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Photos: Honoring the fallen

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Cleveland firefighter Mike Ruebusch walks up the stairs during the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Cleveland firefighter Mike Ruebusch walks up the stairs during the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

By Matt Hamilton September 11, 2022 1 min read

Participants in the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday walked all the stairs in the stadium at AT&T Field three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

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Honoring the fallen

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Brian Fitzpatrick, with the New York Fire Department, talks about his experience on Sept. 11, 2001, before the start of the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Lt. Jack Thompson leads the honor guard onto the field before the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Firefighter Matthew Whiting holds the American Flag with the honor guard before the start of the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Honor guard members, from left, Lt. Jack Thompson, firefighter Matthew Whiting, senior firefighter David Carter and firefighter Joshua Schurer stand at attention during the presentation of the colors before the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Engineer Scott Campbell walks up the stairs during the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Mason Rush, 10, carries an American flag as he makes his way up the stairs during the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Red Bank firefighters begin the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Chattanooga firefighter Blake Sullivan looks up into the stands during the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Participants walk up and down the stairs during the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Participants in the event were issued name tags of firefighters who died in the 9/11 attacks. When the participant finished the climb, they were to read the name of the firefighter they were honoring and ring a bell on the field as part of the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Cleveland firefighter Adam Dodson makes the turn at the top of the stadium during the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / New York resident Michael Indovino walks up the stairs during the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Indovino came to Chattanooga to participate in memory of firefighter Joseph Hunter. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Firefighters make their way up the stairs during the Chattanooga 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at AT&T Field. Participants walked all the stairs in the stadium three times, with the resulting distance adding up to the 110 stories of the World Trade Center twin towers.