What did rick Rescorla do to deserve induction into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame for heroes?
Born in England, Rescorla served in the Oklahoma National Guard and was a veteran of Vietnam. Rescorla, who directed security for Dean Witter, is credited with saving 2,700 lives on Sept. 11, 2001, for his actions helping to evacuate workers from the World Trade Center. He was killed after he went back into the building to look for more employees. Read more: http://newsok.com/hall-of-fame-will-induct-nine-vets-during-event/article/3416435#ixzz0WzTISXOx Sources: http://newsok.
Col. Richard “Rick” Rescorla was born in Hayle, Cornwall, England. He served in the Oklahoma National Guard while receiving his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Oklahoma and his law degree from Oklahoma City University. As a soldier, Rescorla served in the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Cavalry of the 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam in the Ia Drang Valley battle of 1965. His decorations include the Silver Star, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. On Sept. 11, 2001, he was the security director of Dean Witter, which had offices in the World Trade Center. He had trained employees on evacuating the buildings in the event of an emergency. That training is credited with his saving more than 2,700 employees that day. He was killed going back into the building to look for more employees. Sources: http://findarticles.
