911-Climb To Remember

Today Jon climbed the Renissance Tower in Sacramento 4 times with 342 other firefighters in tribute of the 343 that died while rushing into the Twin Towers in New York to save people from the collapse. They climbed the Tower 4 times to equal the 2200 stairs of the twin towers. Each firefighter pinned the name of the fallen firefighter over their own name on their jacket. Jon climbed for Firefighter Parro. Prior to the climb all the firefighters and families congregated in the basement of the building and listened to speakers talk about that day and the meaning of it. Then the bagpipers started playing, which was very touching. I'm sure those firefighters and many others that risked their life that day didn't know how much it meant to those still alive. During the climb we cheered on the firefighters in the basement as they came through 3 times and met them on the ground level after the 4th climb. While on the roof of the building after the 4th climb they unpinned the fallen firefighters name, hung it in a replica of the twin towers and received an American flag in return to place over the name of their firefighter in the memorial circle. This memorial was guarded by the police and firefighters.