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From YouTube: City of Apopka 9/11 Memorial Ceremony
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The City of Apopka, Apopka Fire Department, and Apopka Police Department are hosting a 9/11 Memorial Ceremony at the Apopka Amphitheater (3710 Jason Dwelley Parkway, Apopka, FL) on September 11, 2021 at 8:30 AM.
This ceremony will acknowledge the 20th Anniversary of September 11 and honor the fellow American civilians and our fallen Firefighters and Law Enforcement Officers.
The September 11th Memorial Service will feature:
Florida Chief Financial Officer, Jimmy Patronis
Mayor of Apopka, Bryan Nelson
Retired FDNY Lieutenant, Kevin Yoos
Apopka Fire and Police Department Personnel
#CityofApopkaFL #ApopkaFireDepartment #ApopkaPoliceDepartment #NeverForget #911MemorialCeremony
A
It
is
for
that
reason
that
we
come
together
today
to
remember
those
who
we
lost,
that
fateful
day,
honor
those
who
serve
and
celebrate
those
who
continue
to
carry
on
at
this
time
the
apopka
police
and
fire
joint
honor
guard
will
present
the
colors.
So
please
rise
for
the
national
anthem
and
the
pledge
of
allegiance.
A
B
C
C
D
D
C
C
F
F
F
F
We
thank
you
for
a
god
that
is
able
to
provide
one
that
is
able
to
do
exceedingly
and
abundantly
above
anything
that
we
can
ever
ask
or
think
america.
We
have
hope,
because
we
have
a
god
that
we
have
hope
in
and
we
want
to
say
thank
you.
We
thank
you
for
every
man
and
woman
that
is
working
now
to
help
our
communities
be
safe.
F
C
C
C
G
E
G
G
It's
it's
an
honor
to
be
able
to
join
you
today
on
this
important
day
of
reflection
and
remembrance
on
september
11th.
We
cannot
stop
to
to
just
forget
about
those
those
2
977
lives
lost,
including
343
firefighters
lost
on
this
tragic
day
just
20
years
ago.
It's
hard
to
imagine
this
was
two
decades
ago.
It
seems
to
me,
like
it
was
just
yesterday.
E
G
Those
heroes
answered
the
call
they
left
their
families.
They
risked
their
own
lives
for
others,
just
like
they
did
after
9
11
putting
themselves
in
harm's
way,
as
they
do
every
single
day.
Out
of
the
ashes
and
destruction.
We
heard
stories
of
bravery
and
selflessness
stories
of
ordinary
people
who
rose
to
great
heights
to
deal
with
unthinkable
tragedy,
including
the
aftermath
after
9
11
attacks
was
a
nationwide
awakening
to
the
presidents
of
these
everyday
heroes
that
we
live
amongst
our
first
responders
as
your
state
fire
marshal.
G
I
have
the
distinct
opportunity
to
witness
these
heroic
efforts
firsthand
time
and
time
again,
it's
been
one
of
the
greatest
honors
of
my
life
to
be
able
to
work
aside
these
brave
men
and
women,
but
what
our
first
responders
do?
It's
not
just
a
job.
It's
a
calling
and
I'm
grateful.
They
answer
that
call
our
firefighters,
don't
wear
boots
and
helmets
seeking
attention
they
enter
into
the
profession,
knowing
that
there's
risks,
and
sometimes
they
may
have
to
ultimately
make
the
ultimate
sacrifice
in
losing
their
life
in
the
line
of
duty.
G
G
Our
great
country
was
changed
forever,
9
11.,
but
we
will
never
forget
the
lives
lost
the
lives
saved
of
the
bravery
of
our
first
responders
today.
Let
us
continue
to
pray
for
those
families
who
are
affected
by
this
unthinkable
tragedy
and
our
first
responders
who
continue
to
selflessly
serve
our
communities
in
times
of
their
greatest
needs.
Lastly,
I
think
it's
important
that
we
ensure
that
our
schools
teach
our
students,
the
history
of
the
tax
of
9
11..
G
As
a
father
of
two
young
boys,
I
want
our
children
to
understand
the
courage
shown
that
day
in
the
face
of
pure
evil
and
learn
about
the
sacrifices
made
our
first
responders
and
servicemen.
Our
children
are
our
future.
We
must
make
sure
we
impart
on
them
how
blessed
they
are
to
live
in
america,
the
greatest
country
in
the
world
and
what
it
takes
to
keep
our
country
safe.
God
bless
you
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
join
you.
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D
Be
a
freak
accident,
then
18
minutes
after
the
first
plane
hit
a
second
boeing.
767
united
airlines
flight
175,
appeared
out
of
the
sky,
turned
sharply
toward
the
world
trade
center
and
sliced
into
the
south
tower
near
the
60th
floor.
The
collision
caused
a
massive
explosion
that
showered
burning
debris
over
surrounding
buildings
and
onto
the
streets
below.
D
All
told
125,
military
personnel
and
civilians
were
killed
in
the
pentagon,
along
with
all
64
people
aboard
the
airliner
less
than
15
minutes
after
the
terror
struck,
the
nerve
center
of
the
u.s
military.
The
horror
in
new
york
took
a
catastrophic
turn
when
the
south
tower
of
the
world
trade
center
collapsed
in
a
massive
cloud
of
dust
and
smoke.
A
I
know
we're
all
going
to
die.
There
are
three
of
us
who
are
going
to
do
something
about
it.
I
love
you
honey.
Another
passenger
todd
beamer
was
heard
saying:
are
you
guys
ready?
Let's
roll
over
an
open
line,
the
passengers
fought
the
four
hijackers
and
are
suspected
to
have
attacked
the
cockpit
with
a
fire
extinguisher
the
plane
then
flipped
over
and
sped
towards
the
ground
at
upwards
of
500
miles
per
hour,
crashing
in
a
rural
field
near
shanksville
and
western
pennsylvania
at
10
10
a.m.
