SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The University of San Diego hosted various events on Thursday to honor first responders and victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The university held a remembrance ceremony at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies which included a presentation by USD's NROTC unit and spoken remarks and an interfaith prayer by local faith leaders.

Meanwhile, the university's Military & Veterans Program hosted a stair climb challenge at USD's Palomar Health Student Wellness Center. It challenged each of the participants to use the machines in the wellness center to climb a total of 110 stories -- the equivalent of how many floors were in the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001.

On Thursday, participants of the challenge honored the sacrifices that were made by firefighters and firs

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