GREEN BAY — Thousands of firefighters, first responders, family members and community residents are expected to gather at Lambeau Field this September for the 14th Annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, an event that has become one of the largest tributes of its kind in the nation.
The climb, co-sponsored by the Green Bay Metro Fire Department and Pierce Manufacturing, will be held Saturday, September 12th, and commemorates the 343 firefighters who lost their lives while responding to the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001.
Participants will make a circuit of the Lambeau Field bowl, climbing approximately 1,300 steps—the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center towers. Each climber receives an honor badge bearing the name and photograph of one of the fallen firefighters…