The sixth annual Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers South Carolina 5K Run & Walk is Friday, September 14, 2018 at 7 p.m. in Columbia’s Vista.

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

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

That day, Siller was off duty and on his way to play golf. When he heard what was happening at the World Trade Center, he strapped on 60 pounds of 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 by many on that day.

The route for the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers South Carolina 5K Run & Walk begins near the First Responders Historic Remembrance Memorial next to 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.

Proceeds from the 5K will benefit the building of smart homes for quadruple and triple amputee veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s “Building for America’s Bravest” program.

There will be an opening ceremony at 6:30 p.m. and an after party with an awards ceremony, music, food and beverages.

For more information visit www.t2trunsc.org .