Today marks 22 years since the terrorist attacks that killed over 3000 Americans in the triple terrorists attacks that rocked the nation on September 11, 2001.
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas’ Comerica Bank Tower hosted hundreds of first responders Saturday for the 12th Annual Dallas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb to commemorate the September 11 attacks.
At 60 stories tall, Comerica Bank Tower is the second tallest in Dallas. Police, firefighters and paramedics climbed 49 floors, then 12, then 49 again to match the 110 stories of the World Trade Center.
And, at the Bank of America Tower in downtown Fort Worth, nearly 200 first responders took part in the city’s 2nd Annual 9/11 Memorial Tower Climb.
City Center Fort Worth will host 200 first responders Sept. 9 for the 2nd annual 9/11 Memorial Tower Climb in honor of those who lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001. Register at https://t.co/Throlv4z6s. pic.twitter.com/qzF8ZE8gZh
— Deborah Fleck (@debbiewfleck) August 29, 2023
Across the nation Americans are looking back on the horror and legacy of 9/11. People are gathering Monday at memorials, firehouses, city halls, campuses and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
Commemorations are planned at the attack sites at New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and in many other places.
President Joe Biden is due to join service members and their families at a ceremony on a military base in Anchorage, Alaska.
September 11 is a day not only to remember, but a day of renewal and resolve for every American — in our devotion to this country, to the principles it embodies, to our democracy.
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 11, 2023
That is what we owe one another.
And what we owe future generations of Americans to come. pic.twitter.com/EeCYvo7Q0Q
His visit is a reminder that the impact of 9/11 was felt in every corner of the nation, however remote. The hijacked-plane attacks claimed nearly 3,000 lives and reshaped American foreign policy and domestic fears.
(Copyright WBAP/KLIF News. This report contains material from the Associated Press.)