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A NY fireman probed Ground Zero for signs of survivors, including hundreds of his comrades.

Rescuers braved the thick ash and smoke to search for survivors.

NY firmen, whether or not they were on or off duty, active or retired, responded from all over the city to help fight fires and save lives.

A NY Fire Dept. chaplain was killed as he attended to the dying inside the WTC. Police and firemen carried him from the scene.

The south tower collapsed, sending smoke, ash, steel and glass billowing into the streets of lower Manhattan.

A businessman who had made his escape from the north tower, turned to look up at the smoking skyscraper as he fled.

A refugee from Kunduz stops to breast feed her child.

A flag was raised on a bent flagpole at Ground Zero by NY firemen.

People who had been inside the north tower managed to escape before it, too, collapsed.

More than 160 crosses at Libby Cemetery are a reminder of those who died of asbestosis during the past 25 years. The future of Libby is uncertain as well as the number of crosses that will join the memorial.