>>12166216Plenty of good choices itt, here's one unlikely go get mentioned but also deserving, Rick Rescorla.
>born in UK>volunteer at the age of 16>become a paratrooper>fight in Cyprus>fight in Rhodesia>see some nasty stuff in there, become anti-communist>move to US>enlist>fight in Vietnam>competent officer, adored by those serving with him>take part in the battle of Ia Drang>during the darkest hours of the second part of the battle he was seen in the trenches cheering the soldiers on and breaking into songs from his homeland, such as "Men of Harlech">in his book (the first half of which was later made into We Were Soldiers) Hal Moore mentions that he was the best platoon leader he's seen in two wars>it also mentions that at the time of printing ('80s) he was retired and working as a security chief at WTC>work on tightening the security, warn his superiors about the possibility of an attack from the air, among other things>force the employees to practice evacuations>9/11 happens>he's in the south tower>north tower is hit>PA announcements tell people to stay put>he forces them to gtfo>south tower is hit>he keeps directing the evacuation>last seen going up the stairs saying he's not leaving until everyone is outIt's like something deliberately written for a historical film starring Tom Hanks, he even sort of looks the part. There's even a light romance subplot for the less-tense part between the wars and 9/11.
In my case I'd read about the selfless security chief saving lives during the attack first, then read the book and in the afterword there was the mention of Rick working in WTC, which is when the realization hit. Of course a guy like that would go out like a champ instead of succumbing to cancer he had.
