RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostTryler Hecox, of West Metro Fire, salutes the flag at the start of the, 10th annual Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison on Sept. 11, 2018. It is the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, and the memorial stair climb serves to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters and almost 3,000 Americans who died that day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostCrews with West Merto Fire and Littleton Fire hang a large American Flag between two ladder trucks at the start of the, 10th annual, Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sept. 11, 2018 in Morrison. It is the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, and the memorial stair climb serves to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters and almost 3,000 Americans who died that day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe national anthem is song at the start of the 10th annual Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sept. 11, 2018 in Morrison. It is the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, and the memorial stair climb serves to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters and almost 3,000 Americans who died that day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostKurt Thomas, a West Metro Fire recruit, carries a fire hose with the names of the 343 fallen firefighters, that were during 9/11, during the, 10th annual, Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sept. 11, 2018 in Morrison. It is the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, and the memorial stair climb serves to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters and almost 3,000 Americans who died that day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostJulie Powell, center, wipes away a tear during the start of the 10th annual Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sept. 11, 2018 in Morrison. It is the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, and the memorial stair climb serves to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters and almost 3,000 Americans who died that day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostLila McConnell, 4, waits with her mother before the start of the, 10th annual, Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sept. 11, 2018 in Morrison. Lila's father is a firefighter for South Metro Fire in Parker, Colorado. It is the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, and the memorial stair climb serves to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters and almost 3,000 Americans who died that day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostOver 2,000 people came out for the, 10th annual, Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sept. 11, 2018 in Morrison. It is the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, and the memorial stair climb serves to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters and almost 3,000 Americans who died that day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostOver 2,000 people came out for the, 10th annual, Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sept. 11, 2018 in Morrison. It is the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, and the memorial stair climb serves to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters and almost 3,000 Americans who died that day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostOver 2,000 people came out for the, 10th annual, Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sept. 11, 2018 in Morrison. It is the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, and the memorial stair climb serves to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters and almost 3,000 Americans who died that day.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostTate, 4, eats a snack as his father Luke Wagner, a firefighter from Aurora Fire, carries his during the, 10th annual, Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sept. 11, 2018 in Morrison. It is the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, and the memorial stair climb serves to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters and almost 3,000 Americans who died that day.
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Tryler Hecox, of West Metro Fire, salutes the flag at the start of the, 10th annual Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison on Sept. 11, 2018. It is the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, and the memorial stair climb serves to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters and almost 3,000 Americans who died that day.
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By RJ Sangosti | rsangosti@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Photos from the 2017 Colorado 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Red Rocks Amphitheater on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. The 10 annual Stair Climb honors firefighters who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks in 2001. At the annual event at Red Rocks, each participant pays tribute by climbing the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center, a total of nine laps around the amphitheater.
Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks when hijacked planes slammed into the trade center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 11, 2001, hurling America into a new consciousness of the threat of global terrorism.