From the walls of the Pentagon in Northern Virginia to the Roanoke Valley, Virginians marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
Outside Salem’s Fire Station Number One, first responders and members of the community placed wreaths before the city’s permanent 9/11 memorial. The memorial is focused around a two-story tall steel beam from the World Trade Center.
Salem Fire Chief Steve Simon remembered the lives lost that day in 2001 and the loved ones who still mourn.
"A quarter century has passed since that Tuesday morning transformed our nation forever, Simon said with a voice full of emotion. "Yet for so many gathered here today the memories remain vivid and the loss remains profoundly present."
Other events Friday included a memorial stair climb in Richmond and a blood drive in the Bristol area.
In Arlington, where a hijacked airliner crashed into the Pentagon, officials broke ground on a memorial visitor education center. Earlier this week, the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial was designated as an affiliated area of the National Park Service.
