Parade honors Cornish hero’s 9/11 sacrifice
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A parade and ceremony in Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom, commemorated Rick Rescorla, who died while evacuating people from the World Trade Center’s South Tower during the 9/11 attacks in New York City.
Rescorla, the head of security for Morgan Stanley, successfully led more than 2,500 people to safety before returning to the building to help others, and his body was never recovered.
Students from Penpol Primary School, where Rescorla once studied, marched in the parade with members of the British armed forces. Organizers, including Hayle town clerk Eleanor Giggal, hoped the event would ensure future generations remember Rescorla’s actions. The school has also dedicated its forest school and wildlife garden to his memory, and Year 6 pupils recently learned about his role in the attacks.
Ten-year-old students described Rescorla as brave and inspirational, noting that he sang Cornish songs to calm people during the evacuation. The 9/11 attacks involved 19 Al Qaeda members hijacking four planes, two of which destroyed the Twin Towers, one struck the Pentagon near Washington DC, and the fourth crashed in Pennsylvania. The attacks resulted in 2,977 deaths and tens of thousands of injuries.
