FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — 24 years after September 11th, 2001, more than 2,000 participants gathered at Razorback Stadium to remember both heroes and victims who lost their lives that fateful day.

In 2001, 343 firefighters and paramedics were among the 2,996 lives lost as the first responders sprang to action at the World Trade Center.

More than two decades later, firefighters and first responders climbed 110 flights of stairs alongside civilians on the University of Arkansas campus, with the number symbolizing the number of stairs at the twin towers.

According to Command Sergeant Major Justin Drinker with the Army ROTC, many who participate come in full gear or weighted vests to honor the struggle and fight first responders experienced.

Drinker said to him, Memorials like this

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