Rick Rescorla, a 9/11 hero
Rick Rescorla was a great man who, along with his still unnamed assistants, died a heroic death on 9/11.
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Rick Rescorla, a 9/11 hero
This post honors Rick Rescorla, an amazing man who saved thousands of lives but lost his own on 9/11. True immortality being the Divine’s purview, we humans are limited to only two types: genetics and remembrance. It is the latter that concerns me. Almost every year on 9/11, I remember
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In Memoriam, September 11, 2001
I will never forget. It’s been 19 years and I still find myself deeply saddened every September 11. It’s a feeling that never goes away although, although time has lessened the raw emotion. I’ve written reams of words about 9/11 and actually find myself with nothing to say this year.
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Remembering Rick Rescorla, the hero who died on 9/11
Rick Rescorla spent his entire life fighting evil and 17 years ago today, that fight culminated with his saving thousands of lives, but losing his own. This is the final entry in my annual commemoration of three victims of 9/11, each of whom died a hero, facing down evil, facing
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Remembering Rick Rescorla, a hero of 9/11 (Part 3 of my 9/11 trilogy)
In Part 3 of my annual three-part 9/11 trilogy, I remember Rick Rescorla, a warrior to the bone, who saved thousands of lives but lost his own. True immortality being the Divine’s purview, we humans are limited to only two types: genetics and remembrance. It is the latter that concerns
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Remembering Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, a hero of 9/11 (Part 2 of my 9/11 trilogy)
In Part 2 of my annual three-part 9/11 trilogy, I remember Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, a lovely, vibrant woman who calmly faced her fate. True immortality being the Divine’s purview, we humans are limited to only two types: genetics and remembrance. It is the latter that concerns me. Every year on
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Remembering Brian Ahearn, a hero of 9/11 (Part 1 of my 9/11 trilogy)
In Part 1 of my annual three-part 9/11 trilogy, I remember Lt. Brian Ahearn, a New York firefighter who willingly sacrificed himself to save others. True immortality being the Divine’s purview, we humans are limited to only two types: genetics and remembrance. It is the latter that concerns me. Every
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Remembering Rick Rescorla, one of America’s warriors
The murderous frenzy unleashed on 9/11 is an awkward size. As the Left at home and abroad demonstrates relentlessly, it if had been a smaller attack — along the lines of Fort Hood or San Bernardino, we would have been told that it was simply the act of a crazy
Continue readingRemembering 9/11 in the Age of Obama #NeverForget
Last year on 9/11, my remembrance post looked at how our political class, led by Barack Obama, seemed to have forgotten every lesson learned from 9/11. Under his aegis, I pointed out, our borders were meaningless, the always dangerous Middle East was a swirling mass of chaos, and ISIS was
Continue readingIn Memoriam: Thoughts on the thirteenth anniversary of 9/11
My life is divided into two parts: Before September 11, 2001 and after September 11, 2001. Even the most exciting things I’ve done in my life (marriage, children, etc.) haven’t affected me as strongly as September 11, 2001 did. That day stands as a bright line that breaks my world
Continue readingRemembering 9/11 with a very focused mind
Over the past several years, especially since Obama became president, 9/11 turned into a diffuse holiday during which a Leftist-dominated media and political class ruminated about the needs of Muslims. Patriotism was verboten. We were allowed to shed tears for those who died, but the media shut its collective door
Continue readingSeptember 11, 2001: In Memoriam
My life is divided into two parts: Before September 11, 2001 and after September 11, 2001. Even the most exciting things I’ve done in my life (marriage, children, etc.) haven’t affected me as strongly as September 11, 2001 did. That day stands as a bright line that breaks my world
Continue readingHonoring 9/11 by remembering that we are warriors
The murderous frenzy unleashed on 9/11 is an awkward size. Had it been smaller — a handful of people, or even a hundred people, killed at a mall or a hotel — we would have noted it as a tragedy powered by a crazy person (or two) in thrall to
Continue readingRick Rescorla
I wrote a post about Rick Rescorla some years ago. He was one of the true heroes of 9/11 — his foresight, quick-thinking and heroism enabled him to save almost 3000 lives on that terrible day, although he gave up his own in the process. Today, the Daily Mail, a
Continue readingRemember Rick Rescorla — Part III of my 9/11 trilogy
The problem with an assault and a tragedy that is the magnitude of 9/11, and that now lives nine years away in our memories, is that, as a writer, I become more and more at a loss of words with each passing year. It seems to me, therefore, that the
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