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IMAGE: DAHLGREN. Va. (Sept. 11, 2019) – Navy chief select Elijah Chavira shares a story of heroism in response to the terrorist attacks and ensuing tragedies on 9/11. Chavira 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. Chavira – reading to military, first responders, government and contractor personnel gathered to honor the victims of 9/11 – recounted that: “With limited detail of what was happening and no time to do pre-flight checklists, two D.C. Air National Guard pilots quickly scrambled to intercept United 93 after two other planes had hit the World Trade Center. They were completely unarmed. In the days before Sept. 11, there were no armed aircraft standing guard in Washington, D.C., ready to scramble at the first sign of trouble. Col. Marc Sasseville and Lt. Heather Penney were prepared to give their lives for their country, and ram the airline off course.”
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Naval Support Activity South Potomac, Dahlgren, Va. - DAHLGREN. Va. (Sept. 11, 2019) – Navy chief select Elijah Chavira shares a story of heroism in response to the terrorist attacks and ensuing tragedies on 9/11. Chavira 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. Chavira – reading to military, first responders, government and contractor personnel gathered to honor the victims of 9/11 – recounted that: “With limited detail of what was happening and no time to do pre-flight checklists, two D.C. Air National Guard pilots quickly scrambled to intercept United 93 after two other planes had hit the World Trade Center. They were completely unarmed. In the days before Sept. 11, there were no armed aircraft standing guard in Washington, D.C., ready to scramble at the first sign of trouble. Col. Marc Sasseville and Lt. Heather Penney were prepared to give their lives for their country, and ram the airline off course.”


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