Dozens gathered inside Veterans Memorial Stadium to pay their respects to the victims and first responders of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
TROY, Ala. - When the twin towers in New York City were stuck on that fateful Tuesday morning 22 years ago, many people working in the buildings became trapped. That’s when first responders put their lives on the line to save as many people as they could.
The intent was to climb 110 flights of stairs, roughly equivalent to the number of floors first responders would have climbed in the World Trade Center that day.First responder deaths from post-9/11 illnesses nearly equal number of firefighters who died that day Members of Troy University’s ROTC program, along with other Troy students, community members and Troy Fire and Rescue took part in the commemorative climb. Even though each person had a different reason for why they climbed the stairs, they all said that it’s important that 9/11 never be forgotten.
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