{"id":8560,"date":"2025-09-22T17:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=8560"},"modified":"2025-09-22T17:05:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:05:41","slug":"honoring-heroes-troy-university-holds-9-11-stair-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/09\/22\/honoring-heroes-troy-university-holds-9-11-stair-climb\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring Heroes: Troy University holds 9\/11 stair climb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Students and several members of the Troy community gathered at Veterans Memorial Stadium to participate in the annual 9\/11 stair climb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday morning, members of the Troy community gathered at Veterans Memorial Stadium to remember the events of the September 11 terrorist attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Climbing the forty stairs, you&#8217;re legs hurt, you&#8217;re in pain, you&#8217;re wanting to stop but, it&#8217;s because of the greater cause,&#8221; said event coordinator Taylor Legnetto. &#8220;I&#8217;m doing this because of those who lost their lives.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Troy University Chancellor Jack Hawkins shared what he hopes students gained from this tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/09\/15\/where-were-you-pike-county-residents-remember-9-11-terrorist-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>9\/11 COVERAGE: Where were you? Pike County residents remember 9\/11 terrorist attacks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I hope that the young people who do represent our future and particularly those wonderful students that are participating in this event will carry from this day a reminder of the price that each one of us should be willing to pay.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One current service member said he appreciates the patriotism he has seen in places like Troy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;No surprise to me that Troy, Troy University and Troy, Alabama is this patriotism,&#8221; said Lt.Col Kedem Alon. &#8220;I feel no shame walking around in my uniform.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of Troy University&#8217;s AFROTC program plans to continue this annual tradition for many years to come. This was the fifth year Troy University has held the 9\/11 climb. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. 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