Evans went missing after entering the Rio Grande early Friday to rescue migrants who appeared to be drowning.
Specialist Evans is a field artilleryman assigned to A Battery, 4-133 Field Artillery Regiment in New Braunfels. He joined the Texas Army National Guard in May 2019. He has been deployed overseas in support of Operation Spartan Shield in Kuwait. During this mobilization, he was regularly assigned operations in Iraq in support of Special Operations Forces.was launched on Friday morning after Evans was reported missing.
SPC Evans was deployed to the border region as part of Operation Lone Star. In March 2021, Governor Greg Abbott initiated the deployment of thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers and airmen plus more than 1,000 Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers.is a 32-year veteran of the United States Border Patrol. Prior to his retirement, he served as the Division Chief for Law Enforcement Operations, directing operations for nine Border Patrol Stations within the Del Rio, Texas, Sector.
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