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DAHLGREN. Va. (Sept. 11, 2019) – Navy chief select Cody Wilcoxson shares a story of heroism in response to the terrorist attacks and ensuing tragedies on 9/11. Wilcoxson was one of seven chief select ‘heroism readers’ based at commands located on Naval Surface Facility Dahlgren who recounted acts of heroism on that tragic day in our nation’s history. Wilcoxson – reading to military, first responders, government and contractor personnel gathered to honor the victims of 9/11 – recounted that: “Jason Thomas and Dave Karnes, two former U.S. Marines, put their uniforms back on and searched through rubble that could have collapsed at any moment. Once both Marines reached the collapsed towers — the site now covered in ash and debris — they began searching for survivors, but first, they found each other. Along with other first responders, the pair climbed over the dangerous field of metal, concrete, and dust, calling out, ‘United States Marines! If you can hear us, yell or tap!’ They found two survivors.”