| All comments and are to be approved before posting and I delete stupid ones. If you never heard of Rick Rescorla, you are missing out on one of the best stories of an "American" hero. Born born Cyril Richard Rescorla in Hayle, Cornwall, in 1939. During WWII the 175th Infantry Regiment of the US 29th Infantry Division was headquartered in Rick's hometown. Being a typical young boy he fell head over heals in love with the American GIs He grew up an athlete, excelling in boxing. In 1957 Rescorla joined the British Army The Parachute Regiment and also serving with intelligence. Upon leaving the military he served various jobs as a police officer. He moved to the United States and joined the United States Army in 1963 ... wanting to go to Vietnam to fight. In 1965 he was a platoon leader in the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) and faught in the Battle of Ia Drang ... the battle recounted in the book and depicted in the movie "We Were Soldiers (Once ... And Young)" While serving in Vietnam Rick earned the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, a Purple Heart, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry ... And didn't come back to the United States to throw any of them on the White House lawn ... nor did he join The Winter Soldiers and undermind his military brothers still fighting, bleeding and dying in Vietnam. Rescorla was a very bright and astute man. He was a critical thinker. In 1992 he warned the World Trade Center's Port ... |
