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VFW planning ruck march Friday to remember 9/11 25th anniversary
 

This photo, orginally run in the Sept. 11, 2002, edition of the Aurora News-Register, depicts twin beams of light shown over New York City in 2002, serving as a glowing reminder of the Twin Towers that once highlighted the Manhattan skyline. This week marks the 25th anniversary of the 911 attack.
This photo, orginally run in the Sept. 11, 2002, edition of the Aurora News-Register, depicts twin beams of light shown over New York City in 2002, serving as a glowing reminder of the Twin Towers that once highlighted the Manhattan skyline. This week marks the 25th anniversary of the 911 attack.

As the nation observes the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 on Friday, veterans and others in Hamilton County will have a unique way of commemorating the event.  An 11-mile military-style ruck march will remember the sacrifices of New York firefighters who charged up the stairways of the World Trade Center towers after commercial jetliners crashed into them. The mar…