Jackson Elementary students bowed their heads alongside first responders, elected officials, veterans and other members of the public as the sound of bagpipes played on Jackson’s Town Square this morning, 25 years after the largest terrorist attack in history.
“First responders run into the fire when everyone else is running away from it,” said fifth grader Amelia Lockhart after hearing the day’s speakers.
Jackson’s services come alongside events across the country honoring the 3,000 people, including more than 400 first responders, who lost their lives a quarter century ago when al-Qaeda members hijacked four commercial planes. Two hit the World Trade Center towers in New York City.
Memorial events continue this afternoon with the 9/11 Memorial Hill Climb at 4 p.m. Every year since 2016, first responders have invited the public to join in a hike equivalent to the height of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center, carrying ID badges of 9/11 first responders.
For the first time this year, hikers can listen to radio communications from New York Fire Department units and dispatchers from the day of the attacks.
