Border Patrol and other first responders remember the victims of the 9/11 Terrorist Attack during a ceremony held at the 9/11 Memorial at the Alpine, Texas, Border Patrol Station on Sept. 11, 2024. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Border Patrol.

From the U.S. Border Patrol Big Bend Sector

MARFA — U.S. Border Patrol Big Bend Sector will remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost and the first responders that answered the call during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a commemoration ceremony at the Alpine, Texas Border Patrol Station on September 11.

The observance will take place at the station’s 9/11 Memorial, which features a 1,300-pound steel artifact recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center — one of only a few such artifacts located on federal property. The event will include U.S. Border Patrol Big Bend Sector leadership, state and local law enforcement and the Alpine Fire Department and Emergency Services.

The local community is invited to attend.

WHO:            U. S. Border Patrol, Big Bend Sector

WHAT:          9/11 Remembrance Ceremony – 10 a.m. – noon (CST)

WHERE:       3003 W. Hwy. 90, Alpine, Texas

WHEN:          Thursday, September 11, 2025