When disaster strikes, only a select group of people counteract human instinct and run toward the sound of danger. The shared courage, service and sacrifice of the first responders who put their lives on the line to save those in need forged the indelible connection between Oklahoma City and New York City.
By Paris Lawson | Digital Content Reporter | mailbag@okcthunder.com
klahoma City and New York City don’t have much in common. As a matter of fact, outside of their three-letter identifiers, the two cities couldn’t be more different. But when an Oklahoma City police officer stood face-to-face with a New York firefighter by the south pool of the 9/11 memorial, the two embraced and talked like old friends.