Remembering Rick Rescorla

‘Born Cyril Richard Rescorla in Cornwall with a spirit for adventure, he was a larger-than-life ‘action hero’ who wanted to join the military from an early age.
He served with the British Army, changing his name to Rick from Cyril, which he hated, on joining the Parachute Regiment.
He later served with military intelligence in Cyprus. Jobs with the Metropolitan Police and North Rhodesia Police in what is now Zambia followed before he emigrated to the U.S. and joined the United States Army.
As Second Lieutenant Rescorla of the 7th Cavalry, he saw action in the battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam in 1965, earning the nickname ‘Hard Core’ because of his bravery…’    source
But the finest tribute to the man you’ll ever read is HERE
(posted by Wabbit for purely personal and selfish reasons)