Remembrances of 9/11 victims throughout DC area with calls for national unity

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WTOP/Kyle Cooper

WTOP/Kyle Cooper

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There were remembrances for the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks throughout the D.C. area Thursday, as the country marks 24 years since the deadliest terror attacks on U.S. soil.

Gaithersburg Gaithersburg tribute to fallen Sept. 11 firefighters includes call for national unity

The annual Gaithersburg, Maryland, tribute to fallen firefighters in 2025 included several references to the sense of national determination and unity that buoyed the nation in the days after Sept. 11, 2001.

At the 2025 Gaithersburg 9/11 Memorial Climb at RIO Washington Center, dozens of volunteers, including firefighters in full gear, climbed the approximately 10-level parking garage 21 times, to approximate the 110 stories