CLERMONT, Fla. — Fire Station No. 1 in Clermont marked the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on Tuesday by flying flags at half-staff and remembering those who were killed.
Dozens of residents gathered at the department and paid their respects to those who were killed that day.
Jimmy Brown was assigned to Engine 10, right across from the World Trade Center that day.
Clermont built its memorial four years ago using the piece from the World Trade Center that was given to them by a member of the Fire Department of New York.
"Sometimes it seems like a lifetime ago, sometimes it seems like it was yesterday," Brown said. "God protected me that day and allowed me to come home."
About five dozen people gathered to remember those killed in the attacks.
"No matter what, the memories, good and bad, don't go away all that easy," Brown said.
Bob and Sue Peraza's son, Robert Peraza, worked in the World Trade Center and died in the attack.
"Everybody liked the sparkle in his eyes and his laughter," said Sue Peraza. "He'd just do anything for you. He'd have his last $20, and if you needed it [he would give it to you]."
"We will never forget September of 2001, and we should never forget what happened that day, and [we should] continue to be on guard," said Bob Peraza.
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