Memorial service held before last year’s event.
The 5th Annual Nashville 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will be held Sunday, September 14, 2014 at William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower in Downtown, Nashville, Tennessee. 343 Firefighters will climb in remembrance of the 343 New York Firefighters that died 13 years ago at the Twin Towers on 9/11/01.
Manchester, Hillsboro, Tullahoma, Summitville, AEDC and others firefighters from the state will participate in the event.
The 343 Firefighters participating will wear full gear (from 60 to 80 pounds) and climb for someone specifically. Each climber will be given a badge to wear with the name and photograph of one of the FDNY firefighters killed on 9/11/01.
Each firefighter that climbs will go up 28 floors four different times to match what FDNY did on 9/11/01.
