A dedicated father tried everything to search for his children privately. Finally, on Matteo James' 12th birthday, a father went to social media to spread the word of his plight. Stephen James posted the following:

I want to say Happy Birthday to my son Matteo. He turns 12 today. I havent seen him and his little brother Zane in 80 days since they were kidnapped to Mexico by their biological mother and maternal grandmother. I miss them tremendously and
I know my sons miss me as well as being scared and confused. Please share this with as many people as possible in the hope that eventually Matteo or someone close to him will see this. Thank you.

The mother of the children was on a supervised visit when she took the children. It is alleged they ran to Mexico with the children. This case, however, takes legal twists and turns from there. The court granting sole custody to the father, Stephen James, is Bell County. CPS and law enforcement involvement from before the children became missing involves Williamson, Tarrant, and Bell Counties. The father lives in Williamson County, the mother lived in Tarrant County. All these municipalities, including the cities within have a hand in. Then, there are the higher ups, due to the nature of Mexico involvement. The issue within all of these municipalities is no one wants to issue the warrant. Every side is waiting for the side to do so. So, as Stephen waits, his children could be anywhere.
The pictures above are the last ones taken by their dad. The children have been missing for almost three months. Imagine if this were your child. Would you want people to scream it from the rooftops for you? If so, help Stephen by doing it for him! Help bring his boys back home. Zane will be celebrating a birthday in November. He needs to be celebrating it with his legal guardian, his Dad!

The only picture found of the mother, Alma Alicia Gomez James (aliases include Alicia Gomez, Alicia James), is not as recent. She's dropped weight, but facial recognition shouldn't be that difficult.
Un padre dedicado intentado todo para buscar a sus hijos en privado. Por último, en el cumpleaños 12 de Matteo James, un padre se fue a los medios de comunicación social para difundir la palabra de su difícil situación. Stephen James publicó lo siguiente:

Quiero decir feliz cumpleaños a mi hijo Matteo. Él cumple 12 años hoy. No he visto a él ya su hermano menor de Zane en 80 días desde que fueron secuestrados en México por su madre biológica y su abuela materna. Los extraño muchísimo y
Sé que mis hijos me echas de menos, además de ser asustado y confundido. Por favor, comparta esto con personas como posibles en la esperanza de que con el tiempo Matteo o alguien cercano a él, verán esto. Gracias.

La madre de los niños estaba en una visita supervisada cuando se llevó a los niños. Se alega que corrió a México con los niños. Este caso, sin embargo, toma giros legales y pasa de ahí. El tribunal otorga la custodia exclusiva al padre, Stephen James, es Bell County. CPS y la participación policial delante de los hijos se convirtió en falta implica Williamson, Tarrant, y los condados de Bell. El padre vive en el Condado de Travis, la madre vive en el Condado de Tarrant. Todos estos municipios, incluyendo las ciudades de tener una mano pulg Luego, están los altos mandos, debido a la naturaleza de la participación de México. La cuestión en todos estos municipios hay nadie quiere emitir la orden. Cada lado está esperando a que el lado para hacerlo. Así que, como Stephen espera, sus hijos podrían estar en cualquier parte.

Las fotos de arriba son las últimas tomadas por su padre. Los niños han desaparecido desde hace casi tres meses. Imagínese si se tratara de su hijo. ¿Te gustaría que la gente lo grita a los cuatro vientos para usted? Si es así, ayudar a Stephen al hacerlo por él! Ayude a llevar a sus hijos de vuelta a casa. Zane estará celebrando su cumpleaños en noviembre. Tiene que ser lo celebra con su tutor legal, su papá!

La imagen sólo se encuentran de la madre, Alma Alicia Gomez James (alias incluyen Alicia Gómez, Alicia James), no es tan reciente. Ella bajó de peso, pero el reconocimiento facial no debe ser tan difícil.
 
 
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Independence Day. Fourth of July.

Barbeques. Firework shows. Picnics. Family trips. Day on the lake.

It is disheartening to see the commercialism come to play on this holiday. It is as infuriating, to me, as the commercialism on Veteran's Day or Memorial Day.

Please, enjoy your brisket, hot dogs, cold beer, and fireworks. There's someone dying in Afghanistan for this country while you do so. Please gripe more about some of the traffic jams, there's hardworking Americans bringing what you need in there too, paid by the mile, with no way of being home for the holidays.

You see, soldiers don't get days off. They can't be in the middle of a fire fight and say, "I want to do fireworks tonight, so I'm going to quit shooting." First of all, that mentality will get them killed in a fire fight. Secondly, celebrations allow enemies to see you. Few will show gratitude for them on the holiday.

Truckers can't go, "We all need the holidays off, so I'll shut down for the entire weekend." If all of them do, by the end of the holiday weekend, the stores will start getting bare. So, they truck on, bringing what you need to you without gratitude. (I know, I'm typing this from a moving truck.)

Here's an idea (if I could force those not on the road to do it, I would!!!). Go to a cemetery with little flags, find the graves of soldiers, and pay them their respects. Teach your children what Independence Day is all about, and how they have their freedoms. Make them learn to respect and be appreciative of that fact. If you live near a military base, thank those soldiers (shake their hand, hugs might make strangers think you need psychiatric help) for your freedoms and their service. See what your local VFW and American Legion has planned for Independence Day, and join their festivities. Then, you can thank the veterans and current enlisted, and celebrate with them.

When you see a trucker, have your kids make the horn sound. Even if it's a weak horn, they'll honk and smile, maybe even wave. The looks on your children's faces makes our day better.

I, for one, would like to thank every veteran and current enlisted that may read this for their service. I miss the days when my dad was the VFW Commander, for we would do dedications and put flags out at the cemeteries every holiday. It gave me a feeling of service to ensure the memory of these men were remembered. They deserve it. They fought for it. Some died for it.

I would also like to say thank you to the road warriors who will be out here for yet again another holiday like us. It's you that moves America, and it's you that is away from your family and friends for a good percentile of holidays.

ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL.