Days are not the same at the Manlius Police Department as one of their own is away.

"He's a great guy. He and I have become very close over the years, very charismatic," said Lt. Jeffrey Slater of the Manlius Police Department.

For Sergeant Ken Hatter, it was a no brainer. He always wanted to be a police officer signing on to the Manlius Police Department in 2011.

"He's a sergeant with us now and has been for several years and is hoping to continue to move up through. He's a family guy. He's a church-going guy. He's just all in all a good guy," said Slater.

Now, these local heros are calling on the community to answer the call of duty.  

In 2007, Sergeant Hatter was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. But, in recent years, it's become agressive and is need of bone marrow transplant.

"His spirit is untouched," said Slater. "He's very upbeat. He's that guy that goes to the gym and he works out and he's always joking. He's kept a very positive attitude so far. It's tough especially for me, but all the guys. We're all a big family here."

This family has decided to host a bone marrow drive in Hatter's honor. It's taking place Friday at the Towne Center at Fayetteville.

Slater said, "It's just a cheek swab that they have to do and those get mailed in. Their results get put on the National Registry for Bone Marrow Transplant patients and then from there people get matched up with hopefully a match."

That's what the hope is for Sergeant Hatter, a match. 

"You keep pushing and pushing," said Slater. "It's kind of our opportunity to hopefully be able to help him back. He's someone who got into community service. He's worked at hospitals. He's worked at police departments. He's worked for fire department. He's one of those people that gives to the community. It's a good chance for the community to actually be able to give back to him."

Reversing the role of hero.