A Story That Haunts Me A…

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• Author: @LethalityJane on Twitter
• Full Title: A Story That Haunts Me A…
• Category: #type/tweets
• URL: https://twitter.com/LethalityJane/status/1436784737268293633

Highlights

• A story that haunts me about 9/11 is how all but 13 of Morgan Stanley’s approximately 2,700 employees made it out of the South Tower alive because their head of security over rode the NYC Port Authority’s instructions and started evacuating immediately. (View Tweet)
• Rick Rescorla was born in Cornwall and fought for both the UK and US militaries, most famously in the battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam, of We Were Soldiers fame. He was awarded a Silver Star and two Bronze Stars. (View Tweet)
• Rescorla left active duty, went to law school and ended up working as head of security for Dean Witter (which later merged with Morgan Stanley) in their World Trade Center offices. When the World Trade Center was bombed in 1993 he was the last person out of the building. (View Tweet)
• Rescorla was concerned the World Trade Center was still a target for attack and recommended Morgan Stanley move their offices, but they had lease obligations. So he started instituting quarterly evacuation drills. Everyone thought this was overkill and more than a bit of a pain. (View Tweet)
• When the plane hit the North Tower on the morning of 9/11, Rescorla was in his office on the 44th floor. The Port Authority asked everyone in the South Tower to stay calm and at their offices. Rescorla was worried the North Tower would collapse and take the South Tower with it. (View Tweet)
• So Rick Rescorla, who was 62, ordered a full evacuation for all of Morgan Stanley’s employees. Because of the drills, everyone knew what to do. He led the employees down the stairwell, singing Cornish songs, and then he turned around and went back up. (View Tweet)
• Rick Rescorla was last seen on the 10th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center, heading up, to see if he had left anyone behind. He had two of his security employees with him. His body was never found. (View Tweet)
• 9/11 is always a hard day to be on social media. So this year I’m trying to focus less on where I was, and more on the people who were there. (View Tweet)
• This year I’m remembering Rick Rescorla, the 62 year old Vietnam veteran and cancer survivor who annoyed everyone with his evacuation drills, told the people telling him to stay put to piss off, trusted his instincts, and helped over 2,600 get to safety. And then went back up. (View Tweet)

A Story That Haunts Me A…

Metadata

• Author: @LethalityJane on Twitter
• Full Title: A Story That Haunts Me A…
• Category: #type/tweets
• URL: https://twitter.com/LethalityJane/status/1436784737268293633

Highlights

• A story that haunts me about 9/11 is how all but 13 of Morgan Stanley’s approximately 2,700 employees made it out of the South Tower alive because their head of security over rode the NYC Port Authority’s instructions and started evacuating immediately. (View Tweet)
• Rick Rescorla was born in Cornwall and fought for both the UK and US militaries, most famously in the battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam, of We Were Soldiers fame. He was awarded a Silver Star and two Bronze Stars. (View Tweet)
• Rescorla left active duty, went to law school and ended up working as head of security for Dean Witter (which later merged with Morgan Stanley) in their World Trade Center offices. When the World Trade Center was bombed in 1993 he was the last person out of the building. (View Tweet)
• Rescorla was concerned the World Trade Center was still a target for attack and recommended Morgan Stanley move their offices, but they had lease obligations. So he started instituting quarterly evacuation drills. Everyone thought this was overkill and more than a bit of a pain. (View Tweet)
• When the plane hit the North Tower on the morning of 9/11, Rescorla was in his office on the 44th floor. The Port Authority asked everyone in the South Tower to stay calm and at their offices. Rescorla was worried the North Tower would collapse and take the South Tower with it. (View Tweet)
• So Rick Rescorla, who was 62, ordered a full evacuation for all of Morgan Stanley’s employees. Because of the drills, everyone knew what to do. He led the employees down the stairwell, singing Cornish songs, and then he turned around and went back up. (View Tweet)
• Rick Rescorla was last seen on the 10th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center, heading up, to see if he had left anyone behind. He had two of his security employees with him. His body was never found. (View Tweet)
• 9/11 is always a hard day to be on social media. So this year I’m trying to focus less on where I was, and more on the people who were there. (View Tweet)
• This year I’m remembering Rick Rescorla, the 62 year old Vietnam veteran and cancer survivor who annoyed everyone with his evacuation drills, told the people telling him to stay put to piss off, trusted his instincts, and helped over 2,600 get to safety. And then went back up. (View Tweet)