There Will Come Hard Rains
Shortly before 4 a.m. the rain began. As is usual in the high desert, it came with a gentle westerly breeze. It started as a drizzle in the valley and a light rain along the Sandia Crest. But the volume and velocity of the raindrops steadily increased. That too was not out of the ordinary. But the rain itself was far from ordinary. The fourth casualty was Officer Rafael Sanchez. * * * At 3:15 he … Read more