First Responder Tour Launches at 9/11 Memorial Museum
First Responder Tour Launches at 9/11 Memorial Museum
Having survived the 1993 World Trade Center bombings, Rick Rescorla, head of security at Morgan Stanley, the largest tenant at the WTC occupying over 20 floors, had insisted, even the face of staff opposition, on regular safety drills for Morgan Stanley staff. His insistence and persistence in the face of danger saved 3,687 lives on September 11, 2001. Only 13 Morgan Stanley employees, including Rick Rescorla, didn’t make it out.
Today the 9/11 Memorial & Museum launched a new tour sharing the stories of first responders and those who acted as responders like Rescorla and the significant role they played on 9/11. The 60-minute guided tour entitled “Uncommon Courage: First Responders on 9/11” takes visitors through the Memorial and Museum and explores exceptional accounts of heroism and survival.
In the largest mobilization of emergency personnel in American history, thousands responded from city, state and federal agencies to the three attack sites on 9/11. More than 400 responders from the New York City Fire Department, New York City Police Department and the Port Authority Police Department sacrificed their lives to save others.
The tour offers an additional perspective to the official 9/11 Memorial Tour and Understanding 9/11 Museum Tour.
It is offered Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. Learn more and reserve a spot here.
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