Memorial events in Sacramento set for the 22nd anniversary

Monday marks the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan and other American institutions.

Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the terrorist attack, including in the twin towers and at the Pentagon.

Events in the Sacramento area aim to pay tribute to victims and survivors of the national tragedy. Here’s when and where:

Inderkum High School in the Natomas Unified School District will host its fifth-annual memorial stair climb Monday.

The event will start about 6:45 a.m. and run until 8:15 a.m. at the school’s football stadium.

A memorial climb for firefighters, put on by the Sacramento Area Firefighters Benevolent Fund, starts its check-in at 7 a.m. Monday, and the climb begins at 8 a.m.

It will be at the Sacramento Convention Center, 1401 K St. in downtown Sacramento, according to the function’s website.

“We will be climbing a total of 110 stories to remember our 343 brothers that made the ultimate sacrifice and had their lives taken from them 22 years ago,” the organization posted in statement.

California’s capital memorial began construction a year after the attack, according to the agency’s website. An I-beam that served as horizontal support for the north tower was among the debris transported to California via train.

Also on display at Cal Expo on Monday will be a granite sphere containing names of 9/11 victims and individual memorials to American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93, believed to be en route to the White House before crashing into an open field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

City officials said the event will honor victims and commemorate the ultimate sacrifices made by first responders 22 years ago.

“Patriot Day” falls on Sept. 11 every year thanks to a Congressional resolution approved in 2001.