This year volunteers will take to the streets to honor the memory of those who gave all.

They will follow a picturesque course spanning the Gervais Street and Blossom Street bridges at sunset as they have in 6 previous years.

It will be the 7th annual Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers SC 5K Run & Walk Friday, Sept. 20 from 5:30 to 11 pm in Columbia’s Vista.

The race celebrates and appreciates 1st responders and military service members who serve, save and sacrifice on our behalf every day.

Lexington Medical Center is the presenting sponsor.

The race is named in honor of Stephen Siller, a New York City firefighter and father of 5 who died on Sept. 11, 2001.

That day, Siller was off duty and on his way to play golf with his brothers.

When he heard about the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, he strapped on 60 pounds of firefighting bunker gear and ran from the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the World Trade Center. He gave his life to save others.

The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation is committed to ensuring that Americans never forget 9/11 and that our children understand the sacrifices made that day.

The route for the run begins near the 1st Responders Historic Remembrance Memorial at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Lincoln Street. Participants will travel down Gervais Street, across the Gervais Street Bridge into Cayce, up the Blossom Street Bridge and back to Columbia’s Vista in the early evening.

The goal is to support 1st responders and military service members who suffered major injuries in the line of duty.

Proceeds will benefit the building of smart homes for quadruple and triple amputee veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Register for South Carolina’s Tunnel to Towers 5K Walk and Run at www.t2trunsc.org . Businesses and groups are encouraged to form teams. The party begins at 5:30 with music and food, an opening ceremony at 6:30 and an after party with awards, music, food and beverages.

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