Today my walk was dedicated in honor of:
Vietnam Veteran Col. Rick Rescorla, Age 62 of Morristown, NJ.
Died Sep. 11, 2001
Retired Army Reserve Col. Rick Rescorla the vice president of corporate security for Morgan-Stanley, is credited for saving the lives of 2,700 people who worked in the World Trade Center’s Tower 2. Seeing the first tower burn from his office on the 66th floor, he ordered the company’s employees to evacuate – putting to use the regular evacuation drills he implemented for the brokerage firm’s 30-plus floors after the 1993 truck-bomb attack. Halfway down, the second plane hit Tower 2. After getting the firm’s employees out of Tower 2, Rescorla returned to the building. He didn’t make it out.
Born May 27, 1939 in Hayle, Conwall, United Kingdom and served in the British Army from 1956 – 1960. He moved to the United States and joined the US Army and served from 1963 to 1990. He served with the 1st Cavalry Division served during Vietnam War.
His awards include Silver Star, Bronze Star (OLC), Purple Heart, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Combat Infantryman Badge, Presidential Citizens Medal.
As a civilan he worked as a Police Officer and World Trade Center Security Chief for Morgan Stanley.
We had a great walk. We walked to the 9/11 Memorial and watched the 9/11 Memorial program that they had this morning. It was amazing. I want to thank Robert for walking with us and want to thank everyone that honked and waved in helping us honor this hero.
He will not be forgotten.
