EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — In honor of Independence Day, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid off the mortgage on the El Paso home of the fallen U.S. Border Patrol agent/canine handler, Jose Barraza, the Foundation said in a news release.
“Having our mortgage paid off in honor of Independence Day means so much to my family and me. My husband was extremely proud of our country and being able to serve it. It has always been important for us to remember and teach our boys to be grateful and this blessing will be one we never forget,” Donna Ybarra, Barraza’s wife, said.
The Foundation said Barraza attended the Border Patrol Academy in August 2008 and was assigned to the Sierra Blanca Station as a canine handler after graduation.
He was a member of the Border Patrol Honor Guard, honoring the lives of fallen officers, the Foundation added…