Rick Rescorla

Rick Rescorla
Rick Rescorla
Birth name	Cyril Richard Rescorla
Born	May 27, 1939; Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Died	September 11, 2001 (aged 62); South Tower, World Trade Center, New York City
Cause of death	Collapse of 2 World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks
Allegiance	United States; United Kingdom
Branch	United States Army; British Army
Service years	1963–1990 (U.S.); 1956–1960 (United Kingdom);
Rank	Colonel
Unit	1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile); Parachute Regiment (UK);
Known for	Evacuation efforts during the September 11 attacks
Conflicts	Vietnam War; Cyprus Emergency;
Awards	Silver Star; Bronze Star (OLC); Purple Heart; Vietnam Gallantry Cross; General Service Medal (CYPRUS); Combat Infantryman Badge; Presidential Citizens Medal;
Alma mater	University of Oklahoma (BA., MA.) Oklahoma City University (JD)
Other work	Police Officer Northern Rhodesia Police (1960–1963); Metropolitan Police Service (1963); World Trade Center Security Chief for Morgan Stanley;

Richard Cyril Rescorla (May 27, 1939 – September 11, 2001) was a British-American soldier, police officer, educator and private security specialist. He served as a British Army paratrooper during the Cyprus Emergency and a commissioned officer in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He rose to the rank of colonel in the Army before entering the private sector, where he worked in corporate security.

As the director of security for the financial services firm Morgan Stanley at the World Trade Center, Rescorla anticipated attacks on the towers and implemented evacuation procedures that were credited with saving thousands of lives. He died during the attacks of September 11, 2001, going back to help evacuate more people in the South Tower after he had organized the evacuation of the Morgan Stanley offices.