Rick Rescorla: The Hero Bush Forgot
By Michael Giorgino
January 19, 2009
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A Morgan Stanley director told Rescorla he had to get out, too. "As soon as I make sure everyone else is out," Rescorla replied. In a last cell call to his wife Susan, he said, "Stop crying, I have to get these people out safely. If something should happen to me, I want you to know I've never been happier. You made my life." Rick Rescorla was last seen heading up to rescue people who were unable to get down. His remains have never been recovered.
The amazing story of Rick Rescorla is well documented in "Heart of a Soldier" by James B. Stewart (Simon & Schuster, 2002). Tens of thousands of Americans have petitioned President Bush to award Rescorla the Medal of Freedom. Even after the urging of former-Prime Minister Tony Blair of the U.K., Bush has done nothing.
Rick Rescorla died for America. He defied our enemies and said, in effect, "It's not right that 2,700 people should die -- I won't let you kill them!" Absent Presidential action, Congress should restore Rescorla -- a retired U.S. Army Reserve Colonel -- to active duty status and posthumously award him the Medal of Honor.
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Mike Giorgino is a retired Navy Surface Warfare Commander and a Gulf War veteran. He graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2000 and practices law in San Diego. He may be contacted at mgiorgino@aol.com.
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