Five Marks Summer - A Life Spent Protecting with Rich Miller—9/11 First Responder, NYPD

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Like most protectors, Rich Miller is humble about it all, but this man has given his life serving and protecting the most vulnerable. He spent decades as a distinguished specialist on the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit, including responding to the 9/11 attacks. It was there, on September 12th, Rich raised an American flag on a makeshift piece of rubble. The photo was snapped by a crime scene photographer and it spread, giving hope to a nation reeling. Rich was part 2,500+ high-risk search warrants and entries while on the force, and gave time to help rescue survivors of an earthquake in Haiti. He is a brave man who will push us all forward.

This is the final episode in a 5-part series called Five Marks Summer, celebrating the repackaged publication of Brian’s best-selling book, The Five Marks of a Man. Pre-order the newest edition, or the companion Tactical Guide, at briantome.com/fivemarks and get a complimentary poster with each purchase.

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0:00.0	My tech support is my wife. She's standing over my shoulder over there.
0:04.0	Well, I'm sure she's not as good as dirt, but she's more economically affordable than dirt is.
0:13.7	Yes, I call him dirt. If you saw his feet without any socks on and open-toed shoes, you know why he's called dirt. It would all come together. That's right. I think my wife's wearing open-toed shoes. And you'd know why it's called Derek.
0:20.9	It would all come together.
0:22.3	That's right.
0:23.7	I think my wife's wearing open-toed shoes.
0:25.7	Well, but if you're a lady, that's okay.
0:27.8	I mean, that's kind of what ladies do.
0:30.6	Not men coming into an office.
0:34.0	Gosh.
0:34.6	Gosh.
0:52.4	Welcome to the aggressive life.
1:12.5	This is the final week of our special five-part series called Five Marks of Summer. And to celebrate the publication of a repackaged edition of my book, The Five Marks for Man, we devoted each week this month to a deep dive into one of the marks. Today, we're going to finish up about what the fifth mark is, what's about that men are protectors. Now, these marks, in case you don't know them, these are not sequential,
1:19.3	these are not in priority. They're just five things. Every man has five things. And we have weak areas
1:26.6	in these marks. Some of us are better in some
1:29.2	marks than the other. But every man that you respect, every man that inspires you, all of them have
1:36.8	these five marks. This one, men are protectors. Now, you might not have heard of this guy's name,
1:43.4	but I'm pretty confident you've seen his picture.
1:47.7	Today's guest is Rich Miller.
1:49.7	He is a distinguished specialist within New York Police Department's Emergency Service Unit,
1:55.1	the city's most elite, tactical, and rescue division.
1:58.8	Rich was part of the immediate response to the 9-11 attacks. And at
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