From Riverside to Rancho Cucamonga, residents on Wednesday, Sept. 11, marked the 23rd anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
The Riverside Fire Department’s Honor Guard performs Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, during the Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Riverside City Hall. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun)
Riverside City Councilmember Jim Perry speaks Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at the the Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Riverside City Hall. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun)
Riverside Fire Chief Michael Moore speaks Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, during the Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Riverside City Hall. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
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The Riverside Fire Department’s Honor Guard is seen Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, during the Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Riverside City Hall. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun)
The Riverside Fire Department’s Honor Guard plays Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, during the Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Riverside City Hall. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun)
Riverside Fire Chief Michael Moore bows his head in prayer Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024., during the 9/11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Riverside City Hall. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
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Members of the public bow their heads in prayer Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, during the 9/11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Riverside City Hall. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
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Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson speaks Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at the Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Riverside City Hall. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun)
The Riverside Fire Department’s Honor Guard plays Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, during the Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Riverside City Hall. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun)
Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson speaks Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at the Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Riverside City Hall. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun)
Riverside firefighters line the walls of the Riverside city council chambers Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, for the 9/11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson speaks Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at the Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Riverside City Hall. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun))
Riverside firefighter Shant Barmaksyan participates in a stair-climbing tribute Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at Riverside City Hall to simulate the approximately 110 floors climbed by rescue teams at the World Trade Center on 9/11. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun)
Riverside Fire Chief Michael Moore fights back tears Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, as he speaks during the 9/11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Riverside City Hall. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
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Riverside firefighters wait outside the Riverside city council chambers Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, for the 9/11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Riverside firefighter Eric Peniata takes part in a stair-climbing tribute Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at Riverside City Hall to simulate the approximately 110 floors climbed by rescue teams at the World Trade Center on 9/11. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun)
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The Riverside Fire Department’s Honor Guard performs Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, during the Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Riverside City Hall. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun)
There were speeches, music, and in Riverside’s city council chambers, a stair-climbing tribute to the many firefighters who worked to rescue victims in the World Trade Center that day in New York City.
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Riverside’s Day of Remembrance Ceremony also included remarks from Riverside City Councilmember Jim Perry, Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson, Police Chief Larry Gonzalez and Fire Chief Michael Moore as well as a moment of silence.
Finally, using stair-climbing fitness machines, more than three dozen Riverside employees “climbed” about 2,200 steps – roughly 110 floors — in a salute to firefighters who climbed the 110 floors of the World Trade Center.
Other Inland Empire events included a ceremony at Central Park’s Freedom Courtyard in Rancho Cucamonga that featured the city’s fire and police departments’ honor guard and a pipes and drum performance. Commemorations were held at fire stations in Norco and Eastvale. And the Ontario Police Department observed a moment of silence.
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