The Upstate was the site for various tributes over the weekend to honor those lost in the September 11th attacks.
Hundreds of people gathered in Greenville over the weekend to honor the 1st responders who died in the September 11th attacks. The Memorial Stair Climb at Fluor Field on Saturday. Last year, Greenville City Fire Department raised nearly $60,000 through the event which ranked in the top 10 nationally. Today marks 22 years since the 9/11 attacks and the event serves an annual tribute to honor those who lost their lives that day.
Another Greenville County based Fire Department held a public service observance Monday morning. Boiling Springs Fire District's event was conducted at the District’s headquarters located at 5020 Pelham Road, at the corner of Pelham and Garlington Roads.
With the District’s 9/11 Memorial as the backdrop, which features a six and a half foot I-beam originally from part of the World Trade Center Towers, the public and members of the fire service are assembled at 8:30 a.m., with a brief observance beginning at 8:46 AM, marking the time that the North Tower of the World Trade Center was hit by American Airlines Flight 11 after being hijacked by terrorists.
The District’s chaplain, Rev. Celeste Cathcart, will make remarks and close the ceremony with a moment of silence and prayer. The event will also include participation by Boiling Springs Fire District’s Honor Guard.
A Greenville area group of schools also held events in the memory of 9/11. Bob Jones Academy Elementary School showed appreciation to America's military personnel, first responders and veterans Monday morning.
Bob Jones University students set up American flags last week near the Wade Hampton Boulevard entrance to campus. Each flag represents one of the 2,977 victim and it will remain in place through tomorrow morning. In addition, the display will feature a 17-foot replica of the Cross at Ground Zero in the center of the front entrance.
The public is also invited to view a piece of steel girder from the North Tower of the World Trade Center in the lobby of the Welcome Center, located near the Wade Hampton Boulevard entrance to the campus.
One Greenwood County town also put on an event to honor the 1st responders who died in the terrorist attacks. Their event which ran all day Saturday was held in the Downtown Hodges.
