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9/11 Memorial Challenges

25th Anniversary of 9/11

September 11-13, 2026 | NYC

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GORUCK 9/11 Tough event logo with arrowhead, Roman numerals XXV, and bold red, white, blue design.
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GORUCK 9/11 Heavy event patch with arrowhead logo, XXV, in red, white, and blue.
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GORUCK 9/11 BASIC event logo with white arrowhead, blue stripes, red background, and XXV text

New York 9/11 (25th Anniversary) Event Weekend

Regular price $245.00
Regular price Sale price $245.00
Ticket Type: Heavy Challenge

GORUCK EVENT WEEKEND: 9/11 (25th Anniversary) Commemorative Events 2026

"I can hear you! The rest of the world hears you! And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon."
– President George W. Bush, Ground Zero, September 14, 2001

Twenty-five years later, we ruck to honor the fallen, remember the courage of First Responders, and pay tribute to all who served in the fight against terror.

Led by GORUCK Special Forces Cadre, these events are living memorials. We carry weight together, share our 9/11 stories, and move as one; because to GORUCK Nation, Never Forget isn’t just words, it’s who we are.

Join us in NYC in 2026. Earn your patch. Build unbreakable bonds. Never Forget.


EVENT PACKING LIST 

HEAVY PACKING LIST

TOUGH PACKING LIST


BASIC PACKING LIST

GORUCK 9/11 Heavy event patch with arrowhead logo, XXV, in red, white, and blue.

New York 9/11 (25th Anniversary) Event Weekend

Regular price $245.00
Regular price Sale price $245.00
A firefighter addresses a large group of kneeling people outdoors in Brooklyn.
A line of people walk under a highway overpass at night, illuminated by yellow streetlights.

HEAVY CHALLENGE (24 hrs)

THE ULTIMATE TEAM EVENT
Date: 9/11/2026 Time: 6:00 PM
Weight: 20lbs for Female / 30lbs for Male
Start Point: TBD


A group of people carrying backpacks walk across the Brooklyn Bridge toward the Manhattan skyline.

TOUGH CHALLENGE (10-12 hrs)

OUR ORIGINAL TEAM EVENT
Date: 9/12/2026 Time: 10:00 PM
Weight: 20lbs for Female / 30lbs for Male
Start Point: TBD


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BASIC CHALLENGE (4-5 hrs)

NOT TOO LIGHT, NOT TOO TOUGH
Date: 9/13/2026 Time: 2:00 PM
Weight: 20lbs for Female / 30lbs for Male
Start Point: TBD


EVENT CADRE: CADRE CLEVE

Serving just shy of ten years in the United States Marine Corps, Cleve served at all three Reconnaissance Battalions before making his way to 1st Force Reconnaissance Company. Cleve served on four combat deployments and has led Marines in Iraq, Afghanistan, in and around the Horn of Africa and Southeast Asia. Out of service, Cleve spends his free time traveling the world with his wife and kids and supporting combat veterans that battle from the war within.

Never Forget

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September 11-13, 2026