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Remembering one who gave all for his co-workers on 9/11

One of the names we remember today is Rick Rescorla an American hero who gave everything on September 11, 2001, to save all his co-workers in the World Trade Center attacks. Originally a British soldier hailing from Hayle, Cornwall who joined the U.S. Army to serve in Vietnam and ultimately was a security officer for Morgan Stanley. Rescorla got all of his fellow employees out of the South Tower before it fell.

The name of Rick Rescorla engraved at the site of the World Trade Center in New York. I shot this in May 2018. Photo by Baron Sekiya
The name of Rick Rescorla engraved at the site of the World Trade Center in New York. I shot this in May 2018. Photo by Baron Sekiya

One of the names we remember today is Rick Rescorla an American hero who gave everything on September 11, 2001, to save all his co-workers in the World Trade Center attacks. Originally a British soldier hailing from Hayle, Cornwall who joined the U.S. Army to serve in Vietnam and ultimately was a security officer for Morgan Stanley. Rescorla got all of his fellow employees out of the South Tower before it fell.

If you haven’t read his amazing story you owe yourself a great read with Heart of a Soldier.

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