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Abandoned. the board was set up and nobody was there. i said, oh, this is not a good sign. >> i knew there was nothing i could really do. i mean, i was not a fireman. but as a cameraman, there was something i could do. and it was to document what was happening. >> the only thing i was -- my preoccupation was to clean my lens. >> jules was with chief peiffer who was plotting his next move. the firefighters from my house has reached the lobby and scattered. >> im kind of walking at this

For the frontline responders. that was 9 /12. that was that moment. >> it was fleeting, though. >> it was fleeting. i think the task we have as human beings is to ask ourselves what is it that gets us to be what we have the capability of being as good human beings? >> the lessons from 9/11 are also being passed from parents to their children. as brian mcguire told us, his teenaged son is now preparing to become a firefighter, just like his dad. >> my son is 18 years old. wasnt born, but just see...

>> do i feel like its given me a moral sense of self-worth? yes. has it made me a man whats a man? >> i think its so much the severity of an event that altars who you are. i think its how you intercept that changes who you are. >> we keep forgetting how many people were saved on that day. on 9/11, firefighters saved 20,000 people. >> to have that much respect for human life, im honored to be a fireman.

So much joy. >> sounds like a wonderful guy. >> yeah. >> you came here, you were just at the engine 4 ladder 15 firehouse an south street, off the fdr where your dad worked. what was that like, going there? >> yeah. the firehouse is a special place for me. its just like how he talked about the firehouse as -- >> did you go there a lot when you were a kid or -- >> i did. we used to go there a lot. he called new york city his playground. h hed love taking us by the firehouse. loved introducing us ...

With our brothers and sisters in the intelligence and lawmakers agencies, protected our nation from terrorist attack. for those of us in uniform, for our families who have suffered and sacrificed along our side, for those who have supported us, these have been incredibly emotional, exhausting, and trying years. we are all now, this very day, very conflicted with feelings of pain and anger, sorrow and sadness. combined with pride and resilience. but one thing i am certain of, for every soldier, s...

Well, yes, this grim anniversary has renewed the focus on the five men held here on charges associated with the 9/11 attacks, notjust this man but five others who were accused of providing various degrees of training, financial and logistical support to the attackers on 9/11 and itjust means that the support to the attackers on 9/11 and it just means that the first time support to the attackers on 9/11 and itjust means that the first time in more than 18 months those five men have appeared in pr...

The intelligence and law enforcement agencies, protected our nation from terrorist attack. for those of us in uniform, for our families who have suffered and sacrificed, along our side, for those who have supported us, these have been incredibly emotional, exhausting, and trying years. we are all now, this very day, very conflicted, the feelings of pain and anger, sorrow, and sadness, combined with pride and resilience. the one thing i am certain of, for every soldier, say lore, airman and ma --...

Those 184 people who died that day here at the pentagon. we heard a little bit from the chairman of the joint chiefs, general mark milley, at the ceremony this morning where he spoke about their legacy. >> their legacy lives on in the idea that is america, and no terrorist, anywhere on earth, can ever destroy that idea. for every soldier, sailor, airman and marine, for every cia officer, for every fbi agent, for every cop and fireman, you did your duty. your service mattered. your sacrifice was ...

>> reporter: it was fleeting, though. >> it was fleeting, again. our task as human beings is to ask ourselves what is it that gets us to be what we have the capability of being, good human beings? >> reporter: the lessons of 9/11 are also being passed from parents to their children. as brian maguire told us, his teenage son is preparing to become a firefighter just like his dad. >> my son is 18 years old. wasnt born. but seeing what im going through, i think he understands how its still affectin...

With our brothers and sisters in the intelligence and law enforcement agencies, protected our nation from terrorist attacks. for those of us in uniform, for our families who have suffered and sacrificed along our side, for those who have supported us, these have been incredibly motional, exhausting and trying years and we are all now, this very day, very conflicted with feelings, pain and anger, sorrow and sadness combined with pride and resilience. but one thing i am certain of, for every soldi...