VIDEO: On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, first responders in Superior gathered to honor the lives lost, and ensure future generations never forget the ultimate sacrifice of the law enforcement and firefighters.
At the sound of the bugle, the flag at U.W.S. lowers to half-staff.
Members of the Superior Fire and Police Departments, EMS and service members, and veterans come together for a moment of silence at 8:46 — the time when the first plane hit the first tower of the World Trade Center in New York, 20 years ago.
Thousands lost their lives that day, including hundreds of first responders who ran towards danger.
“One of the quotes from a survivor from one of the towers was: ‘we were going down the stairs to live, while the firefighters were going up the stairs to die.’ Those guys knew that that day and they still went up there,” said Superior Battalion Chief Camron Vollbrecht. “So I think we need to remember that forever.”