Stepping Up

 

Hundreds turn out as UC, military communities unite to honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks during the 3rd Annual 9/11 Stadium Stair Run.

 

 

 

 

 

Photos by Joe Fuqua II, UC Creative Services

Sept. 11, 2017

A U.S. Army ROTC soldier fires a cannon, signalling the start of the third annual 9/11 Stadium Stair Run.
A color guard presents the flags of the United States and Ohio at the third annual 9/11 Stadium Stair Run.
Dozens of participants run up a flight of stairs at Nippert Stadium.
A line of participants running down a flight of stairs at Nippert Stadium.
Several participants run down stairs, including a woman wearing fatigues and a large backpack.
More than 2,000 American flags are planted in the grass of McMicken Commons, one for each of the people killed by the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
People run up the stairs at Nippert Stadium.
Participants run up the stairs.
A young man wearing a patriotic bandana and tank top shakes hands with a man as he reaches the bottom of a flight of stairs.
Several young men run across the field at Nippert Stadium.
Veterans salute during the playing of the National Anthem.
Four women walk along the sidelines of the field at Nippert Stadium.
Participants run down the stairs.
ROTC soldiers stand at attention in formation.
Participants run down stairs.
Several participants make their way across the field, including a woman with a child strapped in a harness.
Three male and one female veteran pose in front of the video board at Nippert Stadium.
ROTC soldiers stand at attention.
A man kneels and prays after the conclusion of the 9/11 Stadium Stair Run.
Participants run up stairs.