On a warm, winter Sunday, the Playas de Tijuana in Mexico is filled with families picnicking. The beach here presses right up against the border wall with the United States. Music blares, teenagers film TikTok videos next to the 30-foot high fence, which is covered in painted murals on the Mexican side—butterflies, faces, human hands […]
David Roza
David Roza is a journalist who has covered the U.S. military since 2019. His work has appeared in Air & Space Forces Magazine and Task & Purpose. He can be reached at davidroza@protonmail.com.
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