Photos: Tucson's 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium
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Mamta Popat
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First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers on 9/11/2001.
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Photos of people who died at the Twin Towers line the steps as participants take part in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
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Participants take part in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
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A participant carries the American flag as he takes part in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
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Jason Rockwell, with the Pima Regional Bomb Squad, takes a break after climbing stairs with his bomb suit during the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
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Participants take part in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
9/11 Tower Challenge
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Participants take part in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
9/11 Tower Challenge
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Participants take part in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
9/11 Tower Challenge
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Juan Ortiz-Marmolejo, far right, a U.S. Navy veteran, cools off after participating in the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium on September 11, 2018. First responders, military personnel and civilians climbed 2,071 steps to memorialize the first responders who climbed stairs to save people at the Twin Towers.
Mamta Popat
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Since 2014, thousands of first responders, military members, and their families have attended the annual 9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson to pay tribute to the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
