KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Several groups around Knoxville honored the almost 3,000 lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on Thursday. It marked 24 years since the attacks.

City of Knoxville leaders like Chief of Police Paul Noel and Fire Chief Stan Sharp came together Thursday morning to observe the anniversary.

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Knox County leaders held a wreath-laying ceremony taking place on the front lawn of the City County Building, and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s Memorial Stair Climb took place at Covenant Health Park.

Across downtown, on the University of Tennessee campus, UT’s Army and Air Force ROTC programs participated in their own stair climb in Neyland Stadium. Around 400

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