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Kelsey BrunnerSeptember 11, 2018 | updated 8 years ago
Peterson Air Force Base Fire Department Senior Airman Daniel Ray, left, Tech. Sgt. Michael Alvarado and Staff Sgt. Ansel Beck summit the Manitou Incline in full firefighter gear in remembrance of the seventeenth anniversary of 9/11 in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. For Senior Airman Ray and Staff Sgt. Beck, this was the first time participating in this act of remembrance. Tech. Sgt. Alvarado has participated for the last three years. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)
Peterson Air Force Base Fire Department Senior Airman Daniel Ray, left, Tech. Sgt. Michael Alvarado and Staff Sgt. Ansel Beck summit the Manitou Incline in full firefighter gear in remembrance of the seventeenth anniversary of 9/11 in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. For Senior Airman Ray and Staff Sgt. Beck, this was the first time participating in this act of remembrance. Tech. Sgt. Alvarado has participated for the last three years. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Cheyenne Mountain Fire Department Staff Sgt. RJ Gerry gets emotional after summiting the Manitou Incline in remembrance of the seventeenth anniversary of 9/11 in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Cheyenne Mountain Fire Department Staff Sgt. RJ Gerry carries a flag up the Manitou Incline in remembrance of the seventeenth anniversary of 9/11 in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The firefighters that participated in the annual act of remembrance wear full gear that weighs approximately 80 pounds. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Peterson Air Force Base Fire Department Staff Sgt. Ansel Beck hugs Cheyenne Mountain Fire Department Staff Sgt. RJ Gerry after finishing the Manitou Incline in remembrance of the seventeenth anniversary of 9/11 in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Firefighters from Peterson Air Force Base Fire Department and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base walk into the parking lot to begin their ascent of the Manitou Incline in remembrance of the seventeenth anniversary of 9/11 in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Firefighters from Peterson Air Force Base Fire Department and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base stand at the base of the Manitou Incline before beginning their ascent in remembrance of the seventeenth anniversary of 9/11 in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Cheyenne Mountain Fire Department Staff Sgt. RJ Gerry carreis a flag up the Manitou Incline followed by Peterson Air Force Base Michael Alvarado in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Peterson Air Force Base Fire Department Tech. Sgt. Michael Alvarado, left, and Senior Airman Daniel Ray hike the Manitou Incline in full gear for the fire fighters lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Peterson Air Force Base Fire Department Staff Sgt. Ansel Beck prepares to continue up the Manitou Incline to honor the fallen in the 9/11 terrorist attacks seventeen years prior in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Peterson Air Force Base Fire Department Tech. Sgt. Michael Alvarado leads the way holding The Thin Red Line Flag closely followed by Staff Sgt. Ansel Beck in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Firefighters climb the Manitou Incline with nearly 1,000 steps left in their trek to pay tribute to those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks nearly seventeen years prior in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Roger Austin, right, the “incline king” poses for a photo with Peterson AFB firefighter Senior Aiman Daniel Ray on the Manitou Incline in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Austin climbed the incline for the firefighters and brought snacks for them. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Firefighters and hikers take a break on the Manitou Incline in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Peterson Air Force Base Fire Department Senior Airman Daniel Ray, left, Tech. Sgt. Michael Alvarado and Staff Sgt. Ansel Beck take a break on the Manitou Incline in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)As the final firefighters summit the Manitou Incline, those already at the top cheer them on and take photographs in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)Firefighters from Cheyenne Mountain Fire Department and Peterson Air Force Base Fire Department pose with The Thin Red Line Flag after summiting the Manitou Incline in remembrance of the seventeenth anniversary of 9/11 in Manitou Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)
