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Photos: Gainesville firefighters, police, students honor 9/11 victims with stadium climb

WUFT | By Augustus Hoff
Published September 11, 2023 at 6:27 PM EDT
Gainesville Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Joseph Hillhouse looks out onto the stands of the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. A timer started at the beginning of their event to keep track of when each World Trade Center Tower was hit, and then had a moment of silence for each tower. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)
Gainesville Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Joseph Hillhouse looks out onto the stands of the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. A timer started at the beginning of their event to keep track of when each World Trade Center Tower was hit, and then had a moment of silence for each tower. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)
Two students involved with the University of Florida’s student government start setting up waters and information about the 9/11 memorial stair climb at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)
Two students involved with the University of Florida’s student government start setting up waters and information about the 9/11 memorial stair climb at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)

Two University of Florida students climb down the bleachers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)
Two University of Florida students climb down the bleachers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)

A Gainesville Fire Rescue firefighter hikes up the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. He and other firefighters are climbing the bleachers 14 times to represent the height of the World Trade Center., in full protective equipment. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)
A Gainesville Fire Rescue firefighter hikes up the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. He and other firefighters are climbing the bleachers 14 times to represent the height of the World Trade Center., in full protective equipment. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)

Gainesville Fire Rescue members listen to a speech being given by head coach Billy Napier of the University of Florida football team at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)
Gainesville Fire Rescue members listen to a speech being given by head coach Billy Napier of the University of Florida football team at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)

David Sutton, the Assistant Chief for Gainesville Fire Rescue, and his two children start walking down the steps of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the University of Florida on Sept. 11 in Gainesville, Fla. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)
David Sutton, the Assistant Chief for Gainesville Fire Rescue, and his two children start walking down the steps of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the University of Florida on Sept. 11 in Gainesville, Fla. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)

Two University of Florida students climb up the bleachers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)
Two University of Florida students climb up the bleachers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)

Gainesville Fire Rescue firefighters listen to a speech being given by head coach Billy Napier of the University of Florida football team at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)
Gainesville Fire Rescue firefighters listen to a speech being given by head coach Billy Napier of the University of Florida football team at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)

Firefighters, policemen, members of the military join citizens as they climb the bleachers at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)
Firefighters, policemen, members of the military join citizens as they climb the bleachers at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)

Gainesville Fire Rescue firefighters help each other put on their full protective equipment before participating in the annual memorial event for 9/11 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)
Gainesville Fire Rescue firefighters help each other put on their full protective equipment before participating in the annual memorial event for 9/11 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)
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Augustus Hoff
Augustus is a reporter for WUFT News who can be reached by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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