THE RICHARD
C. RESCORLA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
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 2008 WHEN CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON THE NEW NATIONAL INFANTRY MUSEUM.
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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
http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/content/voice_prophet
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.
ARTS FOR HEALING has issued a call for stories detailing the personal stories of people who experienced 9/11. This book will be dedicated to Rick and the fallen FDNY firefighters.
Details below