Rick Rescorla went back up the stairs for others. Cornwall now writes his name into memory.
Cornish 9/11 hero Rick Rescorla to be commemorated in hometown
Rick Rescorla, a Cornish-born security chief at Morgan Stanley, ignored evacuation orders on September 11, 2001 and led roughly 2,700 employees out of the World Trade Center's South Tower. He returned to the upper floors to search for stragglers and died when the tower collapsed. His hometown in Cornwall is now preparing a permanent commemoration of his actions.
Source: Cornish 9/11 hero Rick Rescorla to be commemorated in hometown — BBC
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