Discovery Park, Union City firefighters to hold tribute on 9/11

UNION CITY, Tenn. — The Discovery Park of America is holding tribute to the lives lost on Sept. 11.

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The park is hosting the annual Memorial Star Climb with the Union City Fire Department on Saturday.

The park says the memorial will begin at with an opening ceremony at 9:11 a.m. The stair climb will be at 9:45 a.m.

As the firefighters make their way up, a bell will be rung in memory of the 342 firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11, the park says.

Discovery Park says the Tower’s stairway has been filled with posters created by Union City and Obion County students.