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Since 9/11, we have heard amazing stories from CHDS alumni, students, faculty and staff about why they are motivated to serve and committed to protecting the country. The Homeland Security Audio Archive preserves these stories while inspiring the next generation of public safety leaders and serving as a reminder of the sacrifice and dedication that local, state, tribal and federal homeland security officials make on a daily basis.

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"I needed to do something more important and for me, 9/11 showed me what I needed to be doing…Emergency management and homeland security was a perfect melding of my performance background, my love of emergency response, my passion for government and political process."

Andrew Phelps

City of Santa Fe

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“I remember sitting down slowly on the coffee table, staring at the screen with tears streaming down my face, like most people were. So, there I was with that feeling again, that I wasn’t doing enough, that I wasn’t helping enough people.”

Melissa Patterson

Tarrant County Office of Emergency Management

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"It is really about making those connections and establishing those networks so that the next time we get attacked, we can respond to it even better."

John Brown

Arlington County Office of Emergency Management

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"I spent the next several days between Logan Airport assignments and preparation for the unknown. I knew then, that I needed to do more."

Philip McGovern

Boston EMS

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"Nobody knew who bin Laden was… That is the reason why I chose to change my career from conservation biologist, hoping to save the world from the loss of bio diversity, to emergency manager, hoping to save the world from the terrorist threat."

Erika Schaub

Hofstra University