Trump Posthumously Awards Presidential Citizens Medal to 9/11 Hero Who Saved Thousands

Trump Posthumously Awards Presidential Citizens Medal to 9/11 Hero Who Saved Thousands
President Donald Trump presented the Presidential Citizens Medal posthumously to Richard (Rick) Cyril Rescorla who helped save the lives of nearly 2,700 people at the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 on Nov. 7, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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President Donald Trump this week presented the Presidential Citizens Medal posthumously to the family of Richard (Rick) Cyril Rescorla, who died while saving the lives of nearly 2,700 people at the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Trump on Nov. 7 awarded the UK-born Vietnam veteran with the second-highest civilian award after the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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