IRON
and STEEL- NYC to Fort Benning Run
A piece of steel from the World Trade Center is being dedicated to the men and women of the United States Army, who have lost their lives since the attacks on September 11 2001, and to the soldiers who continue to serve. It's final resting place will be next to the statue of Col Rick Rescorla, at the National Infantry Museum, Fort Benning, Georgia.
500 motorcyclists will escort this steel from NYC to Ft. Benning beginning September 12, 2009. For more info, go to:
http://www.ironandsteelnyctofortbenning.org
THE RICK RESCORLA MEMORIAL
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E-MAIL rescorlamemorial@aol.com
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Rick Rescorla - Battle of the Ia Drang - Viet Nam - 1965
My husband, Rick Rescorla,
was one of the 3,000 Americans murdered by terrorists on 9/11/01. Rick was Vice
President of Security for Morgan-Stanley/Dean-Witter, the largest tenant in the
World Trade Center. His heroic actions on the day of the attack, along with his
extraordinary foresight and preparation, saved the lives of 2,700 people. His
story has been told on television and radio - in newspapers and magazines - and
in the book Heart Of A Soldier,
by Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart. Rick is also on the cover of another
book, We Were Soldiers Once... And Young,
written by General Hal Moore and Joseph Galloway. You see, 9-11 was not the
first time Rick had distinguished himself. 9-11 was just the last heroic chapter
of his heroic life.
I am so very proud to have
had him in my life. I want so to have his legacy live on. Rick's
friends and I decided to establish The Richard C. Rescorla Memorial Foundation
in Rick's memory, to keep present the magnitude of Rick's life and to promote
the virtues Rick lived by – duty, honor, and courage.
To that end we commissioned a bronze statue of Rick, based on that iconic photo of him at the Ia Drang. This statue will be placed on permanent display at the new National Infantry Museum to be built at Ft. Benning, Georgia. This statue was unveiled April 1, 2006 at a wonderful ceremony at the old museum and is now in storage there while the new museum is being built.
Many people contributed their time, effort, and money to this project. To each of you, I extend my deep gratitude and enduring appreciation.
Susan Rescorla
THE STATUE UNVEILING CEREMONY WAS FABULOUS!
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
PICTURES ARE POSTED NOW ON THE STATUE PAGE.
WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT RICK'S STATUE WILL NOT BE ON PUBLIC DISPLAY UNTIL JUNE 2009 WHEN THE NEW NATIONAL INFANTRY MUSEUM OPENS.
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THE MAN WHO PREDICTED 9/11
The History Channel
THE MAN WHO PREDICTED 9/11 tells the extraordinary story of Rick Rescorla - from his English childhood, to his heroics in Vietnam, to his work as Security Chief at the World Trade Center where he became convinced that an attack was imminent. His foresight and actions saved more than 2,700 lives on 9/11. It follows the dramatic timeline of what happened to Rick between 8:45 a.m. when the first plane hit Tower 1 and 9:58 a.m. when Tower 2 -- and 500,000 tons of steel and concrete -- collapsed on top of him. It features interviews with his biographer, Pulitzer Prize winning author James Stewart, his wife Susan, many of the men and women whose lives he saved that day, and footage of Rescorla making his predictions.
This show can be purchased on DVD from the History Channel Store
Go to: http://store.aetv.com/html/home/index.jhtml
WATCH RICK'S 1998 INTERVIEW ON THE NET
SORRY.. THIS LINK IS NO LONGER WORKING. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO FIND THIS VIDEO ON THE WEB.
The Voice of the Prophet
A truly chilling example of foreshadowing, The Voice of the Prophet is an interview with Rick Rescorla, the head of security for the investment firm Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Filmed on the 44th floor of the World Trade Center in 1998, Rescorla details the future of warfare long before Osama bin Laden became America's Most Wanted.A retired Army colonel, veteran of combat in three wars and a survivor of the 1993 bombing of the twin towers (in which he saved the lives of hundreds of Morgan Stanley employees), Rescorla was killed in the WTC attacks of September 11, 2001. In this interview, Rescorla all but predicts the events that lead up to the September 11 attack and the war on terrorism that followed.
Below are pictures of two tributes to Rick - the kinds of tributes that would have touched Rick deep in his soul, for they come from soldiers serving in harm's way.
FOB Rescorla, named in Rick's honor, near Farah, Afghanistan.
We got these photos in the following email from Brandi.
Thank you, Brandi.
''The Rescorla Memorial Latrine''
The two young soldiers who painted the mural --
SPC Brookes and SPC Gardner
Susan Rescorla and MSG Chris Goodrow
It was a great honor to meet MSG Goodrow at Ft. Benning this March on the occassion of Rick's statue being brought to the new National Infantry Museum in preparation for the official opening in June. MSG Goodrow has recently returned from his deployment at FOB Rescorla in Afghanistan.
-- Susan Rescorla
This photo was taken by Capt. Mark A. Kiehle, USMC on Nov 10, 2004 during the battle for Fallujah just prior to his battery sending the 155mm round down range in support of Marine infantry (units of 1 BN, 8th Marines??) during the fighting.
Thanks to Jerry Tiarsmith for sending these photos.
The ''Rescorla Memorial Round'' headed down range.
On March 25, 2009, Rick was awarded the Above & Beyond Citizen Medal - the most prestigious civilian award in America. Every year, on National Medal of Honor Day, three United States citizens are awarded the Above & Beyond Citizen Honor. They receive this award from a group of Americans whose actions have defined the word courage - the fewer than 100 living members of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Rick's children, Kim and Trevor, accepted this honor at a ceremony held in the shadow of the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Cemetery. Video of the ceremony is on YouTube. Copy and paste this URL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOR7HSX9U-s
