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FORT PIERCE, Fla. — At the Liberty Garden in Fort Pierce, overlooking the Indian River Lagoon, the statue of Cee Cee Ross Lyles, stands tall.
Lyles was a flight attendant on board flight 93 that crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after the crew prevented the hijackers from reaching another target.
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On Thursday, commemorating the 24 th anniversary of the September 11 th terrorists attacks, family, friends and first responders gathered at the statue to remember and honor the fallen.
“Each and every year this event seems to get bigger and bigger and more grand and more beautiful,” said Jevon Castrillo, son of Lyles.
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