The Blue Pawn: A Memoir of an NYPD Foot Soldier

Never before in our country's history had our first responders been more appreciated than during the tragic events surrounding 9/11. When many of these brave men and women were asked why they would risk their own lives to save strangers, their answers rang with a common theme:

"It's who I am."

"It's in my core."

"It's my calling."

Since that fateful, sunny day in September, the commitment by these heroic individuals has never wavered. Sure, some of the personnel have been replaced, but the D...