OWENSBORO, Ky. — People in Owensboro gathered for a Freedom Walk, remembering the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. 

What You Need To Know

  • Students, first responders and veterans in Owensboro held a Freedom Walk on the 23rd anniversary of 9/11 

  • Owensboro Fire Station No. 5 on South Griffin Avenue has a memorial to remember the attacks

  • Fire Station No. 5 was built in 2002, one year after the attacks

  • Organized by the Veterans Organizations Committee, the walk ended with a ceremony at the Owensboro Courthouse lawn

Students, first responders and veterans started their march at Fire Station No. 1.

“It’s something that we should keep on the forefront of our minds, that something like this could happen again," said event organizer Pamela Smith-Wright. 

They ended the walk on the Owensboro Courthouse lawn.

“Each year that we do this walk, it brings it back up to everyone to let them know that we can’t ever be too cautious, and we should remember those who lost their lives then," Smith-Wright added. 

Owensboro Fire Station No. 5 on South Griffin Avenue has a memorial to remember the attacks.

The steel artifact from the World Trade Center is a gift from New York firefighters and the Owensboro Professional Firefighters Local 870.

“It was pretty apparent you are seeing something horrific," said James Howard, Owensboro Fire Department chief. "It was going to change everything, essentially, which obviously it did.”

Fire Station No. 5 was built in 2002, one year after the attacks. There’s also a monument to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

“You look at something like 9/11 ... we say ‘Never Again' and try to remember those who lost their lives, whether they were firefighters, police officers, people from a lot of different fields," Howard said. 

Organized by the Veterans Organizations Committee, the walk ended with a ceremony on the courthouse lawn.

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