Campo Minutemen report: 11-14-06

Campo Minutemen report:
11-14-06

Men and women, tired to the bone, continue to stand watch in the Campo,
California area. Spreading thinly both East and West they stand ready to
report all the illegal actively they see. Hard working but never enough of
them. Not enough concerned citizens and precious little money to buy or
replace decent high tech visual equipment or even pay for Gasoline. The
Campo Minutemen are stretched thin. Max, with blood shot eyes roams the
wall, the back country and dirt roads day and night in "The Beast" formally
known as "Godzilla". Others like Rascal, set up in a position and stand
fast, alone but not lonely. Britt walks his high point providing news,
direction towards those approaching the wall, and a comforting radio voice
at "Oh Dark Thirty" on a long night. Gadget Dan cleans up trash removing all
the trail markers he can find, and repairs breaks in the wired holes under
the wall. Many others come and go spending whatever time they can.

For the most part drug smugglers seem to be crossing East and West of Campo
Minutemen. However, there is still a flow right through Campo Minutemen's
positions. Yesterday afternoon, for example, a truck and foot traffic was
seen near the Pacific Crest trail southern terminus, Mexican side. A little
while later Campo Minutemen installed culver wire, just East of Patriot
Point was found cut. Someone either cut it in preparation to cross or they
crossed undetected. In the last month or so many people have crossed into
the US and escaped into the American Ether via the Campo area. Campo
Minutemen have reported some but bye and large the spotters on the Mexican
side simply observe and the crossers wait for the Campo Minutemen to move or
they pick another dip in the terrain and slip over or under the wall and
head North to work, amnesty and a vote towards a Communist Government.

Most days are pretty quiet and then some days there is a rush of activity on
the South side of the Wall or a herd of different characters with in 15
minutes pouring in to the border area from the North moving up and down the
Wall zone. Very strange. You don't know who is whom, and what they are up
to.

In Campo, I have seen one, 2 man, static position, manned by what looks to be
US Army. A month, further East, I saw a 3 man position manned by US Army, one soldier with a
side arm. Since I have been on the border this month there is more Border
Patrol agents than I have ever seen and yet still hardly enough to do even a half
decent job. I am told that these extra Beeps arrived when I arrived. Huh? I assume coincidence.

People are still crossing. CMM is finding discarded cans of food, a hash
pipe a couple days ago, jackets, etc.and other indicators of people from the south passing
through us and heading North. A La Gloria canyon resident complained to me that
illegal aliens burglarized his home, again.

There are mixed feelings about the Election, but people still intend to work
the Campo area, as shown by the fact Ridge Runner was having a roof
installed on his trailer at 141, that will out last most house roofs.
Chezkstan brought in an RV and it sits at the Oaks. Others come and go.

You can really tell we are being watched from Mexico. I have been camped
with a trailer at 140. Every night I leave the porch light on as a beacon to
be seen in Mexico. My wife came down and turned the light off. Before dawn we had people
all up and down the Wall to our front. In Vehicles, on foot and horse back.
I said, "See, we need to leave the light on all night so the watchers can
see we are here.

On the light side, most of us showed up at the VFW for free food on Nov 10,
2006. USMC/Veteran's Day. Britt and I are both members. The food was good and price right lol! The 18th the VFW has their
Steak fry 3pm-6pm. We had group dinners at my trailer and Howard's trailer.
And you will never forget a "Vigilante Dog," prepared by Chezkstan with a
Mapp Gas torch.