SUGAR LAND, Texas - Hundreds of Houstonians gathered Thursday morning to honor the lives lost on September 11, 2001.

The Space Cowboys lent their stadium to the first responders of Sugar Land and other partners to host the 2nd annual ‘Stair Climb.'

The event was open to the public, and allowed all participating to receive a free ticket of their choice to a Space Cowboys game from September 16–18.

Local perspective:

After 20 years of living in the Bayou City, Ruthie Rojas still remains a native New Yorker at heart. Her dad, now 71, worked for the New York Police Department for over 30 years.

"I have a lot of appreciation for police officers. I know they get a bad rap, but my dad was one of the good ones," Rojas said. "And just to see that people still remember and don’t forget."

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