Search and Recovery

Workers search the wreckage of the World Trade Center for survivors.

Workers search the wreckage of the World Trade Center for survivors.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)

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A member of the National Guard.

A member of the National Guard keeps watch near the World Trade Center in the early morning hours.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)

Workers are dwarfed by the remains of a World Trade Center tower.

Workers are dwarfed by the remains of a World Trade Center tower.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)

Silhouetted firefighters watch rescue workers look for survivors

Silhouetted firefighters watch rescue workers look for survivors.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)

A rescue worker at the site of the World Trade Center.

Rescue workers search for survivors around the clock at the destruction site.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)

Rain pours on a firefighter as he takes a break.

Rain pours on a firefighter as he takes a break from rescue work.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)

Katheryn Winnick visits a memorial in Union Square.

Katheryn Winnick visits a memorial in Union Square.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)

Sharing a tranquil moment at Union Square

Michael King and Julie Forsberg share a moment of silence at a memorial in Union Square.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)

The facade of one of the towers of the World Trade Center lies in ruins

Only rubble and pieces of the facade remains where one of the 120-story towers once stood.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)

A firefighter from Northern California and his search dog are part of a search and rescue team

Firefighter Bob Cima and his search dog, Harley, are from Northern California.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)

Rescue workers examine wreckage

Rescue workers examine the stability of the wreckage.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)

A National Guardsman watches over part of the damage to the WTC

A National Guardsman keeps watch over the destruction site as rain begins to fall on Manhattan.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)

A steam shovel removes the larger pieces of rubble.

A steam shovel removes the larger pieces of rubble as workers look for survivors at the site where the World Trade Center buildings stood.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)