ROANOKE, Va. – In downtown Roanoke, hundreds of people gathered by the Wells Fargo Building to take part in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, honoring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice on the September 11 attacks.
“It’s really amazing to see the community come together on common ground,” Roanoke Fire Department Public Information Officer Hope Escobar said. “Just to remember those who made the sacrifice on 9/11, protecting others and putting others before themselves.”
Participants climbed up 22 flights of stairs a total of five times, equaling 110 total stories, the same height as the World Trade Center Towers…