FLAGS ACROSS NEW MEXICO ARE BEING FLOWN AT HALF STAFF ON THURSDAY TO COMMEMORATE THE 13TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9-11 TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE TWIN TOWERS IN MANHATTAN AND THE PENTAGON.
MELISSA ROMERO WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT TELLS US HER DEPARTMENT MARKED THE ANNIVERSARY WITH MORE THAN ONE EVENT. THE STAIR CLIMB AT THE BANK OF ALBUQUERQUE BUILDING DOWNTOWN STARTED AT 8:45AM. THE 20-DOLLAR REGISTRATION FEE TO TAKE PART IN THE CLIMB BENEFITS THE RED CROSS. FIREFIGHTERS HIKED UP 110-STORIES OF THE BANK OF ALBUQUERQUE BUILDING, WEARING FULL GEAR TO HONOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO DIED WHEN THE TWIN TOWERS COLLAPSED. THE AFD ALSO SCHEDULED A MEMORIAL SERVICE ON CIVIC PLAZA AT 10:30 AM.
THE STATE FAIR IS ALSO HOLDING A 9-11 TRIBUTE WITH THE STATE POLICE HONOR GUARD AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT MAIN AND HERITAGE STREETS A NOON.
