{"id":431329,"date":"2026-09-10T04:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T04:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/431329\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T04:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T04:12:15","slug":"steps-of-valor-9-11-memorial-stair-climb-to-commemorate-first-responders-9-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/431329\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps of Valor 9\/11 Memorial Stair Climb to commemorate first responders | 9 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mechanical engineering freshman Noah Vo jogs up stairs during the second annual Steps of Valor on Sept. 11,2025, at Maverick Stadium.<\/p>\n

File photo \/ Elvis Martinez-Cartagena <\/p>\n

The annual Steps of Valor 9\/11 Memorial Stair Climb is coming back at 7:40 a.m. Friday at Maverick Stadium. <\/p>\n

Participants will climb the same number of steps as the first responders who risked their lives to enter the World Trade Center complex on Sept. 11, 2001. <\/p>\n

There will be an opening ceremony with a speech from Arlington Mayor Jim Ross, followed by a moment of silence for the first tower being struck, said Thaddeus Shearin, Kappa Sigma Fraternity president. The climb will begin at 8:03 a.m., according to the Steps of Valor website. <\/p>\n

The university ROTC will set off cannon fire signaling participants to start the climb alongside Greek life, Arlington first responders, DFW first responders, ROTC and community members, Shearin said. <\/p>\n

The event is free to attend, and there will be water and breakfast tacos available on the field. <\/p>\n

Those who wish to participate in the climb can register online and fill out a waiver on the Steps of Valor website. <\/p>\n

Proceeds from the climb will go to helping support first responders and their families as well as veterans through the event. <\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t think of a better way to raise money for first responders than doing what the first responders did,\u201d Shearin said. <\/p>\n

@gabby_jean13<\/p>\n

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