Anniversary Q

• 10 reps with coupon –  Curls, Overhead press, tricep
• Mosey to the 25 yd linen
• 10 reps each- Merkin, Squat , Burpee
• Run back to coupon, lather, rinse and repeat.

102 LBC’s for 102 minutes from first plane to collapse of 2nd tower

Been a part of F3 for 5 years now (Sept 7th ) thanks to @Forrest headlocking me in. Thanks to @Radio and @Shugah for those unofficial Monday morning workouts before we went to 3 days in Medina.  @Dash  and @Barnum for the Tuesday /Thursday 300’s we added in. Thanks to those not only here but also in Copley that pushed and encouraged from day 1

With tomorrow being Sept 11th hopefully we hear stories of heroes from that day. I wanted to speak about Richard Rescorla

RICHARD CYRIL RESCORLA.As people anxiously evacuated the South Tower, some remember a calming voice singing “God Bless America” over a bullhorn. The voice belonged to Richard Cyril Rescorla, Morgan Stanley’s vice president of security.

Born in Hayle, England in 1939, Rescorla served with the British Army in Cyprus and northern Rhodesia. In 1963, he immigrated to the United States and joined the Army. After graduating from Officer Candidate School, he fought in Vietnam as a second lieutenant with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry from 1965 to 1966. The following year, he became an American citizen.

When the World Trade Center was attacked in 1993, Rescorla was vice president for corporate security at Dean Witter Morgan Stanley and he led the company’s evacuation that day. Convinced that the terrorists would return, Rescorla created and stringently rehearsed a disaster contingency plan for the company, colleagues and family said. His company ran drills often so everyone would no what to do in case of any emergency.

On Sept. 11, he again supervised the evacuation of Morgan Stanley’s employees from the burning building. Among the 13 Morgan Stanley employees and consultants who were unable to exit the building safely was Rescorla. He was last seen climbing up the stairs to make a final sweep for other employees minutes before the building toppled. His actions that day are credited with saving thousands of lives. Rescorla epitomized the soldier’s code: leave no man behind.

In 2009 he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s Citizen Honor Award also known as the Valor Honoree award. He was also awarded the 2nd highest civilian award, The Presidential Citizens Medal in 2019