9/11 Tour Bus Visits Portsmouth [VIDEO]

Craig and Pam Freeman have driven 13,000 miles and visited 30 states since they took to the road in their 9/11 tour bus on Jan. 25 in Manhattan Beach, Calif.

On Thursday afternoon, the retired fire captain and his wife stopped at the Portsmouth Fire Station downtown to meet with members of their brotherhood and sell "We will never forget" patches to raise funds to support firefighters and families affected by the tragedy.

Portsmouth Firefighter Russ Osgood, who brought the National 9/11 flag to Fire Station 2 earlier this month, invited the couple to bring their tour bus to the city, and they accepted.

Pam Freeman said the couple "has been all over" the country and met scores of people who share their stories about how they were affected by the terrorists attacks and vividly remember where they were when hijacked airliners crashed into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.

One of the couple's primary missions is to sell patches and pins for $6 apiece as part of the 9-11 Patch Project to support the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund, the New York City Firefighters Bravest Scholarship Fund, which provides a scholarship to a child whose father was killed in the terrorists attacks, and the Feel Good Foundation, which helps firefighters who are affected by respiratory issues.

Pam Freeman said they are the only fundraiser approved by the City of New York firefighters. Their mission was also inspired by two friends who were directly affected by the terrorist attacks.

She said they had one friend, a fellow firefighter, who was a passenger on United Flight 93, who perished. Another friend and New York City firefighter suffers from survivors guilt after he attended a doctor's appointment on the morning of the attacks while the rest of his fire truck crew responded to Ground Zero and perished when the Twin Towers collapsed.

"We don't want people to forget. It's been 10 years," Pam Freeman said. "Everybody knows where they were that day."

Kerry Bloom of South Berwick, Maine, and Joanne Caron of Rollinsford, were two Seacoast area residents who traveled to Portsmouth to see the 9/11 tour bus. While they did not know anyone who was killed or directly affected by the terrorist attacks, they say the events of that day have stayed with them as they have for most Americans.

"It's something that will always be with you," Bloom said.

Caron, who said they also viewed the National 9/11 flag when it visited York Beach in March, said it is important to remember what happened that day.

"I don't think that will ever leave you. That is something that was so terrifying and horrific," she said.