,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #g1 #bjbc,mr4   
,/rong 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gre5 (         
,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,d',esposito1 ,mr4      
,gim5ez1 ,mr4 ,tony ,gonzales ( ,texas1 
,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,ezell1  
,mr4 ,luttrell1 ,mr4 ,bre*e51 ,mr4      
,gue/1 & ,mr4 ,la,lota7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,homel& ,security         
,,resolution  ,comm5d+ ,unit$ ,/ates    
,bord] ,patrol ,*ief ,raul ,l4 ,ortiz on
 8 retirem5t aft] #cb ye>s ( public     
s]vice4  ,:]eas1 s9ce #aibd1 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,bord] ,patrol's 7,,usbp7 mission
 has be5 to protect ! ,am]ican p &      
promote economic prosp]ity ?r\gh its    
bord] & national security mission2      
,:]eas ,raul ,l4 ,ortiz began 8 c>e] ) !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,bord] ,patrol on ,may   
#ac1 #aiia1 9 ! ,san ,diego sector z a  
memb] ( ,academy ,class #bdg2 ,:]eas    
,raul ,ortiz work$ 8 way up ?r\gh !     
ranks at ,*ula ,vi/a1 ,br[nfield1 &     

,campo /ations2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjjj1 he 0   
promot$ to ! ,del ,rio sector1 :]e he   
s]v$ z ,assi/ant ,patrol ,ag5t 9 ,*>ge &
 ,patrol ,ag5t 9 ,*>ge ( ! ,com/ock     
/ation1 & additionally1 z an ,assi/ant  
,*ief ,patrol ,ag5t at ! ,del ,rio      
sector headqu>t]s2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjji1 he  
s]v$ z ,director ( ! ,bord] ,managem5t  
,task ,=ce1 ,s5ior ,advisor to !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security's 7,,dhs7 
envoy to ,afghani/an & ,paki/an1 & z !  
,,dhs atta* 9 ,kabul1 ,afghani/an2      
,:]eas1 9 #bjab1 he 0 promot$ to ,deputy
 ,*ief ( ,law ,en=cem5t ,op]ational     
,programs at ,bord] ,patrol headqu>t]s 9
 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 :]e he s]v$ z pr9cipal 
advisor on en=cem5t op]ations &         
adm9i/rative requirem5ts to accompli% ! 
,bord] ,patrol's /rategic plan2 ,:]eas1 
9 #bjac1 he return$ to ! field z ,deputy
 ,*ief ,patrol ,ag5t ( ! ,rio ,gr&e     
,valley sector2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1 he     
return$ to ! ,del ,rio sector z ! ,*ief 
,patrol ,ag5t1 & on ,m>* #b1 #bjbj1     
ent]$ on duty z ! ,deputy ,*ief ( !     

,unit$ ,/ates ,bord] ,patrol2 ,:]eas    
prior to jo9+ ! ,,usbp1 he s]v$ 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,army's #h? ,infantry     
,division 9 ,baumhold]1 ,g]many2 ,:]eas 
he att5d$ ! ,univ]sity ( ,texas 9 ,san  
,antonio & ,s\?we/ ,texas ,junior       
,college1 complet+ /udies 9 political   
sci5ce & crim9al ju/ice2 ,:]eas 8 aw>ds 
include two ,m]itori\s ,honor ,aw>ds f !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ! ,c]tificate (     
,a*ievem5t f ! ,/ate ( ,texas1 & !      
,sup]ior ,civilian ,s]vice ,m$al1 !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se's ?ird highe/       
civilian honor2 ,:]eas ,raul ,l4 ,ortiz 
became ! #be? ,*ief ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,bord] ,patrol on ,augu/ #ae1 #bjba2    
,:]eas 9 refus+ to en=ce ! ,nation's    
laws1 ! ,bid5 adm9i/ration has creat$ an
 unprec$5t$ & hi/oric crisis at our     
s\!rn bord]2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ! beg9n+ (    
#bjba1 !re has be5 an ov]:elm+ increase 
9 ! numb] ( illegal immigrants cross+   
our s\!rn bord]2 & ,:]eas despite !     
*all5ges t ?is pres5t$ = ea* ( ! brave  
m5 & wom5 t def5d our bord]s1 ,raul     

,ortiz rema9$ committ$ to c>ry+ out !   
mission ( ,,usbp & uphold+ ! rule ( law3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 comm5ds ,unit$   
,/ates ,bord] ,patrol ,*ief ,raul ,ortiz
 on 8 retirem5t aft] #cb ye>s (         
honorable s]vice to ! ,nation2 &  7#b7  
ackn[l$ges & affirms t ,raul ,ortiz     
exemplifi$ lead]%ip & fai?fulness 9 !   
execution ( 8 duties4