Border Patrol Foundation

Border Patrol Foundation The mission of Border Patrol Foundation (BPF) is to honor the memory of fallen U.S.

Border Patrol (USBP) agents and provide support and resources to the families and student scholarships.

Today we honor the memory of Border Patrol Inspector Charles F. Inch. The limited information available relative to Patr...
06/26/2026

Today we honor the memory of Border Patrol Inspector Charles F. Inch. The limited information available relative to Patrol Inspector Charles F. Inch indicates that he was attempting to board a moving freight train but was thrown from the train, the wheels passing over his body. He was pursuing two aliens who were attempting to enter illegally from Canada. The fatal accident occurred in the Michigan Central tunnel yard at Detroit, Michigan, on June 26, 1932.

Summer Art Contest NOW OPEN! Inviting all young artists to get creative and participate in this year's theme. 🎨🖌️We enco...
06/23/2026

Summer Art Contest NOW OPEN! Inviting all young artists to get creative and participate in this year's theme. 🎨
🖌️We encourage all eligible children to participate and showcase their creativity.
🖌️Please share this opportunity with family and friends.
🖌️We can’t wait to see the amazing artwork!

Today we honor the memory of Border Patrol Inspector] Earl F. Fleckinger. At about 3:00 p.m. on the afternoon of June 2...
06/23/2026

Today we honor the memory of Border Patrol Inspector] Earl F. Fleckinger. At about 3:00 p.m. on the afternoon of June 23, 1945, Patrol Inspectors Earl F. Fleckinger and Wilbur E. Kinney were patrolling on U.S. Highway No. 98 about 1 1/2 miles east of Calexico, California, when they stopped and searched an automobile driven by a Mexican alien. Search of the automobile disclosed a quantity of liquor in the rear compartment, whereupon the alien was placed under arrest. The officers then started west toward Calexico with the alien. Inspector Fleckinger was driving the government automobile with the alien seated beside him and Inspector Kinney was following immediately behind in the alien's automobile. They had proceeded about one mile when Inspector Kinney heard two shots and observed the government automobile swerve off the road and into an adjacent canal bank. Inspector Kinney stopped the alien's car about 10 or 15 yards ahead of the government car and while he was attempting to get out of the automobile, the alien fired four shots which failed to hit him. Inspector Kinney pursued, caught and subdued the alien, and left him in an apparently unconscious condition lying prone in the center of the highway. Kinney then went to the aid of Inspector Fleckinger, at which time his attention was drawn back to the alien who was observed to be staggering across the international boundary into Mexico. Inspector Fleckinger was taken to a hospital in Calexico by a passer-by. He had been shot in the head which resulted in his death about 6:15 p.m. on the same day.

Today we honor the memory of Border Patrol Inspector (T) George F. Azrak. Patrol Inspector Theodore L. Newton, Jr., and...
06/17/2026

Today we honor the memory of Border Patrol Inspector (T) George F. Azrak. Patrol Inspector Theodore L. Newton, Jr., and fellow officer, Patrol Inspector (Trainee) George F. Azrak, of Temecula, California, were found murdered in a remote deserted mountain cabin on June 19, 1967, following an intensive 48-hour search after they disappeared while on official duty. The men were kidnapped from their post during a traffic check operation near Oak Grove, California, in the early morning hours of June 17, 1967, at a checkpoint 75 miles north of the Mexican border on a route known to have been used by illegal aliens and smugglers of aliens, narcotics, and contraband. On June 19, the missing Service sedan was spotted by a member of a jeep club from Hemet, California. The sedan was covered with brush fifty feet from a deserted shack where the bodies of the missing patrolmen were located near Anza, California. It appeared that the victims intercepted a vehicle transporting ma*****na and were overpowered by four convicted felons in two vehicles. They were taken to the second vehicle. The officers were then taken to the mountain cabin where they were handcuffed, shot and killed.

