The 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks comes two months after five servicemen were shot at a Chattanooga military site.
The sense of unity and goodwill that spread through the city and the nation after both events is something some want to see spread further.
“We want people to unite and fight for a common goal of being equal,” said Maycie Madeleine Butler Hammons of Sale Creek.
Hammons, founder of DTO [Don’t Tread On Me] We The People, has organized a candlelight vigil and march Friday to remember those killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks, as well as the servicemen gunned down here on July 16. She also wants to encourage a return to the humanity expressed after both events, adding that showing consideration toward people shouldn’t require a tragedy.
The group will meet behind the Tennessee Aquarium at 6 p.m. Friday. The march across the Market Street Bridge to Coolidge Park starts at 7. The event is set to end with a candlelight vigil in Coolidge Park at 8 p.m.