9-11 MEMORIAL STAIR CLIMB
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- 5am – 11am (1st Climb Session)
- 4pm – 6pm (2nd Climb Session)
Our community will convene at the Thomas County Jackets Nest Football Stadium to simulate climbing 110 stories as a tribute to the 343 Firefighters, 63 Police Officers, and 8 Emergency Medical Personnel who lost their lives. This is the deadliest incident for firefighters in the history of the United States. Each climber will carry the photograph and/or names of the fallen Firefighters, Police Officers, and EMS workers who gave the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001.
Cost: $20.00 pre-register to guarantee a t-shirt.
children 10 & under free
Schedule of Events:
5:00 a.m. Memorial Climb Registration Begins; Start Climbing
7:30 a.m. Enter Runners with the American Flag
8:30 a.m. Posting of Colors, Prayer and Memorial Ceremony
8:46 a.m. Moment of Silence - Observe Time 1st Plane Struck the North Tower
9:03 a.m. Moment of Silence - Observe Time 2nd Plane Struck the South Tower
9:37 a.m. Moment of Silence - Observe Time Fight 77 Struck the Pentagon
9:59 a.m. Moment of Silence - Observe Time of Fall of the South Tower
10:03 a.m. Moment of Silence - Observe Time of Crash of Flight 93
10:29 a.m. Moment of Silence - Observe Time of Fall of the North Tower
11:00 a.m. End of Stair Climb
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