The 9/11 Memorial Workout, led by App State Army ROTC, brought our University and Community together to honor the courage, sacrifice, and service of those who responded on September 11, 2001.
Over 130 participants marked the date at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Also represented were Watauga High School JROTC, Watauga Emergency Services, Watauga Office of the Commissioner, App State Administration, App State Athletics, App’s Women's Tennis Team, the Boone Fire Department, the NC State Bureau of Investigation, and the College of Fine and Applied Arts.
We remember by climbing stairs in tribute to those who entered the towers and by carrying equipment and simulated casualties across the field, reflecting the demanding and unpredictable work of that day. The variety of equipment represents a simple truth: amid chaos, ordinary people stepped forward and did whatever was needed.
Sophomore Bella Smith was contracted by LTC Jones at the end of the workout.
Twenty-five years later, we remember those who served, those who sacrificed, and those who gave their lives. We will never forget.
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