How many people actually get the job they dream of as an 8-year-old? Not many, but Dan Emmett is one. As a third grader, he was so impacted by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that he knew he wanted to grow up and protect the President of the U.S. And that is what he did. As a Secret Service agent, he was part of the presidential detail for three presidents. It looks like a glamorous job – traveling the country and the world with the President – but his life was always on the line, ready to take a bullet for the man he helped protect. There was apprehension every time he left the safety of the White House with the President, never sure if this would be a time of trouble. The schedule was grueling with long hours at all times of the day and night. His life was not his own. And sometimes, the personality of the president was difficult to deal with. Emmett’s 21-year career as an agent was not all spent with a presidential detail. First, he had to survive the tough physical requirements of boot camp. Then, he spent a few years investigating check fraud. But when he finally achieved his goal of working to protect the president, he believed it was well worth the sacrifices he had made. Reading about Emmet’s many adventures while protecting the President is like reading an action novel – except this is real life for a Secret Service agent.
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