Remembering 9/11 In Charlotte During The Pandemic

Author Alexis Zarycki

September 10th, 2020 9:48 PM

COVID-19 has turned the world upside down in 2020 but we’re still finding ways to do the things that need to be done. With the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks this week, memorial events and ceremonies will be adjusted with the public’s health in mind.

Patch reports that Charlotte’s annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will be virtual this year. Event organizers encourage participants to complete the stair climb a 9.11 K run/walk or workout between 8:46 a.m. and 10:28 a.m. on Friday, September 11th. You can also complete the event at your convenience anytime before December 31st. Proceeds support the families of local fallen firefighters and the FDNY Counseling Services Unit.

Another annual event is the 9/11 Flags of Remembrance Ceremony. According to the organizers, a reflective memorial ceremony will be held on Facebook Live beginning at 8:30 AM on Friday. A bell will toll at 8:46, 9:03, 9:37, 9:59, 10:03 and 10:28. A steel beam from the World Trade Center will also be displayed.

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• World Trade Center Hit by Two Planes

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  394263 14: (PUERTO RICO OUT) The World Trade Center burns after two planes hit it September 11, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty Images)

• September 11 Retrospective

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  NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13, 2001: (SEPTEMBER 11 RETROSPECTIVE) A rescue worker is pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center September 13, 2001 in New York City two days after two hijacked airplanes slammed into the twin towers, levelling them and killing nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

• September 11 Retrospective

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  ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 14, 2001: (SEPTEMBER 11 RETROSPECTIVE) A military helicopter flies in front of the Pentagon September 14, 2001 in Arlington, Virginia at the impact site where a hijacked airliner crashed into the building. (Photo by Stephen J. Boitano/Getty Images)
• World Trade Center Attacked

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  394261 38: People evacuate the area around the World Trade Center after it was hit by two planes September 11, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

• 16th Annual Commemoration Ceremony Held At WTC Site For 9/11 Terror Victims

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  NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: An American flag is left at the North pool memorial site before a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the National September 11 Memorial, September 11, 2017 in New York City. In New York City and throughout the United States, the country is marking the 16th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

• September 11 Retrospective

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  NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13, 2001: (SEPTEMBER 11 RETROSPECTIVE) Rescue workers sift through the wreckage of the World Trade Center September 13, 2001 in New York City, two days after two hijacked airplanes slammed into the twin towers, levelling them in an alleged terrorist attack. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
• Hijacked Planes Hit World Trade Center

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  394263 22: (PUERTO RICO OUT) A man falls to his death from the World Trade Center after two planes hit the twin towers September 11, 2001 in New York City in an terrorist attack. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty Images)

• World Trade Center Hit by Two Planes

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  394263 12: (PUERTO RICO OUT) Firefighters walk towards one of the tower at the World Trade Center before it collapsed after a plane hit the building September 11, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty Images)

• World Trade Center Attacked

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  394261 14: A fiery blasts rocks the World Trade Center after being hit by two planes September 11, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
• September 11 Retrospective

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  NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: (SEPTEMBER 11 RETROSPECTIVE) Smoke pours from the twin towers of the World Trade Center after they were hit by two hijacked airliners in a terrorist attack September 11, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Robert Giroux/Getty Images)

• New York City Commemorates 10th Anniversary Of 9-11 Terror Attacks

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  NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: New York City Police Officer Danny Shea, a military vet, salutes at the North pool of the 9/11 Memorial during the tenth anniversary ceremonies of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site, September 11, 2011 in New York City. New York City and the nation are commemorating the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on lower Manhattan which resulted in the deaths of 2,753 people after two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center. (Photo by David Handschuh-Pool/Getty Images)

• Firefighter Weeps On September 11

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  NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: A firefighter breaks down after the World Trade Center buildings collapsed September 11, 2001 after two hijacked airplanes slammed into the twin towers in a terrorist attack that killed some 3,000 people. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
• Ground Zero Two Days After World Trade Terror Attack

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  394375 15: Early morning light hits the smoke and wreckage of the World Trade Center September 13, 2001 in New York City, two days after the twin towers were destroyed when hit by two hijacked passenger jets. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

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Author Alexis Zarycki

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