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<\/p>\nEl Paso and the University of Texas at El Paso committed to a simple principle on the 25th anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks \u2014 never forget.<\/p>\n
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El Paso firefighters participate in a memorial stair climb at the Sun Bowl during a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at the University of Texas at El Paso on Sept. 11, 2026. Wearing full firefighting gear, some weighing up to 60 pounds, participants climbed 110 flights of stairs representing the 110 stories of the World Trade Center towers to honor those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n
More than 1,500 people participated in the 9\/11 Memorial Stair Climb held at the Sun Bowl on Friday, Sept. 11, honoring the memories of those killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York City and Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.<\/p>\n
A fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing all aboard.<\/p>\n
Nearly 3,000 people were killed by terrorists who hijacked commercial airliners.<\/p>\n
Members of Fort Bliss Army Post, the U.S. Border Patrol, FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration joined in the commemorative stair climb.<\/p>\n
The UTEP Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, in partnership with the city of El Paso and the El Paso County Emergency Services District No. 1, held the event to honor and remember the firefighters, police officers and emergency medical services staff who died on Sept. 11, 2001.<\/p>\n
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A bell is rung during a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at the University of Texas at El Paso on Sept. 11, 2026. The event commemorated the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and marked the 25th anniversary of the tragedy, bringing together firefighters, first responders, community members and local officials in remembrance and reflection.<\/p>\n
The event included an opening ceremony with remarks by UTEP President Heather Wilson, El Paso Police Department Chief Peter Pacillas, El Paso Fire Department Chief Jonathan Killings and El Paso County ESD No. 1 Fire Chief Kristian Menendez.<\/p>\n
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Participants climb the equivalent of 110 stories during a memorial stair climb at the Sun Bowl as part of a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at the University of Texas at El Paso on Sept. 11, 2026. The climb honored the firefighters, police officers and emergency medical personnel who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, with participants ascending 110 flights of stairs representing the floors of the World Trade Center towers.<\/p>\n
A 21-gun salute and a flyover by the 1st Armored Division Aviation Brigade from Fort Bliss also commemorated the anniversary.<\/p>\n
Sun Bowl stair climb pays tribute to 9\/11 heroes<\/p>\n
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Matthe Larson, a fire suppression technician with El Paso Fire Department Ladder 11, listens to remarks during a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at the University of Texas at El Paso on Sept. 11, 2026. The event commemorated the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and marked the 25th anniversary of the tragedy, bringing together firefighters, first responders, community members and local officials in remembrance and reflection. (Omar Ornelas\/El Paso Times)<\/p>\n
Kristian Jaime is the Top Story Reporter for the El Paso Times and is reachable at Kjaime@elpasotimes.com.<\/p>\n