Who Are the Heroes of Uvalde?

            My VIP for this week is an unknown number of Border Patrol agents who took down the shooter at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, last Tuesday. The agents are members of BORTAC, an elite Border Patrol tactical unit, and they drove about forty miles to get to the school after they learned of the attack. When they arrived at the school, they were told to stand down. 

The BORTAC team waited for thirty minutes and disagreed with the insistence of the local law enforcement’s insistence that they stay outside. They entered the school after thirty minutes and went to the classroom “on their own initiative” after they were frustrated with the slow response. They breached the classroom and confronted the shooter. One of the team took a bullet to the head and was fortunate that the bullet only tore his hat and grazed his head. The wound looks like it took two staples to close. A little deeper, the shot could have killed the agent.

The remarkable fact about this case is that no one seems to know the name of any of the agents. Even the name of the injured agent is unknown. The BORTAC agents entered the classroom to engage the shooter. They ignored the orders and completed the task. They obviously felt the need to help the children, but they have no need to be individually recognized. They did the necessary job because it needed to be done. They are true heroes!