For individuals who survived the World Trade Center’s destruction on Sept. 11, 2001, or who witnessed the horror in person or on television, the historic event may still seem merely days in the past instead of 21 years behind us. The chill and emotion of the inconceivable unfolding is still palpable.
And for the 2,700 Morgan Stanley survivors of that dreadful day, another sentiment was and still is foremost in the minds of many people: gratitude. Two-plus decades ago, the company’s head of corporate security, Rick Rescorla, saved them, but he did not save himself.
