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IMAGE: DAHLGREN. Va. (Sept. 11, 2019) – Navy chief select Timothy Klee shares a story of heroism in response to the terrorist attacks and ensuing tragedies on 9/11. Klee 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.

Klee – reading to military, first responders, government and contractor personnel gathered to honor the victims of 9/11 – recounted that:
“Rick Rescorla was responsible for saving more than 2,700 lives, and he sang songs to keep people calm while they evacuated. He was already a hero of the battlefields of Vietnam, where he earned the Silver Star and other awards for his exploits as an Army officer. While working as head of corporate security for Morgan Stanley, he was told after American Flight 11 hit the South tower next to him, to keep his employees at their desks. Rescorla, who had frequently warned the Port Authority and his company about the World Trade Center's security weaknesses, had already issued the order to evacuate. He had made Morgan Stanley employees practice emergency drills for years, and it paid off that day: Just 16 minutes after the first plane hit the opposite tower, more than 2,700 employees and visitors were out when the second plane hit their building. During the evacuation, Rescorla calmly reassured people. Singing ‘God Bless America over a bullhorn as they walked down the stairs.”
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Naval Support Activity South Potomac, Dahlgren, Va. - DAHLGREN. Va. (Sept. 11, 2019) – Navy chief select Timothy Klee shares a story of heroism in response to the terrorist attacks and ensuing tragedies on 9/11. Klee 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. Klee – reading to military, first responders, government and contractor personnel gathered to honor the victims of 9/11 – recounted that: “Rick Rescorla was responsible for saving more than 2,700 lives, and he sang songs to keep people calm while they evacuated. He was already a hero of the battlefields of Vietnam, where he earned the Silver Star and other awards for his exploits as an Army officer. While working as head of corporate security for Morgan Stanley, he was told after American Flight 11 hit the South tower next to him, to keep his employees at their desks. Rescorla, who had frequently warned the Port Authority and his company about the World Trade Center's security weaknesses, had already issued the order to evacuate. He had made Morgan Stanley employees practice emergency drills for years, and it paid off that day: Just 16 minutes after the first plane hit the opposite tower, more than 2,700 employees and visitors were out when the second plane hit their building. During the evacuation, Rescorla calmly reassured people. Singing ‘God Bless America over a bullhorn as they walked down the stairs.”


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