I'd go down and work the overtime on the weekends or whatever days I had off to work the soccer field or work the checkpoints. illegal grace was, there's very few border patrol agents, so you're overwhelmed every night down there. Damn. How long did you do that? Four years.