On Thursday, as the U.S. marked 24 years since the September 11, 2021, terror attacks , Baltimore neighbors remembered the lives lost by doing good for the community.
Janice Damon was at the Baltimore National Cemetery Thursday with one person on her mind.
"My husband was a veteran," she told WJZ. "He passed away 14 years ago from complications from Agent Orange in Vietnam."
Damon was one of nearly 70 volunteers who spent the day cleaning headstones of fallen veterans in honor of the 24th remembrance of the 9/11 attacks.
"After 9/11, I think there was a big call to serve or call to honor those who protect us," she said. "So that's why I'm here."
Damon was joined by Joseph Ashburn, who is a Marine veteran.
Ashburn was deployed in Turkey when the attacks happened, and said 9/11 hel