First responders remember 9/11 by traversing stairs at America First Field

Published: Sep 11, 2024 Duration: 00:02:40 Category: News & Politics

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to visit. And remember, those lost as well as their sacrifices and the honor and recognition continues across the state. The Salt Lake City FBI office hosted the 9.11 Tower stared challenge at the America first field this morning to honor the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives on this day. 23 years ago RK Gardner brings us the tribute. >> It's quiet now. But this morning, the stadium ring out with voices of people reading names and paying tribute to their family members and loved ones who they lost as a result of the terrorist attacks. And as those names are being read, first responders from across the state were climbing the stairs of the stadium in remembrance of those who responded to the call. >> Instead, the names of loved ones lost to the terrorist attacks rained out across America First field. The U.S. hundreds of people, including more than 300st responders from 16 different agencies make 3 laps around the stadium. One of the things that we do >> to stay connected to our why a top honor. The people that made the ultimate sacrifice from someone who is a young dad. My wife called me said, hey, entire family to go on to someone who is living in Tnga. But I just remember hearing something nice. All this. It Holland America and explode it to someone who had just applied to the FBI. We wanted to be part of the solution events from 23 years ago are still fresh memories. So it really is an opportunity to kind of immersed ourselves in the events of that day and how that's impacted the families and the nation by the end of the challenge, they will have climbed to 1071 steps or 110 floors. The number of floors in each tower. Some firefighters do the challenge in full gear to remember the 343 firefighters. >> Who died on that fateful day as they do. So they listen to the names and stories of those lost grandchildren ever measured grandpas. And he feels that he was never meant for our sobering and very a very humbling experience, especially for those too young to remember, makes it a lot more. We'll see how what they went through. >> Walking up the stairs and I don't have the full experience. I don't have the gear on that. They have flu still pretty hard. So I've a lot more respect for them. But it's more than remembering those who were lost. They didn't know what they were heading into its a tribute to those willing to put their lives on the line to save their fellow American. The U.S. is a of all the first responders I spoke to today had a similar message. >> That 9.11 is a reminder that

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