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Never been shot. Been shot at once about 20 some years ago while doing video work for the U.S. Border Patrol. I was standing on a the river bank with two agents at 3am when we heard a shot from the Mexican side. It sounded fairly far off and distant. My first thought was, "what is someone doing shooting at this hour". About five seconds later we heard another shot, and this time heard it zing by. Oh...they're shooting at us...time to go. We jumped in the truck and headed on down to river to a better spot.

I tell you all, those border patrol agents, particularly the graveyard guys, put up with some major grief that the average person does not realize. The border wall has gotten a lot of criticism, some fair, and some not, but I do think it provides a little protection for the patrolling agents.