00:00September 11, 2001, America is attacked.
00:16I do have a memory of my mom sitting us down and telling us that my father wasn't coming home.
00:23I became acquainted with, like, what death is. Things that no 60-year-old should understand.
00:27Joey and Jimmy's father, Detective Joe Vigiano, made the ultimate sacrifice on 9-11.
00:36The Vigiano family lost two boys to the Trade Center.
00:40After September 11, my view of the world changed a little bit.
00:44I was three months old when my father was killed.
00:47I remember looking up to my father. He's always been larger than life.
00:49For over 180 years, the call to serve has been met from generation to generation.
00:57As far back as the Vigianos have been in this country, they've been firefighters.
01:01My grandfather was a firefighter. My uncle was a firefighter.
01:04My father, he strayed from the path, decided to become a police officer.
01:08Joe, in his mind, is a superhero.
01:10To expect his kids to try to follow in those footsteps, that's asking a lot of somebody.
01:14I just wanted my kids to have a normal 9-to-5 job and come home every night.
01:17I had the expectation to live up to my father's legacy.
01:20John's a, he's kind. He's a good person.
01:28What's that to like? He's my little brother.
01:29My brothers have been more of a father figure than me.
01:37I had no direction.
01:38I came here. It gave me, like, a sense of purpose.
01:40It happens a lot. You know, you grow up.
01:42Those men are your heroes, you know, your father, your uncle.
01:45I requested to have my dad's original numbers.
01:52Jimmy is the third generation with that S.H.I.E.L.D. number.
01:55He could have done anything, and they pick a job where they're helping people every day.
01:59You don't get anything like this anywhere else in the world.
02:05Twin Towers Legacy.
02:08They're out there because they want to do good in the world.
02:15they're out there because they need to understand.
02:16You
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