Rick Rescorla - Tributes

Tributes

At the National 9/11 Memorial, Rescorla is memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-46.

Other tributes include the following:

• A biography of Rescorla, Heart of a Soldier by James B. Stewart (ISBN 0-7432-4459-1), was described by Time Magazine as "the best non-fiction book of 2002".
• Stewart's book became the basis of an opera of the same name by Christopher Theofanidis, with libretto by Donna Di Novelli. It was premiered by the San Francisco Opera on September 10, 2011 in a production starring Thomas Hampson as Rescorla and featuring soprano Melody Moore as Susan, "Rescorla’s wife and soul mate", and William Burden as Daniel J. Hill, "Rescorla’s best friend and fellow soldier". A recording of a San Francisco performance was broadcast by NPR September 8, 2012.

• Rescorla was the subject of a 2005 documentary entitled The Man Who Predicted 9/11. The film was shown on Channel 4 in the UK and the History Channel in the United States.
• Rescorla was honored with the White Cross of Cornwall/An Grows Wyn a Gernow award from his native Cornwall in 2003 by the Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament.
• Amanda Ripley's 2008 book, The Unthinkable: Who survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why, profiles Rescorla in the "Conclusion" section of the book.
• In 2006, Fort Benning, Georgia, unveiled a statue of Rick Rescorla.
• On November 11, 2009, Colonel Rescorla was inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame.
• A FOB (Forward Operating Base) in Farah, Afghanistan is named after Rick Rescorla and has served as an operating base for the 82nd Airborne Division, 1 Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and the 1st Special Forces Group. There is a mural on the wall depicting Mr. Rescorla so the soldiers will never forget him.