When Rick Rescorla got home from Vietnam, he tried to put combat and death behind him, but he never could entirely.

When Rescorla was a platoon leader in Vietnam, his men called him Hard Core, because they had never seen anyone so absurdly unflappable in the face of death. I've ordered it. Born: 27-May-1939 Birthplace: Hayle, Cornwall, England Died: 11-Sep-2001 Location of death: Manhattan, NY Cause of death: Murder Remains: Missing, Ground Zero, Manhattan, NY. Harm posted this on FB this morning and I thank him for that. Rick's mother Annie Rescorla still lives in the village, cared for by her family. It didn’t take long, after coming home, for me to lower my expectations regarding anything related to Vietnam. Rick Rescorla was a notable and famous AU Army Cavalry officer in Vietnam, best known for singing classic Cornish folk tunes to inspire his soldiers.
It's quite long but worth every minute it takes.


Rick Rescorla—born a Brit (in Cornwall) who became an American (and fought in Vietnam)—was worried about the safety of New York City’s World Trade Center.

The book A Soldier's Heart is based on Rescorla's life and is by the same author. Rick Rescorla – 62, head of security for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. He served in the Vietnam War as a commissioned officer of the United States Army. Birthday: May 27, 1939 Date of Death: September 11, 2001 Age at Death: 62. Cyril Richard "Rick" Rescorla (May 27, 1939 – …

Rick Rescorla was calling from the 44th floor of the World Trade Center, icy calm in the crisis. Rick was 62 years old at the time of death. Mr Daniels said it was difficult to tell the frail 84-year-old that her son had been killed in such a tragic way.

Rest in peace to the fallen, and Paul has definitely given all. Rescorla’s family was of Celtic descent, like much of the original ethnic population of Cornwall. Rick Rescorla was born in Hayle, Cornwall, UK, on May 27, 1939.

Books, for instance, ‘‘historical fiction’ of Vietnam wasn’t very good.

Rick Rescorla. Fifty years ago today, one of the Vietnam war’s most ferocious battles broke out in the Ia Drang Valley.

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