Respect on display in 9/11 Memorial Hill Climb

Camp Pendleton Firefighters Color Guard prepare to present the colors during the opening ceremony of the 9/11 Memorial Hill Climb at Monserate Mountain Sept. 9. Shane Gibson photos

Caleb Loya, 10, of the Eagle Young Marines carries an American flag up Monserate Mountain during the 9/11 Memorial Hill Climb.

North County Firefighters John Choi, center, and Matt Anderson wear their turnout gear as they hike up Monserate Mountain during the 9/11 Memorial Hill Climb Sept. 9.

Eagle Young Marines member Tallon McCormick, 16, is carried by his comrades in a stretcher up Monserate Mountain during the 9/11 Memorial Hill Climb. Members of the group alternated time on the stretcher during the climb to the top of the mountain in a test of stamina, discipline and teamwork.

Eagle Young Marines members work together to carry a fellow member in a stretcher to the top of Monserate Mountain during the annual 9/11 Memorial Hill Climb, Sept. 9.

Eagle Young Marines members work together to carry a fellow member in a stretcher to the top of Monserate Mountain during the annual 9/11 Memorial Hill Climb, Sept. 9.

Eagle Young Marines pause for a moment to switch a member onto a stretcher before continuing to hike up Monserate Mountain during the annual 9/11 Memorial Hill Climb, Sept. 9.

Eagle Young Marines hike up Monserate Mountain during the annual 9/11 Memorial Hill Climb, Sept. 9.

NYFD Rescue 5 engine is on display at the annual 9/11 Memorial Hill Climb at Monserate Mountain. Of the 12 firefighters in Rescue 5 that responded to the scene at the World Trade Center, only one survived. The engine was damaged by debris from the collapse of the Twin Towers and the non-profit Remembrance Rescue Project restored the engine as a traveling memorial to educate, preserve and honor the lives lost during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.