A Remembrance.....
For many months in 2001 I had been looking forward to attending the annual reunion of the survivors of the battles of the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam, which were recounted in my good friend Joe Galloway's book We Were Soldiers Once and Young, co-written with Gen. Hal Moore and the basis for the film We Were Soldiers. I had been friends with many of the participants for years and knew stories of the others, but one name kept coming up. "You've got to meet Rick Rescorla", I was told....."he's one hell of a guy". I didn't take this lightly, the recommendation coming from some of the people I respect most in the world, and one hell of a group of guys themselves. Rick was the keeper of the 1/7th Cavalry regimental bugle, captured in Vietnam, and which played a role in the film, kniting the beginning and the end together. I was anxious to meet Rick.
I didn't get that chance. The reunion was in November, on Veteran's Day, 2001 and Rick died September 11th at the World Trade Center. Internet blog pal, Greyhawk has written a magnificent piece on Rick, his life and it's meaning and why we should remember his contribution to our freedom. A great read as we remember 9/11/01.
911 Remembered, Rick Rescorla was a soldier
For many months in 2001 I had been looking forward to attending the annual reunion of the survivors of the battles of the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam, which were recounted in my good friend Joe Galloway's book We Were Soldiers Once and Young, co-written with Gen. Hal Moore and the basis for the film We Were Soldiers. I had been friends with many of the participants for years and knew stories of the others, but one name kept coming up. "You've got to meet Rick Rescorla", I was told....."he's one hell of a guy". I didn't take this lightly, the recommendation coming from some of the people I respect most in the world, and one hell of a group of guys themselves. Rick was the keeper of the 1/7th Cavalry regimental bugle, captured in Vietnam, and which played a role in the film, kniting the beginning and the end together. I was anxious to meet Rick.
I didn't get that chance. The reunion was in November, on Veteran's Day, 2001 and Rick died September 11th at the World Trade Center. Internet blog pal, Greyhawk has written a magnificent piece on Rick, his life and it's meaning and why we should remember his contribution to our freedom. A great read as we remember 9/11/01.
911 Remembered, Rick Rescorla was a soldier
