FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Cumberland County will join communities across the nation in commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and honoring the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, first responders who answered the call and the service members who defended our nation in the years that followed.
The Board of Commissioners approved a proclamation during its Sept. 1, 2026 meeting recognizing the 25th anniversary of September 11. The proclamation encourages the community to remember the lives lost and honor the courage, service and sacrifice demonstrated that day and in the years that followed.
The events of September 11 have a lasting connection to Cumberland County and the Fort Bragg community. In the days after the attacks, Fort Bragg-based units began preparing for the nation’s response, and thousands of service members answered the nation’s call to serve. Their service and the sacrifices made by generations of local military families remain part of the lasting impact of September 11 on Cumberland County.
Courthouse Lighting: As a visible tribute, the Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse, located at 117 Dick St. in Fayetteville, will be illuminated from Friday, Sept. 11 through Sunday, Sept. 13. The lighting is intended to honor victims of the attacks, first responders and the service members and families whose lives were forever changed in the years that followed.
Town of Hope Mills 9/11 Tribute Ceremony: Sept. 11, 8:30 a.m., John W. Hodges Public Safety Center Monument Garden, Hope Mills.
25th Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony and Field of Honor Opening: Sept. 11, 8:30 a.m., Airborne & Special Operations Museum, 100 Bragg Blvd., Fayetteville. The ceremony commemorates the lives lost, first responders and generations who served during the Global War on Terror. It also marks the opening of the 2026 Field of Honor, which remains on display through Veterans Day.
Fayetteville 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb: Sept. 11, 6 p.m., Segra Stadium, Fayetteville. Participants climb the equivalent of the World Trade Center's 110 stories in memory of the 343 FDNY firefighters and other first responders who died on September 11. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation lists the Fayetteville climb for 6–7 p.m.
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