The
Washington Times ran my On Crime column on Called To Serve: The
Inspiring, Untold Stories of America’s First Responders.
There is a saying that when something bad happens, people run
from it, but police officers, firefighters and other first responders run
toward it. “Called to Serve: The Inspiring, Untold Stories of America’s First
Responders” explains why.
“Called to Serve,” written by my good friend Dava Guerin and
authors Mike Hardwick and Sam Royer, is a “must-read for every American,”
writes Fox News National Security correspondent Jennifer Griffin in her
foreword to the book.
“In this important book, you will be moved by the deeply
personal stories about first responders such as John (Woody) Woodall, as well
as those who risk their lives for our health and safety and live by the oath
they take to ‘serve and protect,’” she writes.
Country singer-songwriter John Rich wrote in a second foreword
to the book: “In the American spirit, there lives a unique boldness of
character and sense of duty when it comes to serving others. Among us, there
are those chosen few who rise head and shoulders above the rest by dedicating
their lives to doing the most dangerous and often most thankless jobs that
carry with them the very real risk of life and death.”
“Called to Serve” profiles 16 dedicated and brave police
officers, firefighters and emergency medical professionals who risk their lives
every day. The book describes what motivates the first responders, how they
operate and details their great triumphs and tragedies.
The book reveals what it takes to respond to immediate
life-and-death situations and the toll it takes on them. We see cops respond to
emergencies in high-crime neighborhoods, as well as responders pulling bodies
from the ruin at ground zero after 9/11. There are also lighter moments in the
book, such as the story of one first responder who performs as an Elvis
impersonator to raise money for fallen firefighters.
The authors of “Called to Serve” say they will donate 10% of the
book sales to the Gary Sinise Foundation.
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