Ex-Secret Service Agent’s Powerful 9/11 Story of Survival, Faith, and Valor

About this episode

Darin Kinder shares his powerful story of survival and faith as a former Secret Service agent during the September 11 attacks.

On this special episode of God, Country, and the American Story, Billy Hallowell sits down with former Secret Service agent Darin Kinder, a survivor of the Sept. 11 attacks. Mr. Kinder is the author of the new memoir, Bury Me in a Dirty Suit. He joins Mr. Hallowell in recounting his harrowing firsthand experience inside the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He describes, in vivid detail, the moments when chaos, death, and destruction collided with faith, courage, and selflessness. From his story of miraculous survival and hearing God’s voice to returning to “the battlefield” to save lives, Mr. Kinder shares how the tragedy impacted his life, faith and life's mission.

People in this episode

Host: Billy Hallowell

Guest: Darin Kinder

Topics covered

• survival
• faith
• valor
• September 11
• Secret Service
• personal story

Keywords

• Darin Kinder
• September 11
• survival story
• faith
• Secret Service
• Bury Me in a Dirty Suit

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bury Me in a Dirty Suit

Places: World Trade Center

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