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Ground Zero, New York- September 11, 2002- Photo by Alyssa Cwanger - One year after the terrorist attacks in New York, during the memorial service held on the Ground Zero site for the families of the victims.
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Ground Zero, New York --2001 Memorial service for the families of the victims -Photo by Alyssa Cwanger
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Ground Zero, New York --2001 Memorial service for the families of the victims -Photo by Alyssa Cwanger
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Ground Zero, New York --2001 Photo by Alyssa Cwanger
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September 11th, 2001, to One Year Later - "Fireman at the Ground Zero Rubble " NY firefighters take a break from their rescue efforts for only the second time since September 11th for the memorial service held on the Ground Zero site for the families of the victims on October 29, 2001. Photo by Alyssa Cwanger was taken just after the conclusion of the memorial service.
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September 11th, 2001, to One Year Later - "Ground Zero, September 13, 2001 " The silhouette of a man watches the scene at Ground Zero on September 13, 2001, following the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City. The smoke could be seen rising in the distance as the bright lights stayed on all night, illuminating Ground Zero for the rescue efforts. Photo by Alyssa Cwanger
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Ground Zero, New York --2001 Photo by Alyssa Cwanger
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NY firefighters take a break from their rescue efforts for only the second time since September 11th for the memorial service held on the Ground Zero site for the families of](https://format.creatorcdn.com/25ebd75c-feb3-4de1-b184-a8465016d084/0/0/0/0,0,487,720,1600,720/0-0-0/f69bf3bd-8d5f-491e-93c3-3925eaff9a14/1/1/C57-02-Cwana-08.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694754~hmac=f81dc75caae2a754eeb5cb1b3c9b0b5fcf77d62e156a696b75e1c8d1dd172537)
September 11th, 2001, to One Year Later - "Fireman at the Ground Zero Rubble " NY firefighters take a break from their rescue efforts for only the second time since September 11th for the memorial service held on the Ground Zero site for the families of the victims on October 29, 2001. Photo by Alyssa Cwanger was taken just after the conclusion of the memorial service.
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Ground Zero, New York --2001 Photo by Alyssa Cwanger
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Ground Zero, New York --2001 Photo by Alyssa Cwanger
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Ground Zero, New York --2001 Photo by Alyssa Cwanger
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Ground Zero, New York --2001 Photo by Alyssa Cwanger
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Ground Zero, New York- September 11, 2002- Photo by Alyssa Cwanger - Family members of the 9/11 victims were given pieces of the rubble one year after the terrorist attacks in New York, during the memorial service held on the Ground Zero site for the families of the victims.
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Ground Zero, New York- September 11, 2002- Photo by Alyssa Cwanger - One year after the terrorist attacks in New York, during the memorial service held on the Ground Zero site for the families of the victims.
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Ground Zero, New York- September 11, 2002- Photo by Alyssa Cwanger - One year after the terrorist attacks in New York, during the memorial service held on the Ground Zero site for the families of the victims.
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Ground Zero, New York- September 11, 2002- Photo by Alyssa Cwanger - One year after the terrorist attacks in New York, during the memorial service held on the Ground Zero site for the families of the victims.
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An officer cries at Ground Zero. This occurred on September 11, 2002, one year after the terrorist attacks in New York, during the memorial service held on the Ground Zero site for the families of the victims, at which all of the names of those lost were read out.
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Ground Zero, New York- September 11, 2002- Photo by Alyssa Cwanger - One year after the terrorist attacks in New York, during the memorial service held on the Ground Zero site for the families of the victims.
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Shanksville, PA--shot9/12/06--
A hand-made sign along Rt. 281 on the way to the temporary memorial for the crash site of Flight 93. Photo is for an audio/photo web slideshow.
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Detail from the temporary memorial for Flight 93. Photo is for an audio/photo web slideshow.
PG Photo by Alyssa Cwanger](https://format.creatorcdn.com/25ebd75c-feb3-4de1-b184-a8465016d084/0/0/0/0,0,600,398,600,1200/0-0-0/e35ce6c6-a90e-46e2-9544-56cc46aa4650/1/1/2005.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694754~hmac=73e8836ffd0d4b4865dd9b262714b39a5cf5505a8b0266619dd1e129a7e86083)
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Shanksville, PA--shot9/12/06--
Tom Henschke of Mechanicsburg, PA, pauses to reflect at the temporary memorial for Flight 93. He said about why he came the day following September 11th, "I wanted something more private than yest](https://format.creatorcdn.com/25ebd75c-feb3-4de1-b184-a8465016d084/0/0/0/0,0,600,436,600,1200/0-0-0/8cf02c4c-bdac-4c92-b69e-86380a7acf29/1/1/2005_2_.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040694754~hmac=a30ace21bb31264cfb82c6ccf17d727dc617d9650fb06fd0a92c052d3f759303)
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Shanksville, PA--shot9/12/06--
Detail of objects placed onto the temporary memorial for Flight 93. Photo is for an audio/photo web slideshow.
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Shanksville, PA--shot9/12/06--
Detail from the temporary memorial for Flight 93. Photo is for an audio/photo web slideshow.
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September 11, 2001- Photo by Alyssa Cwanger/The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
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September 11, 2001- Photo by Alyssa Cwanger/The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
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September 11, 2001- Photo by Alyssa Cwanger/The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
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Getty Images Pool Photo by Alyssa Cwanger, September 11, 2006, at a private memorial service at the Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.