The Order He Refused to Obey
On September 11, 2001, when the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center, the Port Authority broadcast a message to everyone...
This is a contemporary on preparation and sacrifice, drawing on John 15:13.
On September 11, 2001, when the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center, the Port Authority broadcast a message to everyone in the South Tower: stay at your desks. Rick Rescorla, Director of Security for Morgan Stanley, ignored it. A decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War's Battle of Ia Drang Valley in 1965, Rescorla had spent years preparing for this moment.…
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