Attack on America - Search and Rescue

September 11, 2001 (911)

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Firemen work around the remains of the World Trade Center after two planes crashed into the buildings causing them to collapse in New York on September 11, 2001. The two 110-story towers collapsed one at a time in a huge cloud of smoke and fire two hours after the initial impacts.

Rescue workers stand on the top of the remains of the World Trade Center as they continue to look for survivors in New York September 14, 2001

Workers dig in a field of debris over West Street where the World Trade Center towers collapsed in New York, September 13, 2001. The World Trade Center towers were destroyed after being struck by two hijacked planes in an attack on September 11.

Rescue workers are dwarfed by huge mountains of debris as they search for survivors for a third straight day, September 13, 2001, in the rubble from the collapse of the World Trade Center complex in New York City.

Workers dig in the wreckage of the World Trade Center in New York City, September 12, 2001. The World Trade Center towers were destroyed after being struck by planes in a terrorist attack on September 11.

Firefighters walk up Church street and away from the remains of the World Trade Center towers in New York, early September 12, 2001. President Bush committed the United States to a 'monumental struggle of good versus evil' as emergency workers dug desperately for survivors.

Workers dig in the wreckage of a World Trade Center building as it lies across West Street in New York City, September 12, 2001. The FBI sifted through hundreds of leads and conducted searches in aftermath of the deadly terror attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon as U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller prepared to brief Congress and hold a news conference.

An unidentified woman holds a candle and flag a memorial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington September 12, 2001. The memorial was held one day after the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. The U.S. vowed to strike back with a 'hammer of vengeance' for the deadly attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, while clues emerged the hijackers most likely came from the Middle East and included trained pilots.

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