COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- It is a day that the nation will always remember, the day the towers fell.
For people looking to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, there is no shortage of events around the state honoring the memory of those that lost their lives.
The Air Force Academy will be holding back-to-back memorial and dedication ceremonies Friday morning in order to honor the past and present heroes who defend America's national interests.
The first event is the annual Homecoming Memorial Ceremony, which will honor 74 graduates who have died in the past year.
The second event will be the 9/11 Memorial Dedication Ceremony.
The centerpiece of the event will be a steel girder from the World Trade Center that is meant to serve as a daily reminder to cadets and staff of the sacrifices that were made on that day 10 years ago.
Friday Fort Carson is holding the sixth annual Freedom Walk, hosted by Operation Home front commemorating 9/11.
The walk is meant to renew commitment to freedom, the values of America, and to honor all veterans both past and present.
The event will include the unfurling of the "super flag," named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest flag.
NORAD will also mark the occasion Friday will a remembrance ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base.
The ceremony will include a short prayer and a moment of silence, a wreath will also be placed at a 9/11 memorial outside of the NORAD/Northern Command headquarters building.
On Sunday a fly-over by two F-16 Fighting Falcon jets will cap off a commemoration at the America the Beautiful Park.
The hour-long event is scheduled to being at 8 a.m. and will include readings of essays and the singing of patriotic songs.
Also on Sunday the Colorado Springs World Arena will play host to a presentation called "The Faces of Freedom."
The event beings at 4 p.m. and will include renowned musicians, entertainers, and public figures all gathering together to remember that fateful day and salute those who continue to pay the price for freedom.
Songs co-written by veterans and award winning musicians, as well as a video documentary, will be cap off the presentation.
Also in Colorado Springs on Sunday, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center will remember the events of 9/11 through visual and performing arts.
The FAC is presenting a short play in front of four World Trade Center painting by Denver Artist Joellyn Duesberry.
Performances begin at 2:30 and 4:30 in the El Pomar Gallery.
In Denver, Governor John Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock will co-host an event that will mark the anniversary of 9/11 by honoring those who died and those who continue to protect America.
It will also serve to recognize America's will to survive.
The program at Civic Center Park will begin with a somber remembrance ceremony complete with a military flyover, taps, and a 21 gun salute.
The Beach Boys are also set to play at the free event.
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