Hundreds remember 9/11 heroes at Kenan Memorial Stadium stair climb Wednesday

Posted Sep 11, 2024
James Calfa remembers Sept. 11, 2001. The UNC Army ROTC master sergeant was in high school and staying in Manhattan with family for his brother’s cancer treatment, when they heard about planes hitting the World Trade Center towers. Calfa joined around 1,500 people in the 10th annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in Kenan Stadium Wednesday. (UNC.edu)

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