SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Michiana residents took a long, determined walk to honor the victims, survivors and heroes of that long-ago September day.

“March to the Memorial” was a 21-mile walk from the Martin’s Super Market in Erskine Plaza in South Bend to the 9/11 memorial in St. Patrick’s County Park.

The walk included rest stops at seven fire stations along the way.

Organizer Bob Lyons and 9/11 survivor Cindy Laney stopped by our noon show earlier this week . We caught up with Lyons during the walk to talk more about the importance of March to the Memorial.

“We kind of recreate of that togetherness of days after 9/11 when America a became a family,” Lyons said. “Back then, there were lines to give blood. There were very few houses without a flag on them. And so, we kind of create

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