Communities across North Texas are coming together for a day of remembrance 22 years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Thousands were killed that day when a series of hijacked planes were flown into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and an open field in Pennsylvania.In Garland, more than 1,000 people will gather to pack meals for people in need. This is the fifth year for the North Texas Meal Pack for 9/11 Day.
Organizers expect to pack hundreds of thousands of meals for people in the area. All of the meals will be donated to the North Texas Food Bank.Grapevine’s annual 9/11 ceremony starts at 7:40 a.m. at Grapevine Station with remarks from public officials and members of pilots’ and flight attendants’ associations.
Grapevine High School's wrestling team is also hosting a 9/11 Tribute Climb at 7:30 a.m. at Mustang Panther Stadium. First responders from the cities of Grapevine, Colleyville and Euless will join the team and others to climb the equivalent of the 110 flights of stairs that heroes climb inside the Twin Towers.The city of Kennedale will host an event at 8 a.m. at the memorial site the city built in TownCenter Park. Everyone is welcome.There will be a ceremony at 8 a.m.
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