A
A
E
A
American
airlines
flight
77.,
the
airliner
struck,
the
airliner
destructive
building
on
flight
93
44
people
died
when
the
plane
crashed
in
pennsylvania,
thousands
of
first
responders
and
people
working
and
living
in
lower
manhattan
near
ground.
Zero
were
exposed
to
toxic
fumes
and
particulates
from
the
towers
as
they
burned
and
fell
by
2018
10
000
people
were
diagnosed
with
911
related
cancer.
A
G
A
With
us,
we
have
lieutenant
kevin
yost,
a
retired
24-year
veteran
with
the
fdny
of
new
york
assigned
to
squad
company
270
in
queens
new
york.
He's
worked
in
fdny
special
operations,
command
for
20
years
and
prior
assignments
included
squad,
61
ladder
17
and
engine
50
in
the
bronx
he's.
Also
a
member
of
fema's
fytf
task
force,
one
and
fdny
sock
task
force
and
are
deployed
to
major
emergencies
and
disasters.
A
He
was
deployed
to
hurricane
harvey
in
texas
in
2017,
in
hurricane
dorian,
in
florida,
in
2019.
As
a
rescue
squad
officer,
he
has
served
twice
as
chief
of
department
for
setauket
fire
department,
long
island
new
york
and
is
a
former
fire
commissioner
of
setauket
fire
district
and
has
been
an
active
firefighter
officer
for
over
30
years.
A
He
is
currently
co-task
force
leader
for
the
brookfield
task,
brookfield
technical
rescue
task
force.
He
is
nationally
accredited
fire
service
instructor
too,
and
a
deputy
chief
instructor
at
his
local
community
fire
academy
and
also
instructs
many
programs
throughout
new
york
and
the
country
as
well.
E
E
E
E
Sorry
I
got
notes,
but
it's
also
tough
60
police
officers
died
that
day
37
from
the
port
authority,
23
from
the
new
york
city,
police,
department
and
343.
Firefighters
all
saw
the
first
responders
ems
that
were
there
that
day,
they
took
immediate
action
and
didn't
think
twice
about
running
into
those
buildings.
E
So
I
got
up
in
the
morning
just
like
I
would
any
other
day
picked
up.
Joey
met
lieutenant
murtha
from
rescue
three,
and
we
had
our
normal
day,
setting
up
ropes
and
getting
ready
in
case
somebody
got
hurt
not
too
long.
After
being
there
at
0
8
a
plane
struck
the
north
tower
of
the
world
trade
center.
E
E
E
E
E
E
I
only
had
six
years
in
new
york
city
fire
department
in
special
operations,
but
I
didn't
know
what
would
happen
that
day
we
heard
people
were
dead,
companies
were
wiped
out,
fire
trucks
were
smashed
and
burning
and
actually
saw
the
jet
end
engine
just
sitting
in
the
street,
and
we
went
through
the
whole
day
searching.
We
went
down
to
the
path
train
underneath
the
debris
crawled
into
the
hilton
hotel.
The
marriott
excuse
me
where
my
wife
and
I
stayed
after
our
wedding
and
I
couldn't
believe
it.
E
E
E
E
One
thing
I
do
miss
out
of
all
of
this
and
I
could
go
on
and
on
and
talk
about
how
bad
it
was
down
there.
It's
nothing
like
anybody
could
even
imagine,
even
though
you've
seen
pictures
until
you're,
climbing
over
steel
and
your
fire
boots
are
melting.
You
feel
the
heat
rushing
over
you,
it's
it's
nothing
like
you
can
ever
imagine,
but
one
thing
I
really
do
miss
is
the
days
after
9
11
and
not
that
we
were
finding
civilians,
firefighters,
stacked
in
stairwells,
getting
them
back
to
their
loved
ones.
E
E
I
felt
really
bad
for
the
families.
I
was
glad
I
survived.
I
thought
about
my
wife
and
my
young
kids
over
and
over
and
over
again
all
day
all
week,
my
one
daughter
is
here
today
she's
21
years
old.
Now
she
was
just
over
a
year
old.
At
the
time
my
other
daughter
was
first
day
of
pre-preschool,
but
I
remember
just
seeing
these
people
laying
there
with
briefcases
in
their
hands
and
saying
this
guy
was
just
going
to
work.
E
E
It's
the
only
way
we
move
on
from
generation
to
generation,
and
I
still
believe
that
today,
so
all
your
older
firefighters
make
sure
you
share
your
experience
with
younger
firefighters,
even
if
you're
retired
come
back
police
officers
as
well.
Take
the
time
out
talk,
get
out
your
feelings,
get
out
the
information
that
you've
learned
over
the
years
to
keep
the
brothers
and
sisters
safe.
E
C
C
I
think
we
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
need
to
we
lay
down
in
bed.
Tonight
is
not
only
pray
for
the
officers
and
first
responders.
We
lost
on
that
day,
but
pray
for
the
ones
we
have
today.
They're
still
out
there
fighting
the
fight
for
us
as
they
go
out
and
every
day
you
never
know
what's
going
to
happen.
So
please,
let's
remember
those.
C
C
Like
to
thank
my
good
friend,
cfo
patronus
for
being
a
part
of
our
our
celebration
here
of
of
those
that
we
lost
amazing
guy,
that
really
really
is
an
inspiration
for
us
here
in
the
state
of
florida
got
a
couple
other
events
going
on
today.
So
I
just
want
to
make
you
aware
of
those
at
12
o'clock.
The
ministerial
alliance
will
be
putting
on
a
prayer
vigil
in
front
of
city
hall
on
the
steps
of
city
hall.