In Northeast Wisconsin, there are multiple events popping up to pay tribute to everyone who died during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 – honoring all of the individuals 20 years later.
According to Associated Press, nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks. 2,750 people were killed at the World Trade Center in New York, 184 died at the Pentagon, and 40 more died in Pennsylvania.
More than 400 New York firefighters and police officers were among the dead.
However, the valiant efforts and quick thinking of these selfless heroes successfully saved and evacuated an estimated 33,000 or more people.