As you take in the breathtaking view from the West Room, you can see the community, the state and the nation which our law enforcement community protect daily and as far as the eye can see, Mexico, our neighboring country whose vastness provdes the cultural diversity we know embrace, yet she also poses threats of a violence and unrest which at times may spill over into our community. BPA Chaplain Manuel Rodriguez eloquently called upon the Creator's blessing of this event, "We pray that you endue them with wisdom, knowledge and discernment according to the example that you have provided for us. We ask that you watch over our fellow servants, our fellow officers and agents, our families and our homes and that Your Blessings on the US. May unity and brotherly love be found among all Her citizens." "I would like to let everyone know that not an ounce of government money got spent here," stated Randy Clark, Patrol Agent in Charge for the USBP, "This was put on through a lot of effort, a lot of fund raising and a lot of support from the community." "We're all in a period of evolution when it comes to women in law enforcement," Clark added, "All of us are in a career where we're growing and we're building, our city's growing our Border Patrol is growing and so the environment at work is changing. When you begin to embark on a cultural change within the organization, you almost unwittingly force some of those newer members to prove themselves and hold themselves to a higher standard." As we start to see more and more women go down this career path, many women are forced to prove themselves above and beyond what was the norm. "Women must come in and do this difficult job, because it isn't easy for anybody, but I think culturally our law enforcement organization has realized that there's more brains in this business than brawn, because your not going to win at this job with muscle alone." Clark thanked all for their service and for being valuable members of the law enforcement community here and to let them know that as managers, the job is never done, that they must create and foster professional work environments. Mayor Ramsey English-Cantu was also on hand to read a proclamation and name March 5, 2014 International Women's Day in the City of Eagle Pass.