A former colleague in the Federal Air Marshal Service, in his memoir, Unsecure Skies, made mention of the “Secret Service mentality” toward its workforce, which he learned was “Ride the horse until it dies, then eat it and get a new horse.” That quote was made famous through the Service after one rightfully disgruntled agent sent a fax citing it to every Secret Service fax machine across the nation. As it still rings true today, this book is dedicated to all the unsung workhorses who have carried this nation and especially to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

一位前联邦空军元帅的同事在他的回忆录《不安全的天空》中提到了“特勤局”对待工作人员的心态，他学到了“骑马直到死，然后吃了它，得到一匹新的马。”这句话在一名心怀不满的特工向全国每一台特勤局传真机发送了一份引用这句话的传真后，通过特勤局而闻名。今天，这本书仍然是真实的，它是献给所有的无名小卒谁曾带领这个国家，特别是那些谁作出了最终的牺牲。