Moment of Impact Moment of Impact Hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes at 9:03 a.m. on September 11, 2001 in New York City. The crash of two airliners hijacked by terrorists loyal to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and subsequent collapse of the twin towers killed some 2,800 people. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Twin Towers Attack Twin Towers Attack A hijacked commercial plane crashes into the World Trade Center September 11 2001 in New York. The landmark skyscrapers were destroyed in the attack. The all-out war on terrorism unleashed by Washington after the attacks marked a turning point in US-Arab relations and nowhere more so than in once top ally Saudi Arabia. With 15 of the 19 suicide hijackers carrying Saudi nationality and mastermind Osama bin Laden being the scion of a leading Saudi family, the desert kingdom and world oil kingpin, suddenly found itself on the frontline of the war on terror prosecuted by US President George W. Bush. AFP PHOTO SETH MCALLISTER (Photo credit should read SETH MCALLISTER/AFP/Getty Images)
Former President George W. Bush Former President George W. Bush This 11 September 2001 file photo from an early morning school reading event Sarasota, Florida, shows White house Chief of Staff Andrew Card (L) informing US President George W. Bush (R) of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. A bipartisan US commission pins the blame for the 11 September 2001 terror attacks on a broad array of lapses by federal and local law enforcement officials and intelligence agencies, in its final report to be released 22 July 2004. AFP PHOTO/FILES/Paul J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
Twin Towers Attack Twin Towers Attack A hijacked commercial plane crashes into the World Trade Center September 11 2001 in New York. The landmark skyscrapers were destroyed in the attack. The all-out war on terrorism unleashed by Washington after the attacks marked a turning point in US-Arab relations and nowhere more so than in once top ally Saudi Arabia. With 15 of the 19 suicide hijackers carrying Saudi nationality and mastermind Osama bin Laden being the scion of a leading Saudi family, the desert kingdom and world oil kingpin, suddenly found itself on the frontline of the war on terror prosecuted by US President George W. Bush. AFP PHOTO SETH MCALLISTER (Photo credit should read SETH MCALLISTER/AFP/Getty Images)
Smoke and Ash Smoke and Ash Smoke and ash from the destroyed World Trade Center rises over lower Manhattan in New York City as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey in the early morning September 12, 2001. Terrorists hijacked two commercial airliners and crashed them into each of the towers of the Trade Center. US Secretary of State Colin Powell said 12 September 2001 that terrorist attacks in New York and Washington were the equivalent of 'war' against the United States and vowed a complete response that could include the military targeting of the perpetrators. AFP PHOTO / Tannen MAURY (Photo credit should read TANNEN MAURY/AFP/Getty Images)
Top to the Bottom Top to the Bottom Ground Zero, New York City, N.Y. (Sept. 17, 2001) An aerial view shows only a small portion of the crime scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the September 11 terrorist attack. Surrounding buildings were heavily damaged by the debris and massive force of the falling twin towers
NYC FiremenNYC FiremenNew York, NY, September 19, 2001: Firefighters work together to extinguish the ongoing fire in the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan
The Days AfterThe Days AfterA New York City fire-fighter attempts to clear his eyes of soot during rescue efforts at the World Trade Center. The building was destroyed during a Sep. 11, 2001, terrorist attack
Joseph Curry Joseph Curry Retired Fire Chief Joseph Curry barks orders to rescue teams as they clear through debris that was once the World Trade Center.
American Flag American Flag New York, NY, September 25, 2001. A fire-fighter surveys the remaining shell and tons of debris of the World Trade Center. Clearing the rubble from the collapsed twin towers and other surrounding buildings is a daunting task for the hundreds of workers at the site of the terrorist attack
Clean UpClean UpNew York, NY, October 13, 2001: Debris removal at the Ground Zero continues 24 hours a day
DestructionDestructionNew York, NY, September 29, 2001: Rescue workers take a minute to look over the clean up work at the World Trade Centre.
Coke Truck Covered in RubbleCoke Truck Covered in RubbleA Coke truck sits among the rubble after the collapse of the first World Trade Center Tower September 11, 2001 in New York. Two hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers causing the collapse of both. AFP PHOTO Doug KANTER (Photo credit should read DOUG KANTER/AFP/Getty Images)
Gym DestroyedGym DestroyedNew York, NY, September 16, 2001: A health club in an adjoining building shows the devastation wreaked by the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Disaster at the Pentagon Disaster at the Pentagon Aerial view of the Pentagon Building located in Washington, District of Columbia (DC), showing emergency crews responding to the destruction caused when a high-jacked commercial jetliner crashed into the southwest corner of the building, during the 9/11 terrorists attacks
New Morning New Morning New York, NY, September 15, 2001: The sun streams through the dust over the wreckage of the World Trade Center

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