CFP: President Trump presents the Presidential Citizens Medal posthumously to veteran Rick Rescorla.
Rescorla, who was head of security at Morgan Stanley, is credited with saving thousands of lives when he implemented emergency evacuation procedures during the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Watch
I am surprised this took this long. Mr. Rescorla was also in the Battle of Ia Drang, and co-author of “We Were Soldiers Once ..and Young”. And I recall seeing stories on TV about him, and his actions that day at the WTC, a couple of years after the 9/11 attack when a book about him, “Heart of a Soldier” was published.
great, now lets gather up, convict nd imprison all those career politicians who had a hand in it!
A true hero.
@Blink….Rescorla was actually the soldier pictured on the cover of “We Were Soldiers Once ..and Young” https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/09/13/story-rick-rescorla-vietnam-vet-and-9-11-hero.html He was “the real deal”.
Military or civilian, he was a hero among heroes!
Weeks before the twin towers attack he struggled to prepare the buildings for such an attack. He was met with resistance and skeptics who doubted his concerns. He proved to be prescient.
He was a true hero.
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“DianaJMartinez” – GFYS
@ FF – Good link, thanks. From the same website – some active duty aviators who are falling short of Rick Rescorla’s example. The Great Santini they are not.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/11/08/flight-selfies-other-reckless-behavior-marine-aviators-outrage-japanese-officials.html .
I’m not trying to be critical, but why not the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is considered the highest civilian honor? Here are a few previous Presidential Medal of Freedom winners. Ellen DeGeneres, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Cosby, Robert De Niro, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand. The list is long with selfish, self centered, elites. OK, maybe I am being a bit critical.