{"id":399943,"date":"2026-09-15T00:28:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T00:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/399943\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T00:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T00:28:18","slug":"a-summary-of-9-11-events-across-miami-dade-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/399943\/","title":{"rendered":"A summary of 9\/11 events across Miami-Dade"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Aerial view of the World Trade Center from Mar. 2001. \/\/ Photo via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n

Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, marked 25 years since the terrorist attacks on New York City\u2019s World Trade Center, where nearly 3,000 people were killed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The city of Miami honors the victims, first responders and public servants who sacrificed their lives that day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here is a look at events happening on campus and around Miami-Dade County:<\/p>\n

Campus Events\n<\/p>\n

On Friday, the University of Miami unveiled a 25th Anniversary 9\/11 Remembrance Display<\/a>, located behind the \u201cU\u201d statue. The display, brought by the Political Science Association and the Veteran Students Organization, features an abundance of mini United States flags.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Sept. 12, from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., the Veteran Canes Society and University of Miami Army ROTC hosted the 7th annual 9\/11 Ruck to Remember<\/a>, a 9.11-mile-long ruck march through Coral Gables.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Newman Alumni Center is screening the documentary, \u201c9\/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero.\u201d The event will be followed by a discussion with movie producer Robbie Shinder and Dr. Gregory Kroger, Director of the George P. Hanley Democracy Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Miami-Dade County Events\n<\/p>\n

The Coral Gables<\/a> Police and Fire Departments hosted a joint ceremony to honor not only the lives lost on 9\/11 but also the public who helped with the aftermath.<\/p>\n

In Miami Beach<\/a>, first responders from the fire and police departments held a ceremony honoring the victims of 9\/11.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeptember 11 reminds us of both the devastating loss of innocent lives and the extraordinary courage of our nation\u2019s first responders,\u201d said Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner. \u201cWe honor the firefighters and police officers who ran toward danger to save others, and whose sacrifice is a powerful example of the strength, duty, and patriotism that define America as we stand with our own Miami Beach Fire and Police Departments who carry that legacy forward every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coconut Grove held a ceremony at Miami City Hall, followed by a graduation ceremony for 44 new firefighters.<\/p>\n

Miami Dade College\u2019s North Campus<\/a> hosted \u201cWe Promise to Never Forget,\u201d a remembrance ceremony honoring the lives lost and the heroes who emerged on 9\/11. The event will be open to students, faculty, law enforcement and the public as an act of unity and resilience.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn this 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, we pause to honor the innocent lives lost, recognize the extraordinary bravery of first responders and reflect on the resilience that emerged from one of our nation\u2019s darkest days,\u201d said MDC North Campus President Fermin Vazquez.<\/p>\n

At Key Biscayne Civic Center\u2019s Monaco Fountain, events included a reflection from former New York Fire Department captain Robert Senator, a moment of silence and prayer.<\/p>\n

The North Miami Police Department honored those lost on 9\/11 at its headquarters, including a moment of silence along with a 21-gun salute by the officers at 9:11 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aerial view of the World Trade Center from Mar. 2001. \/\/ Photo via Wikimedia Commons Friday, Sept. 11,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399944,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":["post-399943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}