Las Vegas marks 9/11’s 25th anniversary with tributes across the valley

Las Vegas marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 with tributes across the valley By Las Vegas Sun Staff Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 | 3 p.m. Ceremonies are planned throughout the Las Vegas area to honor the victims and first responders of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, which claimed 2,977 lives in the deadliest terrorist strike on U.S. soil. The city of Las Vegas will open the observance at 6:45 a.m. Friday at Fire Station 5, 1020 Hinson St., with its 25th annual memorial. Shortly before 7 a.m., firefighters will ring the station’s bell in the traditional “Tolling the Bells” ceremony—five rings sounded three times, a signal once used to indicate a firefighter killed in the line of duty. The bell‑ringing will be broadcast on the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue radio channel and streamed on the department’s Facebook page, timed to coincide with the approximate moment the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed. A U.S. flag that once flew over the World Trade Center will be raised to half‑staff on the station’s flagpole, a practice maintained each Sept. 11 since the city received the flag in 2004. Adjacent to the flagpole, a steel beam recovered from the wreckage sits on display alongside a Callery pear sapling—one of two seedlings gifted by New York City from the sole tree that survived the Twin Towers’ devastation. For additional details, call 702‑409‑8699. At 10 a.m. Friday, Police Memorial Park, 3250 Metro Academy Way, will host a city‑sponsored memorial organized by the Las Vegas Ten‑13 Club, a group of retired New York City police officers and officers from other agencies. From 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs will feature a patriotic remembrance and service event. Speakers from local police and fire departments will address attendees, youth performers will provide live music, and volunteers will plant 500 U.S. flags. The event is co‑sponsored by the city of Las Vegas, Republic Services, the Las Vegas Area Council of Scouting America, Just Serve, Youth Service America, AmeriCorps, Get Outdoors Nevada, and the Jeremiah Program of Las Vegas. Pinkbox Doughnuts will provide complimentary pastries, and a coffee truck will offer beverages for purchase. After the ceremony, participants may join a park cleanup and help assemble comfort kits for those in need. To register, contact via email or telephone 702‑229‑5463. The Clark County School District will hold ceremonies at three high schools on Friday, none of which are open to the general public. Eldorado High School, 1139 N. Linn Ln., will begin its remembrance at 7:55 a.m. with the Navy JROTC presenting a colors guard. Principal Christina Brockett will join JROTC members, students, and staff for the observance. Palo Verde High School, 333 S. Pavilion Center Dr., will conduct its annual rededication at 8:55 a.m. on the school’s football field. The ceremony honors Barbara Edwards, an overseas‑connection teacher who was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 77 and died when the aircraft struck the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. Edwards, 58, was returning to Las Vegas after attending a wedding in Connecticut and visiting relatives in Washington, D.C. The Air Force JROTC will lead the tribute together with the school choir. Committee member Lorena Biassotti and Principal Lisa Schumacher are expected to attend. Valley High School, 2839 Burnham Ave., will hold its yearly Sept. 11 ceremony at 9:20 a.m., with check‑in at the main office. The Army JROTC will direct a tribute that includes a salute to the victims. Principal Kimberly Perry‑Carter will be present alongside JROTC members, students, and staff. In Henderson, Legacy Traditional School’s Cadence campus, 325 Inflection St., will observe Patriot Day at 8 a.m. Friday. The event will honor attack victims and heroes while recognizing local first responders. The school’s choir will perform, students will recite poems, and representatives from the Henderson Police Department and other responder agencies are anticipated to attend. First‑responder vehicles will be displayed on the school’s blacktop. Organizers expect upwards of 1,000 students, staff, families, and community members to participate.