More than 1,000 people were expected Sunday to scale 110 flights of stairs — the same number as were in the World Trade Center towers — during the San Diego 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, one of several weekend events in the San Diego area commemorating those lost in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
More than 1,000 people were expected Sunday to scale 110 flights of stairs -- the same number as were in the World Trade Center towers -- during the San Diego 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, one of several weekend events in the San Diego area commemorating those lost in the 2001 terrorist attacks.The Hilton San Diego Bayfront hosted the event Sunday at 8 a.m.
"We climb in memory, and to honor each of the fallen 343 FDNY, 23 NYPD, and 37 Port Authority heroes, and to raise awareness of the sacrifices made by firefighters everywhere," the statement said.At 8:15 a.m. on Monday, the University of San Diego will observe the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at an event that"will both reflect on the past and look forward to a more peaceful future," a university statement reads.
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