Today we honor the memory of Border Patrol Agent Stephen C. Starch. On June 14, 1997, Border Patrol Agent Stephen C. St...
06/14/2026

Today we honor the memory of Border Patrol Agent Stephen C. Starch. On June 14, 1997, Border Patrol Agent Stephen C. Starch and Senior Patrol Agent Aric Curtis were patrolling the border area south of State Route 94 in the Dulzura, California, area. During the mid-afternoon hours, they found tracks of suspected illegal immigrants in the rugged mountains of San Diego's East County. Fully aware of terrain obstacles and even though their shift was almost over, Agents Starch and Curtis forged ahead, scaling the side of a mountain. Agent Starch separated from Agent Curtis to cover more territory. During the next hour, Agent Curtis tried numerous times to contact Agent Starch by radio but was unsuccessful. He contacted Supervisory Border Patrol Agents Wayne Rock and Brian Brown, who also tried to contact Agent Starch, but to no avail. A ground and air search for Agent Starch was begun. Around 6:30 p.m., Agent Curtis discovered Agent Starch at the base of a cliff. He had sustained severe injuries and was not breathing. A medical helicopter from Mercy Air arrived at the scene, along with a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter. Agent Curtis began administering CPR and was assisted by others. Because of the remoteness and the rough terrain, a higher medical authority could not arrive before dark. After nearly an hour of CPR, the attending Emergency Medical Technician consulted with the Flight Doctor from Mercy Air by radio and pronounced Agent Starch deceased due to the severity of his injuries. The next day, investigators determined that Agent Starch had accidentally fallen about 150 feet to his death. Agent Starch was a graduate of Texas Tech University and the Border Patrol Academy, Class 295. At the time of his death, he was assigned to the San Diego Sector, El Cajon Station, Sign-Cut Unit.

Today we honor the memory of Border Patrol Aircraft Pilot (Trainee) Lester L. Haynie. On the morning of June 14, 1985,...
06/14/2026

Today we honor the memory of Border Patrol Aircraft Pilot (Trainee) Lester L. Haynie. On the morning of June 14, 1985, Aircraft Pilot (Trainee) Lester L. Haynie had been working with ground units 12 miles west of Yuma, Arizona. Having apprehended five aliens at Dunes Siding, Pilot Haynie radioed the ground units that he was flying to another sighting. There were no witnesses to the crash, which occurred at 7:51 a.m., and reported at 8:18 a.m. by a Southern Pacific Railroad engineer. The Border Patrol plane was upside down under San Diego Power and Light cables in Imperial County, California, 100 yards north of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks near Dunes Siding, two miles west of Sidewinder Road. An investigation determined that Pilot Haynie had failed to gain altitude to clear the power lines.

Today we honor the memory of Border Patrol Pilot Louis Stahl. On June 13, 1992, Border Patrol Pilot Louis Stahl was rep...
06/13/2026

Today we honor the memory of Border Patrol Pilot Louis Stahl. On June 13, 1992, Border Patrol Pilot Louis Stahl was reportedly tracking a group of illegal aliens near the railroad tracks in a mountainous area near Sunland Park, New Mexico. According to witnesses, the Hughes OH6A helicopter, piloted by Agent Stahl, dropped down and snagged a string of power lines that hung approximately 300 feet above the tracks. The contact with the power lines tilted his aircraft to the right and into another set of utility lines. The helicopter was then thrown downward, where it nose-dived into a nearby canyon, slamming upside down on the desert floor in a valley north of Mount Cristo Rey. In the crash, the cockpit was demolished and Agent Stahl was pinned underneath the wreckage. After seeing the crash, the subjects who were observed by the pilot, reportedly raced a half-mile east to go get help at the American Eagle Brick Company, where workers dialed 911. The workers then drove to the site and attempted to lift the smashed aircraft off the pilot. Shortly thereafter, fire fighters, police, and Border Patrol agents arrived at the scene to render aid. The downed pilot was pulled from the wreckage, where he was pronounced dead. The pilot's body was taken to Thomason General Hospital. Agent Stahl was born in Lawton, Oklahoma. He began his career with the Border Patrol in 1973, where he served in Presidio, Texas. He later entered the Pilot Program at Marfa, Texas, in May 1978. He then transferred to El Paso Sector in July 1983, which was his last assignment.

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