First Responders Climb 2,071 Steps In Memory Of Those Lost On September 11
on Sep 12, 2025
9/11 Remains Etched In The History Of The World Forever
September 11, 2001, is a day that remains etched in the memory of people around the world. On that morning, terrorists from the extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes.
Two of those planes were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the fourth, United Airlines Flight 93, went down in a field in Pennsylvania after brave passengers attempted to retake control of the aircraft.
Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the attacks, leaving the nation in mourning and the world in shock. The events of 9/11 had a profound and lasting impact on the course of history.
City Of Madison Holds Stair Climb To Honor Victims
In remembrance of the thousands who lost their lives on that tragic day, the city of Madison, Alabama organized a commemorative ceremony at Toyota Field.
Volunteers, firefighters, police officers, and others climbed the stadium stairs in tribute, symbolically replicating the distance to reach the upper floors of the World Trade Center.
As part of the ceremony, the Madison Police Department and the Fire Honor Guard delivered a presentation in honor of the victims.
“It’s important to remember history. Otherwise we’re doomed to have it repeat itself,” Huntsville firefighter Blake Robinson said.
Madison Fire Chief Brandy Williams, who has served with the department for 27 years, underscored the lasting significance of commemorating September 11.
“I think it brings perspective and allows us to not forget because it’s so easy with these lives that everybody lives today to just forget and not remember to slow down,” Williams said.
President Trump Pays Tribute To The Victims Of 9/11
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania attended the service at the Pentagon on Thursday (September 11), where 184 service members and civilians were killed.
“On that fateful day, savage monsters attacked the very symbols of our civilization. Yet here in Virginia and in New York and in the skies over Pennsylvania, Americans did not hesitate,” Trump said in his speech. “They stood on their feet, and they showed the world that we will never yield, we will never bend, we will never give up, and our great American flag will never, ever fail.”
Trump was living in New York City at the time of the attacks, and during a 2001 interview, shared that he sent workers from his construction crews to help at Ground Zero.
The President also warned those who want to harm the United States that they would be “hunted down.”
“We will crush you without mercy, and we will triumph without question. That’s why we named the former Department of Defense the Department of War,” he said. “It will be different. We won the First World War. We won the Second World War. We won everything before that and in between. And then we decided to change the game.”
